Re: Utah whimps out

["Greg Odegaard" <gmodegaa@longvred.rmc.com>]

No as evidence in the last week this team is at best a Conference
Championship team.  There is a big difference.  I have "liked" Malone and
Stockton to a degree for some time, but there inability to play true
championship ball is sickening.  You have to feel for them, yet at the same
time be repulsed.  Harse words, but just think how the majority of the
citizens of Utah feel?  Malone is lost on the big stage, where Rodman is at
home.

The Bulls are a great team (top 5 of all-time for sure), but the level of
competition is marginal at best.  Their best competition were in the first
2 years against that LA team and the Blazers.  Sonics flamed out, the Suns
the same and now the Jazz.  Too bad they didn't play the Rockets with Clyde
and Hakeem in '95.

Unfortunately their finals performances will be the lasting memory of these
2 HOF's.

McHale would have taken Malone to school on the offense end, and when he
might have gotten beat on the D, Chief would have bailed him out.  There is
no comparison.

Thanks for the insight,
Greg


This is a championship  caliber team right?  

Why is every one so afraid of the open shot?  Hornacek,
> Stockton, Morris, Russell, Foster they all hedged on the open jumpers,
then
> threw up crappy jumpers with defender right in their face.  I am sorry to
> have to vent like this to the list, but in the past week it seems we have
> been guilty of idolizing this team.  Hitching our glory wagons to their
> ability to beat the Bulls.  I think if I see the Jazz try to run the left
> handed screen and roll from the left side of the court one more time I am
> going to puke.  AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
> 
> 
> OK, I feel better...any one like to reply?
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