"Genius is like a road trip to California. It takes time." -Matthew Thomas
I feel like this is reminiscent of Utah Sports Bot. Yes, we love sports. Yes, we love the Jazz. And yes, we waited until there's under 15 games left in the regular season to start our blog. Why? Well, Matt said it best. Things of genius take time. This being the case, it only seems appropriate to recap the Jazz's season thus far.
The Jazz had a decent off-season, drafting Gordon Hayward and Jeremy Evans, and picking up Al Jefferson. But it's quite apparent that their biggest accomplishment pre-October was acquiring Matt Harpring as the co-play-by-play man (Keep in mind that the Jazz beat the Laker multiple times preseason as well.... despise Kobe, always). His catchy phrases, knowledge, and overall knack for announcing has made even the toughest times for Jazz fans bearable. Thanks Matt.
The Jazz started strong, finishing November 14-5. Unfortunately, the Jazz would go 8-6, 7-9, 3-9 and 4-4 over the next four months, respectively (At least we didn't lose to Cleveland...haha Lakers). Amidst all of this, our beloved Commander-in-Chief Jerry Sloan retired, and our best player Deron WIlliams was traded. Although, he will be back as discussed in our previous post.
Sometimes being a Jazz fan isn't easy. Having your heart ripped out night after night isn't fun. Fortunately, things are looking up for our Jazz. Devin Harris, C.J. Miles, Andrei Kirilenko, Derrick Favors, and Big Al look like the choice starting 5 for now, with Hayward, Raja, and others coming off the bench. Don't forget Millsap, who we hope will be back soon, and Okur, if he ever gets healthy. On top of that, the Jazz have potentially three first round draft picks this coming draft, as well as our most expensive contract (overpaid Andrei Kirilenko - over 17 million a year) expiring. What does this mean? The Jazz could pick up another star or two or three to support our already developing team, not to mention Deron coming back soon...ha! Lets just hope the Jazz make some better draft choices than those of the past.
Moral of the story, hang on Jazz fans. The future is bright.
Some final thoughts...Jimmer Fredette is a robot. He's like one of those aliens from Space Jam that stole the NBA player's talent. No wonder Reggie Miller retired. Robo-Jimmer stole his talent. 7 times yesterday we saw him activate his 3 point laser, the other 5 misses he was obviously toying his opponent.
Go Jazz, get us a win tonight!
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