Utah Jazz blow out Milwaukee Bucks at home

Milwaukee Bucks never had a chance vs Utah Jazz – 1/16/10

// January 17th, 2010 // Game Summary

Tonight the Bucks were in town. Sadly, they’re still reeling from having lost Michael Redd (again) to a torn ACL and MCL. That’s rough. The Bucks have a good, young core that, in a few years, will be competitive. Not tonight though. The Jazz outscored the Bucks in every quarter but the 4th and then it didn’t matter.

Quite possibly the biggest story of the night, though, was Sundiata Gaines getting only scrap time for a measly 1 minute at the very end of the game. I can’t say I’m surprised I guess but definitely disappointed. Jerry Sloan isn’t the type of coach to cave under pressure from media or fans and play SunnyD extended minutes after having hit the game-winning shot against the Cavaliers on Thursday. However, every single person watching that game was baffled when the Jazz called a timeout, with a little over 2 minutes to play and up 15 points, and then did NOT let SunnyD enter the game.

After a single possession, we saw him trot to the announcer’s desk to check in. It ended up that he played under one minute and threw up a less-than-ideal shot that didn’t go in. Really Jerry Sloan? How did that make sense? Most of the time I support your hard-nosed style but give me a freakin’ break! Something else I don’t understand goes back to a comment Sloan made after the Cavs game when asked if the Jazz were going to give SunnyD another 10-day contract, Sloan replied, “We’re going to sign him for the whole season.” That was the right answer and the right course of action. What did the Jazz do? Sign Gaines to another 10-day contract. I’m at a loss for words. Someone please provide me an explanation that makes sense.

CJ Miles checked in during the 2nd quarter and within 15 seconds had hoisted up a hurried, contested 3 pointer and committed 2 fouls. Hardly a good start to the game. After that, he was golden. He ended up 8-11 with 19 points on the night and really provided a good spark for the Jazz. I’m usually the first to criticize CJ but tonight he played well. We did note that he was always so quick to shoot, though. It was as if he didn’t think he would ever get the ball again and so he had to make an impression that second. Actually, that seems to be a trend for Miles. It just so happened that tonight it worked out for him. Who knows about the next game though…

Noteworthy items: The Jazz let Carlos Delfino have his career-high of 28 points tonight shooting 10-14 and 6-10 from behind the arc. He averages 8 ppg on 38% shooting and 31% from 3.

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