VS. Points Gaurds. Kirk Hinrich Vs. Carlos Arroyo VS. Shooting Guards:Jamal Crawford VS. Deshawn Stevenson VS. Small Fowards: Kendall Gill VS. Matt Harpring. VS. Power Forwards: Jerome Williams VS. Andrei Kirilenko. VS. Centers: Antonio Davis VS. Greg Ostertag VS. Player to watch Andrei Kirilenko/ Jamal Crawford Kirilenko: Block some shots. Box out, has a size disadvantage. Crawford: Needs to shoot the ball well. Plays very well in transition. Gaurd whole heartedly. Bull's keys to the game Bulls need to shoot good. The last few games have been miserable shooting nights. The Bulls will need to step that up if they want to win this game. Also, they need to get Kirk Hinrich going. When Hinrich can destribute the ball, and knock down threes, this team is hard to beat. Jazz's keys to the game The Jazz need to be strong underneath the basket. Lets face it, they don't have any really good big men. Kirilenko is a great player, but undersized at the position. Prediction Call me biased, but I think the Bulls win this ball game. The shooting finally turns on, and they play very well. However, it's close the whole way.
Obviously I want the Bulls to win this game, but it's gonna be tough. The Jazz might be one of the youngest teams in the league, but they're one of the most disciplined. If they come out with a lot of structure, its gonna be tough to beat them. If the Bulls match their structured play, then its the Bulls by 5-10. But if anyone(read: Jamal Crawford) plays out of control, then the Jazz win. Simple as that.
I agree with you about Crawford being controlled. I think it's important for him not to get discouraged and down on himself after he misses a few shots. Also, to be more controlled down the floor, and take good shots.
Nice preview Prophecy :thumbsup: Crawford needs to do what he hasnt in awhile---SHOOT THE BALL WELL! Look at his shooting over the past 5 games: Dec 20 vs Cavaliers 7-27 Dec 17 at Pistons 7-23 Dec 16 vs Magic 5-17 Dec 13 vs Pacers 7-17 Dec 12 at Bucks 4-12 Overall %: .031 3PT %: 0.195 Now that is flat out terrible. Predictions: Jamal Crawford 19 pts 6 ast Marcus Fizer 14 pts 6 reb Antonio Davis 13 pts 12 reb Andrei Kirilenko 17 pts 7 reb 2 blk Matt Harpring 24 pts 4 reb 2 ast Deshawn Stevenson 15 pts 5 reb 1 ast 1 stl Final Score Bulls 89< Jazz 84
Any of the Jazz starters could play very well in this game, I expect at least one to do just that. It'll porbably be Carlos Arroyo, he hasn't played as well as he was before his injury, and he'll be looking to pick up his game with Raul Lopez more than capable of running the PG spot. Utah needs to rebound in this game, so far this season it is the difference between a win or a loss. In this sort of game, I'm expecting AK47 to play well all over the court, and get close to another 5 x 5.
HALFTIME 52 Jazz 35 Bulls The one thing thats really making me mad Jamal Crawford played 2 minutes. They said he made a mistake and i dont know what the hell he did wrong but he needs more than 2 minutes for us to win. _______________________________________________________ End of 3rd Jazz 71 Bulls 58 Alright, the game is in reach now. _______________________________________________________ Final Score Jazz 92 Bulls 80 The effort was there, but their shots just wouldnt fall
