Boozer's time in Utah: Give it a grade

[Chad Feldheimer]

Grade it on overall play, cost etc

 

[The Pearl]

A+

 

[memo is money]

B-

 

[Scat]

B-

 

[InGameStrategy]

Offense: B+. Won some games, was a big scorer, but also missed out in the clutch sometimes, including vs. the Lakers and more athletic teams.

Defense: C-. Sometimes tried. Sometimes contributed. Most of the time camped under the basket to pad his DREB stats.

(Meanwhile, Millsap hustled on both ends--and PM ended up scoring (and blocking, stealing, offensively rebounding, and fewer TOs) at a higher rate than CBooz during the playoffs.)

Average: B-/C+

Millsap + AK + scrub at the 4 > most of the minutes by Boozer at the 4. See also the win streak when Boozer was injured two seasons ago. Now Millsap is smarter about wear and tear (less fouling) and is a better player overall.

With Boozer, difference is somewhere an improvement of one or two playoff spots to a downgrade of one or two playoff spots.
The replay supports it, and the games support it.

 

[YB85]

B...too many missed games.

 

[Shaggy]

Jesus. You're allowed more than 5 answers, use'em

A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+

Anyone who would go lower than a D+ is moran!

 

[ncoloradojazz]

i voted d but thats a d+....Got to confrence finals once against spurs where he was outmatched just like against la...REgular season is nice and all but i like players who preform at their highest level when the bright lights are on....Boozer will prob play 250 games for chi and they will complain about him..He will probally slob all over drose now and this time next year be saying hes the best pg in the league..Hes a dukie and no dukie other then danny ferry has won a chip..Call it a curse..boozer is above average but not worth the money they gave him..millsap hustles..He turned his back on clev to sign with utah..He heas NO loyalty i say

 

[Magic Spray]

I gave him a D for defense.

 

[calijazz]

B.

 

[dipship31]

A-

We made a somewhat educated stab at a nice looking prospect and threw a huge contract at him and he turned into a better player than anyone expected when we first signed him. A couple injuries certainly derailed him, but he and deron were the only reasons we've had any success the past 4 seasons with playoff runs.

 

[AlaskanAssassin]

A-

We made a somewhat educated stab at a nice looking prospect and threw a huge contract at him and he turned into a better player than anyone expected when we first signed him. A couple injuries certainly derailed him, but he and deron were the only reasons we've had any success the past 4 seasons with playoff runs.

Exactly what I was thinking. I went with B+.

 

[COJazz44]

I was gonna vote B- but since that isn't an option I went with a C. One decent playoff run in 2007, everything else was pointless if he was only good in the regular season.

 

[Jazz4ever]

We won 50+ games just about every year he was here, not easy to do in the West. B

 

[DWill_Gr8tness]

B.... Boozer was a perfect fit into the Jazz Offense, as for the Defense, well his game does all of the explaining that needs.

 

[ncoloradojazz]

anyone that doesnt play both ends of the court deserves no more then a c at best......scoring is nice but defense wins chips...

 

[Edgewriter]

B.

 

[LiemD]

Overall good move by the jazz to bring him here, we tried our best with that core but it didn't work, time to move on!