Does the great JoMal have a blind spot?
Do
I have a blind spot?
Ted, that wall you are heading into isn't going to move.
I don't have an issue with you calling them thugs and deviants. I know that's you just flaming me.
Here's what I have an issue with:
who like to inflict pain rather then basketball strategy
Seriously O stately one, what the hell are you talking about? The Jazz have one of the top five execution offenses in the league. When they run it well, it is like watching a layup drill. No basketball strategy? Are you having another senior moment or something? I could swear you are talking about the New York Knicks or the Portland JailBlazers (not the Trailblazers as they are again known). I won't go further because I believe deep down you probably wish you could take back that proverbial fastball down the middle.
You don't mind me calling the Jazz thugs and deviants, but have a problem with their tendancy to ignore basketball strategy over the issuance of pain instead. Okaaaay, at least we are now getting somewhere.
But being one of the top five (actually fifth) in scoring offense is so not the same as being number 1. Are the Jazz number 1 in any category? Let's see. They are close in assists, and steals (and turnovers), but they are only number 1 in one category that I can see - personal fouls per game.
Sounds like they do have an interest in the "inflicting pain" department a tad bit more then they do in offensive strategy after all.
I'll tell you all what started the whole thing. Harpring was inserted in the game; Artest tried to post him up; he found it more difficult than he may have expected; elbows began to be thrown both ways; and Ron Artest LOST HIS MIND.
Then the next game, the Kings beat the Jazz by outrebounding them 45 to 31. Two technical fouls were called during the game; one on Mehmet Okur, another on Jerry Sloan. I supposedly, Quincy Douby and John Salmons stood up to the deviant, bone-crunching, mindless Jazz thugs. The heroes took that day and rode on to a brave, glorious, honorable loss the next night against Golden State, who were unable to beat the vicious Jazz this year.
Really? It was that Sacramento outrebounded the Jazz that resulted in the Kings winning the second game? Not the 50 (that's right, FIVE-OOO) free throws the Kings shot, making 40, compared to the Jazz going to the line only 23 times? Because you would certainly think, if the Kings outrebounded the jazz by 14, well, they must have shot many more field goals, right. Instead, the Jazz shot 14 more field goals then the Kings in that game and still lost by 13.
Wow!!! Let's hear once again about the superior Jazz basketball strategy, which just might, and correct me if I am wrong, not tend to transfer on the road as well as it seems to in SLC. The Jazz "basketball strategy" in the home game against the Kings was clearly to see if they could frustrate and ignite Artest - to make him, how did you put it? To LOSE HIS MIND. And sure enough, Ron got t'ed up twice and tossed from the game. I bet you thought ole Ronnie has gotten tossed out of lots of games this year. Why don't to look up that stat to see how many other teams have gotten Ron that upset. Nope, just that Jazz "basketball strategy" you are so proud of came up with the brilliant idea to try to
DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED IN DETROIT.
And you can't tell me the same strategy was not on their minds in Sacramento when they sent the Kings to the line 50 times.
