LOL john hollinger has no clue about BOOZER

[vslice02]

In 2006-07 Boozer was a top-12 player in the league, 2007-08 and 2009-10 a top-20 player and carried us to playoff wins over the Rockets and Warriors in 2007 - and was also tremendous in the Nuggets series last year. Say what you will, but averaging 20&10 over 75 games per year is tough - which is why only 4-5 players do it year-in and year-out.

I think Millsap is perfectly capable of doing the same - but until he actually does no one can say for sure. Another positive thing about his development is there will be nights in January and February where he might not have the tremendous energy he usually does - and that's where his jumpshot and pick-and-roll ability can get him alot more baskets that he won't have to work as hard for.

 

[franklin]

Hollinger reminds me of Slopper.

Are you trying to spark a thread about how f'in NBA illiterate you are er somethin? StalkyrLone, you ride some members' *** like Scott Padget rides pine. Good job playing the emotional war game again rather than adding to the discussion.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Hollinger is correct and the big drop-off around depth is huge, particularly with Memo out. I hope Sap keeps it up but only time will tell. We can hate Booz all we want but watching AJ try and integrate has reinforced how good Booz was. Won't miss his bench time but he had good bball IQ and fit very well in the Jazz system. Hopefully Al will do the same

The thing the Jazz miss the most about Boozer is his rebounding. You could pretty much count on Boozer to clear the boards in his area.

I'd be interested to see what the +/- on the Jazz rebounding is with different line ups on the floor.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Facts -
1) Booz put up great numbers in Utah and the Jazz offense was very efficient with him in a key role
2) Sap did fade very quickly - independent of conjectures on why or how anyone wants to spin it
2) Booz's biggest problems were injuries and length
3) Hopefully Sap does not ride the pine like Carlos but as for length he does not help
4) Hollinger's point on depth is the same point Sloan has made multiple times - Replacing Carlos with Sap is not the issue, the issue is having someone coming off the bench.

We can hate Booz all we want, and i am glad the Jazz did not pay what the Bulls did, but Booz was a great player in the Jazz system and will not be easy to replace.

The Jazz didn't replace Boozer with Millsap, they replaced Boozer with Al Jefferson. Al has replaced Boozer's scoring and improved the defense a tad, while being able to play with Millsap a little better (since he's a low-post player while Boozer is a high-post player). If Al can rebound as well as Boozer did, we wouldn't miss Boozer at all.

 

[jhenderson008]

Hollinger reminds me of Slopper.

Seriously. Hollinger (along with other "analysts") is just a guy that like sports and has opinions just like you and me.

 

[carolinajazz]

The thing the Jazz miss the most about Boozer is his rebounding.

...we don't miss anything about Boozer. We don't miss his rebounding, we certainly don't miss his pathetic defensive effort and although he was pretty efficient on the pick and roll, we are scoring in other ways, shooting the same high percentage and making it tough for even the best defensive teams to stop us from scoring! He was a malcontent, injury prone and a cap eating monster!

 

[Get Down]

haha jazz fans are the best because they take player departures so personally. you people booed gordan giricek after he left for some reason, it's bizarre

 

[Hopper]

Everybuddy and his brutha booed that purse-totin traveller while here, eh?

 

[vj_74]

Hollinger: Also, you left out one little detail: Instead of having Paul Millsap as the third frontcourt player, you now have Fes. Wee bit of a dropoff there.

Well Hollinger forgot one little detail too. THat the Jazz are only temporarily without Okur and when he comes back, he and not Fess will be the third frontcourt player. The guy who asked the question had it right. He was talking about the season overall, not just the current stretch without Okur

 

[memo is money]

I do not agree with John on this one... However, as a follower of his articles and tweets(not insider ones), I'm a little bit concerned. His stats generally rewards the teams that play sound, well-structured basketball which is dependent upon teamwork and not surprisingly, The Jazz, who have always been in top of the lists in terms of assists, FG %, rebound rates, offensive efficiency, are one of the teams he has chosen to play in WCFinals or NBA Finals in recent years. He was high on Jazz but right now I do not see that. He, certainly, base his opinions on statistical evidences, which never guarantees ultimate success in sports, and he should be seeing something we do not see, I say. I hope, he is wrong, as usual...

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Jury is still out on Pimpslap. He has had big stretches of being very good, but can he maintain consistent high caliber play? This is his chance to prove it and so far so good.