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Game 39: Jazz 90, Pistons 87
Posted by: TACOREV on January 13th, 2013
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.The Jazz hold on in Detroit to wrap up a 2-1 road trip.
Jefferson led all scorers with 20 & 10 while Millsap and Foye each contributed 17, and Burks pitched in with 12 off the bench.
The Pistons were led by Brandon Knight’s 16, Will Bynum’s 13, and Greg Monroe’s 12 & 11.
I only saw parts of this game but I was following it as I watched my 49ers do work on the Packers.
Speaking of the 49ers, I can’t help but point out a striking similarity of that organization to this Jazz team.
Midway through the 2008 NFL season, Mike Singletary was named head coach of the 49ers, who improved from ‘not-very-good’ to ‘mediocre’. It was apparent to me that “Coach Sing” was not a good football coach, but other 49er fans that I associated with were just so content with improving to ‘mediocre’ status that they told me to “stop complaining” and to “be patient, give it some time”. I maintained that the team had talent to be a playoff team but never would as long as Singletary was running the show.
Sure enough, after a two and a half underachieving seasons, “Sing” was axed and in came Jim Harbaugh. The 49ers are now in their second straight NFC championship game in each of Harbaugh’s two seasons at head coach… with essentially the same players Singletary was unable to win with.
Corbin is Singletary. The Jazz have playoff talent, yet with a coach that can’t put it together. Bring in somebody that can utilize these players in ways that complement each others’ skill sets, and this team will be greatly improved — without making a single roster change (obviously we do need to add a #2 PG somehow, but you get what I’m saying).
The Jazz return to SLC for a three-game home stand, starting with the DWC Heat on Monday.
Jazz player of the game: Al Jefferson
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Weird game, we were close to a big loss, then close to a big win, and at the end close again to the loss………. i still don’t understand what is the in game management of Corbin, and i still think he don’t know himself………. and i also still think that with 3 points lead with 4 sec to play, you do the foul before the shoot to avoid the chance of an opposite 3 or a foul on the 3…….. sorry i’m still an Euro guy
Corbin is the sorcerer’s apprentice … but the sorcerer has gone and won’t return. That’s a 2 years trying period … who gets that time to proove himself in the real world ?
Go niners go!! At least they make moves to be championship contenders were really bad for multiple years now look at them. It’s like the thunder from an NBA perspective
If you still think Corbin is a good coach, go to Moni’s blog and watch the clip she has of the last timeout in the game. It has to be seen to be believed. Game on the line, Tyrone Corbin does not draw up a play OR tell his players what to do, instead, he stares over at the Pistons bench for the entire timeout, while his players stand around looking at eachother.
This is real people. This guy is a f*cking jackass.
http://jazzfanatical.wordpress.com/
It’s the January 13th entry.
That’s a funny .gif Nick, Foye looks at Corbin like going ‘yo coach ya there?’. The weird thing is that afterwards I think he didn’t call another timeout. Normally in these late game situations you check who the other team is going with and then you think out the play.
However, I will say that you can’t blame the guy for Watson’s dreadful last minutes after having played a good 3rd quarter. It’s hard to figure things out with this roster, and do give him credit for the Hayward to Millsap play. I did see how how he was telling Millsap what to do in that timeout. And he has shown he can draw some good plays when needed.
Easy Nick! You want instant gratification, it doesn’t happen that way in the NBA.
Harbaugh is a one of a kind coach, to pull a starting qb with one of the leagues best efficiency ratings in place of basically a rookie takes cajones and brains. Loving the niners and hopefully they go all the way. jazz are in a new territory and trying to find their way threw it. We as fans are used to what the niners showcased for so many years and that’s a winning mentality, may have to go threw a few caches to get there but as long as FO realizes a bad coach. Jazz so far this season are 4of 15 against .500 out better clubs with 3 if those wins at home.
*FO realizes they have a bad coach and don’t settle we have good talent to get back to the contender days.
*or better clubs
LMAO, thanks Nick!!
There are a few things that need to be stated:
Firstly, no one of us on the firecorbin bandwagon say the Jazz are going to be a bad team, like Bobcats, Wizard, that are perpetual losers. No one is saying that.
Secondly, this is important, Jazz at about the half way point, have ONLY 4 wins against teams with winning records!! So, ya sure Jazz can be the Bobcats, Pistons, Wizard, TWolves, Suns, and we can say, “you see Jazz are good, Corbin is a good coach.” Ya against bad teams. Jazz are what they are, about a .500 team—average mediocre, NOT a contender! In playoffs all teams will have winning records, and you have to beat them 4 times in 7 games, in order to advance and play a better team with a better winning record 4 times, and that will only get you to West Finals?! Jazz in about 40 gamed have only won 4 games against teams with winning records. I think its 4-16 against teams with winning records. Thats horrible, but people highlight last night win were Jazz came back 15 to beat Detroit, why were down 15 to Detroit in the first?!
Thirdly, Jazz in the majority of games either A) lose the 1st quarter, B) lose the 3rd quarter, or C) lose both the 1st quarter AND 3rd quarter. When this happens, Jazz C4 usually brings them back, however against teams with winning records, the C4 cannot bring Jazz all the way back, and most times the game is out of hand by 2nd half. Thats why Jazz only have 4 wins against teams with winning records.
Fourthly, there are numerical problems: all I hear is that the Jazz wont take back bad contracts cuz the Jazz never like to be over cap, etc. Unless Al and Millsap sign 1 year contacts, how exactly are the Jazz suppose to sign Favors and Hayward and still improve the roster?! Lets say, all 4 sign 10M contacts (Not gonna happen), thats already 40M plus Kanter and Burks, so about 50M will be spent and Jazz have a worse roster than the current roster that is a 9th seed one game over .500?! Lets say they sign 2 year contacts at 10M, how are Jazz gonna sign C4?! And they people will say, by then we will trade away Al Millsap.” Nevermind how thats problematic in terms of developing C4, but if all I hear and read right now is, “its hard to trade Sap and Al, its not as easy as you think, etc.” Right now its supposedly impossible with expiring contracts, how hard will it be with a multiple year contact?!
Jazz are at best a first round exit at this rate. Jazz resign Al and Millsap at about the very least combined 25M, the Jazz slowly lose C4 and Jazz slowy fall to bottem end of West conference. A spoiled opportunity by sacrificing C4 for mediocre vets and an inept coach just so we can beat the likes of Pistons?!
As far as the game goes my favorite highlight was when Watson did his best Iverson imitation and did a drible step back mid range shot and shot an air ball; and when Watson was running clock at the end of quarter waved off screen, drove in and layed it hitting all glass and no rim.
Plus Burks and Favors dunks!
@Jamezz: I have been a Jazz fan for more than 20 years. I would hardly call that a desire for instant gratification.
We need a better coach. Period. I don’t think the Jazz will fire Corbin. They’re too conservative. At best, and this is what I’m hoping and praying for, they don’t give him a new contract when his current one expires.
I believe it expires at the end of next season (2014). Until then I’m afraid we’re stuck with this goon.
But that doesn’t mean I’m just going to do what most Jazz fans do and passively accept the fact that our head coach sucks. Sorry. I can’t do it.
At the very least, I need to vent.
Instant gratification. HA.
Did you get instant gratification from venting Nick? That timeout vid is hilarious.
Lets look at the next game, Miami. Hayward cant guard Lebron and Wade so if Marvin isnt back, and it looks like he wont be, I am tipping Wade to destroy Foye on the Defensive end. Should DmC start at SF on LBJ and Gordon at SG?
#FireCorbin