Boozer is a disgrace to this team!

JazzInsider · Post #1 » by **JazzInsider** » Sun May 4, 2008 8:38 pm

Never has there been a player in the history of the NBA who has done less with more. No defense, no offense and worse, NO HEART!

Jazz need to trick another team into taking him off our hands. I'm thinking for a bucket of chicken at this point. :nonono:

TexJazz · Post #2 » by **TexJazz** » Sun May 4, 2008 9:23 pm

how about ice tea with that?

rhp1990 · Post #3 » by **rhp1990** » Sun May 4, 2008 9:34 pm

add some bbq sauce along with the chicken and i might consider it

Neon Black · Post #4 » by **Neon Black** » Sun May 4, 2008 10:29 pm

rhp1990 wrote:add some bbq sauce along with the chicken and i might consider it

how about a bulk carton of barbeque sauce and 10,000$ dollars.

7 TURNOVERS from your "all star". wow.

karizma87 · Post #5 » by **karizma87** » Sun May 4, 2008 10:33 pm

yes boozer is the weakest link, but what about AK? all he does is take up space on this team, and he continues to cost us games in the playoffs...the jazz need to get rid of AK, because I think boozer will get his game back eventually, but AK just flat out sucks.

GP · Post #6 » by GP » Sun May 4, 2008 10:33 pm

The title of this thread is incorrect. It should read:

Boozer belongs on this team.

Why? Check the stat sheet. Everyone played like sh*t , so it is only fitting that we are lead by Boozer.

Post #7 » by **JStockLivesOn** » Sun May 4, 2008 10:39 pm

Boozer has been garbage these entire playoffs.

Even at his best he's an atrocious outlet passer, one of the worst in the league as far as high-level players on concern. He's always careless with the ball, but he took it to a new level tonight.

I agree that he's been a disgrace from start to finish in these playoffs.

Do some **** soul-searching, Carlos.

TexJazz · Post #8 » by **TexJazz** » Sun May 4, 2008 10:46 pm

Somebody needs to call him out. How about we trade both Bozo and Klinko this off season for someone. Dump both these guys and you add what.. some 30 millions to the cap space.

raphleek · Post #9 » by **raphleek** » Sun May 4, 2008 11:29 pm

I agree that he hurt us in this game but it is not like he was useless.
14 boards and some offensive moves were pretty sweet.

I think it was Harpring, Korver and unfortunately Brewer bricking wide open jumpers that killed us. Along with Boozer of course.

But for some reason I'm very optimistic about game 2.

Lava Rock Kid · Post #10 » by **Lava Rock Kid** » Sun May 4, 2008 11:36 pm

You all want boozer to be as constant as malone. That wont happen, he is not malone. Boozer has lost alittle bit of confidence. Houston has some great defensive big men and they got in boozers head. Dont forget last season when he carried us.

On the other side, have you ever noticed that when boozer dominates, okur has a poor game, and when okur dominates, boozer has a poor game. Mabey it is a problem with having the two of them.

On the other side, mabey boozer and Okur got us to where we are today in the 2nd round of the west conference. That is no small accomplishment, especially this year.

As for AK he is playing better this year. I think he is starting to figure it out. Mabey if he acutally spends this summer working out, we might get the real ak back.

tankster · Post #11 » by **tankster** » Mon May 5, 2008 12:21 am

You malcontents have got the wrong whipping boy! Boozer may have had 7 turnovers but turnovers didn't cost us this game. At games end the turnovers were virtually dead even. And with the defense keying on him the way they are, 15 and 14 isn't all that bad.

If you're looking for the reason we lost, try looking at our rotten shooting percentage. D-Will, Okur, Harp and Korver go 16/52 for a meager 29% collectively...........Boozer, Ak and Brewer had no part in that. And it didn't help any that Bryant made as many free throws as our whole team combined.

No way you juveniles can legitimately dump all the blame for the loss on any one player. Just like no one player can take all the credit for a win. It's always been a TEAM GAME.......and that hasn't changed lately!!!

d-will8 · Post #12 » by **d-will8** » Mon May 5, 2008 12:57 am

tankster wrote:You malcontents have got the wrong whipping boy! Boozer may have had 7 turnovers but turnovers didn't cost us this game. At games end the turnovers were virtually dead even. And with the defense keying on him the way they are, 15 and 14 isn't all that bad.

If you're looking for the reason we lost, try looking at our rotten shooting percentage. D-Will, Okur, Harp and Korver go 16/52 for a meager 29% collectively...........Boozer, Ak and Brewer had no part in that. And it didn't help any that Bryant made as many free throws as our whole team combined.

No way you juveniles can legitimately dump all the blame for the loss on any one player. Just like no one player can take all the credit for a win. It's always been a TEAM GAME.......and that hasn't changed lately!!!

That's true, but we're talking about a player we expect and need to play at an all-star level and I'm not sure if he's done that in a single game during the playoffs. Deron had a bad shooting night, but everybody's bound to have one of those every once in a while and I'm sure he'll bounce back. I also know that the supporting players probably won't shoot as poorly as they did today again. Boozer, on the other hand, has consistently been playing far below what he's capable of, which suggests that there's something going on in his head. If we're going to have a chance of beating the Lakers in this series, Boozer needs to get back to playing the way he did in the first two rounds of last season's playoffs.

Neon Black · Post #13 » by **Neon Black** » Mon May 5, 2008 2:19 am

nobody said this was ALL Boozers fault. it wasn't But Boozer has sucked since JANUARY, check it out. He didn't lose confidence at houston, no sir. His scoring and rebounding went waaaaaay down the second half of the year, luckily he's at least rebonding again.

He's rebounding, scoring a Drew-Goodenish 15 and making horrific passes. Not to mention you will NEVER see this guy hustle after a ball.

i'm not complaining about one game. I would have been and was the first to defend Boozer in February, when he was struggling. I thought he'd come out of it. He hasn't.

AK is a whole different can of worms. He had 5 blocks today, which is amazing. But he doesn't want to play here anymore, and he should and will be traded.

Ern III · Post #14 » by **Ern III** » Mon May 5, 2008 3:50 am

Carlos Boozer has been disappointing this year, and the most frustrating aspect of his recent play is his insistence on hoisting 16-19-feet jumpers. I mean, with that disgusting technique, wasn't it only a matter of time before it went to water in pressured circumstances? Anyone whom takes bulk free-throws and hits at around 70% or less should be fined by the coach for taking excessive jumpshots, let alone further from the basket. Looking at the numbers, that means Matt Harpring as well, so it kinda makes sense.

gojazzmjsucks · Post #15 » by **gojazzmjsucks** » Mon May 5, 2008 3:55 am

Boozer is thinking to much he seems like he takes an extra second!He looks and then says i will pass it there,too bad the defender is all ready there!Boozer needs to get back to going at the basket and throwing it down!Hes not a great passer and not good on defence. So I guess what i'm saying is all these Ak trade talks,what about getting ride of Booz,putting Milsap in there and making a run for a good center like #7 on the Pacers,how does that sound?

Honestly I agree with the Ak stuff too though we have a log jam at that position and it would be great to see CJ get a look at SF!This team is NOT done yet though so lets see where this team gets us! :clap:

schneiderjazz · Post #16 » by **schneiderjazz** » Mon May 5, 2008 4:09 am

karizma87 wrote:yes boozer is the weakest link, but what about AK? all he does is take up space on this team, and he continues to cost us games in the playoffs...the jazz need to get rid of AK, because I think boozer will get his game back eventually, but AK just flat out sucks.

AK may have not showed up for some games, but he at least showed up. Boozer, on the other hand, has yet to show up for a game in the playoffs this year. He's completely careless when passing the ball, he's hesitating too much, he's taking way too many jumpers and his defense has been really, really horrible. He's always one step late and doesn't even try. i'm still waiting for him to show up, but unless he regains some confidence, I'm not sure he will.

Chubby Chaser · Post #17 » by **Chubby Chaser** » Mon May 5, 2008 4:54 am

Chris Paul would of got Boozer 26 points minimum tonight.

OC Jazzfan · Post #18 » by **OC Jazzfan** » Mon May 5, 2008 5:26 am

Boozer's inside-out passes look like he's lobbing badminton birdies. Careless, high, soft, lofting fluffballs. His inside passes are MLB fastballs which usually fly by the intended target. He's a **** passer, end of story. 7 to's in a playoff game is complete BS. Yet I can't lay all the blame at his doorstep. To beat L.A., D-Will and Memo are going to have to shoot the ball better.

Post #19 » by **Curtis Lemansky** » Mon May 5, 2008 5:29 am

How about a Boozer+Almond or 1st rookie for an extended Elton Brand.Wouldnt it do wonders for our team?

erudite23 · Post #20 » by **erudite23** » Mon May 5, 2008 5:39 am

You guys are amazing. You really are.

I mean, I understand the frustration, but when the **** are you going to start showing more than just a little fleeting loyalty. The guy has been down offensively in the playoffs, but he hasn't been horrible. He's still rebounding at a dominant rate, and his defense has been miles better than the matador regular season variety. Hell, he even took a charge today.

You might care to ask why the hell we aren't running the high pick and roll with he and D-Will. That is Boozer's bread and butter play, and I only saw it twice today that I can remember.

We lost today mostly because of a stretch of poor play in the 2nd quarter, fueled mainly by Ronnie Price, Matt Harpring, Kyle Korver and Paul Millsap.

Millsap was HORRIBLE today, horrible. In fact, I think his missed layup in the 4th quarter that would have cut the lead to 3 was the back breaker for us.

Boozer will come around eventually. His biggest problem is that his mid range game was been missing. That is what sets the table for all his counter moves, and it just hasn't been going for him. It will come back around, just be patient.

In the mean time, we have guys who can pick up the slack.

Oh, and whoever criticized Andrei needs to stfu. He was terrific today.