I don’t necessarily read ESPN.com articles often, but when I happened to see that ESPN had made a midseason list of the best sophomores in the NBA, I had to take a gander.
January 25, 2008
Ronnie Brewer, Paul Millsap on ESPN’s Top 10 Sophomores
January 15, 2008
Examining the Kyle Korver trade
A lot of sports writers announced the Kyle Korver trade as a savior for the Utah Jazz. The Jazz finally got a long distance threat to spread the opposing defenses. The Jazz got a missing piece of a practically complete puzzle.
And the only things given up were a protected first round draft pick and Gordan Giricek, who of late had found himself in Jerry Sloan’s doghouse. Korver is likely worth more than either of those players, at least to the Utah Jazz, and everyone knows that yet another rookie would only make the Jazz even less experienced than they already are. They got something for essentially nothing.
Right?
The Utah Jazz have officially reached the Elite of the West now.
All kneel before them!
Um, well. Not quite.
January 14, 2008
Jazz regain winning ways?
I recently read an article on the fact that the Jazz, after dropping a large amount of games, have started winning again. They do mention the fact that the Jazz have been winning at home and that the majority of their games lately have been at home rather than on the road (where a large stretch of December was played).
Somehow the author doesn’t put two and two together, though.
Nothing has changed!