I know it's only been 3 games, but Boozer has to be the early front runner for Most Improved Player. He's averaging a whopping 15 rebounds per game, along with 20 points. With Boozer FINALLY healthy, he's starting to produce the numbers Utah expected him to have when they signed him to his monster contract. The only area Boozer needs to improve on is FT shooting, but I'll take 20/15 from him every night.
http://www.nba.com/news/pow_061106.html He also got named to Player of the Week for the west.... I hope he continues to play this way.
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I know it's only been 3 games, but Boozer has to be the early front runner for Most Improved Player. He's averaging a whopping 15 rebounds per game, along with 20 points. </div> How will he get most improved by averaging a bit more than he could of averaged last year when he did comeback? I think C.J. Miles might be contending for Most Improved, he's averaging 10.3 PPG so far and has been pretty good. But Boozer has been a beast so far, he's just man-handled everyone so far when he posts up, but when he starts shooting that 17 footer, it pisses me off, why do that when you can post up like no other(6'8" guy)? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">With Boozer FINALLY healthy, he's starting to produce the numbers Utah expected him to have when they signed him to his monster contract. </div> Boozer has always produced good numbers, he's always been Utah's top option on offense when healthy. The offense runs of our post players because they pass it to the high post, leaving them options to give it to the cutter, shoot it, or drive so guys like Okur and Boozer have plenty of options. I'm glad that he's finally producing like someone with his contract should, I hope that all the fools that wanted to trade him (me too I guess ) should slap some sense into themselves. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The only area Boozer needs to improve on is FT shooting, but I'll take 20/15 from him every night</div> Boozer is a bit inconsistent @ the charity strike but he should start making more as the season goes, he just needs to get a consistent routine, I noticed his shot is in different places sometimes, over his head or behind his head maybe it's just me but he looks like he shoots different a lot.
I don't think he'll be most improved just because he could truly already do this, he was just injured. I think his play though makes Utah just as good as any other in the West. PF is the big position in the West, and having a 20-10 PF along with the rest of their guys is nice.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — That the Jazz spent part of the past offseason sniffing out other teams' level of trade interest in big man Carlos Boozer might be one of the worst-kept secrets in the NBA. It wasn't the first time it happened since he arrived in Utah from Cleveland via free agency in 2004, either. Whatever swap proposals have been made in the past, though, obviously have not been enough to prod Jazz brass into making a deal. Boozer is back for his third season in Utah, and there are no known plans to ship the soon-to-be 25-year-old anywhere except to the site of the Jazz's next game. If that same talk of days gone by were to take place today, in fact, offers from prospective suitors might very well be enhanced greatly — and the franchise paying $68 million over six seasons for him might not even be tempted to listen. Certainly not now. The reason? The Jazz are off to a 4-0 start heading into a three-game Eastern road trip that opens tonight in New Jersey, and Boozer's big numbers have been integral to their early-season success. In four games, the Duke product has posted four double-doubles, is averaging a team-leading 20.5 points per game and (heading into Monday's play around the NBA) had a league-leading rebounding average of 14.0 boards per game. He had a team-high 24 points and game-high 19 rebounds in a season-opening win over Houston last Wednesday night and followed that with 12 boards and a team-high 21 points two nights later at Phoenix. Against Golden State the next evening Boozer had 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, and Monday night at the Delta Center he had 20 points and a team-high 11 boards. No wonder teammate Andrei Kirilenko's most-succinct words about Boozer following the Jazz's season-opener were these: "He's a beast."</div> Source
I'd like to point out that I was one of the people saying to KEEP BOOZER and atleast see how we do next season when he's healthy, while everyone was saying to get rid of him. Hopefully he continues to play like this.
<div class="quote_poster">Marbire Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'd like to point out that I was one of the people saying to KEEP BOOZER and atleast see how we do next season when he's healthy, while everyone was saying to get rid of him. Hopefully he continues to play like this.</div> So was I, and past posts in this forum can confirm that. From the first year he was brought in, you can see how well he played in the low post, and just because he had a nagging injury for almost a full season does not diminish his hie efforts and skills on the court. I hate that though, when a player gets a serious injury, its just "trade him, trade him, trade him," its not right, but thats a whole another topic...
After signing a big contract, Boozer struggled with injuries during his first two seasons in Utah. Many called him overpaid and wanted him traded. Now that he's healthy, Boozer is proving his worth and so far this season he would have to be one of the best players in the league. With Boozer healthy, Utah's frontcourt is a lot stronger and the Jazz play considerably better.
I thought Boozer was going to get traded to LA Lakers. Instead, he's doing good. Anyways, I wanna see AK47 also step up some and get some pts.
