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Does Al Jefferson know what a lay-up is?

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Serisouly how many times has Al Jeff gotten a pass from Dwill on the run, then he pulls up abruptly about 5 feet out and attempts a sissy push shot (which usually misses), when he could drive the lane aggressively and probably draw a foul and get a much easier shot. Also, Ive heard Jefferson was a big Duncan fan growing up. WHY DOESNT HE USE THE BACKBOARD? All of his push shots are to the middle of the basket, when it seems like it would be a much more effect shot if he tried to go glass with it sometimes.
 
Do you mean a MLA?


Easy solution. Make Harp a coach instead of a professional yapper.

MLA's for everyone.
 
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I miss a certain acne infected player that missed most of the season due to torn jerseys, who shaved his head, didn't have a personality, and shot left handed shots while yelling AND 1 and THAT'S FLAGRANT LIKE A MOTHER ****ER!

At least he knew how to hit shots inside the paint....

LOL... Jefferson is still struggling with our offense....
 
This is probably my biggest single complaint of this season. Jefferson was supposed to bring the "nasty", but he makes Boozer's paint-game look like Shaq in his prime. And this really has nothing to do with learning the offense, it strictly has to do with playing like a man (figure of speech, no offense ladies).
 
Better yet, does he know what a dunk is? Too often he's going to the hoop off a pass and gets to lay it up instead of dunking it. And yes a lot of them miss. I'm sure it's just a mentality, but I wish he would just break somone's arm through the rim once in a while.

Boozer took a lot of heat for many things while he was here, but he always took it to the hoop strong as long as he was facing smaller players. We seriously miss his rebounding too. OTOH, we are much better defensively without him. Interesting tradeoff. Hope Big Al eventually gets the picture about this.
 
People are pining for Boozer? Sheesh. I don't care what happens this year. Boozer was never going to take us anywhere.
Sure there have been some growing pains. We knew that going in.
But we are 18-9 right now. That is a 55 win pace. There is a lot of potential to get better.

You want to know where we would be if Boozer were still here? We would have a starting front court of Boozer, Millsap, and AK.
How do you think that would work out?
 
BigAl should and can play a lot more efficient on offensive end. He has to be our inside presence but he instead takes a step back and tries a J instead of going hard to the rim, or goes for a soft layup instead of hard finish with a dunk. Millsap is basically becoming a jump shooter who occasionally takes it to the rim. We cannot afford to have bigmen shooting inefficient push shots and fallaway Js. Carlos also would shoot some fadeaways and badly timed midrange jumpers but he was a beast on the low post with his quick spin moves and most importantly with his efficiency in pick'n rolls. I am still optimistic about the progress of BigAl.

IMO, the one of the biggest reasons for the slow starts of Jazz is slow starts of BigAl. Locke shared a stat implying that Jefferson's field goal %s in first and second halves of the game are like day and night. He has to commit himself to be the commander in the painted area, set the tone early in the ballgame and most importantly help the team succeed a level of inside-outside balance. We have seen too many jumpers after curls in first quarters because Millsap and Jefferson essentially become shooters and look completely coward out there.

Jefferson's first half: 42.1 %FG ..... 25 FTA
Jefferson's second half: 53.1 %FG .....60 FTA

Utah Jazz offense 1st: 44.9 %FG ...... 29.7 %3pt ...... 261 FTA
Utah Jazz offense 2nd: 49.4 %FG ......38.2 %3pt ...... 388 FTA
 
...I'm beginning to think that some players and teams, perhaps the Jazz are one of them, are starting to play soft to protect themselves in lieu of the impending long lockout and it's financial ramifications! Just a theory I have. I could be wrong.
 
craig2112 said:
You want to know where we would be if Boozer were still here? We would have a starting front court of Boozer, Millsap, and AK.
How do you think that would work out?
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Much better rebounding %, and an increased shooting percentage?

Good question.

Seriously though, I like where we are right now.

Just the same, Boozer is a freakin' stud and ANY team in this league right now would thank their hairy gonads to have such a freak.

The half assed idea that we are better off without one of the best big men in the league is just plain silly. DUH.
 
GoJazz said:
This is a bitchy thread.
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He's just miffed that G-time is best known for his rap than any of his play. See, according to Dwill_PwnasaurasRex, Gordon Hayward was the man. He was all over anyone who even dared question the #9 pick. When he had a good summer league, he again reaffirmed his position and basically called Gordon the next Dirk Nowistki. Now that that comparison is rather... Humorous. He's ticked and needs to tear down somebody. His target today is Al. Even though CJ sucked, Raja chucked, Deron pouted, Millsap played like a 2nd rounder, Fess was lost, Memo coming back, Price and Watson looked like Captain Crunch, he singled out Jefferson. When the entire team sucked tonight, he singled out Jefferson.

Thanks! Nice agenda. Can we just blame everything on Jefferson? Maybe even the economy too?

I wonder if some of Al's injuries have taken a toll on his athleticism? His play has been disappointing. But not as disappointing as AK's lack of motivation to earn another contract, Raja's play, CJ's inconsistency (yet he's been by far our best wing), and Hayword's play that makes Mo Almond or Kirk Snyder look like all stars....
 
craig2112 said:
People are pining for Boozer? Sheesh. I don't care what happens this year. Boozer was never going to take us anywhere.
Sure there have been some growing pains. We knew that going in.
But we are 18-9 right now. That is a 55 win pace. There is a lot of potential to get better.

You want to know where we would be if Boozer were still here? We would have a starting front court of Boozer, Millsap, and AK.
How do you think that would work out?
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+1
 
Jeditiger said:
Boozer took a lot of heat for many things while he was here, but he always took it to the hoop strong as long as he was facing smaller players. We seriously miss his rebounding too. OTOH, we are much better defensively without him. Interesting tradeoff.
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Yeah, we are better except for the whole rebounding thing, which doesn't equal defense but is a part of defense

Jeditiger said:
Hope Big Al eventually gets the picture about this.
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Um, probably the best way to do that is to sit him down when he's not rebounding--just for a one or more possessions, not for quarters on end, unless he doesn't step up. Like most NBA players--likes playing and will take it for granted if effort is not enforced. Kinda fundamental management and human behavior principle for a coach to use leverage of playing time to get players to buy in to giving it all.
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
No wonder Minnesota didn't want him. They got Kosta Boom Bitches Koufus for that trash of a player. KOC got worked yet again.
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Your hyperbole is mildly amusing, but no matter whether AJ is a better player than Booze or not, if he doesn't put forth 100% on the court, he's not gonna be much of a better cornerstone for the Jazz than Boozer was. The only way that this team is going to win the games that they should and compete for a title is to maximize the talent and effort that they have.

AJ and Bell (perhaps other, too) admitted that they didn't come into the season in shape--which has been a partial (but recently false) explanation for Fesenko not playing. Just another sign of the inconsistent treatment by this coaching staff.
 
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craig2112 said:
People are pining for Boozer? Sheesh. I don't care what happens this year. Boozer was never going to take us anywhere.
Sure there have been some growing pains. We knew that going in.
But we are 18-9 right now. That is a 55 win pace. There is a lot of potential to get better.

You want to know where we would be if Boozer were still here? We would have a starting front court of Boozer, Millsap, and AK.
How do you think that would work out?
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He'd have what... 7 games under his belt after recovering from his punching the wall and breaking his knuckle? I mean... Tripping over bags and breaking his knuckle?

I think a better question would be, "What would the Jazz starting lineup have been for the first 2 months of the season with Boozer injured?"

The question that ultimately led to his departure and answered by KOC, "How can this franchise survive by paying so much for a man that played so little? What will this starting lineup look like without Boozer?"
 
Does "Big Al" know what a weight machine is? Or a barbell? Look at his arms and shoulders: not much there. Could explain some of his lack of rebounding.
 
Nobody is pining for Boozer. But that doesn't mean fans can't be just a little frustrated that the player that's supposed to be the ox of our inside game - who is on the books longer than anybody and for between the 3rd and 2nd most money on the team - plays so unbelievably timid and inconsistent. Why should any of us care as much about poor single performances from our lone elite player or a random poor game from our role players in contrast? Jefferson doesn't play one game once in a while where he plays timid, that's the theme. Sometimes he produces, sometimes he doesn't, but it's rarely because he outworks the other team and it's never because he plays a fundamental game.

And just so we're all clear, Jefferson has had to win me over, so maybe my opinion on this matter doesn't mean much. But the Jazz acquiring him drew my ire not because I was a Boozer lover (I was not/am not), it's because Jefferson simply hasn't played a winning game.

I believe he's a talented, good guy and I'm truly pulling for him. Why wouldn't I or why wouldn't we all? But lets face facts; Jefferson was all but advertised as our savior and he's been anything but.

Most players don't change 7 years into their career, but I'm hoping Jefferson is the anomaly.
 
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