Stop the Jazz Music...?

I couldn't help myself I had to jump in on all this Jazz talk.

So, I have had moments in this last winning streak the Jazz have had where I put on the Jazz blue (or green, they have been wearing the throw backs a lot) glasses. I have also taken them off and here I go.

Here is my prediction for the rest of the season: 2nd Round Playoff Loss.

The Jazz have consistently been the 4 or 5 seed in the playoffs the past 3 years. Thanks to the Rockets, the Jazz have made it to the second round of the playoffs. The same thing will happen this year. The Jazz will be a 4 or 5 seed, make it into the 2nd Round and lose to the Lakers. Yes, It is going to give Jazz Fans a deja vu moment as the Lakers celebrate making it to the Western Conference Finals.

So, what about a trade... Boozer and Miles for Bosh... I'm sorry I don't seeing this happen. It is rumored that Mr. Bosh actually likes Toronto and would like to stay there. If the Raptors' organization thinks there is a chance of resigning their franchise player. No Deal! What does intrigue me about the deal is that both Boozer and Bosh are free agents this summer. So, neither team will be worried about the player they traded for leaving them. They were going to lose them anyway.

In my opinion, it is time to deal Boozer for salary cap clearance. Greg Miller and the rest of management need to remember that Salt Lake City is a small market. Also, if my prediction is right, if the Jazz are bound for a second round exit, why not trade for salary cap relief?

Fox, I cannot agree with you more when it comes to Miles. Why in the world did we resign him anyway? Why did we match the offer that Oklahoma City gave him? I would much rather watch him throw up bricks for the Thunder. Then the rumbling he would hear would be from the fans in Oklahoma City.

Playing soft is a good point Fox. That is who the Jazz have become. This brings me to a problem with the way that Kevin O'Connor has constructed this team. He has put a young, offensive, soft team together to be coached by Jerry Sloan. What is Sloan known for? Hard nose basketball, physical defense and offense, and elbows flying. So, how can we expect the Jazz to fulfill their potential when they are the exact opposite of the philosophy that Jerry Sloan implements?  It  reminds me to some extent of when Scott Skiles was with the Chicago Bulls. He was a hard nose, defensive coach with an offensive, young team.  Eventually the young Bulls team stopped listening to Skiles and he was fired (You might remember that he was fired on Christmas Eve 2007).

Now, I don't think Jerry Sloan will lose this team. With veteran players like Boozer and Williams who have been coached by defensive coaches with Team USA. You would have thought that such experiences would turn these two into prominent leaders with the Jazz. This just hasn't developed in a way that I am happy. If you want Deron Williams to step it up, he needs to do it as a leader. When the team gets into a tough spot, instead of trying to carry the team himself I would rather see him rally the team behind him and  work through it. Let me remind you of the last time the  Jazz made it to the Western Conference Finals. Early in that season the Jazz could be down big and come back to win. That was when the Memo Okur became the Money Man (which he no longer is). There is one player I can think of that has been missing ever since, Derek Fisher. Since the Jazz have lost the leadership from a veteran player with championship experience they no longer seem to regroup when they get down big.

Like I have said before. This is the same Jazz from the past years. Second round defeat in the playoffs. Insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results. The Utah Jazz organization is insane and I hope Greg Miller and Kevin O'Connor can see it and make a deal before the organization loses millions to the salary cap.