Will Jazz fans kill the Utah Jazz franchise?

[YB85]

Welcome to Utah.

Really? The fans in Los Angeles are above this kind of behavior? Or did they boo Kobe after the Lakers traded Shaq and Phil stepped aside, because it was the perception that Kobe drove both of them away? This too will pass. There will be boos tomorrow, and I am sure Deron understands that. If he is so detached that a few boos lead him to make his decision to demand a trade or leave at the first opportunity, then he really is the petulant prima donna that some are saying he is. I think he'll hear the boos and then go out and try to turn them into cheers. Then again, what would I know. I'm in Utahr.

 

[Jeditiger]

Well I've been perusing a few other message boards that are not specifically NBA related, and the narrative is essentially set in stone, right or wrong: Deron Williams is responsible for Jerry Sloan's resignation. Sad.

 

[Archie Moses]

Really? The fans in Los Angeles are above this kind of behavior? Or did they boo Kobe after the Lakers traded Shaq and Phil stepped aside, because it was the perception that Kobe drove both of them away? This too will pass. There will be boos tomorrow, and I am sure Deron understands that. If he is so detached that a few boos lead him to make his decision to demand a trade or leave at the first opportunity, then he really is the petulant prima donna that some are saying he is. I think he'll hear the boos and then go out and try to turn them into cheers. Then again, what would I know. I'm in Utahr.

Please, stop the beating. This is bloody and gruesome.

 

[Bronco70]

Do you deny, if the speculation is true, it draws some parallels?

I just want to point out - I've pointed this out before - that all the speculation is coming from reporters whose job it is to bolster their station's ratings or paper's readership.

They aggressively pursue the most sensational angle - because it gets people's attention.

Truth is an afterthought, really.

What really credible source has indicated that D-Will was the catalyst?

 

[brainless-dukejazz]

Dont udnerestimate Ty Corbin. How do we know he wont lay down the hammer and bring Deron in line?

 

[Archie Moses]

I just want to point out - I've pointed this out before - that all the speculation is coming from reporters whose job it is to bolster their station's ratings or paper's readership.

They aggressively pursue the most sensational angle - because it gets people's attention.

Truth is an afterthought, really.

What really credible source has indicated that D-Will was the catalyst?

It doesn't mean it's not true though. Too bad we may never know what happened. Or maybe we do and we just don't know it.

 

[twentytwo]

Dont udnerestimate Ty Corbin. How do we know he wont lay down the hammer and bring Deron in line?

Who the hell says Deron is "out of line"? Two days ago 75% of this board was calling for Jerry's instant resignation because he wasn't allowing Deron to play to his full potential, among other things. Now it happens, and the board reacts like this? What a ****ing joke.

 

[brainless-dukejazz]

I'm not saying it was Deron's fault, as I've yet to see any concrete proof of that. I'm just saying, everyone going on about how Deron is a spoilt baby, running the franchise blah blah blah. Ty Corbin has a big role to play now to lead this franchise, regain the respect of the players that was supposedly lost to Sloan, and get us back to winning ways.

 

[Bronco70]

It doesn't mean it's not true though. Too bad we may never know what happened. Or maybe we do and we just don't know it.

I've never asserted that it isn't true. I am in the same boat as everyone else - very little substantive information. But IMO, this is just a witch hunt at this point. If I don't have any good info, why assume the worst? Why not assume that what everyone from the Jazz organization has been saying is true? Why are the media hacks - and their agendas - more credible than the peeps actually involved?

 

[Bronco70]

It doesn't mean it's not true though. Too bad we may never know what happened. Or maybe we do and we just don't know it.

I've never asserted that it isn't true. I am in the same boat as everyone else - very little substantive information. But IMO, this is just a witch hunt at this point. If I don't have any good info, why assume the worst? Why not assume that what everyone from the Jazz organization has been saying is true? Why are the media hacks - and their agendas - more credible than the peeps actually involved?

 

[JimLes]

Who the hell says Deron is "out of line"?

Well, regardless of what else we may or may not know about the situation, it's pretty clear that Deron DID ignore coaching instructions and that he DID have a confrontation with Coach Sloan. I guess that's not really out of line in the modern NBA. Just a young brotha being himself and not letting the Man keep him down.

 

[Archie Moses]

I've never asserted that it isn't true. I am in the same boat as everyone else - very little substantive information. But IMO, this is just a witch hunt at this point. If I don't have any good info, why assume the worst? Why not assume that what everyone from the Jazz organization has been saying is true? Why are the media hacks - and their agendas - more credible than the peeps actually involved?

Because it makes for great controversy and discussion of Jazz fans. That's what us Americans like to do. We like to assume, point fingers, blame, assume the worst because the truth, most of the time, is --well, boring.