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Did Grizz reject Boozer? Not so fast
July 30, 2009 by
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ESPN's Marc Stein reported Thursday that the Memphis Grizzlies recently turned down a chance to acquire Utah's Carlos Boozer and instead traded for baggage-toting power forward Zach Randolph. According to the report, new coach Lionel Hollins believed Boozer would stay in Memphis...
Boozer speaks out again (with audio link at bottom)
July 28, 2009 by
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I asked Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor on Monday night if anything newsworthy was happening on the Carlos Boozer front and his response -- again -- was that nothing is imminent. Boozer, however, went on the radio again and talked about his situation with WMAQ in Miami. Boozer didn'...
The future of Matt Harpring
July 27, 2009 by
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I talked to Matt Harpring Monday for a story in the Tribune. He is conducting his annual basketball camp for kids at the Murray Rec Center. It's already been a summer to remember for Harpring, who whose wife gave birth to the couple's third child just over a month ago. Now...
O'Connor says "all's quiet"
July 24, 2009 by
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I interrupted Kevin O'Connor's July 24th weekend Friday afternoon and asked the Jazz's vice president of basketball operations if anything was imminent in the Carlos Boozer Saga. "All's quiet," O'Connor said. While I believe the Jazz are still talking...
Junior Jazz clinic schedule announced
July 24, 2009 by
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Part of the job as a Utah Jazz rookie involves participating in summer camps for kids. That's why Eric Maynor and Goran Suton will be packing up and hitting the road, starting next week. The two rookie draft picks will conduct 43 clinics in five states between July 27 and Aug...
Jazz well-presented at USA Basketball mini-camp
July 23, 2009 by
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Please pardon the intrusion, regular readers of the Jazz blog usually authored by Ross Siler and Steve Luhm. I (Jay Drew) caught up with three Jazz players and assistant coach Ty Corbin today at the USA Basketball mini-camp in Las Vegas (I was here for the MWC football media gathering...
The $94 million - - or is it $101 million? - - team
July 22, 2009 by
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We've talked a lot about the luxury-tax mess the Jazz have gotten themselves into, but I think it's worth illustrating one more time. As of today, July 22, the Jazz are poised to spend more than $94 million to bring back 12 players from...
Dodge Barrage 2009
July 21, 2009 by
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The Jazz's Deron Williams and Kyle Korver will host "Dodge Barrage," a charity dodgeball tournament, Sept. 12 at the team's practice facility. The event will benefit The Christmas Box House in Salt Lake City, which provides temporary shelter to abused...
Twilight Zone Monday
July 20, 2009 by
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Some days are like the Twilight Zone in this job. Take, for example, Monday. At the height of the free agent/trading season, the Jazz sent out an announcement calling a 3 p.m. news conference at their practice facility while providing no further...
O'Connor interview/KSL
July 20, 2009 by
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Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor faced a lot of the same questions Sunday night in a TV interview with KSL Channel 5 that he did Saturday as the Jazz presented the newly re-signed Paul Millsap at their practice facility. Most significantly...
O'Connor interview/KSL
July 20, 2009 by
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Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor faced a lot of the same questions Sunday night in a TV interview with KSL Channel 5 that he did Saturday as the Jazz presented the newly re-signed Paul Millsap at their practice facility. Most significantly...
Saturday report
July 19, 2009 by
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As both an agent and an uncle, DeAngelo Simmons was able to doubly enjoy the four-year, $32 million offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with Portland, then had matched a week later by the Jazz. He joined his nephew Saturday at the Jazz's practice...
Saturday report
July 19, 2009 by
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As both an agent and an uncle, DeAngelo Simmons was able to doubly enjoy the four-year, $32 million offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with Portland, then had matched a week later by the Jazz. He joined his nephew Saturday at the Jazz's practice...
Saturday report
July 19, 2009 by
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As both an agent and an uncle, DeAngelo Simmons was able to doubly enjoy the four-year, $32 million offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with Portland, then had matched a week later by the Jazz. He joined his nephew Saturday at the Jazz's practice...
The Boozer review
July 16, 2009 by
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It's just one writer's opinion, but I think years from now we will be debating the Jazz's decision to trade away Carlos Boozer far more than we will even remember the decision to match Portland's offer sheet to Paul Millsap. Simply...
Boozer transcript
July 14, 2009 by
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Here's a transcript of Carlos Boozer's interview Tuesday with Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. Q: Do you think you'll be traded from the Jazz? CB: Yeah, I do. I had a talk with the Jazz and the...
Another opinion
July 13, 2009 by
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You might want to check out this link to a column that my long-time friend David Aldridge wrote for NBA.com about Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap and the future of the Jazz: http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/07/13/millsap.offer/index.html -- Steve Luhm
Hints about matching?
July 12, 2009 by
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This is just my interpretation of what was said Saturday, but Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor made three comments that suggested the team was inclined to match the four-year, $32 million offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with Portland. O'...
The Millsap offer
July 11, 2009 by
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As we were taxiing to the runway in Orlando airport this afternoon, the calls started coming in about Paul Millsap's offer sheet from Portland. It took about five minutes after landing in Salt Lake City four hours later to realize the Trail Blazers had dropped...
The Okur extension
July 10, 2009 by
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After hearing so much in the last few weeks about how Mehmet Okur was likely to opt out of his contract, how he had teams in Turkey waiting as fallback options, how he wanted to be paid like one of the eight to 10 top centers in the NBA and how he might not be so...
Wednesday report
July 09, 2009 by
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It looked earlier Wednesday as if Paul Millsap was running out of options to find free agent money. Detroit (Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva) and Toronto (Hedo Turkoglu) already had made their signings while Memphis had traded for Zach Randolph. ...
Rob Kurz, Jazz killer
July 07, 2009 by
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You could watch 10,000 games and never see a loss as painful as the one the Jazz suffered to Golden State on April 11 at EnergySolutions Arena. For whatever reason, just seeing Rob Kurz in summer league Tuesday brought all the memories back. The...
Summer league report
July 07, 2009 by
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As brutal as Monday's 31-point loss to Boston was - - and thankfully, they play 10-minute quarters here at the Orlando summer league - - the Jazz came away encouraged by Eric Maynor's play in his debut. Maynor's numbers weren't overwhelming...
Koufos out for summer league
July 06, 2009 by
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ORLANDO, Fla.--Jazz center Kosta Koufos will not play in this week's summer league games after dislocating his left ring finger about 3 1-2 weeks ago. "It was just a freak thing," said Koufos, who recounted going up with the ball while...
Mickey Mouse league
July 05, 2009 by
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Greetings from Orlando, Fla., where things are going to be a little different for the Jazz in summer league this July. With the Rocky Mountain Revue meeting its end, the Jazz will play five games in five days this week as part of a six-team league hosted by the Magic...
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