man he carried them 3 quarters of both of those games and noone else can step up. If dwill wasnt going hard first 3 quarters then it would of been a blowout by the 4th..Get real dude did you even watch the game?
My recollection aint real good, but here's how I kinda remember it: Deron's first year was OK, but not particularly impressive. He only played part time, and he fought with Sloan the other part (not exclusively, but, ya know what I mean, eh?).
Second year, much better, maybe one of top 5 in the conference at point guard, but Boozer was still the main focus on the team and the "team leader" (not countin Fish, of course). Then comes the conference finals against the Spurs. Overall, Boozer did pretty well, but most of the rest seem to play very tenatively and scared. Deron had seen enough and really began to assert himself in that whole series. His production suddenly increased BIGTIME. He was probably the best player on the floor, for either team, over the course of the series.
Third year: Deron now has some time in, has gained Sloan's trust and they quit squabblin. Deron now has a little more street cred with his team-mates, especially after the role he played in the conference finals.
From there on out, when the Jazz game up a particularly tough opponent in the playoffs (the Lakers, that is), too many players went soft. Deron never did (nor did certain others, like the Paperboy). But the softer his team-mates play, the more Deron has to try to do by himself, or with little help doin it.
This year, things look so much better in that regard. Lazy-*** Boozer is gone. Bell is here. Jefferson is here. The better other players play, the more effort they give, the more they try to do their part, the more focused they stay, the less Deron "has" to be the "clutch player" who saves (or perhaps blows it for) them. And that would be a good thing.
