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Game #11: Nets at Jazz, Saturday 01/14/2012 7:00 MST

GVC said:
Ah. I was confused since the only time Deron was eligible to sign an extension with the Jazz was in 2008, when he signed an extension with the Jazz.
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The only thing I could think of was Deron signed a three year extension (ala LeBron) and not a five year extension (ala Durant).
 
Thee jazz fan said:
truthfully you are probably right. The main gripe I have with Deron is I feel he stoped listening to Sloan, and feel he didn't have Sloans back. Which may have been a main factor in in Sloan losing control of the team. When most people hear the name Utah Jazz they think of Stockton or Malone. I think of coach Sloan. I'm not going to blame Deron entirely for Sloan retiring, but I think he was at least a small factor. I felt the most irreplaceable piece to the Jazz was Sloan. Just thinking about it, I think that's why I have so much hostility for Deron, and it's hard to think of the good things he's done in the past, and I have been known to hold a mighty grudge.
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I'm actually glad that Sloan is gone. I respected him, but the game had passed him by.
 
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I just cannot imagine Memo and Deron wearing another jersey and playing in ESA for the opponent. I look forward to the game but do not know how, as a long time Jazz even a bigger Memo fan, I will react to that.

- Putting emotions and booing/not booing arguments aside, and thinking a little bit about the matchup, as a basketball fan who have watched the Nets play 7-8 times so far, I say watch out for a 3pt barrage led by Morrow and the offense of rookie sensation Brooks.

- The Nets have been terrible defensively and subpar at best offensively. As I stated in a thread about fav. teams to follow, I just feel sorry for Deron, Mehmet and Yata. Unless the wings are scoring from deep, you can very well mark an L for Nets. Offense is well-structured but b/c of Lopez injury + lack of training w/ new additions, inside-outside balance and patience for good execution just do not exist. Posessions used by each Net indicates an imbalance.

- The court vision of wings and guards except Dwill and Farmar is so terrible that the only chances of a freakin' shot for Hump, who is a hard worker on offense and boards, and Memo arrive when
1) the shot clock is about to expire and they give the ball to Okur for a J or they just shoot it hoping for an off. board from a great rebounder, Kris.
2) Deron or Farmar plays pick'n roll/pop with either bigman.

- Memo has always been a poor PnR defender, and yesterday Price, starting in place of Nash, exploited that weakness. Memo recovered well after show-ups but on side pick and roll plays, he struggled. Good thing for the Jazz is his back up Petro has become a bench warmer and Shelden literally sleeps on the court. Corbin knows Memo's game better than anybody in NBA, boom.

- Lastly; just my observation, but Deron seems to be in desperate need for a 2nd reliable scorer until Brook comes back and with Memo being rusty, coming from back injury and struggling within this wing-dominated offense, he relies highly on Marshon Brooks' offense. This sometimes leads to Brooks' being a ballhog and even a more stagnant offense for Nets, too many fast breaks for opponents. The Jazz should take advantage.
 
I think the reception during intro's will be a nice one for him with the cheers mostly drowning out the boos, but I am nervous of the idiots who will boo him as he touches the ball once the game starts like Kobe. Anyone planning on doing that obviously gives Kobe the same treatment so in what crazy world do you believe Kobe = Deron?
 
This is not +/-. It is Points per 100 possessions differential weighted by minutes played.

Team Ratings:
  • Nets:
    • Season Rating: -25
      • 3 Key Contributors:
        • Humphries: +2
        • Farmar: +1
        • Horner: 0
      • 3 Key Cancers:
        • Shawne Williams: -7
        • James (OUT): -5
        • Deron Williams: -4
        • Okur: -3
  • Jazz:
    • Season Rating: -6
      • 3 Key Contributors:
        • Millsap: +5
        • Evans (OUT): +2
        • Jefferson: +1
        • Howard: +1
      • 3 Key Cancers:
        • Miles: -4
        • Watson (OUT): -3
        • Harris: -3
        • Bell: -3
 
LunaticWolf said:
This is not +/-. It is Points per 100 possessions differential weighted by minutes played.

Team Ratings:
  • Nets:
    • Season Rating: -25
      • 3 Key Contributors:
        • Humphries: +2
        • Farmar: +1
        • Horner: 0
      • 3 Key Cancers:
        • Shawne Williams: -7
        • James (OUT): -5
        • Deron Williams: -4
        • Okur: -3
  • Jazz:
    • Season Rating: -6
      • 3 Key Contributors:
        • Millsap: +5
        • Evans (OUT): +2
        • Jefferson: +1
        • Howard: +1
      • 3 Key Cancers:
        • Miles: -4
        • Watson (OUT): -3
        • Harris: -3
        • Bell: -3
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Uh...where are these numbers from?
 
Thee jazz fan said:
I was upset with Malone for a time not that he left, but that he left us for the Fakers, and yes, if I had gone to see the Jazz play the Lakers I would've booed him.

It will never sit well with me that he signed with the Lakers, but I am over it, and cherish the memories, he left behind. I don't think the same will happen with D-Will.
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Good lord. Your fandom is passing the realms of devotion into stupidity.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
I'm actually pretty interested in watching Brooks. I was never on the draft Brooks bandwagon, but he appears to be having a quietly good rookie season.
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Agreed. He's a natural scorer. And looks like can be a very good one in time. I'm following him with curiosity.
 
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