The Jazz are now 5-1 in their green jerseys, including huge wins over the Mavs, Spurs, Lakers and Cavs. You have to wonder if there is something to this madness or if it’s pure coincidence. The color of ones jersey dictating how a team plays basketball seems so silly at first, but knowing that games come down to just a few possessions, and how the brain psyche can change over such small things, and who knows maybe the jazz really do play better in the green. And now knowing their history in them, maybe they’ll just be plain more confident while wearing them for the rest of the season.

The Jazz will wear the jerseys 5 more times this season:
Jan. 29 vs. Sacramento
Feb. 17 at New Orleans
Feb. 27 vs. Houston
March 17 vs. Minnesota
March 24 at Toronto

Last game: Jan 20, Utah Jazz 105 – San Antonio Spurs 98
Next game: vs. New Jersey Nets, Jan 23 9:00pm ET

The Jazz are banged up and the chemistry seems off right now but im not jumping off the ledge yet, they’ve lost to good teams. Carlos Boozer needs to play much better, or they need to trade him, maybe his uncertain future is effecting his play and the team.

The Jazz puzzle me, it seems like every season they take a step backwards on defense. The Jazz are missing a lot of players but i dont see any fight in this team right now.

Utah was 15-26 on the road last season, due to turnovers and the Jazz being an average defensive team. Andrei Kirilenko remains a solid defender, talented but yet terribly inconsistent player. Deron Williams, now in his 5th season, has raised his scoring and assist averages each year, a pattern that should continue. Carlos Boozer is still a 20-10 threat when healthy, but can he put all the trade talk behind him? Paul Millsap brings great intensity off the bench, and could step in  to start if someone gets hurt or traded. The Jazz were killed by injuries last season and word is one of the Jazz’s best shooters Kyle Korver is hurt and will miss some time, and C.J. Miles is still hurt so this season is starting to look a lot like last season to Jazz fans.

Key Additions: Eric Maynor, Wes Matthews

Key Subtractions: Morris Almond, Jarron Collins

Projected Starting Lineup: Deron Williams/ Ronnie Brewer/ Andrei Kirilenko/ Carlos Boozer/ Mehmet Okur

Key Reserves: Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver, Ronnie Price, Eric Maynor, Wes Matthews, C.J. Miles, Kosta Koufos

-Bennice

All throughout the 2008-09 NBA season it was a forgone conclusion that Carlos Boozer would opt out of his contract. It  wasn’t just speculation. Not only did the Jazz front office say it, but Boozer said he’d opt out a numerous of times. However, when the time came to do so, Carlos Boozer decided not to put himself on the market this season as he did not opt out of his contract. By doing so, Boozer caused a domino-effect as every team in the league who had a plan this free agency depending on Boozer opting out had to resort to their Plan B. No problem for those teams though. They have to be prepared that a certain player will not be available during free agency. However, the Jazz on the other hand ended up being dealt a whole new problem. Boozer opting out was suppose to create room under the luxury tax for the franchise to re-sign Paul Millsap with no problems. Now, in order for the Jazz to obtain their power forward, a loan of $10.3 Million would have to be taken out in order for them to match the offersheet extended to Millsap from the Portland Trailblazers. The Blazers decided to frontload his contract knowing that it would create all types of problems for the Jazz to be able to match it.