Utah Surprised Boozer Might Walk?
How can anyone who follows pro basketball or the Utah Jazz be actually surprised about Carlos Boozer and his decision to become a free agent after the season? This is the same player that signed with Cleveland or made a deal with Cleveland only to get out of the contract somehow and sign with the Jazz.
My comparison…a cheating spouse. Seriously, if I cheat on my wife with another woman and marry the other woman then would she be surprised to find me cheating on her after a period of time? I hope not. Boozer is the cheating spouse and he’s going to leave soon. Nobody should be surprised to see him go.
The Jazz will miss Boozer despite the excellent play of Paul Millsap lately. Boozer, when playing, is a great team guy and is a gifted offensvie player and rebounder. He couldn’t defend against my mother, but that is another story. If the Jazz want to contend in the Western Conference they need Boozer to stay but he won’t instead he’ll leave the franchise a little better off than when he got there. Deron Williams and Paul MIllsap will just have to step it up a little bit more.
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
No one was surprised that he’s going to opt out. It was the timing of the event. He had been saying all year that he would address it when the season was over. And suddenly he states that he’s definitely going to opt out.
The timing and the apparent focus on money is what irks the Jazz and the fans.
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
The ‘apparent focus on money’. What else could it be? It is all money and he has always been about money. He left Duke to get the money which I would’ve done also. He left Cleveland who really put him on the map and gave him a chance in the league after being a 2nd round pick. Now, he’ll leave the Jazz who made him an all-star.
The timing is what it is. I would rather know earlier than later what his intentions are and now if I’m O’connor i trade the sucker while you still can and get something for him.