http://www.jazzbball.com/blog Utah Jazz NBA Blog with Jazz news, commentary and general opinion on the Utah Jazz Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:29:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Dustin Chapman Transactions Selected Kosta Koufos 23rd overall. Selected Ante Tomic 44th overall. Selected Tadija Dragicevic 53rd overall. Utah got excellent value out of their picks. Koufos was expected to go in the top 19 or 20, and they were fortunate enough to snatch the Ohio State big at 23. He may not play ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/2008-nba-draft-grades-utah-jazz/ Georgetown center Roy Hibbert recently stopped in for a pre-draft workout with the Utah Jazz, and 1280 The Zone filmed a post-session interview. Brief thoughts: Hibbert could be a guy that can raise his stock based on performances in individual workouts and potentially climb up a few teams' draft boards. The ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/post-workout-video-interview-roy-hibbert/ Utah's offseason injury bug has struck yet again, as RealGM reports that Jazz swingman Kyle Korver is set to have a bone spur removed. Utah Jazz guard/forward Kyle Korver will undergo surgery today to remove a bone spur from atop his left foot, Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor announced. The surgery ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/korver-to-have-bone-spur-removed/ Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jazz guard Jason Hart has exercised his $2.5 million player option through the 2008-2009 season. Despite a disappointing season with the Jazz, Jason Hart has exercised his option to return for the 2008-09 season, agent Bill Neff said Wednesday. Hart ended the season ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/hart-excercises-2008-2009-option/ Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune suggests that star guard Deron Williams is expected it sign a contract extension with the Jazz this summer that reaches the end of the 2013-2014 season. As early as a minute after midnight on July 1, the Jazz can offer Deron Williams a five-year ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/williams-expected-to-sign-multi-year-extension/ I surely hope so.  We don't need people on this team that don't wanna be here.  We don't need people on the team who can't fit into a system and if they don't get what they want, despite a winning season cry to their media. AK is the 4th best player ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/will-ak47-be-traded/ Hey, I don't know how these things work, but how does Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko (I like both of them) for Kevin Garnett sound?  Would it work contractually, and would it make sense to anyone else? http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/jazz-trade-for-garnett/ First I'd like to offer my condolences to the family of the late president, Gerald Ford. He was a stand-up guy throughout life, and was a great president.   Final Score: 102-92, Jazz Win. I think I was bad luck for the Jazz, as AK47 went down with a mild concussion and did ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/game-review-1026/ Clippers @ Jazz The past two games of this matchup have been won by the Jazz, by an average of 20 points. The Clips have been pitiful on the road this year, going 2-9.              Clippers:             Jazz PPG          95.4                102.3 OPPG        99.0                 98.6 Player to watch: Deron Williams  -- Watch for him to have atleast 20 points and ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/game-preview-1226/ First off, welcome to the Utah Jazz Blog. I'll start by just summarizing this season for the Jazz thus far. Utah leads the Northwest divison of the Western Confrence with a 20-8 record while being 3rd in the Western Confrence(Based on Win %) Carlos Boozer has been everything for the Jazz this ... http://www.jazzbball.com/blog/Utah-Jazz/welcome/