Game 55: Utah Jazz vs Phoenix Suns

Utah Jazz vs

83 - 95
Season Record: 31-24
King Williams Era Record: 0-1

The new era of the Jazz begins. I want to start this era by saying, i have nothing against Tyrone Corbin. He's probably a good coach, and i hope for the Jazz sake that he is. When i talk about disappointment in the Jazz its not really necessarily directed to Ty. He's been put in a tough spot, and honestly i don't think anyone could come out of the spot he's in without some failure.

So i guess we can talk about the game now. I think the Jazz for this game at least are doing the opposite of their normal. Good first quarter... horrible rest of the game.
The Jazz scored a whopping 27 points in the entire second half. And really, they were at 77 points with less than a minute left in the game, which had their second half total all the way at 21 points. It was only because of a couple of garbage time shots at the end that it went to 27 points for the half. Bad halfs can happen i know, but this was not one of those. The Jazz did not really look like a good team who was just having a bad half. They just plain looked bad and they didn't even compete. (As Jerry would say.)

So if you're wondering why i'm saying negative things about the Jazz when i said i was not going to... well, i guess that goal of mine to only say good things resigned along with Jerry and Phil.

We are just one game into this new Jazz, so i know i'm not basing all my opinions on much, but so far i don't like what i've seen. So far, this is no Sloan Jazz team. The Jazz were Jerry's team. He was the leader. I know many have been talking this year about how Deron is stepping up as a leader of this team now that Boozer is gone. Yeah, i agree he needs to lead this team, but Jerry was the real leader. Until now. There really is no leader now. At least no one who can lead like Jerry. So i worry. I worry that the Jazz will never be the Jazz again. I worry they will fall farther away from the team that Jerry has built here. The one i've had pride in. The team i will always cheer for because they deserved cheering. I worry i will never feel that same pride in the Jazz again.

I will still cheer for this team and always will i believe... but for now they are not really the Jazz. Not the Jazz i know. I hope they will be again.