Deb on January 10, 2010 said:

Did you think Korver might take that three in the corner at the end of the Memphis game? Or would Jerry have yanked him out for the last three seconds if he missed?

Steven M de Leon on January 10, 2010 said:

That is hilarious!!!

Mal on January 10, 2010 said:

A friend and I were texting throughout the Memphis game and during that final time out he says to me, “Who takes the final shot?” I said, “You’ve gotta go with Korver, he’s on tonight.” Then when I saw that CJ was checking in I quickly followed it with, “Anyone but CJ.” Then CJ ends up taking the last shot. Go figure.

Funny post Trevor!

Linda on January 10, 2010 said:

Enjoyed the post!

Blake Stewart on January 10, 2010 said:

Why would you put in CJ (lefty) to attack the right side of the hoop? If you wanted to go inside use Brewer, Millsap or AK. I wish Kover would have taken the shot, but remember the Laker playoff game? Kover passed up a wide open three to a trailing Memo like four feet behind the line. I wonder if Kover let Sloan into his head because you know he taking those shots in Philadelphia.

Jimmy on January 10, 2010 said:

Korver is a chicken! You have to take that shot. Same thing happened in Game 6 of the series with LA two years ago. He had the ball, an open shot…and threw it to Memo.

Kory on January 10, 2010 said:

Did anyone notice how much time was left on the clock when Marc Gasol swatted the ball out of bounds? The back board was finally surround by red game lights AFTER the ball crossed the out of bounds line. I think we should have gotten the ball underneath with 0.8 seconds to pull off a shot similar to what Derek Fisher did last year with the Lakers. (not that we would have made it, but I do believe we should have had the chance).

Also, wasn’t this the same CJ Miles that said the night before that he feels he can let it fly more freely when he has the opportunity to touch the ball more often (a slight jab at D-Will). Where was he on his 0-7 shooting while Deron was riding the pine in that game…..? Keep your comments to yourself CJ. One decent game doesn’t make you good enough to call out your team leader.

cds1 on January 11, 2010 said:

I would trust Korver for the game winner anyday. I wanted him to take that last shot in memphis soooo bad and was dumbfounded that Miles was even in during the last seconds of play, I mean hell even putting big Fes made more sense to try and get under the basket for an easy dunk.
Either way i am so glad that Korver is pretty much 100% and it appears his hand is on fire! If he maintains his knee and shot for the rest of the season it is going to help us so much.
You could tell that he has been frustrated being out for so long and wanted to come back with something to prove, and boy did he prove it.

Adam on January 11, 2010 said:

Yeah, Korver has been on fire. CJ could have even kicked it back out to him for a shot rather than take on Gasol under the basket. Lots of teams do the draw and kick with plenty of success, probably could have worked in that situation. Oh well, they bounced back with a very impressive win against a tough Dallas team. Lets hope we see the same team tonight against Miami. GO JAZZ!

P.S. How long do you guys think Jerry will let CJ suck it up before he puts Matthews or Korver in the starting line-up? I was under the impression that CJ was on a pretty short leash.

Linda on January 11, 2010 said:

I think that the only way Sloan was” in anyone’s head” was him telling them who was to go for the shot. If Sloan is “in the head” of Kyle while he makes all the 3s he has been making then I think he should stay there!!

Diana Allen on January 11, 2010 said:

LIke your post Trevor. I agree I hate close games this year. For whatever reason the Jazz can’t win at the buzzer!

Boondock Saints (Zak) on January 12, 2010 said:

Korver did need to take that shot. I knew CJ hadn’t hit a shot all game and I don’t think Kyle had missed, eve when contested. The kid’s gotta man up and shoot that ball.

Blake Stewart on January 12, 2010 said:

@Linda
How do you explain the significant drop in Kyle’s shooting from Philadelphia to Utah? I think it’s coaching, Sloan frowns on outside shooting. I don’t recall Kyle being hesitant at any point of the game in Philadelphia.

Linda on January 12, 2010 said:

BLAKE… Driving home from the game Monday night we stopped in Tremonton for “keep awake coffee”. While there we read the newspapers from some previous days. They were interviewing Sloan and he was stating that it would be good to have Korver back so he could shoot more 3 shots and therefore help us deal with the zone defense because it opens up the middle. That doesn’t sound to me like someone who doesn’t believe in 3 pointers. He may have been slow in feeling that way but that interview made me feel like he likes the now (if they know what they are doinjg and make the majority of the shots). Wish you could find the article so you could read it. Linda

A.G. on January 14, 2010 said:

I agree Linda. While Sloan frowning on 3’s in years past may have been the case, I do sense some sort of adaptation to his coaching style. In my opinion, this Jazz team shoots more 3’s than any before. I may be wrong, but it sure seems like it to me. I know they’re still in the bottom half of the league in 3’s attempted, but does anyone know if they’ve made any improvement over the last few years?

Danny on January 15, 2010 said:

Hey we won on a buzzer-beater last night. Sweet.

Trevor on January 15, 2010 said:

I have to make a retraction. Buzzer beater? Yes please! The ending to the Cavs game last night was amazing. Price, Korver and Gaines all made super clutch shots…..especially Gaines, of course.