Holy Moses that game was tense. I’m glad Larry Miller finally ponied up the dough and got enough shirts to the fans to turn the ESA into a sea of Carolina blue. Anyhow, I thought the storylines in the game were amazing and with those storylines, what a finish for Derek Fisher. Read the recap at ESPN and the comments about the game on both TrueHoop.com and the Daily Dime at ESPN.com. By the way, this picture of Fisher is classic.
How exciting! We are so pumped.
Yes, the Aggies beat the U last night. It was their 5th straight at home against the U under coach Morrill. You gotta love it baby!!!!
After opening the season with a win against the Houston Rockets, the Jazz went to Phoenix on Friday and beat last year’s Pacific Division champions 108-104, and followed that gut-check with a win against Golden State at home tonight, 106-82.
So far this year, the Jazz are 5th in the NBA in scoring (107.3 per game), 11th in points allowed (94.3), 4th in field goal percentage (49.68%) and currently 3-0. It’s still to early to say it with complete surety, but this Jazz team is deep, healthy and poised to make the playoffs.
The Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 107-97 in their season opener at the Delta Center. You can read the game recap at the Salt Lake Tribune. I watched the whole game and couldn’t help but smile. Carlos Boozer was awesome (24 and 19), Deron Williams was the savvy floor leader (18 and 10), 19 year-old CJ Miles proved age doesn’t matter as he scored 12 in the opening half, Mehmet Okur dropped 17 points, Kirilenko did all the little things he does (despite being in foul trouble the whole game) and former Lakers (and thorn in our sides) guard Derek Fisher proved his worth and his leadership. I was impressed to say the least.
I realize it’s only one game and they had a little dry spell at the end of the 3rd Quarter and the start of the 4th, but this team can rebound and put points on the board. Plus, their youth isn’t rap-star-gangsta youth, but energized, team-oriented, athletic youth that Jerry Sloan has accepted and unleashed. If they play they way they did tonight against Yao Ming and Tracey McGrady (two all-stars), then I have no doubt they can make the playoffs and make some noise. This Jazz team reminds me of Detroit. No stars. Just a team.
PS - The header is going up every time there is a victory!! Boo yeah!