Feb 28, 2005 12:58 PM EST
After six weeks playing in Detroit, Carlos Arroyo is beginning to earn the praise of the Detroit Staff, most importantly, Joe Dumars.
''He's the most creative guy we have on the team - instantly,'' said Dumars, the Pistons' president of basketball operations, after watching Arroyo score 13 points in 18 minutes in Detroit's 97-88 victory over the New York Knicks last Tuesday. ''This team needed another general on the floor, and he's a general when he's on the floor. I just think he's a perfect fit, and I am so happy to have him here.''
His numbers are down, however Arroyo is making the most of his limited playing time, giving the Pistons solid contributions night in and night out.
''He's a natural point guard, simple as that,'' said Pistons assistant Gar Heard. ''He looks to make plays before he looks to shoot the ball.''
Via Salt Lake Tribune
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Feb 27, 2005 11:35 PM EST
After an eight game winning streak, the Rockets were handed their third straight loss.
The Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz 99-92, snapping Utah’s four game losing streak. Utah was led by Matt Harpring’s 28 points. Raja Bell also scored 21 of his own.
The game was tied at halftime and at the end of the third quarter, but a 30 point effort in the game’s last period was too much for Houston to overcome. Harpring and and Bell were accountable for more than half of Utah’s offensive production in this period, Harpring scoring 10 and Bell with 7.
Despite valiant efforts by the Rockets starters, including newly acquired Mike James, the Houston bench struggled all night. The entire bench was outscored by one player off of the Jazz bench – Mehmet Okur. Okur totaled 14 points and 9 rebounds in 30 minutes.
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University of Utah center Andrew Bogut will likely enter the draft following the NCAA Tournament and the Aussie has told the Salt Lake Tribune that if he was able to choose, he'd play for the Jazz.
"I just want to fulfill a dream, and my first choice would be to stay here in Utah and play for the Jazz in the NBA."
"It has been a dream of mine," he said, "and I hope basketball fans in Australia realize this is an opportunity of a lifetime."
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Jazz Feb 2005 Archive
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Yahoo! | Feb 26, 2005
Antoine Walker had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help the Celtics beat the Utah Jazz 109-102.
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ESPN | Feb 23, 2005
A left knee injury could end the season of Raul Lopez, starting point guard for the Utah Jazz.
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Graham Flashner/RealGM | Feb 23, 2005
Tuesday came and went with no official announcement of a Carlos Boozer trade to the Lakers, likely causing nervousness for Jack Haley, but this in no way means that the deal is dead.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 22, 2005
Jazz Director of Basketball Operations Kevin O'Connor was interviewed by the Salt Lake Tribune regarding the recent trade rumors surrounding his club.
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FOXSports.com | Feb 21, 2005
Jack Haley of Fox Sports reports the Lakers have swapped Caron Butler, Vlade Divac and Devean George for Carlos Boozer.
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Yahoo! | Feb 16, 2005
Two days after returning to action in a loss versus Cleveland, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers returned home and hit their stride again, defeating the Jazz 102-95.
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TSN.ca | Feb 15, 2005
Amare Stoudemire was unstoppable in the Suns 136-128 victory over the Utah Jazz Monday night, however the real story was the injuries suffered by the Jazz two top players, Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko.
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ESPN | Feb 11, 2005
Karl Malone is set to announce his retirement on Sunday at a news conference that will be held at the Delta Center.
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The Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 11, 2005
Jazz point guard, Keith McLeod played a little one-on-one basketball yesterday to test his injured hamstring.
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The Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 11, 2005
Carlos Boozer has been criticized by Jazz owner Larry Miller this week, but Kevin O'Connor has said that they have absolutely no plans on trading him.
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Deseret News | Feb 10, 2005
With the Jazz' disappointing season, owner Larry Miller is placing much of the disappointment on his key signing of last offseason, Carlos Boozer
"Carlos has been terrific some nights," Miller said Wednesday.
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Yahoo! | Feb 9, 2005
Carmelo Anthony's 25 points was more than enough for the Nuggets to defeat the Jazz by a final score of 97-87.
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The Deseret News | Feb 8, 2005
Jazz guard Raja Bell dislocated his pinkie in a tangle up with New York’s Penny Hardaway with four-and-a-half minutes to go in the fourth quarter of Utah’s 102-99 overtime loss to the Knicks.
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Yahoo! | Feb 2, 2005
The Bobcats visited Utah without Emeka Okafor and Gerald Wallace picked up the slack, scoring 28 points and Brevin Knight added 21 points and eight assists and they combined to lead the fourth-quarter comeback, who trailed 89-78 in the fourth quarter but rallied to improve to 2-19 on the road.
