Game Thread: Jazz at Raptors

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<font color=""Navy"">Utah Jazz</font> (25-14) at <font color=""Purple"">Toronto Raptors</font> (19-21)</div>

Date: Friday 19th Januray, 5:00 PM (MST)
Location: Air Canada Centre
Local TV: FSN
National TV: NBALP, RTV

Last Game

<font color=""Navy"">Jazz:</font> Jazz 100 at Pistons 99
<font color=""Purple"">Raptors:</font> Kings 85 at Raptors 101

Streak

<font color=""Navy"">Jazz:</font> Won 1
<font color=""Purple"">Raptors:</font> Won 2

Last Ten

<font color=""Navy"">Jazz:</font> 4-6
<font color=""Purple"">Raptors:</font> 6-4

<div align="center">Projected Starters

<font color=""Navy"">Jazz</font>


<font size=""1"">Deron Williams, Derek Fisher, Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur</font>

<font color=""Purple"">Raptors</font>


<font size=""1"">TJ Ford, Anthony Parker, Jorge Garbajosa, Chris Bosh, Rasho Nesterovic</font></div>

Prediction

Raptors by 5

 

Jazz by 7.

 

Raptors are pretty good but I think AK comes to make a point today

Utah by 13

 

Collins unhappy?

Another unhappy Jazzman?

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Collins called it "bull" that he didn't play in the second half.

"Eight points in seven minute and I can't get back in the game?" the center said.</div>

<div align="center">ESPN Recap</div>

 

I just saw this, the guy is lucky to have a damn Job. If this SOB wants to make a complaint, I say we release him, I guaratee Sloan could find a D-League guy like McBrick or Mikki Moore was for us. Jarron Collins is only playing because he can make a 15 foot jump shot and get occasional rebounds, he fits good in Sloan's system. So he should just shut up and deal with it, or else he can take Hoffa's spot on the bench.

 

Your halfcourt offense is a thing of beauty (especially compared to ours). Really, your team's got everything: a great distributor, a solid low post presence, and (this sets you apart from a lot of the league) almost everyone can shoot well from downtown. Sorry to tell you things you probably already know, but I was real impressed down the stretch. While we were making that run towards the end all we really needed was one or two stops, but we couldn't defend all of those threats.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Chutney Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Your halfcourt offense is a thing of beauty (especially compared to ours). Really, your team's got everything: a great distributor, a solid low post presence, and (this sets you apart from a lot of the league) almost everyone can shoot well from downtown. Sorry to tell you things you probably already know, but I was real impressed down the stretch. While we were making that run towards the end all we really needed was one or two stops, but we couldn't defend all of those threats.</div>

I actually was have disappointed with our execution lately, we've been doing a lot of pick n' rolls instead of running the offense. I like that play that we usually run for Harpring where he gets that layup on the inside, I wish we'd run it for AK a lot more like we did a bit today.

 

I dunno. I think Kirilenko needs to focus more on playing within the flow of the team. Against us, I noticed quite a few possessions where he forced up a shot just because he hadn't touched the ball recently. Conversely, he was more effective when he was moving off the ball or using his passing skills. Dude's a very well rounded player and I think his recent complaints about the offense have made him too focused on simply scoring.