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They got run by rookie Chase Budinger (17 pts.) and now the Utah Jazz are off to its worst start since the 2002-03 campaign. The 1-2 Jazz looked lifeless and lost in its 113-96 embarrassment at the hands of the depleted Houston Rockets.
Without stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady on hand, the Rockets steamrolled a defenseless Jazz team on their home court.
Star point guard Deron Williams says it’s same o’ same o’ from last year’s 2-7 finish. “It’s like we picked up right where we left off,” said the Jazz guard, who fouled out after scoring 18 points and handing out eight assists. “We haven’t played a good game of basketball yet. It doesn’t look too good right now from the inside and sure it doesn’t look good from the outside.” Williams told the Salt Lake Tribune after Monday’s debacle.
And why would this team do anything differently, it’s comprised of the same players who stumbled so badly at the end of last season and into the playoffs?
Which brings us to the next question, how good is this Jazz team? The Jazz brass and paid employees in the media insist it’s a whole new team.
Educated Jazz fans say otherwise. But the blame for this stink bomb of a team is being placed at Boozer’s feet.
Trust me Jazz fans, Carlos is part of it, but the lion share of this failure should be directed at Kevin O’Connor and Jazz management.
Bringing Boozer back has been a colossal failure, just three games into the season the former All-Star has struggled big-time from the field and remains a liability on defense.
In the loss to the Rockets, Boozer went 1-6 shooting and was booed relentlessly by feed-up Jazz fans.
Boozer’s problems stem from the offseason trades rumors which both Jazz management and Boozer himself perpetuated into summer time drama.
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