Utah Jazz - Dealing with the Hoodoo

**Liam_93** · 07-26-2012, 08:59 AM

Re: Utah Jazz - Dealing with the Hoodoo

SALT LAKE CITY -- It's Hard to believe that a Basketball Franchise like the Utah Jazz haven't won an NBA Championship. When you look at the two players that gave the Jazz dominance in the Western Conference in the Mid 90's. John Stockton and Karl Malone. But you can understand why when in the two NBA Finals they competed in they were pipped to the championship by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and the Chicago Bulls who had even more dominance in the 1990's than the UTAH Jazz. The closest the Jazz have come since then were the 2006 Western Conference Finals under the leadership off Point Guard Deron Williams and long standing coach Jerry Sloan.

Hall of Famers - Malone (Left) Stockton (Right)

But Since these days times have changed in Salt Lake City Jerry Sloan underwent an emotional retirement and Deron Williams was Traded to the what was then the New Jersey Nets now the Brooklyn Nets but in return for Williams the Jazz Received a Draft Picks from NJ (which would turn out to be a lottery pick in the 2011 NBA Draft) and former All-Star PG Devin Harris and Promising Bigman Derrick Favours.

This article is written as Jazz Management have parted ways with GM Kevin O'Connor and Appointed their new GM who was a surprising appointment with little to no NBA experience and how to run a franchise but the new GM Liam Mackenzie is determined to start a new era for the Utah Jazz.

"I am happy to have been give this position and look forward to starting a new era in the Utah Jazz franchise. I am hoping I can help erase past disappointments and shortcomings by taking this franchise forward" - Liam Mackenzie

**Liam_93** · 07-26-2012, 09:06 AM

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11-12 Stats, Awards and Info

11-12 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra - Miami Heat		Head Coach: Scott Brooks - Oklahoma City Thunder
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
PG	Derrick Rose	PG	Chris Paul
SG	Dwayne Wade	SG	Kobe Bryant
SF	LeBron James	SF	Kevin Durant
PF	Carmelo Anthony	PF	Dirk Nowitzki
C	Dwight Howard	C	Andrew Bynum
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
PG	Rajon Rondo	PG	Russell Westbrook
SG	Monta Ellis	SG	Manu Ginobli
SF	Andre Igoudala	SG/SF	Tyreke Evans
PF	A'mare Stoudemire	PF	Kevin Love
C	Andrea Bargnani	C	Marc Gasol
PG	Deron Williams	PF	Pau Gasol
SG	Joe Johnson	PF	Blake Griffin

11-12 NBA Rookie-Sophomore Game Rosters
Sophomores		Rookies
Head Coach: n/a		Head Coach: n/a
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
PG	John Wall	PG	Kyrie Irving
SG	Jordan Crawford	SG	Alec Burks
SF	Jonas Jerebko	SF	Chandler Parsons
PF	Blake Griffin	PF	Gustavo Ayon
C	DeMarcus Cousins	C	Bismack Biyombo
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
C	Greg Monroe	SF	Chris Singleton
PG	Jeremy Lin	PG	Kemba Walker
PF	Ed Davis	PF	Derrick Williams
PF	Derrick Favours	C	Enes Kanter
PG/SG	Avery Bradley	PG	Isaiah Thomas

NBA Standings - Updated: Apr 18, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Boston Celtics	50	31	--	9-7	29-22
New York Knicks	48	33	2	10-6	32-19
New Jersey Nets	43	38	7	9-7	28-23
Philadelphia 76ers	41	40	9	8-8	25-26
Toronto Raptors	30	51	20	4-12	17-34
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Chicago Bulls	52	29	--	11-5	35-16
Indiana Pacers	39	42	13	10-6	25-27
Milwaukee Bucks	37	44	15	11-5	25-26
Detroit Pistons	35	46	17	5-11	22-29
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	59	30	5-11	22-29
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat	63	18	--	11-5	42-9
Orlando Magic	50	31	13	11-5	31-20
Atlanta Hawks	44	37	19	5-11	28-23
Charlotte Bobcats	25	56	38	5-11	19-32
Washington Wizards	19	62	44	8-8	15-36
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls
Boston Celtics
Orlando Magic
New York Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
New Jersey Nets
Philadelphia 76ers
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City Thunder	60	21	--	12-4	38-13
Denver Nuggets	42	39	18	5-11	24-27
Minnesota Timberwolves	36	45	24	8-8	26-26
Portland Trail Blazers	36	46	24.5	9-7	23-24
Utah Jazz	31	51	29.5	6-10	20-32
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
LA Clippers	47	34	--	7-8	29-22
LA Lakers	46	35	1	8-8	27-24
Phoenix Suns	41	40	6	10-6	25-26
Golden State Warriors	37	44	10	7-8	23-28
Sacremento Kings	31	50	16	7-9	19-32
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
San Antonio Spurs	52	29	--	12-4	35-16
Dallas Mavericks	45	36	7	8-7	29-22
Memphis Grizzlies	42	39	10	7-8	25-26
Houston Rockets	38	43	14	7-8	24-27
New Orleans Hornets	34	47	18	4-11	17-34
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
LA Clippers
LA Lakers
Dallas Mavericks
Memphis Grizzlies
Denver Nuggets
Phoenix Suns

11-12 Performance Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	LeBron James	SF	Miami Heat
Rookie of the Year	Kyrie Irving	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers
Sixth Man of the Year	Roy Hibbert	C	Indiana Pacers
Defensive Player of the Year	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
Most Improved Player	Marcin Gortat	C	Phoenix Suns
Coach of the Year	Erik Spoelstra		Miami Heat
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Dwayne Wade	G	Miami Heat
	Kobe Bryant	G	LA Lakers
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	LeBron James	F	Miami Heat
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Derrick Rose	G	Chicago Bulls
	Chris Paul	G	LA Clippers
	Blake Griffin	F	LA Clippers
	Carmelo Anthony	F	New York Knicks
	Andrea Bargnani	F/C	Toronto Raptors
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Russell Westbrook	G	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Rajon Rondo	G	Boston Celtics
	Pau Gasol	F	LA Lakers
	Dirk Nowitzki	F	Dallas Mavericks
	Greg Monroe	C	Detroit Pistons
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	Dwayne Wade	G	Miami Heat
	Chris Paul	G	LA Clippers
	Kevin Durant	F	Oklahoma City Thunder
	Gerald Wallace	F	New Jersey Nets
	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Rajon Rondo	G	Boston Celtics
	Jason Kidd	G	Dallas Mavericks
	LeBron James	F	Miami Heat
	Amar'e Stoudemire	F	New York Knicks
	Joakim Noah	C	Chicago Bulls
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Kyrie Irving	G	Cleveland Cavaliers
	Ricky Rubio	G	Minnesota Timberwolves
	Brandon Knight	G	Detroit Pistons
	Chandler Parsons	F	Houston Rockets
	MarShon Brooks	G	New Jersey Nets
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Kemba Walker	G	Charlotte Bobcats
	Alec Burks	G	Utah Jazz
	Chris Singleton	F	Washington Wizards
	Gustavo Ayon	F	New Orleans Hornets
	Bismack Biyombo	F/C	Charlotte Bobcats

**Liam_93** · 07-26-2012, 03:50 PM

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1st Round

OKC 4-3 Phoenix

Dallas 3-4LA Lakers

LA Clippers 4-1 Denver

San Antonio 4-2 Memphis

Semi's

OKC 4-1 LA Lakers

San Antonio 2-4 LA Clippers

Conference Finals

OKC 4-2 LA Clippers

1st Round

Miami 2-4 76ers
Orlando 4-3 New York
Boston 1-4 Atlanta
Chicago 3-4 New Jersey

Semi's

Orlando 4-2 76ers
Atlanta 4-3 New Jersey

Conference Finals

Orlando 1-4 Atlanta

The Finals

Oklahoma City Thunder 4-2 Atlanta Hawks

Finals MVP - Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant - Playoff Averages - 29.3 PPG - 8.3 RPG - 3.8 APG - 1.8 SPG - 1.3 BPG

**Liam_93** · 07-26-2012, 05:12 PM

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2011-12 Utah Jazz offseason

The Utah Jazz stay at the number 5 pick in the NBA Draft in the NBA Draft Lottery.

Full Draft Lottery

1.Raptors
2. Wizards
3.Cavs
4.Bobcats
5.Utah Jazz
6.Kings
7.Hornets
8. Pistons
9. Trail Blazers
10. Bucks
11. Timberwolves
12. Rockets
13. Golden State
14. Pacers

Head Coach - Ty Corbin's contract expires which thr Jazz Management choose not to renew and Appoint new Head Coach George Karl along with New Assistant Derrick Barry

Notable off-season retirements

Eduardo Najera -F- 35 years old - 12 years pro
Richard 'Rip' Hamilton G 34 Years Old 13 Years Pro
Derek Fisher G 37 years Old 16 years pro
Jason Kidd G 39 years old 18 Years pro
Ben Wallace C 37 Years old 16 Years pro
Grant Hill F 39 years old 18 years pro

Coaches -Flip Saunders - 17 years Experience

Hall of Fame

Jason Kidd - Career Averages - 12.9 points - 6.5 RPG - 9.1 APG - 2.0 SPG 1339 Games Played

NBA Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Toronto Raptors	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	F
2	Washington Wizards	Anthony Davis	F
3	Cleveland Cavaliers	Bradley Beal	G
4	Charlotte Bobcats	Harrison Barnes	F
5	Charlotte Bobcats (From Utah Jazz)	Thomas Robinson	F
6	Sacramento Kings	John Henson	F
7	New Orleans Hornets	Damian Lillard	G
8	Chicago Bulls	Austin Rivers	G
9	Portland Trail Blazers	Tyler Zeller	C
10	Milwaukee Bucks	Jared Sullinger	F
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	Maurice Harkless	F
12	Houston Rockets	Draymond Green	F
13	Golden State Warriors	Terrence Jones	F
14	Indiana Pacers	Doron Lamb	G
15	Philadelphia 76ers	Arnet Moultree	F
16	Toronto Raptors	Quincy Miller	F
17	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jeremy Lamb	G
18	Denver Nuggets	Dion Waiters	G
19	New Jersey Nets	Meyers Leonard	C
20	Phoenix Suns	Perry Jones III	F
21	Dallas Mavericks	Jae Crowder	F
22	LA Lakers	Kendall Marshall	G
23	LA Clippers	Jeff Taylor	F
24	New York Knicks	Tony Wroten Jr	G
25	Orlando Magic	Scott Machodo	G
26	Boston Celtics	Andre Drummond	PF/C
27	Chicago Bulls	Terrence Ross	G/F
28	San Antonio Spurs	Royce White	F
29	Miami Heat	Marquis Teague	G
30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared Cunningham	G

Utah Jazz - NBA Draft 2012 picks
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
RD1 Pick 4	Harrison Barnes	North Carolina	SF	6'8	228 lbs
RD2 Pick 5	Jordan Taylor	Wisconsin	PG	6'1	195 lbs

Utah Jazz Trade - Round 1 pick 5, Gordon Hayward
Charlotte Trade - Harrison Barnes

Note: There was some stupid draft night trades which made me think I should have controlled all 30 teams like Beal and MKG were traded and Anthony Davis went no.2 after No.1 who was eventually traded MKG.

Utah Jazz sign Harrison Barnes and Jordan Taylor to their rookie contracts.

Sign Gerald Green to a 2y/4.14 million contract
Sign J.J Redick to a 2y/5.00 million contract

**Liam_93** · 07-26-2012, 06:35 PM

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SALT LAKE CITY -- After a disappointing 2011-12 Regular season the Utah Jazz will be looking to recover when the new look roster opens the 2012-13 campaign at Energy Solutions Arena when Athletic Point Guard John Wall and the Washington Wizards come to town.

But The Washington Wizards will also be looking to make amends too as they finished last season with the worst record in the league 19-63 and they also lost their Number 1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft to the Toronto Raptors. But they were shocked when Michael Kidd Gilchrist would be taken number one instead of college player of the year Anthony Davis.

Jazz.com asked new head coach George Karl about the upcoming season and how he feels it should go and he said: " I think we can mayne sneak into the 8th seed in a tough conference but the vibes in the locker room are positive and we have some up and coming young talent to which we added too in this years draft and we are looking to make amends to last season and im sure the fans want that too"

John Wall will be looking to lead his Wizards to victory on Friday night.

Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview *|* November 2, 2012

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Washington Wizards
(19-61)

Utah Jazz
(31-51)

Stats Comparison
92.3	Points Per Game	92.3
102.3	PPG Allowed	95.3

Projected Starters
John Wall	Point Guard	Devin Harris
Jordan Crawford	Shooting Guard	Alec Burks
Chris Singleton	Small Forward	Harrison Barnes
Anthony Davis	Power Forward	Paul Millsap
Nene	Center	Al Jefferson

Injury Report

Game Notes
Stats are from 11-12 Season. Couldnt get FG% etc. from simming last season.

NBA Start of season Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 ()	Miami Heat	0-0
2 ()	Chicago Bulls	0-0
3 ()	Boston Celtics	0-0
4 ()	San Antonio Spurs	0-0
5 ()	Oklahoma City Thunder	0-0
6 ()	Denver Nuggets	0-0
7 ()	Memphis Grizzlies	0-0
8 ()	Atlanta Hawks	0-0
9 ()	Los Angeles Lakers	0-0
10 ()	Orlando Magic	0-0
11 ()	Los Angeles Clippers	0-0
12 ()	Minnesota Timberwolves	0-0
13 ()	New York Knicks	0-0
14 ()	Washington Wizards	0-0
15 ()	Philadelphia 76ers	0-0
16 ()	Indiana Pacers	0-0
17 ()	New Jersey Nets	0-0
18 ()	Dallas Mavericks	0-0
19 ()	Utah Jazz	0-0
20 ()	Detroit Pistons	0-0
21 ()	New Orleans Hornets	0-0
22 ()	Sacramento Kings	0-0
23 ()	Milwakee Bucks	0-0
24 ()	Houston Rockets	0-0
25 ()	Golden State Warriors	0-0
26 ()	Portland Trailblazers	0-0
27 ()	Charlotte Bobcats	0-0
28 ()	Phoenix Suns	0-0
29 ()	Cleveland Cavaliers	0-0
30 ()	Toronto Raptors	0-0

Game Report - Coming Soon

**Liam_93** · 07-27-2012, 11:03 AM

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Wall,Crawford and Turnovers too much as Jazz fall to Wizards on Home opener

SALT LAKE CITY -- Not the Openning the Utah Jazz wanted to the 12-13 Season with a blow-out 113-85 loss to the John Wall led Washington Wizards.

The Jazz and Wizards squared off with the two best ranked offences in the NBA but it would be John Wall who would play second fiddle to his Backcourt partner Jordan Crawford who poured in 37 of the Wizards 113 points at the EnergySolotions Arena in Salt Lake City.

John Wall dunks on Gerald Green

The Wizards got off to a hot start with Crawford scoring 6 of the Wizards 10 points in the opening 7 mins and John Wall was 3/3 from the field come the 5 minute mark in the 1st. But in the second quarter the Jazz would reply with efficient scoring of the bench from young bigmen Enes Kanter and Derrick Favours who were both 3/3 off the bench come HT where the Jazz went in with the score at 46-49 with the points leaders for each Paul Millsap with 10 and Crawford with 17 pts.

Alec Burks scored 12 points with 2/5 from 3pt range but it wasnt enough

In the second half the Jazz's lead was fast wiped out as they piled up their turnover count which was the main reason they couldn't get as much possessions as the Wizards therefore not having the same efficiency as the Wizards. The Jazz would have to quarters after the half with less than 20 pts where the Wizards would pull away with two sub 30pt quarters leading to a opening day blow-out loss to the Wizards.

The Jazz coach George Karl would have a few words to say after the game:

"We Just couldnt take care of the ball out there tonight leading to sloppy possessions and being left for dead on the fast break and something needs to change in the next game"

Hopefully it can as the Jazz will be on a road trip to Toronto to visit the Raptors hoping to make amends but it won't be easy as the Raptors and #1 Pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will be a tough team to beat.

Box Score vs Wizards

Washington Wizards at Utah Jazz
Nov 2, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington (1-0)	27	19	32	35	113
Utah (0-1)	22	27	18	18	85

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jo.Crawford	35	15-37	3-11	4-5	6	4	1	0	0	37
J.Wall	37	9-15	1-1	4-4	4	11	0	0	0	23
TEAM TOTALS		49-100	4-17	11-13	49	26	10	5	5	113

Utah Jazz
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P.Millsap	33	9-14	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	1	1	18
D.Favours	21	6-9	0-0	1-1	11	1	0	1	2	13
A.Jefferson	33	6-11	0-0	0-2	6	2	0	0	1	12
A.Burks	32	4-16	2-5	2-2	5	2	0	1	1	12
TEAM TOTALS		39-93	2-10	5-8	50	17	3	5	17	85

Matchup Preview @Raptors

Matchup Preview *|* November 4, 2012

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Utah Jazz
(0-1, 0-0 Away)

Toronto Raptors
(1-0, 0-0 Home)

Stats Comparison
85.0	Points Per Game	89.0
113.0	PPG Allowed	86.0
.333	Field Goal %	.434
.000	Free Throw %	.789
.000	3-Point %	.222

Projected Starters
Devin Harris	Point Guard	Jose Calderon
Alec Burks	Shooting Guard	Demar DeRozan
Harrison Barnes	Small Forward	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Paul Millsap	Power Forward	Ed Davis
Al Jefferson	Center	Andrea Bargnani

Injury Report

Game Notes
The Utah Jazz head to Canada to face the tandem duo of 2012 #1 draft pick Michael Kidd Gilchrist and High flying Guard Demar DeRozan.

**Liam_93** · 07-27-2012, 04:51 PM

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Jazz fall to 0-2 in OT thriller in Canada

Toronto -- The Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors played out a thriller which went all the way to overtime where the Jazz fought back from an 18 point deficit after HT to push the game to OT with an Alec Burks 3 pointer with no time on the clock in the 4th Q.

The Toroto Raptors came out of the gate the stronger team with their young PF Ed Davis rebounding the offensive glass aggressively this would help him on his way to 23 rebounds on the night. Star Raptors center Andrea Bargnani started of cold but would heat up later on in the game but the story would not be the same for high flying shooting guard Demar DeRozan who almost had a triple double to help the raptors on the way to the W where they shot 56% into the half.

For the Jazz young big men Enes Kanter and Derrick Favours would again be key off the bench for the Utah Jazz comeback cause after the half as well as the two starting bigs Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. When the Jazz trimmed the Raptors lead to 10 the Jazz's rookie forward Harrison Barnes would block #1 Draft pick Michael Kidd Gilchrist and the Jazz would ride momentum after that as early in the 4th Quarter Enes Kanter would hit an tough contact up and under and convert on the and one to trim the Raptors lead to six. The Jazz did take the lead at about the 5 minute mark but and one's from Andrea Bargnani and Demar DeRozan would give the Raptors a 6 point lead with 3 minutes to go. The Jazz Center Al Jefferson at one point grabbed 4 offensive rebounds in a row but the Jazz could not convert on the second chance points. but Alec Burks would hit a game tying 3 with no time on the clock to take the game into OT.

Burks explodes as he takes the game to OT

"It felt good when we came back to tie the game and for me to hit the three to tie it was amazing I could hear coach Karl shouting - Take the shot kid - and I was a little nervous but relieved when I made it" - Alec Burks on his game tying three

But it was in OT that DeRozan and Bargnani were too much for the Jazz defence as they would combine for the full 10 points. The Jazz had a chance to win the game again with no time on the clock as Alec Burks grabbed his own miss and would kick it out to an open Devin Harris who would miss the game winning basket.

Jazz coach George Karl was asked about the game and he said: "We showed great heart and resiliency to come back form that kind of a deficit but sometimes your just not the best team and that was us tonight but we can take positives and go back to Utah with out heads held high and hopefully we can erase the first 2 games and get the W"

The Jazz will try and get their first win at home to their former Star PG Deron Williams and the New Jersey Nets as he returns to his old stomping ground.

Utah Jazz (0-2) at Toronto Raptors (2-0)

Nov 4, 2012	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Utah	20	30	30	23	8	111
Toronto	32	36	18	17	10	113

Top Performers

Utah Jazz

Alec Burks (24 pts, 9 rebs, 2 Stls)

Paul Millsap (18 pts, 12 Rebs, 50% FG)

Toronto Raptors

Andrea Bargnani (21 pts, 2 stls, 1 Blk)

Demar DeRozan (21 pts, 8 rebs, 8 asts, 4 stls)

Team Stats Comparison
	UTH	TOR
FG Made-Att	43-100	47-103
3PT Made-Att	4-15	3-13
FT Made-Att	21-26	16-17
Rebounds	56	55
Assists	19	24
Turnovers	8	9
Steals	4	8
Blocks	4	4

**Liam_93** · 07-27-2012, 05:10 PM

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Matchup Preview *|* November 5, 2012

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New Jersey Nets
(1-1, 1-0 Away)

Utah Jazz
(0-2, 0-1 Home)

Stats Comparison
91.0	Points Per Game	98.0
85.0	PPG Allowed	113.0
.403	Field Goal %	.403
.818	Free Throw %	.785
.167	3-Point %	.167
48.0	Rebounds	50.0
10.5	Blocks	7.5
4.8	Steals	4.8
14.0	Turnovers	5.5

Projected Starters
Deron Williams	Point Guard	Devin Harris
MarSon Brooks	Shooting Guard	Alec Burks
Gerald Wallace	Small Forward	Harrison Barnes
Kris Humphries	Power Forward	Paul Millsap
Brook Lopez	Center	Al Jefferson

**Liam_93** · 07-27-2012, 08:06 PM

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Jazz handle Nets at home, Get first win off the season

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jazz fans will be feeling a mixture of relief and happiness as the finally grabbed their first win against the New Jersey Nets and it might make it that much sweeter because they were led by their former Point Guard Deron Williams.

This game was the complete opposite of the first two games that the Jazz had played in. It was much more back and forth as both teams were going at each other early in the 2nd quarter there had already been 7 lead changes. and it was the same story for the Jazz as their bench played a significant part in the games outcome. Momentum was beginning to shift as Deron Williams blew an open dunk on the break away and the Jazz fans let him know about it.He seemed to struggle after this forcing many of his shots but the teams kept at each other with MarShon Brooks and Brook Lopez piling points on the Jazz D. But the Jazz rode Paul Millsap into the half as he had 11 pts.The Jazz continued their aggressive offensive rebounding through their tenacious bigmen. Before the half Nets rookie Andrew Nicholson converted an and 1 to give the Nets a 46-49 lead into the half.

Alec Burks gave another efficient performance with 19 points

After the half Paul Millsap was just draining jumpers for fun hitting on his first 3 of 4 shots giving helping the Jazz to an 8-0 run after the half but the Nets would fight back and score 9 unanswered points which was helped by Brook Lopez limiting Jazz Center Al Jefferson's production points where he would finish with only 4 but he would still rebound well. In the middle of the 3rd quarter a MarShon Brooks and one would give the Jazz the highest lead of the game at 10. The play of the game came at the end of the 3rd Q where Devin Harris would turn the ball over and Brooks would break only to be chased down and blocked by Alec Burks, Lopez would then grab the rebound and he would be rejected by Millsap and the momentum from this would ignite the EnergySolutions Arena crowd. While Brook Lopez was giving Al Jefferson probelms down low and limiting his production yonung bigman Enes Kanter was showing that he could contribute alot Offensively and Defensively as he would block a shot form Lopez and get him into foul trouble at the other end.

In the fourth quarter their had already been 13 lead changes and 7 ties but the Jazz would take the final lead of the game through Devin Harris and shot 47% in the second half compared to their 40% in the 1st and close the game 102-106.

The Jazz will hope this win will spark a run as in their next two games they get a break from eastern conference opposition and face the two Los Angeles clubs as their first two Western Conference opposition and both will be played infront of the Jazz crowd.

Blake Griffin and Chris Paul will be looking to kill of the Jazz's momentum early

Game Recap vs Nets:

New Jersey Nets (1-2) at Utah Jazz (1-2)

Nov 5, 2012	1	2	3	4	Final
New Jersey	26	23	26	27	102
Utah	23	21	27	35	106

Top Performers

New Jersey Nets

Brook Lopez (26 pts, 12 rebs, 4 blocks)

MarShon Brooks (21 pts, 4 rebs, 4 steals)

Utah Jazz

Paul Millsap (21 pts, 11 rebs, 3 blks, 9-13 FG)

Alec Burks (19 pts, 5 rebs, 3-5 3pt FG)

Team Stats Comparison
	NJN	UTH
FG Made-Att	43-90	38-88
3PT Made-Att	4-16	9-15
FT Made-Att	12-15	21-25
Rebounds	44	51
Assists	23	23
Turnovers	10	11
Steals	10	5
Blocks	9	7

**Liam_93** · 07-27-2012, 08:43 PM

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Barnes will miss 1-2 weeks with lower back strain

SALT LAKE CITY -- Rookie Forward Harrison Barnes was injured late in the 4th quarter as he was shooting a 3 in the Jazz's win against New Jersey. Team doctors have done the scan and have revealed that he has a lower back strain and will miss a week to two weeks. It is unknown who will filled the void at the SF position for the Jazz against the Clippers will coach George Karl start newly acquired Gerald Green or will veteran Raja Bell be put in at the 3 or will the two share minutes. Many questions left pondering the minds of Jazz fans and we will just have to wait and see come game-time.

Barnes was averaging 14.0 ppg for the Jazz in the three games he's played so far and was acquired in a draft day trade with the Bobcats.

**Liam_93** · 07-28-2012, 08:43 AM

Re: Utah Jazz - Dealing with the Hoodoo

Wallace has had a slow start to the season averaging only 8.7 points in 32.7 minutes for the Nets

NBA.COM understands that the New Jersey Nets have inked Gerald Wallace to a 5 yr/33 million dollar contract extension. Gerald Wallace was unsure that they would renew his contract as the Nets picked up his 1 year team option at the end of last season and he was going into free agency at the end of this season. Two other players that were inked to contract extensions this week were Chase Budinger (3yr 5 million) and Portland guard Jamal Crawford who's terms were not disclosed.

Breaking News!

The first trade of the NBA season has been made and it involves two centers. It is understood that the Raptors have traded their former NO 1 overall pick in 2005 Andrea Bargnani to the Golden State Warriors for their center who was traded to them at the dealine last year Andrew Bogut who goes to the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors also receive Golden State's 2014 1st round pick.

Bogut will give the Raptors the defensive presence they have lacked since losing Chris Bosh to Miami, the presence they have never had as much of with Bargnani who was relied on for more of a scoring punch more than his defence. Bargnani brings his scoring ability to Golden State which will help out Stephen Curry and will replace the production they lost when they traded away Monta Ellis to the Bucks. Bargnani had his first all-star season last year averaging 24 ppg and he is doing just as well this season averaging 23 ppg whole also rebounding reasonably well.

**Liam_93** · 07-28-2012, 08:55 AM

Re: Utah Jazz - Dealing with the Hoodoo

Matchup Preview *|* November 9, 2012

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Los Angeles Clippers
(4-0, 1-0 Away)

Utah Jazz
(1-2, 1-1 Home)

Stats Comparison
99.0	Points Per Game	100.7
82.5	PPG Allowed	109.3
.424	Field Goal %	.400
.731	Free Throw %	.775
.311	3-Point %	.308
56.0	Rebounds	37.3
3.0	Blocks	5.0
6.0	Steals	4.5
11.5	Turnovers	8.5

Projected Starters
Chris Paul	Point Guard	Devin Harris
Nick Young	Shooting Guard	Alec Burks
Caron Butler	Small Forward	Gerald Green
Blake Griffin	Power Forward	Paul Millsap
DeAndre Jordan	Center	Al Jefferson

Injury Report
Chauncey Billups Strained Quad 1-2 weeks but can play through it		Harrison Barnes Lower Back Strain 1-2 weeks

**Liam_93** · 07-28-2012, 10:57 AM

Re: Utah Jazz - Dealing with the Hoodoo

Clippers handle Jazz in Utah with lockdown D

Salt Lake City -- Chris Paul's Clippers shut down the Jazz's offense in their own back yard in their blowout win tonight. From the off Paul was just untouchable and showed why he might just be the best Point Guard in the NBA scoring 6 of the clippers first 14 points.

He was drawing fouls at will in the Jazz paint and troubling AL Jefferson who had two fouls in the opening 2 minuets of the game. Coming out of the second Q in the first 4 minuets shooting 4/4. Going into the half the score was 58-41 to the Clippers.

After the break the onslaught continued as they would continue to punish the Jazz hitting almost every contested shot and shooting an astonishing 57% FG. The Jazz double team gave CP3 problems but still didn't slow his production down as he wold finish on 28 points for the game. The Clippers look like an early candidate for the playoffs and looked very strong tonight.

Los Angeles Clippers (5-0) at Utah Jazz (1-3)

Nov 9, 2012	1	2	3	4	Final
Los Angeles	25	33	27	29	114
Utah	16	25	33	17	91

Top Performers

Los Angeles Clippers

Chris Paul (28 pts, 6 Asts, 4 steals)

DeAndre Jordan (20 pts, 14 rebs, 7-8 FG)

Utah Jazz

Raja Bell (15 pts, 6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT FG)

Enes Kanter 12 pts, 10 rebs, 2 steals)

Team Stats Comparison
	LAC	UTH
FG Made-Att	49-86	37-82
3PT Made-Att	4-13	4-13
FT Made-Att	12-22	9-16
Rebounds	49	36
Assists	22	18
Turnovers	16	18
Steals	9	8
Blocks	6	5

Simmed to Dec 7 after this game. Around the League report coming up. Will be added to 1st post as well.

**Liam_93** · 07-28-2012, 01:54 PM

Re: Utah Jazz - Dealing with the Hoodoo

NBA Stats and Transaction Report as of Dec 7 2012.

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 7, 2012
Points per Game		PPG	Assists per Game		APG
	1. Kevin Durant	34.4		1. Rajon Rondo	11.5
	2. Dwayne Wade	28.7		2. Deron Williams	10.5
	3. LeBron James	27.4		3. Steve Nash	9.8
	4. Andrea Bargnani	24.7		4. Chris Paul	9.7
	5. Derrick Rose	24.1		5. John Wall	9.0
Blocks per Game		BPG	Rebounds per Game		RPG
	1. Dwight Howard	2.4		1. Blake Griffin	12.9
	2. Andrew Bynum	2.2		2. Dwight Howard	12.7
	3. Serge Ibaka	2.2		3. Marcin Gortat	11.9
	4. DeAndre Jordan	2.1		4. Andrew Bynum	11.8
	5. Emeka Okafor	1.9		5. Kevin Love	11.6
Steals per Game		SPG	Field Goal %		FG%
	1. Chris Paul	3.9		1. Josh Smith	.594
	2. Ricky Rubio	2.4		2. Nene	.568
	3. Tyreke Evans	2.4		3. Dwayne Wade	.566
	4. Monta Ellis	2.3		4. Jeff Teague	.558
	5. Brandon Jennings	2.3		5. Stephen Curry	.553
3 Point %		3PT%	Free Throw %		FT%
	1. Charlie Villanueva	.556		1. Aaron Brooks	1.000
	2. Richard Jefferson	.542		2. Stephen Curry	.934
	3. J.R Smith	.536		3. Steve Nash	.927
	4. Brandon Jennings	.525		4. Danilo Gallinari	.925
	5. Jeremy Lamb	.500		5. Kyrie Irving	.921

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 7, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	11	6	--
New York Knicks	10	7	1.0
Boston Celtics	10	8	1.5
New Jersey Nets	6	11	5.0
Toronto Raptors	4	13	7.0
CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Indiana Pacera	10	7	--
Chicago Bulls	9	7	0.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	7	13	4.5
Detroit Pistons	5	11	4.5
Milwaukee Bucks	3	14	7.0
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB
Miami Heat	16	0	--
Atlanta Hawks	12	5	4.5
Charlotte Bobcats	9	9	8.0
Orlando Magic	5	11	11.0
Washington Wizards	5	11	11.0
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Miami Heat
Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers
New York Knicks
Indiana Pacers
Chicago Bulls
Boston Celtics
Charlotte Bobcats
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB
Oklahoma City Thunder	13	3	--
Portland Trail Blazers	19	17	4.0
Utah Jazz	8	9	5.5
Minnesota Timberwolves	8	10	6.0
Denver Nuggets	8	11	6.5
PACIFIC	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	15	4	--
Golden State Warriors	13	6	2.0
Los Angeles Clippers	11	6	3.0
Phoenix Suns	7	10	7
Sacramento Kings	6	12	8.5
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB
Dallas Mavericks	19	17	--
New Orleans Hornets	8	10	2.0
Memphis Grizzlies	7	9	2.0
Houston Rockets	7	9	2.0
San Antonio Spurs	7	9	2.0
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Lakers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Portland Trail Blazers
Dallas Mavericks
Utah Jazz
New Orleans Hornets

Looks like I might be getting the stat glich which is a bit dissapointing as the Blazers and Mavs have somehow played 36 games already in a month and a half!

Transaction report

Dwight Howard has signed a 6 yr/ $127.22 million deal with the Orlando Magic which means that he is commited to the Orlando Magic and maybe they are planning to improve the roster and tying down Howard and building around him is their plan. He certainly becomes on of the highest paid players is the league with this deal.

The Sacramento Kings have tied down their young guard and one of their so called centrepieces Tyreke Evans. He signed a 6 year deal worth just over $95 million.

The San Antonio Spurs have re-signed their veteran Guard Manu Ginobili to a 3 year 15.29 million contract.

Current Players of the Week Nov 25-Dec 1st

Derrick Rose 24.1 PPG, 1.9 SPG, 6.9 APG l Kevin Durant 34.4 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.1 SPG

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Feb 17, 2013
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Kevin Durant	30.0		1. Dwight Howard	12.5
	2. LeBron James	27.5		2. Andrew Bynum	12.3
	3. Dwayne Wade	26.2		3. Blake Griffin	12.0
	4. Andrea Bargnani	24.5		4. Kevin Love	11.5
	5. Russell Westbrook	23.4		5. Chris Kaman	11.2
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. Rajon Rondo	10.9		1. Chris Paul	3.3
	2. Deron Williams	10.0		2. Rajon Rondo	2.6
	3. Steve Nash	9.9		3. Russell Westbrook	2.2
	4. Chris Paul	9.8		4. Monta Ellis	2.2
	5. John Wall	8.8		5. Tyreke Evans	2.1
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal %		FG%
	1. Andrew Bynum	2.0		1. Dwight Howard	.565
	2. Dwight Howard	2.0		2. Nene	.556
	3. DeAndre Jordan	1.9		3. Al Jefferson	.535
	4. Taj Gibson	1.7		4. Pau Gasol	.531
	5. Roy Hibbert	1.7		5. Tim Duncan	.528
3 Point Field Goal %		3PT%	Free Throw %		FT%
	1. J.R Smith	.481		1. Stephen Curry	.964
	2. Stephen Curry	.479		2. Chauncey Billups	.926
	3. Richard Jefferson	.463		3. Kevin Durant	.916
	4. Jrue Holiday	.450		4. D.J Augustin	.915
	5. Danny Granger	.444		5. Kyrie Irving	.914

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