day 8 of the paul millsap watch

the power forward duel reached a frenzy last night against the spurs. boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the utah charge to victory. but millsap went 8-of-12 for 20 points and added 7 rebounds, showing that he's no chump either. all this competition for the starting lineup is creating nothing but good results for the jazz.

this is day 8 in the countdown to paul millsap's arrival in the starting lineup.

day 7 of the paul millsap watch

apparently, boozer has been reading our updates and knows he's in the hot seat. trying to prove himself - and with chris bosh's 32 points and 17 rebounds to compete with - boozer dropped 22 and 18 against the raptors.

still, boozer was only 9-of-19. meanwhile, millsap was 5-of-8 for 10 points to go along with 6 rebounds in 11 fewer minutes.

if we're talking field goals per minute, boozer had 0.23, while millsap had 0.18. sure, that's a difference - but let's not forget that boozer missed on 0.26 field goal attempts per minute, while millsap was much better at 0.11. what could millsap have done if he had been in the starting lineup?

this is day 7 in the countdown to paul millsap's arrival in the starting lineup.

day 4 of the paul millsap watch

jazz stay at #20 in this week's espn power rankings. utah is 4-6 and faces toronto, san antonio, and detroit in its next three games. if they lose 2 of 3 (a very real possibility) or more, how much longer will boozer be heralded?

this is day 4 in the countdown to paul millsap's arrival in the starting lineup.

day 2 of the paul millsap watch

boozer delayed the inevitable yesterday with a 24-point, 12-rebound effort vs. the sixers. but it was the sixers, so let's not get too excited for carlos.

this is day 2 in the countdown to paul millsap's arrival in the starting lineup.

this definitely WON'T last

coach jerry sloan is sick of boozer's antics:

"Well I wouldn't mind them [boozer and mehmet okur] rebounding. There aren't any rules against them rebounding," Sloan said. "I mean, if you're just going to stay out there and shoot shots ... and not defend and not rebound, it's pretty tough." (source: http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=291113020)

ouch. really, can we start a countdown to paul millsap's arrival in the starting lineup?

this is day 1.

this can't last

boozer played 27 minutes in a 105-86 loss to the celtics, dropping in just 10 points and finishing with a plus/minus of -20. meanwhile, millsap pulled down 13 boards in 23 minutes to go along with 9 points and a -5 rating (i.e., he played better defense). how much longer before millsap replaces boozer in the starting lineup for good?

whine whine whine

boozer gets owned on a monster night by dirk (29 points in the fourth quarter!?!?). and then he whines a lot. typical.

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