Utah Jazz (360) - Snow isn't the only thing white in Salt Lake!

[HungryBologna]

Alright so I decided to run a fantasy draft with a little twist on it. I'll be selecting players that are only white (caucasian, honkey, cracker.. whatever you wanna call it). American or Foreign, doesn't matter. Now here's the settings I'll be using and will include the starting 5 and the bench.

-29 Game Season
-Modified Bizcanos Sliders (10 min qtrs)
-Best of 3 for all playoff games

Utah Jazz:

The Starting Five:
PG: Steve Nash
SG: Brent Barry
SF: Kyle Korver
PF: Brad Miller
C: Joel Pryzbilla

The Bench:
Dan Dickau
Gordan Giricek
Ersan Ilyasova
Troy Murphy
Jake Tsakalidis
Richie Frahm
Luke Jackson

I will be starting my 1st game in a couple of minutes and will provide a quick preview, followed by a quick summary. Hope you guys enjoy!

[billmatic]

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LMAO at this dynasty. Utah is the perfect team for it.

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Los Angeles Lakers - Preview:
Record: 0-0
Pacific Division: Tied for 1st (hehe)

The Starting Five:
PG: Nick Van Exel
SG: Ray Allen
SF: Bobby Simmons
PF: Antoine Walker
C: Mehmet Okur

Key Bench Players:
Jason Hart
Kwame Brown
Eddie Griffin
Adrian Griffin

[billmatic]

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Van Exel back on the Lakers? sweeeet...

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz
Score: Jazz 110 - Lakers 92
Summary: The game was never really close except for in the 2nd quarter, the Lakers went on a run to cut it to 3 points. All this was after the Jazz had a 12 point lead in the 1st but the mighty Troy Murphy scored 10 of his 17 points in the 2nd quarter and the Jazz never looked back.

Utah Jazz:
FG: 52% (45/86)
3PT: 27% (3/11)
FT: 80% (17/21)
Top Performers:
Steve Nash - 20 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds
Troy Murphy - 17 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds (POTG)
Kyle Korver - 15 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds
Dan Dickau - 10 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds
Brad Miller - 11 points and 8 rebounds

Los Angeles Lakers:
FG: 36%(39/108)
3PT: 14% (2/14)
FT: 92% (12/13)
Top Performers:
Ray Allen - 26 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds and 4 steals (13/35!!)
Nick Van Exel - 18 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds
Bobby Simmons - 12 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds
Mehmet Okur - 2 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks
Kwame Brown - 4 points and 10 rebounds

*Note to self: Need to address the opponents FGA*

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Denver Nuggets - Preview:
Record: 1-0
Northwest Division: Tied 1st

The Starting Five:
PG: Lindsey Hunter (9 PPG, 2 APG, 3 SPG)
SG: Michael Redd (26 PPG, 6 APG, 4 RPG)
SF: Quentin Richardson (21 PPG, 2 APG, 9 RPG)
PF: Elton Brand (21 PPG, 9 RPG)
C: Jamaal Magloire (20 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 BPG)

Key Bench Players:
Anderson Varejao (4 RPG, 2 BPG)
Joe Smith (4 PPG, 10 RPG)
Eric Snow (4 APG, 1 SPG)

The Nuggets look to be a force to reckon with. Their offense could possibly be the best in the league. Should be an interesting game with the clear advantage going to Denver.

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Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets
Score: Nuggets 98 - Jazz 71
Summary: The Nuggets came out firing on all cyclinders as they took a 8 point lead in the 1st with Redd having 12 of their 19 points. In the 2nd quarter, the Nuggets added even more to their lead. Korver started to heat up but Richardson was the player that couldn't be stopped, draining shots from all over. In the 3rd, Nash and the Jazz brought the lead down to 13 but still the Nuggets duo of Redd/Richardson is proving to be just too much. The 4th quarter wasn't even close as the Nuggets just pulled away.

Utah Jazz:
FG: 35% (27/77)
3PT: 15% (2/13)
FT: 71% (15/21)
Top Performers:
Steve Nash - 20 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
Kyle Korver - 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
Troy Murphy - 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
Joel Przybilla - 7 points and 10 rebounds

Denver Nuggets
FG: 46% (43/92)
3PT: 42% (3/7)
FT: 81% (9/11)
Top Performers:
Quentin Richardson - 33 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
Michael Redd - 30 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (POTG)
Elton Brand - 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks
Jamaal Magloire - 2 points and 10 rebounds

Utah Jazz: 1-1

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Charlotte Bobcats - Preview:
Record: 1-1
Southeast Division: 3rd Place

The Starting Five:
PG: Gilbert Arenas (19.5 PPG, 4 RPG, 4 APG, 2.5 SPG)
SG: Manu Ginobili (26 PPG, 8 RPG, 3.5 APG)
SF: Mike Dunleavy (4.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG)
PF: Nene (13.5 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 2 BPG)
C: Eddy Curry (6 PPG, 8 RPG)

Key Bench Players:
Nate Robinson (10 PPG, 6 APG)
Voshon Lenard (2 PPG, 3 APG)
Michael Sweetney (3.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG)

The Bobcats look as though they could have a just as potent offense as the Nuggets. It seems like this Bobcat team is little more balanced defensively than any other team the Jazz has played yet.

**I've made a couple of lineup changes to put a little more height into the lineup. Put Korver on the bench, moved Murphy to SF, Miller to PF and Pryzbilla to C. I think having Korver coming off the bench will add a little more offense when needed and Murphy can pound the smaller sized SF's down low**

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Utah Jazz @ Charlotte Bobcats
Score: Jazz 95 - Bobcats 92
Summary: The Jazz were in alot of trouble early when Nash and Przybilla were in foul trouble in the 1st. The Bobcats were on a roll taking a commanding 10 point lead after the 1st. The 2nd quarter wasn't much different than the 1st except the lead was cut to 8 after a Nash 3 pointer at the buzzer. The 3rd quarter opened how the 2nd left off, the Jazz continued to score and press the Bobcats which lead to nearly twice as many turnovers for the Bobcats. The 4th quarter was one to remember, as the Jazz were down only 5 through the mid-4th when bench player, Richie Frahm came off the bench to rest Giricek and came through with 9 STRAIGHT points (had the blinky red circle) to give the Jazz the lead, soon after a couple of late free throws from Nash.. the Jazz held the Bobcats off.

Utah Jazz:
FG: 42% (38/90)
3PT: 9% (1/11)
FT: 94% (18/19)
Top Performers:
Steve Nash - 27 points and 7 assists
Troy Murphy - 14 points and 15 rebounds (POTG)
Brad Miller - 14 points and 5 rebounds
Gordan Giricek - 10 points and 2 steals
Joel Przybilla - 9 rebounds and 1 block

Charlotte Bobcats
FG: 43% (37/87)
3PT: 12% (1/8)
FT: 85% (17/20)
Top Performers:
Manu Ginobili - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
Gilbert Arenas- 17 points, 8 assists and 3 steals
Voshon Lenard - 14 points and 2 steals
Nene - 8 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks
Michael Sweetney - 6 points and 13 rebounds

Utah Jazz: 2-1

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Alright guys so after the 1st 3 games, I'm having a ball with this. I've got a real quick question... I need to know whether or not anyone is reading or following this? It doesn't really matter to me but if people do enjoy, I'll be willing to write up more detailed summaries of the games and maybe include some kind of weekly wrapup or something, not sure yet. But if anyone has any other suggestions (ANYTHING!).. please, by all means.. let them be known.