Comments on: The day the Jazz died

By: SmackSaw

SmackSaw — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:28:56 +0000

A bold move would be to leave SLC for Seattle. Don’t laugh.

By: progress2011

progress2011 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:04:19 +0000

The Jazz will now compete with Sacramento and the Cavs for the worst team in the league spot ! HAHAHAHAhahaha

By: infdl

infdl — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:13:35 +0000

Anybody remember how the jazz are 4-14 since mid-January? I hate seeing this move as much as anybody, but you are lying to yourself to think that Deron didn’t QUIT on this team about half way through December. Now he is in basketball purgatory. Sucks to even think about it, but this is the first real bold move by Greg Miller since Larry died. Now we’ll see if it was the right move.

By: baboushka

baboushka — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:53:25 +0000

For some reason I have always liked the Utah Jazz. Even the assymetrical name (Utah with Jazz) works for me in a strange way. Sort of like popular Swedish Jazz. Don’t laugh if you never heard it. It’s awesome and it works. My real point is this. The author should have focused on this unique opportunity for the Jazz to get its “Jazz” right. They were adrift from all of the defections and injuries from last year. Now they have given themselves the opportunity to remake a winning formula and add new Jazz spice to it with the new players and draft picks. Who knows what motivates a player to rise to the occasion and become significant. Young Mr Heyward now has such an opportunity. He could all of a sudden seize this moment (D Will’s departure) and lean on Favors like Stockton did with Malone, and the two become one of the most dynamic and exciting new scoring tandems in the league. This stuff happens in the NBA. Heyward was never going to become the exciting prospect we saw at Butler with Deron Williams dominant presence there. Now he has a chance. This is his moment. He will seize it (if Corbin lets him) or lose it. He should be in Corbin’s face right now challenging corbin to “Give Me The D!?..MN Ball!

Bottom line. I see the Jazz jar as more full than empty. It was a very good trade by them. They got value and a better option to shape their future. It works for Williams. He is a good kid who just wnats to win. If they had kept the winning players around him, he probably would have re-upped and stayed. What the jazz need to consider is pushing Heyward and Favors to step up right now and play like the stars of that team. Ty Corbin is a good guy and a he may become a great coach. But I bet it won’t happen in Utah. They need to convince John Stockton to come in as head coach and surround him with talented assistants and let him shape this new team culture. And give him time to sort it out. Then if they get the chance, draft Jimmer to match up with Favors and Heyward, cross their fingers and hope it all works.

By: stinkfingers

stinkfingers — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:17:38 +0000

As a Jazz fan, I hate to see Deron go. He is a great player. Arguably, the best PG in the game.

But the fact is, he didnt want to be here. He made it very clear that he was going to leave when his contract was up, with body language and public statements. Kevin O’Connor did the right thing. Sure… This trade could turn the Jazz into the Bobcats, like you said. But if the trade isnt made, Williams leaving without compensation would turn the Jazz into something much worse.. The Cleveland Cavaliers.

At least now… There is SOME hope for the future, even if it is only a little.

By: kindasporty

kindasporty — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:36:12 +0000

While reading this, Don McLean’s American Pie kept running through my head.

By: rickmirer

rickmirer — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:18:18 +0000

Great read. I couldn’t agree more. No Sloan, no Williams, no chance.

By: 1historian

1historian — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:08:54 +0000

I disagree. I don’t think Williams wanted to be there, would have poisoned team chemistry as long as he was and I think that they did what they had to do. It remains to be seen what is their next move.

By: jmclarkent

jmclarkent — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:39:10 +0000

It looks like I lost “Deron Williams did not want to be in Utah” at the top.

By: jmclarkent

jmclarkent — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:38:05 +0000

be in Utah.

- After the Brewer Trade (who has since proven himself to be a role player at best): “That’s why I only signed a 3 year contract”

- His body language and attitude has been “off” all year. An example is when he had that hissy-fit and flipped on Gordon Hayward: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urE_fCp7e5s

- SOMETHING happened with Sloan.

KOC made the right move (One that I hoped for after the Nets lost ‘Melo in this very forum). The Jazz were not close to a championship (especially with Corbin at the helm mid-season) and DW was going to walk after 2012. I was hoping that the level of play that we saw in the beginning of the year would sustain (Maybe the’d get a part with the AK47 contract and make a run), but sadly the Jazz had no chemistry. The Jazz were sitting at 26 losses before the trade, they had 29 all of last year.

Now they have a chance to blow it up and get “bad” for a year or two (which will allow them the opportunity to make some moves get better). If they can shed salary, move a few parts that don’t fit, develop the young folks on the roster and make the right draft picks, this could work out.

Truth be told, the window to win a championship with Deron had closed. If you are going to rebuild, I rather do so with Favors, Harris (a tradeable asset down the road) and 2 low #1′s than an ESPN “Decision”.