by Rich Pedroncelli - AP View full size photo » THE OPPONENT The Jazz come in at a deceiving 2-3. In the ledger, Utah is only one game better than Sacramento. But look at that impossible schedule for the Jazz: at Denver, Clippers , Rockets , at Dallas, Spurs . Maybe you'd dream of 3-2 or even 4-1 as a Jazz fan. But 2-3 ain't a sneeze. That schedule has two potentially great teams and three good...
View full size photo uploaded October 31, 2009 So what was the difference between last night's fourth quarter performance and the disaster at Denver? For starters, the backcourt in Denver to start the fourth was Eric Maynor and Ronnie Price. Last night feature Ronnie Price and Ronnie Brewer while Deron was on the bench. So instead of of coming back in down 9, Deron got 4 minutes of rest and came back...
More photos » by Ng Han Guan - AP Browse more photos » "Let's get it started in here, let's get ...." Wait, what Black Eyed Peas song are we using this year? Regardless, it's Christmas in October and in Utah & Denver, the weather is obliging with an early winter . Doesn't matter though because the teams will be toasty inside. When we last saw the Jazz , they became a footnote...
With Ronnie Brewer and Ronnie Price returning to the practice court Sunday, what looked like a potential crisis for the Jazz as they prepare to open the season could be downgraded to a mere concern.
Warning, it auto-repeats. Might not be a bad thing. Maybe these things will get better, but you have to worry a bit about injuries again. Korver is now seeking a second opinion on his knee. I think Danielle would be of the opinion that it's a fine knee. Ronnie Price has been out with a bad hammy. Okur missed a game because of a sore back which also happened last season. And of course CJ is out after...
Funny how one word can change the meaning of a quote. In this case, both things are true, but you can see how quotes might get messed up from time to time. In their respective "Collins coming back to Utah" articles, Siler and Genessy had basically the same quote until the end from Deron Williams on Collins. Here's Jody's , He's great teammate. He always worked hard, didn't say much. I know...
Maybe it's not his preferred position, but with Andrei Kirilenko attending to a family matter in Russia and C.J. Miles and Kyle Korver injured, Ronnie Price welcomed the chance to start Thursday at shooting guard.
Madrid, Spain » Travis Hansen exchanged greetings with Ronnie Price and called out to Kyle Korver on the court Wednesday, but the former BYU forward also made clear he's comfortable playing for Real Madrid and not in the NBA.
The Jazz's European magical mystery tour through London and then Madrid is a lot about basketball, a lot about crucial matters such as figuring out how many minutes Ronnie Price will get backing up Deron Williams versus how many Eric Maynor will get, and a little about everything else.
I talked to Deron Williams the other day, and he was certainly in a good mood. I asked the Jazz's incumbent point guard about first-round draft pick Eric Maynor. His response? "Should I be scared?" Williams said. It wasn't the answer I expected, so I felt compelled to follow up my original question. I asked Williams how he planned to mentor Maynor, who will likely end up battling veteran...
He hustled, he scored, he assisted, he defended. The biggest trouble with Ronnie Price's play during the Jazz's final appearance last season was that his effort was so noticeable, in contrast to whatever else the visiting team was offering that night in Los Angeles.
We've talked a lot about the luxury-tax mess the Jazz have gotten themselves into, but I think it's worth illustrating one more time. As of today, July 22, the Jazz are poised to spend more than $94 million to bring back 12 players from a team that went 15-11 at full strength to finish the regular season and went 1-12 on the road against the Western Conference's other seven playoff teams. To break...
With everything going on this month in regard to Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap and Mehmet Okur, Ronnie Price nevertheless only had to wait two weeks to have his free-agent fate resolved by the Jazz.