Comments on: The Jazz Manifesto/Fanifesto

By: SydSnarr

SydSnarr — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:15:30 +0000

I can’t sign the manifesto….this year. Too many seasons of wanting the prize! Not just for the fans and the players, but I REALLY want it for Jerry and Larry. Two men who have given their all to this franchise deserve a championship. This makes it hard to not get distraught over every missed opportunity…….there’s been just too many for me to turn into a Betty!

By: Jazz Fannnnn

Jazz Fannnnn — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:43:35 +0000

Great article Aaron, but as much as I wish I could watch a Jazz game like Grandma Betty and others, I’m afraid I watch the game like a pot of hot water…just sitting there ON my hands, knowing it’s just a matter of time until we blow our lead or Boozer misses 4 of his last 6 down the stretch (just like Malone would) and I begin to “boil over” knowing we just lost again when it matters most! ;-(

By: Collette Larsen

Collette Larsen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:38:15 +0000

Awesome blog, Aaron. My mom’s name is “Betty” – really. And you describe her (and I’m afraid it’s genetic…me…) perfectly. Love those Jazz – and could care less about all the stuff behind the scenes. Just give me a large bowl of popcorn and the game in HD.

By: James Best

James Best — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:06 +0000

Ok, I agree. I will sign the manifesto.

Now I want to meet Betty. I want to watch a game with her and eat her snickerdoodles and worry that I’m upsetting her couch doilies. And then we could watch a little Matlock afterwards and talk about “dunks”.

Aaron, you set up this meeting. Betty’s my new basketball buddy.

By: Annie Whittaker

Annie Whittaker — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:50:10 +0000

Never too much tongue in cheek Aaron, never.

By: Aaron Allen

Aaron Allen — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:35:51 +0000

Annie,

I think we need to decide if hotness refers to Korver’s shooting touch or some other aspect of his “person”. I think there might be way too much tongue in cheek going on around here.

By: Linda McFarland

Linda McFarland — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:39:04 +0000

I don’t come anywhere close to what most of you know about the statistics of the team but I pride myself on being a grandma who knows quite a bit. I can still be a “Betty” when watching the game. I love every minute of it. I get a little preterbed (mad) when they don’t give the ball to Korver to shoot o0n a quick release. If he stops a minute and thinks about it then he misses more than if he gets it and can shoot it immediatly. So many times during the last game he was down in one corner right away, because he gets down the floor quickly, and no one even noticed he was there. I know Sloan isn’t fond of the 3 pointer but a few would have helped the other night. Does anyone know when Boozer and Harpring are suppose to be back?

By: JayD

JayD — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:25:42 +0000

I think that I would have a hard time being anything but what I am when I watch those games . I can be relaxed until they start blowing leads or the refs are making seamingly bad calls . I just get so up tight that I want to explode . But I still think that I enjoy watching those games . It may not be the same as watching other teams play but I do enjoy it .
So I cant wait for the season to begin . I wish that I could get some of the pre season games on my dish . That is one of the things that I miss about living in Utah , I cant get KJZZ here ….. But I did get quite a few games on either NBA TV or the Alternates .
Lets go Jazz !!!!

By: Annie Whittaker

Annie Whittaker — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:20:23 +0000

I totally agree with B-Angle! Oh, and Aaron, Kyle’s just hot all of the time. The hotness presents in different forms, thus making it frustrating to understand why his shooting seams “streaky.” If you just realize the hotness factor kind off moves around, you might just not experience such disbelief when he misses some of those “heat checks.”

By: Baselilne Angle

Baselilne Angle — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:55:33 +0000

I agree with all of this as well. The only thing that I’ll allow to get in the way of my enjoyment of the game is the stupid, stupid practice of switching cameras during a fastbreak to the camera on the baseline underneath the basket. I hate, hate, HATE this. Why in the freaking world do they do this??? It disrupts the flow as you watch, it’s disorienting, it often results in the wrong player being shown, and worst of all, it is NOT a preferable angle for watching a cool basketball play!!!! The normal, halfcourt, decent-distanced-back camera shot that broadcasts utilize 90% of the time is THE best way to watch a basketball play. I”m fine with showing some replays from under the basket, but please, PLEASE don’t do it during the course of an actual fastbreak. Good grief.

By: Mr. Bytheway

Mr. Bytheway — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:39:27 +0000

I refuse to take advice from a Suns fan!

Just kidding, I agree with chilling out during the games and enjoying this awesome sport. My only exception will be when Harpring bricks a layup. When that happens, all logic goes out the window.

By: pmannion

pmannion — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:58:48 +0000

Put my name down.

By: J R Stewart

J R Stewart — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:15:22 +0000

My family is littered with Jazz fanatics, yet we still enjoy the game itself, even the plays made by the other teams. However, there can be sever depressive episodes after a loss.
My mother in law, who lived into her 90’s, was like Betty, but she seethed whenever Pat Riley and the Hated Lakers would come to town.
Just because you know all the nuances of the game, doesn’t mean you can’t relax and enjoy the game itself. After all, it is just a game.

Jazzaholic