There has been speculation recently that there has been issues in the Jazz locker room. Now, I can’t help but wonder if that turmoil is centered around Carlos Boozer.
Yet Boozer still sat the entire fourth quarter in favor of Paul Millsap, with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan suggesting before the game that he has considered starting Millsap and bringing Boozer off the bench as he makes a slow return from knee surgery.
“Yeah, I think about it every day,” Sloan said. “We need guys, and maybe Boozer will get himself together a little bit more coming off the bench. That’s something we’re thinking about, but we’ve got to try to win the game today starting the way we are.”
Boozer was unequivocal about his preference — “I’d rather start, period,” he said — as well as his desire to be on the floor in the fourth quarter.
“It’s the worst thing in the world, especially when you’re a dude like me,” Boozer said. “But it was fun to see us play that way. We moved the ball so well, we scored, we won by a huge margin.
What was shown on the Jazz postgame show was more alarming than this though as there was no “would rather”. When asked by Craig Bolerjack about coming off the bench Boozer said, “I am a starter, period.” Bolerjack said, “Period?” and Boozer replied “Period.”
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