Gameday Thread - Suns vs. Jazz - Bright Side Of The Sun

Gameday Thread - Suns vs. Jazz

by Phoenix Stan on Oct 9, 2008 4:25 PM MDT in Game Coverage Comment 16 comments

Phoenix Suns	vs.	Utah Jazz
0-0		0-0
6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern
TV: NONE
Probable starters:
Steve Nash	PG	Deron Williams
Raja Bell	SG	Ronnie Brewer
Grant Hill(?)	SF	Andrei Kirilenko
Boris Diaw	PF	Paul Milsap
Shaq	C	Memhet Okur

There's not much I have to say about the Jazz. They are the one team in the West that didn't do all that much this off season.

The Lakers added Andrew Bynum.

The Blazers added Greg Oden, Jarryydd Bayless and twelve other decent players thanks to Paul Allen's deep pockets.

The Suns replaced the entire bench.

The Spurs got older.

The Jazz didn't seem to do much other then take Deron Williams a Ward house and bind him for eternity. He's a great catch and certainly will only get better but how good will Boozer be this year? I suspect he's peaked. So you are left with a Jazz team that couldn't beat a Bynum-less Lakers in the playoff's ending up about where they did last year. And the year before that. Which is still ahead of the Suns.

I exchanged a few questions with the boys over at True Blue Jazz (formerly known as My Utah Jazz). You can check it out and perhaps help me understand how my assertion that there isn't a Suns - Jazz rivalry might have pissed them off so much. Shouldn't they be focused on the Trailblazers? Or the Nuggets? Or even the Lakers who we should all just agree to hate?

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Do they want a rivalry?

I mean I’m sure we have some history with them of some sort, but they havent truly been a thorn in our side. Have they? We got the Lakers and Spurs to hate. Why would we hate the Jazz, especially if they are in another division?

As for the game, just another chance to watch the new guys and rooks go at it. Is there a place to watch it online, or even listen to it?

"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness

by Turambar on Oct 9, 2008 5:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Audio online

I checked w/ my contact at KTAR. They aren’t allowed to stream the game b/c of conflicting rights w/ the NBA. So I guess nba.com will have it. Of course in Phx you can listen to Al McCoy at 620am on your radio dial….

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Phoenix Stan on Oct 9, 2008 5:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you have League Pass

They’re streaming all of the games through that deal.

by hcblankscreen on Oct 9, 2008 8:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nevermind that....

They call it NBA Audio League Pass, but it has nothing to do with NBA League Pass. It’s free, all you need is an NBA.com membership, link to listen is:

http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html

by hcblankscreen on Oct 9, 2008 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

Kirilenko was writing that part.

by Azreous on Oct 9, 2008 5:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

As a Jazz fan

totally agree on the Lakers. Everyone should hate them. The Nuggets are probably our biggest rivals… the Blazers rivalry will grow, provided the talent & youth turns into winning. Not sure why exactly the TrueBlueJazz guys are so upset about there not being a rivalry… maybe the state borders they mention or something. Or maybe because you guys took Raja Bell from us… that’s a semi-good reason. Right?

It might not be a rivalry, but it’s still a fun match-up when the 2 teams meet. And having 2 of the better PGs in the league on one court is always fun to watch.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Oct 9, 2008 5:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Feeling the Jazz love

I guess b/c I lived in SLC in 97-99 and was into the Stockton / Malone trip to the finals I don’t feel any hate for that team like I do for the Lakers or Spurs.

I guess at best its just apathy. The Jazz just exist. Like the Hornets and Rockets.

Sorry True Blue. I just can’t bring myself to hate you….

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Phoenix Stan on Oct 9, 2008 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Sloans

No rivalry because there is no attitude. No one to hate, no one to cheer for, nothing. Even Malone never really ticked me off, and he was one, big whiny baby that was really good. Don’t know why — he fits the profile of a player begging to be hated.

They’re the Utah Sloans in my book. Not the “Jazz.”

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Oct 9, 2008 6:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Wait a Second?

Shaq at Center, Stan?

Getting soft or realistic? Come on, don’t you love big men raining 3s?

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Oct 9, 2008 6:10 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

No

I am following the Porter lead and going old school. I want a big man that can you know…play big. I like Okur as an off the bench guy or perhaps next two someone like Okafor or Bogut.

Turk you very much

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Phoenix Stan on Oct 9, 2008 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okur

has gotten a lot better at playing inside as of late… at least offensively. He’s not an All-NBA defender, but he has proven that he can shut down guys if the need be (Yao in the playoffs 2 years ago), and he’s gotten much better at attacking the hoop.

Throw in a good defender (like AK, because seriously… Hill is done, and AK can do everything… plus contracts don’t matter, do they?), and you’re set.

Okur, Amare, AK, Brewer/Bell (depending on whether you want a shooter or a cutter), Deron… with Millsap the 6th man.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Oct 9, 2008 7:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rivals

Newsflash…the Lakers are rivals with everyone. So you can’t claim them as “your” rivals. Jazz fans hate them with every bit of fervor that Suns fans do. I just wanted to get something started since we share borders, both play in the West. I see your points. Truth is, if I wasn’t a Jazz fan I would more than likely follow the Suns. I like your team and organization.

Fair enough, we’re not rivals. But let’s at least unite in hating the Spurs and Lakers.

by CB Jack on Oct 9, 2008 9:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

And in that

a new friendship was forged.

by Azreous on Oct 9, 2008 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

About Boozer peaking

I heard somewhere that he wants to play somewhere else. If I was a Jazz fan, I would be uneasy about a guy who basically lied to the Cavs and blew off a chance to play with LeBron and win a championship. Kind of like marrying a divorced person. They already blew one chance.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Oct 10, 2008 7:16 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought divorced ppl almost always try harder to make

the second marriage work.

by In Walks Rudy on Oct 10, 2008 2:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not when there are more people

waiting in line.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Oct 11, 2008 7:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs