Will Utah Jazz be more successful now with Al Jefferson and Raja Bell on their team

They'll be better in defense that is sure

Well,time will tell but i think they honestly will

Al Jeferson is similar with Boozer but even though he puts no effort on defense,he's still better at that thing than Boozer ever was.

Raja Bell will be assigned to stop the likes of James,Wade,Kobe on defense and to help with his outside shot

Well,i agree with your opinion

Ok

I don't see how they get better. Jefferson is only SLIGHTLY if any better than boozer. and raja only played 6 games last year...he might be done.

They replaced Boozer with Al Jefferson. Boozer is a better player. He can score in the paint and from 16 feet out. Al jefferson is just a inside scorer. Boozer and Al are both good rebounders and neither is a great defender. Boozer was a great fit a PF for the Jazz, but Al will most liekly play C, and he has shown in Min. that he can't really play the 5 spot.

Raja bell will be taking over for Mathews/korver. Both are solid defenders, but raja bell is a better shooter. Raja bell is also a vet who knows the game and sloan's system. But one 33 year old can't make up for 2 younger guys.

so no.. i don't think they'll be better... kinda the same though

raja hasnt been the defender he was for like 2 years now
i dont think they got better cause they lost matthews, korver and boozer
the thing about AL is that he is really slow
he doesnt have a good lateral movement
he is good in the half court offense though

so to sum it up
i dont think they got better than last season

Mr.Awesome wrote:

raja hasnt been the defender he was for like 2 years now
i dont think they got better cause they lost matthews, korver and boozer
the thing about AL is that he is really slow
he doesnt have a good lateral movement
he is good in the half court offense though

so to sum it up
i dont think they got better than last season

agreed.

except Utah is a great half court team. which is why AJ fits really good.

Champion wrote:

Mr.Awesome wrote:

raja hasnt been the defender he was for like 2 years now
i dont think they got better cause they lost matthews, korver and boozer
the thing about AL is that he is really slow
he doesnt have a good lateral movement
he is good in the half court offense though

so to sum it up
i dont think they got better than last season

agreed.

except Utah is a great half court team. which is why AJ fits really good.

i dont know if the pick and roll which was utah's bread and butter is gonna be the same with williams and jefferson too
boozer and williams used to run it to perfection and boozer had that 17 ft jumpshot that Al doesnt have

Mr.Awesome wrote:

Champion wrote:

Mr.Awesome wrote:

raja hasnt been the defender he was for like 2 years now
i dont think they got better cause they lost matthews, korver and boozer
the thing about AL is that he is really slow
he doesnt have a good lateral movement
he is good in the half court offense though

so to sum it up
i dont think they got better than last season

agreed.

except Utah is a great half court team. which is why AJ fits really good.

i dont know if the pick and roll which was utah's bread and butter is gonna be the same with williams and jefferson too
boozer and williams used to run it to perfection and boozer had that 17 ft jumpshot that Al doesnt have

..but Al has a back-to-the-basket game that Boozer NEVER had.

Plus the rebounding factor.

both are pretty miserable rebounders, but Al was a huge dissapointment...everyone thought he would be a 12 board guy, now he struggles to get 9 boards...

They have about the same scoring and rebounding stats, but Boozer kills Jefferson in FG% and Jefferson kills Boozer in BPG. lol.

DEAD wrote:

both are pretty miserable rebounders, but Al was a huge dissapointment...everyone thought he would be a 12 board guy, now he struggles to get 9 boards...

i think that was because he just came off a knee surgey

Wow, the best arguement I could get at 3am is Boozer and Jefferson who are both very similar players imo.

Im going to bed. Last three nights I've been going to sleep at 8am.

Yeah, I need to balance this out a bit more.

Goodnight guys. lol.