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Game 67: Knicks 90, Jazz 83
Posted by: TACOREV on March 18th, 2013
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.Wow.
Just a pathetic showing, I’d say even worse than the 29-point beatdown we took in New York just over a week ago. The Knicks (39-26) were without Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, and Tyson Chandler — finishing up a five-game road trip, and on a back-to-back — and they still beat us on our home floor.
J.R. Smith scored 20, Raymond Felton had 19, and Chris Copeland put in 14 & 6 for New York, who had lost four in a row since beating us on March 9.
Hayward led the Jazz with 17 points and four… blocks?? Millsap scored 12, Jefferson contributed 10 & 11, and Marvin added 10 & 6.
Too much hero ball from Mo, who scored nine points on 14 shots. Speaking of inefficiency, Jefferson’s 10 points came on 13 shots.
Rough night for Favors on the offensive side, going 1-for-7 from the field and 5-of-12 from the free throw line. He did grab 13 boards in just 21 minutes though.
Once again, Watson (17) plays more minutes than Burks (13).
Bottom line is we got punked by a bunch of old fogies. Kenyon Martin, Kurt Thomas, Marcus Camby, and Jason Kidd played 83 minutes for the Knicks tonight. I’m sure it’s Corbins dream to coach so many washed up hacks all at once.
Playoff chances are looking slim now. We’re at 34-33, still behind the Hated Lakers (36-33) for the 8th seed in the West, with a three-game road trip up next.
That Texas road trip starts Wednesday at Houston (36-31), which currently sits at No. 7 in the West.
Jazz player of the game: Gordon Hayward
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The worst part about Burks only getting 13 minutes is that he is our best slasher and he sits most of the game on a night no one would take it to the basket!! Its maddening. 22 points in the paint against probably the worst frontcourt the Jazz will face all year. Sad sad stuff right there.
The hell happened to Hayward, Burks, and Carroll back court??? Carroll has been the key to some of our wins this season. Here’s to hoping the Jazz sign a real PG (Calderon) this off season and draft Trey Burke. Pathetic…
Yeah no kidding, 2 DNPs in a row now for one of the Jazz best players this year! I dont know what the freak is going on, but something needs to change I am sick of watching this crap.
For real, another DNP for Carroll. Just Corbin being Corbin. As long as Ty is around, it doesn’t matter if we get Calderon, Trey Burke, or even Marcus Smart. We’ll be bad no matter what.
Another blown chance to be back in the 8th spot that’s for sure
@Tacorev, someone who actually understand the full picture, I have said it before, it dose not matter who we draft or which FA we sign next season, if we have Corbin around, then that is it, we will loss half of the season cous his inability to coach. Just think about how many games we should have won but lost that because of Corbin put the wrong players on the floor. We can keep dreaming about Burke or whoever the draft candidate and line up the starting PG, SF, PF, C etc like fantasy basketball but it is not going to work because of Corbin the nightmare.
He probably put some money on the Jazz to loss and make pocket from it, I mean how easy would it be, if I bet quarter of a million on the Jazz to loss against tonite and just put Watson (20mins), Tinsley (20mins) on the floor and bench Favor, DMC, Burk.
So please please FIRE CORBIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is not a coach material at all.
Ranting and raving is accepted after that game. Did Jazz get booed off the floor?? If not they should have been..Jazz have a very good chance of being swept again on the road in the Texas triangle. Then they will be well under 500.. It will now be a miracle for Jazz to make playoffs..
As Jazz fans feel pretty rough think about the Philly fans. Looks like they traded for Bynum for nothing. So, So, glad the Jazz did not land him. And some still think he will get a max new deal?? Who is that stupid. I guess we will find out..
The Sucks need to make a huge change to stop this bull crap. We need to fire Corbin or get some heart. I am having such a hard time caring about what these idiots do lately because we all care a heck of a lot more than they do. I don’t see any desire in this team. The players don’t care one bit.
Pathetic.
Al’s ball watching was at an all time low in the first quarter. Thats was trash even for his standards!
It was bad enough with Al ball domination, but Mos hero ball is unbearable!
Watson had more minutes than Burks AND Carroll—-COMBINED?! We wont win $hit with that as the norm.
Goodbye JYD…. hes night sign crap with the Jazz. Appreciate you DC. Have a good career in Denver or wherever.
#firecorbin
#firekoc
And Lindsay needs to man-up already and take charge!
Lol, Taco I thought the same thing! Corbin was licking hes lips at all the veteran-ness on display by the Knicks.
I love the Sucks but I don’t know how you guys are still watching them. With Corbin at the helm, we’re on the fast track to the dumpster. They play such trashy, offensive basketball thanks to his lack of intelligence. I get annoyed when I waste my time reading about the game on Twitter, let alone missing out on life actually sitting in front of the tube witnessing first hand their lack of effort and heart. I will always be a Jazz fan but watching Corbin run this franchise into the ground is like watching your favorite family heirloom get shattered by a hammer.
Denver was the team that waived JYD.. Rest easy the one thing that might come from this season will be a new coach. Media says Jazz fail to make the playoffs Corbin is gone..
Where did you see that LK?! Thats the only positive I could coming out of Jazz falling apart.
@Kevin, I have no idea?! I ask myself that question everytime I watch Jazz liveless play, but especially when Watson comes into the game…..
@ LK I was thinking that the last few games , that he would be replaced if they missed the playoffs .
I wonder if any coach that is available would be able to rouse these guys to full effort .
This game was lacking effort , pride , and desire to make the playoffs . There was to much jump shooting rather than trying to get it to the hole , which is what our game is about .
I thought that Jefferson did alright with his passing , he got at least 2 assists last night that helped get in the paint and score . I do wish that he wouldnt try the dribbling thing tho , It seams to always get turned over .
Mo and G-Hay needs to stop taking shots that are either contested , is out of our offense , or to early in the shot clock . This is suppose to be a team ball sport .
I do wish that Corbin would play JYD , Kanter , and Burkes alittle more . Oh and Evans too .
Well that is my 30 cents worth .
Wow. What a waste. Anybody have some data on Mo’s effect on the team? My subjective impression is that since his return the team is falling apart offensively. They simply don’t play good Jazz Basketball anymore.
And what is that our Bigs get dominated defensively by 40-year-old Kurt Thomas on a sprained foot and 3-point-specialist Nowak? Get Kanter 30 minutes to work on those two and they’ll be asking for the Oxygen tent.
This game was played (and coached?) really badly.
I have to wonder why Coach Sloan is attending the games. Could he return? I realize he is a Hall of Fame coach but his substitutions were very predictable as well. At least he found a way to win
@Kory: You may have something there with Sloan. Some say he would not take the job out of respect to Corbin. But if Corbin is taken out anyway what the hay??I think everybody’s beef is the same. Vets who don’t deserve to start or even play, Playing the vets way too long, and has three games in the last fifteen where three starters failed to score. Tell me Evans, Burks,JYD, or even Murph could do worse..
Oh and playing Watson/Tinsley rain or shine or no points, or no defense..
I also wished that these guys would play with more effort , we could have won a few more games and had alot less blowout losses this season . Some of this is on Corbin I know but alot of it is the players . They make to much money to play this way . I am sure there are fans out there that would play with more effort for less pay .
As long as Corbin is here, we are !@#$%!!!
As long as Corbin is here, we are fcuked!!!
I see a lot of heart in Carroll, Hayward, Burks and Kanter. They are the funs I am still having fun watching (especially Kanter).
Paul seems deeply frustrated with the officiating – sometimes it seems like he can’t get any breaks from the refs while being beaten up down low. And when he holds his own, HE gets the calls.
Jefferson is becoming more and more a liability on defense, while Favors is far away from being a legit scoring threat on offense.
Marvin sometimes seems lackluster – he should take a page from the JYD and show he really wants to play Basketball. He could be a valuable player if he stepped up his energy level.
Jamaal and Earl are doing the best they can – at their age I can’t fault them for what they do, limited as it is. At least Jamaal runs some kind of offense for his teammates, while Mo just takes wild shots.
Remains my birthday-mate Jeremy. I’d really like him to develop an outside game that allows him to play the three to get playing time. Imagine a three that comes from the helpside for 3/4 stunning blocks per game
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