ballerblogger.com - 7/17/2009
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Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "It probably was Boozer’s misfortune in the end to play in Utah, where the fans seemingly feel a deeper personal connection to the players on their team than just about anywhere else in the NBA. Boozer drove a Rolls-Royce and wanted to keep people at..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/28/2009 — Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "The team still was waiting for word Saturday from Carlos Boozer ($12.7 million), Mehmet Okur ($9 million) and Kyle Korver ($5.2 million) about opting out of their contracts to become free agents. All three face a Tuesday deadline to make their decisions..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/24/2009 — John Schuhmann of NBA.com: “When it comes to deciding which of the players from this week’s USA Basketball mini-camp will be considered for next year’s team for the World Championships, offense is just a small part of the equation ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/16/2009 — Kerry Eggers of The Portland Tribune: “It has been reported that the sticking point on Brandon Roy’s contract extension is the All-Star guard wants a player option on a fifth and final year..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/14/2009 — Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: "Griffin has been plugging away to refine his outside shot. In a league increasingly dominated by power forwards who can do more than just throw their weight around inside of 15 feet, he knows he’ll have to develop a face-up game if he wants to live up to his promise..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/30/2009 — Brian Kamenetzky of the Los Angeles Times: "It’s easy to forget how long Kobe’s been around and how many games he’s played… so allow me to remind you. 948 in the regular season, good for ninth among active players ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/23/2009 — Matt Bernhardt of Blog-a-Bull: “It’s like Reinsdorf wants it both ways: the credit for the financial might of the team, yet he can also meddle in personnel and other aspects that his basketball people should be solely in charge of."
The Boozer review
blogs.sltrib.com 7/17/2009 — It's just one writer's opinion, but I think years from now we will be debating the Jazz's decision to trade away Carlos Boozer far more than we will even remember the decision to match Portland's offer sheet to Paul Millsap. ...
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ballerblogger.com 7/27/2009 — Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman: “In case you haven’t paid attention over much of the past calendar year, Durant isn’t looking to go anywhere ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/19/2009 — Shira Springer of The Boston Globe: “Those closest to Rasheed Wallace know him to be an intelligent player and a devoted family man. At home, Wallace is far removed from the crazed on-court persona that earned a season-record 41 technicals in 2000-01 ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/25/2009 — Jason Quick of The Oregonian: "McMillan said Miller addressed the knocks on his game — poor shooting, lack of playoff success, and whether age has affected his defense. ‘He was honest,’ McMillan said. ‘But we felt comfortable with all the things we heard.’"
Is the Bulls, Boozer deal back on? —
Chicago Sun-Times Bulls 7/17/2009
The on-again, off-again deal between the Bulls and the Jazz for Carlos Boozer, could be on again. Here's why: The Jazz has decided to match the offer sheet given to Paul Millsap by Portland, so it looks like they will need to trade Boozer to stay ...