Utah Jazz: Defense disappoints Sloan

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http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_10733889 Utah Jazz: Defense disappoints Sloan By Ross Siler The Salt Lake Tribune DENVER - Mehmet Okur was called for three fouls in the first 2:52 of Wednesday's game. The Nuggets marched to the foul line 14 times in the first quarter and 57 times for the night. Six Denver players scored in double figures in the overtime victory. Needless to say, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan wasn't too pleased with his team's defense, which he has emphasized from the very first day of training camp this season. "The bottom line is we're not very good defensively," Sloan said. "That's the thing that's frightening to us, the way they started out and beat us off the dribble right off the beginning of the ballgame. If we can't stay in front of people any better than that, we're going to have a long season." Going nuts Morris Almond got one of his first opportunities since coming to the Jazz to play with the team's starters. Almond took C.J. Miles' place with the starting five to open the second half as Miles remained in the locker room to have a gash above his eye stitched closed. "I found myself open a lot, just wide open for jumpers," Almond said. Almond hit a 20-footer but went 1-for-5 in the quarter. He had a couple of tough moments as Dahntay Jones faked him in the air to earn a trip to the foul line and Carmelo Anthony grabbed an offensive rebound over him and scored. "Those are ones you try not to let happen," said Almond, who fouled out with 12 points in 28 minutes. "They're good players, so it happens, but you try to keep those to a minimum." Almond did get the call from Sloan to shoot the free throw after Ruben Patterson's technical in the last minute of regulation. Class reunion After playing together on Syracuse's NCAA championship team in 2003, Gerry McNamara and Carmelo Anthony were reunited Wednesday. It was the first time they'd seen each other since the 2007 All-Star weekend in Las Vegas. McNamara came to training camp with the Jazz and is hoping to land an NBA job somewhere. Briefly Jarron Collins underwent an MRI exam and was found to be suffering from severe triceps tendinitis. . . . Paul Millsap played with glasses after suffering a corneal abrasion in practice Tuesday. "It felt real old school," Millsap said. rsiler@sltrib.com -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.230.4.185

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