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Bynum isnt that great of a player. The lakers are better with odum on the floor. The only thing he brings is more rest for Gasol. The way to beat the Lakers is to stop Gasol and then Kobe becomes a one dementional player. Then you can key on one player instead of an entire team...

The players know the only way they can get rid of Sloan is to kill him. So they are trying to give him a heart attack. Probably Laden behind it. If he can bump off the old guys he can move into their spot.

And win margin plays a big factor in the rankings. Lets face it, we are not blowing teams out right now.

I like what I am seeing in Fes. However, it was big Al and AK that won the game for utah tonight. Al kept the hawks off the offensive glass down the stretch with AK hustling to get the rebounds. And the Jazz have played increadable defense on the foul shooters over the last 3 games. Have you...

Players train for the role they play on a team. I recall an article about Colins that mentioned he was training wrong. He was training to play 35 min per game but only playing for 10 max. So they changed his training schedule to include more intense but shorter sessions. I would assume that...

One advantage that Fes has over Al and could have been a factor in the offensive showing during his time in game, is that he is more familiar with the playbook and other players. On both night when the Jazz made runs there were many of the old faces on the court. Having more play options and...

My comment wasnt to bench Al and give him second team minutes. I just think he could benefit from playing in the PF spot and since he doesnt know the offense as well as anyone would like (including himself). Fes is not an offensive machine, but he clogs the paint and he is always active. I...

I really liked the defensive play by Fes tonight. He was making everyone on the heat team adjust, or just plain miss. My favorite was when he busted his but down the court when Williams fouled James at the foul line. Big Fes can move. who would have thought that Fes would play all of the...

I think Nene/Al will be a good indicator of whether Al is truly a better player than boozer. Nene was eating the Jazz bigs up during the regular season last year. Lets see what happens this year.

What Al brings is more length with his long arms and a few more inches taller. He has also shown good quickness in man to man matchups. No data on this, but I think Al has a better vert than booz. Add the extra mass he has over boozer and it is a defensive upgrade with just the measurements...

Getting a tractor for a present has its advantages.

The spurs are my dark horse pick in the west. They have some real weapons and if they can stay healthy they will be good. They are like the Jazz in many respects. They have a great coach and system and good players who buy into the system. Utah now has the front court size to match up with...

I was impressed with what I saw out of Elson last night. Has some athleticism, length and a decent shot. Looked good defensibly at least last night, not enough looks to get a great read on him. I did notice that when Elson and Fes played together, that there was almost nothing getting close...

On paper, the jazz look worse. This is because most of the stats are offensive. The current Jazz lineup may not have the offensive numbers that they had last year. However, they are much better on the defensive end. Plus Utah appears to have gotten improvement from Miles, Price, Ak and Fes...

The Lakers didnt double down on Al and that is why he was taking it in on gasol. This is what you want. Now you have to look at what he does with the ball when he gets doubled. Will he take a bad shot, or will he kick it out to the open man or the cutter. So far he is looking good.

The first half has been a defensive battle. The Jazz have used speed and good man defense to disrupt the Laker shooting and disrupt interior passing. The lakers still have a lot of length that the Jazz have trouble with. Not so much so without Boozer. Fes looked a little over amped and...

I bet that Williams put him up to it. I can see Williams laughing everytime he hears it.

I agree with the OP's statements and would like to add a few things I noticed. Big Al and Fes need to work on their recovery on the pick and roll. They flashed well to disrupt, but rotating back was slow. Granted that nash plays the pick and roll with the best of them so will make people look...

I dont think that sloan has gotten softer this year, but that the guys that pretty much "have not chance" saw what happened last year with a guys that "had no chance". I think that same guy worked his tail off and ended up a starter and got a nice contract. It kind of increases motivation if...

If Fes can get you 10 points and 10 rebounds pergame on average I think he would be worth 7mil a year. I dont like the signing bonus but the salary is actually pretty low for most 7foot guys that dont completely suck.