tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post3934672715032968374..comments2024-02-22T02:29:56.829-08:00Comments on The Cowhide Globe: InexcusableUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-1810868823252535862009-11-09T15:57:03.664-08:002009-11-09T15:57:03.664-08:00Guru-
I agree that the salary situation is bad. I...Guru-<br /><br />I agree that the salary situation is bad. In the end, there is little we can do about it this year. <br /><br />But we get a ton of relief next year (Boozer + Korver + Harpring). The next year, the worst max contract in Utah Jazz history comes off the books. So, in two years we will have Deron/Millsap/Okur and a bunch of small contracts. That's a good spot to be in.Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570303484329212847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-23321178817602124832009-11-09T12:22:16.012-08:002009-11-09T12:22:16.012-08:00Some fun stats going into Madison Square Garden to...Some fun stats going into Madison Square Garden tonight:<br /><br />1) Going back to last season, the Jazz have last 11 of their last 12 road games, including the last 8 in a row.<br /><br />2) The last time the Jazz beat the Knicks at MSG was 2004. They haven't won there in 5 years, 5 tries.<br /><br />Woooooooooof.Tucker McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669402261761814260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-4330580312340240602009-11-09T12:07:55.725-08:002009-11-09T12:07:55.725-08:00Amen. Our payroll is way out of line with our on ...Amen. Our payroll is way out of line with our on the court results right now.Pasty Gangstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698648490287890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-81550748011494718902009-11-09T11:27:31.639-08:002009-11-09T11:27:31.639-08:00The bigger issue isn't whether we'll be in...The bigger issue isn't whether we'll be in the lottery or not... It's trying to justify paying incredible sums of money to players that aren't getting the job done. Talk about risky!... We're putting our franchise viability at stake in an economy like this one with the amounts of payroll & tax we're paying. I'm not the owner... but if I were... I'd blow this team up ASAP. We need to extract payroll. And if we don't... and we keep on losing... we may not have a franchise in Utah much longer.Draft Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119001539960595745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-33063301024706719962009-11-09T11:15:48.931-08:002009-11-09T11:15:48.931-08:00Let us not forget we picked up Deron Williams in t...Let us not forget we picked up Deron Williams in the lottery. It's not always a savior, but it's certainly better than picking 21st. <br /><br />That being said, I'd prefer that we only have one lottery pick this year, and that it be the Knicks pick, and that it be top three. Which by the way, is about where they're headed as they're 1-6 on the year. . . let's hope we make it 1-7 tonight.Pasty Gangstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698648490287890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-28989240436316537322009-11-09T10:08:13.221-08:002009-11-09T10:08:13.221-08:00The Jazz are in trouble. We are not contending th...The Jazz are in trouble. We are not contending this year, but I do expect we'll trip into the playoffs.<br /><br />But I completely agree with Booner - the lottery is not a savior. Ask the Warriors how picking between 5-7 every year works out. You end up with some athletic head cases (Anthony Randolph) and above average defensive centers (Biedrins), but the magic bullet cures are all gone by the time the second or third team has picked. Let's hope the Knicks continue to tank, but picking 10th with out own pick is not something to hope for.Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570303484329212847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-90284684730824600462009-11-09T09:27:08.364-08:002009-11-09T09:27:08.364-08:00I did not attend . . . Thanks be to God.I did not attend . . . Thanks be to God.Tucker McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669402261761814260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-59667852583232796862009-11-09T08:43:41.234-08:002009-11-09T08:43:41.234-08:00Booner, did you attend Saturday night's debacl...Booner, did you attend Saturday night's debacle in person? If so, what were your thoughts?Pasty Gangstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698648490287890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-1524658483077031822009-11-09T08:28:59.802-08:002009-11-09T08:28:59.802-08:00I am not one to get too excited about 2 lottery pi...I am not one to get too excited about 2 lottery picks. Remember, it is a lottery. It is a risk. If you review NBA draft history, there are tons of lottery picks who are either (i) mediocre NBA role players, or (ii) not in the NBA anymore.<br /><br />I would much rather be a competitive bottom-tier playoff team than a lottery team. The lottery just doesnt seem to pull teams up (except for rare occasions, such as the Spurs and Duncan, the Cavs and LeBron, etc.)<br /><br />We are in trouble if we are hoping for the lottery to save us.<br /><br />Big Trouble!Tucker McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669402261761814260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-67837332389738849622009-11-08T21:56:31.359-08:002009-11-08T21:56:31.359-08:00Crotty Kid and I took in this game together, and t...Crotty Kid and I took in this game together, and the full extent of our problems definitely sunk in. It's little things that don't even show up in the box score but do when you watch the game. . . like Brewer airballing a free throw and then the Kings coming right down the floor and Spencer Hawes (!) getting a wide open dunk out of their half court set. <br /><br />We just don't gel. We could lose any single player on the team besides Williams for the rest of the season and I'm not sure it would have a material impact. . . and that's a problem. <br /><br />We'll probably rebound some and wind up around .500, but boy, we're not going to be much better than that. Great call on Sloan too, Guru. He just isn't the right coach any more. I'm all for loyalty but this just isn't working. <br /><br />Who knew the Jazz were going to become one of those over the salary cap teams that doesn't play defense or win easy games at home? Very, very difficult to watch.Pasty Gangstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698648490287890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-26769459234381165342009-11-08T21:13:33.913-08:002009-11-08T21:13:33.913-08:00Great post Guru.
Two lottery picks, lose Boozer, ...Great post Guru.<br /><br />Two lottery picks, lose Boozer, and bring someone in with the money we will get from losing AK the next season and see if we can convince Deron to stay.<br /><br />Can we beat the Knicks tomorrow?Torrey ellisnoreply@blogger.com