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This is an emergency warning for all you (3) followers of this blog. We are moving to www.utahjazz.tumblr.com. It is a much more user-friendly website, and I will be able to post more audio and video with much ease. With the season just around the corner, I want to be able to contribute a blog that will give a 360 degree view of the Utah Jazz's 2010-2011 season, and tumblr is the way to go. So go there, and follow me, and GO JAZZ!

Painful Partings

The Utah Jazz trimmed their roster down to 13 players today, in accordance with regular season roster rules. Although he said it was a difficult and painful thing to do, Jerry Sloan was forced to cut Sundiata Gaines, Othyus Jeffers, Ryan Thompson and Demetris Nichols from the roster. They all have done good things (especially Gaines and the famous buzzer-beater against the Cavs last year), but they had to go. Jeremy Evans is now the only Jazz player with an non-guaranteed contract. He has been pretty impressive and fun to watch this preseason.

The final preseason game is tomorrow night against the Sacramento Kings. The game is in Salt Lake, and it will be televised on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, so you might as well cancel all previous engagements, get into something cozy, and watch the new-look Jazz finish off their preseason rampage. Or at least flip back and forth between the ALCS and the Jazz. Deron Williams will not play tomorrow for personal reasons, but it looks like Al Jefferson will be playing despite a minor hand injury.

We have less than a week until the regular season tips off (Wednesday night against Denver)!!

Preseason Perspective

The Utah Jazz are undefeated through six preseason games (not saying a whole lot, but it is the first time in franchise history they've done so.) From the looks of things, the team is starting to come together somewhat. Al Jefferson has been playing very well, especially in the last three games. CJ Miles has looked good, although Jerry Sloan still likes to rag on him.

I'm just excited that the Jazz beat the Lakers 99-94 Sunday night at the Staples Center. Granted, it is still preseason, but I'll take a victory over L.A. whenever I can.

I can't wait for the season to start! NBA is just around the corner, and you gotta love it baby!

Bring on the Utah Jazz!

It's almost time for the 2010 NBA Season! I hope you all had a good break, because I have a feeling we're about to go for a ride. I'm usually excited for the beginning of a new season, but for some reason I am extremely excited this year--probably because of the new faces and the new look.

For those of you who don't know (read: anybody who has been living in the Siberian tundra or who has been in a deep coma for the last few months), the Jazz picked up Al Jefferson, the talented big man from the Timberwolves. He is excited to be here, and he's as publicly humble as any professional sports player I've ever seen; he must want something. Dang, Carlos Boozer has really messed me up... Back to Jefferson. He has great moves, he can score like nobody's business, and he seems willing to work hard. Hopefully Sloan can just teach some monster defense and passing skills.

The Jazz also signed Raja Bell. I don't know if that name rings a...bell...for you, but he played for a couple years with the Jazz six or seven years ago. He's a maniac on defense. He'll help the Jazz contain Kobe, and he can knock down a triple every now and then as well. Good veteran pickup for the Jazz.

The other exciting news from the summer is the change in logo, jerseys and court design. It's a fresh rendition of the old-school look, and I like it. I'm excited to see them in action.

The preseason is rolling along, and we're just waiting for a few weeks to tip off the regular season! It may be tough to gel as a new squad, but if the players can get accustomed to each other pretty fast, I think we'll be a dang good team this year. Sloan has taken off his muck boots and put on sweatpants and a whistle; Deron Williams has emerged from the Bat Cave; Carlos Boozer has tripped out of town (and broken his hand in the process); Andrei Kirilenko has looked into the wrong fashion magazine. The 2010 Utah Jazz are ready to rock!!