| 06 March 2009
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(Denver-CO) The Utah Jazz are the hottest team in the NBA at this very moment with 12 wins in their last 13 games including a current season-high nine-game winning streak.
Wait for it... Wait for it...
Ask me if I give a damn!
I hate the Jazz and everything about the state of Utah minus Lake Powell.
However, I do have to give the Jazz credit for battling through a season riddled with injuries and hardships to even be this close in the hunt for the division title this late in the season. Their leader, Deron Williams missed most of the first month of the season with an ankle injury and by the time he returned Carlos Boozer was sidelined with a strained quadriceps tendon. Sprinkle in center Mehmet Okur missing an extended stretch while in Turkey visiting his sick father and it's no surprise the Jazz were flirting with .500 headed into February with a record of 26-22. They've even had to deal with the passing of their owner.
But, once again, ask me if I give a damn!
These two teams have split their first two meetings this season. Utah took a, 98-94, home win Oct. 29 in the season opener in Utah, but lost to the Carmelo-less Nuggets, 117-97, in Denver. The Jazz have won six of seven at home against the Nuggets and 10 straight overall at EnergySolutions Arena since Jan. 27th, but throw all that out the window, Nuggets Nation, because tonight is going to be a war.
It's no secret that these two teams have a strong distaste for one another. In fact, not many people like the Jazz period. I give you exhibit A.
Then there are these "Jazzholes". They're always good for a prepubescent rift every once in awhile, but other than that what are they good for?
As if that wasn't enough reasons for laughter at the Jazz's expense I present to you something so comical words can not even describe it...
Congratulations, Andrei! You're officially a deutsche bag!
And now, I finally present to you my final piece of evidence in the air tight case supporting my claim that even the Jazz players find playing for their organization a real drag. I like to call this picture, "If I don't play hard Coach Sloan doesn't let me use the bathroom."
Go Nuggets!
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