@@vt248 derron had intangibles. His problem was his weight. He had horrible ankle problems. If he had dropped to like 185-195 ish and turned it into muscle, he would still be around.
@@itsgl00my88 intangibles are those things like having weight under control. By 2015, only his 10th yr in the league, he was washed. Williams was talented, but intangibles are what separates him from Chris Paul
Starting line up was like PG Williams SG Ronnie Brewer SF AK47 PF Boozer C Okur Their bench was good too they had korver, Cj miles , Paul millsap and the best part about this team was they all shared the ball.
All they needed was another superstar & they would’ve been a championship team. Like Prime Dwight or Prime Melo back then. They would’ve definitely been a championship team with 1 more superstar
AK-47 was a problem. He was 6'10 and could move his feet to keep up with smaller players and could still be an elite shot blocker, man was a cheat code
Bryon Phelps what’s with all the AK hype? I know he was a solid player but people act like he was a star? He averaged 12 a game throughout his career. Correct me if I’m wrong tho, this jazz team was slightly before my time
This was a topic back when the heat played that one game with nicknames on their jerseys instead of last names, in fact I think he played against them that game too and his team did the same thing and due to all the controversy he had his name in Russian instead of using ak47
In a way Mehmet Okur was before his time. He was a 7 footer who could shoot 3s, kinda the type that the league is in love with today. Underrated player in my opinion.
Mehmet okur is my man. His nick name was "money man" cause he was money from the arc especialy at the clutch times. He got so many game winners for his level of fame o man so fun to watch
As a hopeless Net fan...Deron Williams always leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Not only was he the start of the trade everything era for the Nets, but he just didn't want to be great. I wish people took it more seriously when Sloan retired coaching him. He simply didn't want it and the disagreement was so bad Jerry Sloan gave up lol.
Val Castillo ummmmm, no. He literally said he didn’t wanna be a star, which sucks because they gave up a bounty’s ransom for the guy. Deron wanted star treatment but not the pressure
And as it turned out Jerry Sloan was right. Deron Williams was at his best under his system. As soon as Deron went to the Nets he started declining. Listen to your coach kids
@@TS-kk9ei nahh. Bruh. He was ass when it came time to ball. All he had to do was make some plays. He couldn't even do that properly. He didn't score once in 5 games and had the ball in his hands enough to do it. Stop making excuses for Deron "out of the league" williams
Utah Deron use to kill ankles back then. But Nets Deron, his ankles killed him. The man lost confidence. Crazy how a player can be elite one day and a scrub the next. You never know which one of these young stars is next to be great now and totally vanish tomorrow. Injuries are just inevitable.
Great video, people forget how good those Jazz teams were with Williams, Boozer, AK47, Okur etc. Williams was arguably the 2nd best PG behind CP3 in his prime and to me is still a HOFer even with his injuries
@Josh 0 you're right, Nash was top 2 but personally I'd rather have CP3 because of he became such a good defender but Nash was great too and those Suns teams were underrated
As a Wizards fan who has seen Rod Strickland, Mitch Richmond, Chris Webber, Gilbert Arenas, Michael Adams, Rasheed Wallace, Antwon Jamerson, Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace, and even Michael Jordan play for Washington- could you do a video explaining that although they have the best collection of talent (not chemistry or contracts) in Washington since they won a championship in 78.
@@brandonbates9259 Trust me, I am. I remember he was good player for the Bullets, even making an All-star game in San Antonio (remember the ugly teal unis?) And Pat Riley trying to trade for him and give him a max contract. Unfortunately, most people don't know how good he was when Webber was there and sadly most just remember him as a veteran presence.
@@larrybass370 Yes those teal uniforms lol Juwan definitely had a good mid range jumper too..Hopefully fans stay educated at least on some of these players
Finally someone who remembers this team I remember when they played the spurs in the ‘07 conference finals I’ve been waiting on a vid about these Jazz teams for quite a while thank you for making this video you’re freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
a big reason why they made the 07 conference final was they avoided the 1 seed by playing a 40 loss 8 seed warriors team with no depth ..they got owned by the spurs after going 7 with the rockets
Williams ran Sloan out of town..Got exposed after not being able to get carried by the pick and roll since his raw numbers and spotty defense didn't contribute to wins Then left.. That's what happened
@@jaket459 Sloan probably didn't have more than 2-3 years left anyways so at least this whole thing gave him a few years of freedom to enjoy life before he started slowing down
@@felixmartinez9673 I think Andy only did a Brandon Roy video i mean like a whole video of the Portland Trailblazers during him and LAs time before Dame got drafted that team always had players injured and they somehow made the playoffs most years
Great video. I like videos about underrated, forgotten teams like this. Some people forget, for a period of time, deron Williams was the 2nd best pg in the league behind cp3. Some people say first, but defense gave Chris the nod imo.
Spot on, Thaman. Which sucked because the Jazz chose him because he was bigger, and they figured that would make him the better defender of the two. Ah well...
As a laker fan myself, that Jazz team not only had the best looking jerseys, they had imo the best looking court in the league, id always use the Jazz in exhibition games in 2k9 cause of their team, jerseys & court. Mehmet Okur was OP
This is my team, the years that I am most attached to. Heartbreaking years, those Lakers playoff series man. There was a time Deron Williams was considered as good as CP3. It was hard for me to still love Deron after that moment with Sloan. I am glad we are just getting back to good form.
I grew up a Jazz fan, and have been loyal. I was young when all of this went down. I still remember all of this. The downfall was way over paying AK. Left us no room to get other talent. Those were good days. So many good memories.
Dope video, i am glad you through in the Jerry Sloan part of the equation cause many people dont know about glad to see a video where homework was actually done.
That team with Raul López sane ( already signed with 2 ACL surgeries )had fought for finals. Very beautiful and promising team. Raul Lopez, Radja Bell, Kirilenko, Okur, Boozer ( Harpring as 6th man and Mo Williams as 2nd PG ) That team was a solid team for a decade and had fought for Finals and some title
Those were some fun times man. I was buried in the snow, couch hopping figuring out life after my Dad passed. The one thing I had that gave me joy was that Jazz squad.
Man I have to give credit to the Jazz for always somehow coming back to become a consistent playoff team. They've had so many eras it's a shame they did not win a ring up to this point, but hey they have a new team to try again.
Great vid, as usual! As a Malone-Stockton fan during my teenage years, I really hoped and believed the Williams-Boozer duo could be the next to lift the Jazz. Unfortunately, besides everything you say, D-Will didn't want to stay in Salt Lake, never liked the place and wanted a bigger market...
I started following the NBA around 2002-2003, my fav NBA games were NBA Live 2003, and NBA Street Vol.2, (ahh the nostalgia!) Anyway, around that time- AK47 quickly became my favorite player. Here was this lanky 6'9 Russian dude with a 7'4 wingspan, crazy athleticism, amazing defensive abilities, would steal from point guards and block centers, dunk on you, knock down a decently reliable mid range and 3 pointer, fill up the stat sheet, worked hard, and was humble. He was definitely a unique player, and I even got his jersey and modeled my own play style off him. As a result of him being my fav player, I was also a huge Jazz fan. I remember all of these events in this video, the heart breaking moments losing to the Lakers and the Spurs, the bright moments beating the Rockets and the Warriors (same series that Baron Davis dunked on AK, lol- although AK had an insane amount of blocks that series)!. The trades and acquisitions, the rough patches with Coach Sloan, etc. It was definitely a very interesting stretch of years, lots of fun memories and exciting nail biting games. Thank you for this video and bringing me down memory lane :D
This was when I watched NBA the most, I remember talking about how DW was more traditional and how CP3 was different with regards to their roles as PGs... Ah the good old days.
Besides Boozer and D-Will,they had a great coach in Jerry Sloan,a stretch 5 Mehmet Okur who made an all-star team. Kirilenko was one of a kind type of player and they always had 3-4 solid role players.
man AK47 was one of my favorite players. I miss watching players like him. I also tried drafting him to everyone of my fantasy teams cause that man filled up all stat categories
Nah, he was in tears in front of reporters, whining he wasn't used enough and it was the year before. I think. That hurt him with his teammates and other people in the league. ALSO, that BD poster dunk just evens out the wonderful night he held Carmelo to 4-23 shooting and blocked him like, 6 times. Carmelo almost cried in the 4th quarter of that game, it was great lol.
I remember it a bit differently as a Jazz fan. The first cracks were with Carlos Boozer. He started complaining about his contract during a time when he was not only injured, but the Jazz were winning with his backup, Paul Millsap, putting up numbers. That was the 08-09 season, and the team actually faltered after he came back. Boozer ended up choosing to opt into the final year of his contract, and with Millsap already making starter money, along with several other players on large contracts, the team started to feel the crunch. Starter Ronnie Brewer was traded away to save money, which made Williams unhappy. The 2010 offseason saw the real changes - Boozer, Kyle Korver and Wesley Mathews all signed elsewhere, as the team looked to save money, though they did trade for Al Jefferson to help make up for the loss of Boozer and the injured Mehmet Okur. They also added Gordon Hayward in the draft that year, but it would be years before he would become an all-star caliber player. Despite the changes, the team was winning, until at some point a rift developed in the locker room and the team started losing. That precluded Jerry Sloan's retirement, Deron Williams being traded and Andrei Kirilenko leaving to play in Russia.
Karl Malone and Stockton had great careers under jerry Sloan.. things were goin good for boozer and Williams as well. They benefited from the plays and system that Sloan, Stockton, and Malone built.. once Williams and Sloan couldn’t get along and Sloan got fired that’s when boozer and Williams decline began. They were never the same after that.
Great video as always man. As a Mavs fan, I hated playing against these guys. D Will, Boozer and Kirelenko were such a pain in the &^%*. Now I just miss those days.
I've been a lifelong Jazz fan. I remember those teams and remember AK-47 being my favorite player as a kid. D-Will and Coach Sloan have since made amends if anyone is interested. But this current Jazz team with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert is a lot more exciting than those Jazz teams ever were.
To be fair, the Blazers offered Mathews a $34 million deal on a player who was getting roughly 14 points and 4 rebounds a game. I don't think they had a better option at the time, but that's a lot to spend on a guy who would be a fifth option. Damned if you do damned if you don't. Hindsight is a bitch. Great video!
I don't think age had anything to do with it. Boozer had multiple good seasons in Chicago after he left Utah. They just couldn't put it all together and let's be honest the Western Conference was really good. SAS, LAL, DAL, HOU, DEN, PHO, etc.
Thank you! Not even a lot of Utahns remember this streach of NBA history. I enjoyed watching that team. You did miss some key points. AK 47 after signing a monster contract and getting shooting leasons from Jeff Hornacek tried to change his game. It went really badly for him and UT. Also Paul Millsap was not the player he was in Atlanta. Derrion didn't like the training demands on him by the Jazz. We all know an ankle injury ruined his career. Something the Jazz worked diligently to avoid. Also why they traded up to get him over injury prone CP-3. Who they believed would skip town as soon as possible. Gordon took 7 years too develop
AJ The Wright Gamer from what I remember their starters would get hurt like one of those years la beat them okur was out and he played such a huge role.
Definitely! CWebb never won a title, but he brought several bum ass teams up to playoff contenders. The Bullets, Warriors, & especially the Kings all owe him a debt of gratitude.
jazz forgot about Williams fast because Hayward became a star. then they got got over Hayward fast because Mitchell became a star. They are good at recovering from losing franchise players. Well run organisation they deserve to win a championship soon.
They were so young and talented with room to grow they possibly could have waited out the Lakers and Spurs dominance if they all stood healthy and stood together the only other challenge for them in the west were those Nuggets teams
They could have somehow contended in 2011. Kobe was injured And spurs got swept by grizzlies so there title chances were open for them but issues ruined them and injuries
What happened to the Knicks after the Patrick Ewing era, would love to see this video. Don't forget to show the shot that made the garden roar, the LJ 4 point play.✌🏼
Jazz had franchise players, then they didn't as the game transformed from being about teams to being about players... Stockton kept Malone on board, because any scorer would love playing with the best pure point of all time on a perennial contender team. Jazz golden days dissolved due to the Williams/Sloan fallout that saw Sloan retire as he saw the direction that players were going in (becoming divas). Now Popovich has played long enough to see that the game isn't what it was as well, now that his franchise players are gone. Popovich will pass Sloan in wins soon and then maybe he'll retire as well. Sloan's first wife passed in 2004 and for a moment it seemed he might retire back then as Stockton/Malone were over, but he showed that he can develop and coach other players (maybe Popovich will do the same). Now Sloan has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, so he's dealing with that, but it beats playing in China.
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Who remembers the days when people really couldn’t decide who was better between Deron and CP3? Then Deron fell off so fast lol
Thomas Chen Then Brooklyn happened.
Yup, i remember well. Damn shame, CP3 had the intangibles, all Derron had on him was range
@@vt248 derron had intangibles. His problem was his weight. He had horrible ankle problems. If he had dropped to like 185-195 ish and turned it into muscle, he would still be around.
@@itsgl00my88 intangibles are those things like having weight under control. By 2015, only his 10th yr in the league, he was washed. Williams was talented, but intangibles are what separates him from Chris Paul
I always thought CP3 was better before Deron went downhill.
Starting line up was like
PG Williams
SG Ronnie Brewer
SF AK47
PF Boozer
C Okur
Their bench was good too they had korver, Cj miles , Paul millsap and the best part about this team was they all shared the ball.
don't forget giricek harpring price fisher collins koufas fesenko..they had some deep benches
I couldn't remember but yeah those guys were sick too
@@razkable Fesenko was fucking trash😂 they had Wes Mathews tho
They said add the 2006-07 Utah Jazz to 2K
All they needed was another superstar & they would’ve been a championship team. Like Prime Dwight or Prime Melo back then. They would’ve definitely been a championship team with 1 more superstar
I remember all the nicknames in NBA Ballers and AK47 was high in my rankings...but Agent Zero was tuff as well
One of the most overlooked NBA video games, bro. Burger King foot lettuce.
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how about BadPorn for Corey Maggette
Corey also went by uh oh maggetio
That game was dope as shit. I might go grab that for an emulator real quick 😂
Man prime AK-47 was so underrated, defensive monster and so versatile, he was amazing
Second player in the 5x5 list. He did it 3 times (behind Hakeem Olajuwon´s 6 times) in his career.
He is Giannis actually
AK-47 was a problem. He was 6'10 and could move his feet to keep up with smaller players and could still be an elite shot blocker, man was a cheat code
But when playing with D will and Boozer, he never found a role in the offense.
Wade County he was a 12 PPG scorer throughout his career bro
@@dirkfade113 If you look at my comment I was clearly talkin about on the defensive end
him and Shawn Marion man was the most underrated folks defending. they put in WORK
AK-47 would be a beast in today's league, like Draymond on steroids
as a jazz fan I’d do anything to have prime kirilenko on the current jazz team. hed be the perfect wing player in the modern nba
how about prime kirilenko on the finals teams instead of bryon russell? I'd bet he wouldn't be slipping and sliding guarding jordan, lol
If he had a consistent jumper, he'd be a legend.
Bryon Phelps what’s with all the AK hype? I know he was a solid player but people act like he was a star? He averaged 12 a game throughout his career. Correct me if I’m wrong tho, this jazz team was slightly before my time
Bryon Phelps yeah he was a beast
@@dirkfade113
He was a 5 by 5 stat sheet stuffer bro
I think AK47 was one of the greatest defenders of all time.
Childish Gennady he definitely was
Fax. He should have at least 2 dpoy awards. He got snubbed so much.
One of the greatest defenders definitely.
He is super underrated
He was a really good player.
Wouldn’t be able to have the nickname AK-47 in 2018 without people freaking out.
This was a topic back when the heat played that one game with nicknames on their jerseys instead of last names, in fact I think he played against them that game too and his team did the same thing and due to all the controversy he had his name in Russian instead of using ak47
Aboubakar kamara in football plays for Fulham does
UI Asspull true man, it’s sad
UI Asspull my nickname is donk
What about the Washington Bullets?
People forget how clutch Mehmet Okur was
I swear! The OG of big men shooting the 3 ball
Mehmo hit a lot of big shots when he was needed
@@edwilliams5430 Mehmet Okur started the stretch 4 era?
James Bartee stretch 5! He was a center
In a way Mehmet Okur was before his time. He was a 7 footer who could shoot 3s, kinda the type that the league is in love with today. Underrated player in my opinion.
funny how okur was on the 03 and 04 pistons and was more of a heavy slow bruiser back then...he was muscle down low..he got in shape in utah
Okur a few nights ago was at a Jazz game talking to media and said if he played in today's league he'd average 25+ 😂
Dirk
Jerry Sloan not Salon...
Lol I know right
Dam hearing him keep saying Salon pissed me off
Lol
Thank you, I was cringing every time he said salon
It's pissing me off
Mehmet okur is my man. His nick name was "money man" cause he was money from the arc especialy at the clutch times. He got so many game winners for his level of fame o man so fun to watch
D-Will had a nice ass 5 year stretch
max crawford he had a nice ass in general 😉
I liked his ass too
Kung Fu Naki pause Lmfaooo
d will from 2006-2012 was a beast....
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As a hopeless Net fan...Deron Williams always leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Not only was he the start of the trade everything era for the Nets, but he just didn't want to be great. I wish people took it more seriously when Sloan retired coaching him. He simply didn't want it and the disagreement was so bad Jerry Sloan gave up lol.
Deron Williams was a top 3 ppg scorer for you guys do you even have anyone else in your history to do that, put respect on him man
Jason kidd was the only nets pg to succeed for numerous years..that franchise seems cursed
Val Castillo ummmmm, no. He literally said he didn’t wanna be a star, which sucks because they gave up a bounty’s ransom for the guy. Deron wanted star treatment but not the pressure
Now THAT should be a video!!!
He wanted to be great, an all time great eater, in fact.
And as it turned out Jerry Sloan was right. Deron Williams was at his best under his system. As soon as Deron went to the Nets he started declining. Listen to your coach kids
Also after his injury... he was just never the same.
Deron Williams was such a good player. Very underrated. I hated how everyone insulted him in 2017 (mostly LeBron fans as usual)
He did suck when they needed him and he was kinda ass tho
@@jerrybravo9046 yea cuz he was out of his prime and LeBron made him a spot up shooter like everyone else on the roster.
@@TS-kk9ei nahh. Bruh. He was ass when it came time to ball. All he had to do was make some plays. He couldn't even do that properly. He didn't score once in 5 games and had the ball in his hands enough to do it. Stop making excuses for Deron "out of the league" williams
While i agree with you Bronsexuals threw him under the bus...his best days were behind him in 2015. LeGM begged to get him though
Prime Time because when he needed to show up which is the fucking nba finals he played like garbage
You think you can do similar video about the T-Mac Yao Ming rockets?
Utah Deron use to kill ankles back then. But Nets Deron, his ankles killed him. The man lost confidence. Crazy how a player can be elite one day and a scrub the next. You never know which one of these young stars is next to be great now and totally vanish tomorrow. Injuries are just inevitable.
WHAT HAPPENED to the LOW and Agent00 Off Top Podcast of the late 2010s?
Big facts! That podcast was fire. Definitely hope more episodes are coming soon.
Caleb Holley agent said on a livestream that they were not going to be releasing any more episodes
Lachy did he say why?
AJ The Wright Gamer can’t remember why
Lachy damn that’s tuff there’s so many topics I would love to hear there opinions on
Casuals be like how was Deron Willams good when he couldn't shoot from half court
Jameer Swinton that’s just you bro
Anyone else remember the CP3 v DWill debate
Great video, people forget how good those Jazz teams were with Williams, Boozer, AK47, Okur etc. Williams was arguably the 2nd best PG behind CP3 in his prime and to me is still a HOFer even with his injuries
@Josh 0 you're right, Nash was top 2 but personally I'd rather have CP3 because of he became such a good defender but Nash was great too and those Suns teams were underrated
Williams should have never left Utah
The legendary Dark mage agreed, he could’ve made a legacy for himself there
@@jasonchilado
Most definitely playing for the Nets really screwed him over
Worst career move ever
bruh he was traded
As a Wizards fan who has seen Rod Strickland, Mitch Richmond, Chris Webber, Gilbert Arenas, Michael Adams, Rasheed Wallace, Antwon Jamerson, Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace, and even Michael Jordan play for Washington- could you do a video explaining that although they have the best collection of talent (not chemistry or contracts) in Washington since they won a championship in 78.
Larry Bass you forgot Juwan Howard
@@denistuohy2535 I remember him of course, but most people remember him for latching on to Miami late in his career.
@@larrybass370 not if you a real fan,and he was a great locker room vet for the Heat.He was one of the guys Kyrie was saying the Celtics dont have
@@brandonbates9259 Trust me, I am. I remember he was good player for the Bullets, even making an All-star game in San Antonio (remember the ugly teal unis?) And Pat Riley trying to trade for him and give him a max contract. Unfortunately, most people don't know how good he was when Webber was there and sadly most just remember him as a veteran presence.
@@larrybass370 Yes those teal uniforms lol Juwan definitely had a good mid range jumper too..Hopefully fans stay educated at least on some of these players
Finally someone who remembers this team I remember when they played the spurs in the ‘07 conference finals I’ve been waiting on a vid about these Jazz teams for quite a while thank you for making this video you’re freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
a big reason why they made the 07 conference final was they avoided the 1 seed by playing a 40 loss 8 seed warriors team with no depth ..they got owned by the spurs after going 7 with the rockets
It was the spray on hair.
😂😂😂😂 faxxxx
Williams ran Sloan out of town..Got exposed after not being able to get carried by the pick and roll since his raw numbers and spotty defense didn't contribute to wins Then left.. That's what happened
Grammys World word
Sucks that he made Sloan quit. Man was great.
@@jaket459 Sloan probably didn't have more than 2-3 years left anyways so at least this whole thing gave him a few years of freedom to enjoy life before he started slowing down
Has anybody done a Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Alrdrige Portland Trailblazers video? They were insane in the mid 2000s
Brandon Roy was a beast if not for his recurrent knee problems he could have been a top 5 SG for many years , just like Oden as a C
In the late 2000's
i think someone already make a video about it. (Andy Hoops?)
@@felixmartinez9673 I think Andy only did a Brandon Roy video i mean like a whole video of the Portland Trailblazers during him and LAs time before Dame got drafted that team always had players injured and they somehow made the playoffs most years
Batum Roy Aldridge Oden Rudy Fernandez Andre Miller portland had a squad
As a Jazz fan, I can tell you what happened. They kept running into Kobe in the playoffs.😐
I was looking for this.. without running into Kobe in the playoffs I really think they had a chance to reach a couple finals
Woah. I got hit with alot of nostalgia
Great video. I like videos about underrated, forgotten teams like this. Some people forget, for a period of time, deron Williams was the 2nd best pg in the league behind cp3. Some people say first, but defense gave Chris the nod imo.
DW had far more help
Spot on, Thaman. Which sucked because the Jazz chose him because he was bigger, and they figured that would make him the better defender of the two. Ah well...
As a laker fan myself, that Jazz team not only had the best looking jerseys, they had imo the best looking court in the league, id always use the Jazz in exhibition games in 2k9 cause of their team, jerseys & court. Mehmet Okur was OP
This team was special. As a Phoenix Suns fan, I always feared meeting this Jazz team in the playoffs! Great video man😁
This is my team, the years that I am most attached to. Heartbreaking years, those Lakers playoff series man. There was a time Deron Williams was considered as good as CP3. It was hard for me to still love Deron after that moment with Sloan. I am glad we are just getting back to good form.
The way D Will fell off was one of the most disappointing careers I ever saw.
Who is Jerry Salone? 🤦🏾
I grew up a Jazz fan, and have been loyal. I was young when all of this went down. I still remember all of this. The downfall was way over paying AK. Left us no room to get other talent. Those were good days. So many good memories.
Born and raised jazz fan here and you’re exactly right
Thanks for this video. It was a nice trip down memory lane. Go Jazz!
Dope video, i am glad you through in the Jerry Sloan part of the equation cause many people dont know about glad to see a video where homework was actually done.
That team with Raul López sane ( already signed with 2 ACL surgeries )had fought for finals. Very beautiful and promising team.
Raul Lopez, Radja Bell, Kirilenko, Okur, Boozer ( Harpring as 6th man and Mo Williams as 2nd PG )
That team was a solid team for a decade and had fought for Finals and some title
Thanks for this Video helped me win a Williams VS John Wall argument
Plus Utah’s Jersey used to be Icey
During their peak... I considered DWill #2 behind CP3 for best point guards...
Those were some fun times man. I was buried in the snow, couch hopping figuring out life after my Dad passed. The one thing I had that gave me joy was that Jazz squad.
Man I have to give credit to the Jazz for always somehow coming back to become a consistent playoff team. They've had so many eras it's a shame they did not win a ring up to this point, but hey they have a new team to try again.
7:23 ... They had a squad. I forgot how deep this team was. Good work! One of your best videos LOW.
Never even mentioned Matt Harpring who was a really good really tough, good shooting-good rebounding wing.
Great vid, as usual! As a Malone-Stockton fan during my teenage years, I really hoped and believed the Williams-Boozer duo could be the next to lift the Jazz. Unfortunately, besides everything you say, D-Will didn't want to stay in Salt Lake, never liked the place and wanted a bigger market...
I started following the NBA around 2002-2003, my fav NBA games were NBA Live 2003, and NBA Street Vol.2, (ahh the nostalgia!) Anyway, around that time- AK47 quickly became my favorite player. Here was this lanky 6'9 Russian dude with a 7'4 wingspan, crazy athleticism, amazing defensive abilities, would steal from point guards and block centers, dunk on you, knock down a decently reliable mid range and 3 pointer, fill up the stat sheet, worked hard, and was humble. He was definitely a unique player, and I even got his jersey and modeled my own play style off him. As a result of him being my fav player, I was also a huge Jazz fan. I remember all of these events in this video, the heart breaking moments losing to the Lakers and the Spurs, the bright moments beating the Rockets and the Warriors (same series that Baron Davis dunked on AK, lol- although AK had an insane amount of blocks that series)!. The trades and acquisitions, the rough patches with Coach Sloan, etc. It was definitely a very interesting stretch of years, lots of fun memories and exciting nail biting games. Thank you for this video and bringing me down memory lane :D
This was when I watched NBA the most, I remember talking about how DW was more traditional and how CP3 was different with regards to their roles as PGs... Ah the good old days.
This was surprisingly a great video.
Damn I forgot all about Okur he change the game being the 1st big man to stretch the floor n knock a 3 down consistently
Damn they really blew that shit almost as bad as the Thunder
Finally someone did this video
Besides Boozer and D-Will,they had a great coach in Jerry Sloan,a stretch 5 Mehmet Okur who made an all-star team. Kirilenko was one of a kind type of player and they always had 3-4 solid role players.
If not for that verbal disagreement, they might've had a chance to make the finals
I straight up got an ad that is the whole youtube rewind
man AK47 was one of my favorite players. I miss watching players like him. I also tried drafting him to everyone of my fantasy teams cause that man filled up all stat categories
Jerry Sloan is one of the greatest coaches in the NBA NOT to win a championship. Who are others?
Rick Adelman? Don Nelson? Not sure bout Don if he won 1 though.
George Karl and Larry bird
Cotton Fritzsimmons coached 21 years no NBA championship
Kobe and the Lakers happened they had so hard fought battles in the playoffs but Lakers came out on top
don't forget the spurs too in the 07 west finals..
ironic cause the jazz knocked la out in the 97 and 98 seasons
AK-47 is actually one of my fav players even if he may have had is dignity stolen by baron davis
that dunk really changed his career..never the same again
Nah, he was in tears in front of reporters, whining he wasn't used enough and it was the year before. I think. That hurt him with his teammates and other people in the league.
ALSO, that BD poster dunk just evens out the wonderful night he held Carmelo to 4-23 shooting and blocked him like, 6 times. Carmelo almost cried in the 4th quarter of that game, it was great lol.
This was a good team! They got to the conference finals in 2007.
I was waiting for the video to mention this but he didn’t mention that run
I remember it a bit differently as a Jazz fan. The first cracks were with Carlos Boozer. He started complaining about his contract during a time when he was not only injured, but the Jazz were winning with his backup, Paul Millsap, putting up numbers. That was the 08-09 season, and the team actually faltered after he came back. Boozer ended up choosing to opt into the final year of his contract, and with Millsap already making starter money, along with several other players on large contracts, the team started to feel the crunch. Starter Ronnie Brewer was traded away to save money, which made Williams unhappy. The 2010 offseason saw the real changes - Boozer, Kyle Korver and Wesley Mathews all signed elsewhere, as the team looked to save money, though they did trade for Al Jefferson to help make up for the loss of Boozer and the injured Mehmet Okur. They also added Gordon Hayward in the draft that year, but it would be years before he would become an all-star caliber player. Despite the changes, the team was winning, until at some point a rift developed in the locker room and the team started losing. That precluded Jerry Sloan's retirement, Deron Williams being traded and Andrei Kirilenko leaving to play in Russia.
Karl Malone and Stockton had great careers under jerry Sloan.. things were goin good for boozer and Williams as well. They benefited from the plays and system that Sloan, Stockton, and Malone built.. once Williams and Sloan couldn’t get along and Sloan got fired that’s when boozer and Williams decline began. They were never the same after that.
And lest you forget, back in the 2000s, D-will had the tightest temp fade in the league!
Great video as always man. As a Mavs fan, I hated playing against these guys. D Will, Boozer and Kirelenko were such a pain in the &^%*. Now I just miss those days.
Great video!!!! Long time coming!!!!
I've been a lifelong Jazz fan. I remember those teams and remember AK-47 being my favorite player as a kid. D-Will and Coach Sloan have since made amends if anyone is interested. But this current Jazz team with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert is a lot more exciting than those Jazz teams ever were.
Watching this today (1/26/20) and hearing Kobe's name 😔 #ripkobe
OMG low is back with another banger
To be fair, the Blazers offered Mathews a $34 million deal on a player who was getting roughly 14 points and 4 rebounds a game. I don't think they had a better option at the time, but that's a lot to spend on a guy who would be a fifth option. Damned if you do damned if you don't. Hindsight is a bitch. Great video!
Remember when Deron Williams was good!!
2012 lol..
I wish deron was on the nets still wow in his prime he was amazing!!
Boozer just got old. Deron fell off hard
Cameron Johnson no he got poisoned by the spray on hair 😂
I don't think age had anything to do with it. Boozer had multiple good seasons in Chicago after he left Utah. They just couldn't put it all together and let's be honest the Western Conference was really good. SAS, LAL, DAL, HOU, DEN, PHO, etc.
@@m.A.A.dGanja420 they put it together! Problem with Utah was they didn't have any players to defend the paint
You also got to remember that AK and issues with Jerry Sloan in the style of coaching which was in your face challenge of manhood type of coaching
cbfbmc no doubt. AK would cry a lot.
Thank you! Not even a lot of Utahns remember this streach of NBA history. I enjoyed watching that team. You did miss some key points. AK 47 after signing a monster contract and getting shooting leasons from Jeff Hornacek tried to change his game. It went really badly for him and UT. Also Paul Millsap was not the player he was in Atlanta. Derrion didn't like the training demands on him by the Jazz. We all know an ankle injury ruined his career. Something the Jazz worked diligently to avoid. Also why they traded up to get him over injury prone CP-3. Who they believed would skip town as soon as possible. Gordon took 7 years too develop
Deron Williams was the truth! Good vid, thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite teams of all time. The possibilities
Another great and informative video
The Utah Jazz could of won a nba championship they were so much fun to watch.
DanIscool09 nah they couldn't have
@@nbabackcourtmedia if they made the 07 Finals, they would've beaten LeAss those Finals in 5
AJ The Wright Gamer from what I remember their starters would get hurt like one of those years la beat them okur was out and he played such a huge role.
before the Gasol trade yes.
@@kb4231 or cuh-SAL as Kenny "The Jet" Smith's bitch ass calls him
That jazz team was cold back in the day Kirk okur was very underrated both had great defense to
Good job in this video. It's good to understand what happened.
They’re drafting skills are so good. Nice job Utah
L.O.W you should do an underated video on Chris webber
I agree
Definitely!
CWebb never won a title, but he brought several bum ass teams up to playoff contenders. The Bullets, Warriors, & especially the Kings all owe him a debt of gratitude.
logan 48227 Should won title in 2002.
Nah,Amare stoudemire
This team and the 2010 lakers should be on 2k20 fr tho
Boozer's jumper was just a thing of beauty.
jazz forgot about Williams fast because Hayward became a star. then they got got over Hayward fast because Mitchell became a star. They are good at recovering from losing franchise players. Well run organisation they deserve to win a championship soon.
This team was mad fun to watch. I miss these days
They were so young and talented with room to grow they possibly could have waited out the Lakers and Spurs dominance if they all stood healthy and stood together the only other challenge for them in the west were those Nuggets teams
They could have somehow contended in 2011. Kobe was injured And spurs got swept by grizzlies so there title chances were open for them but issues ruined them and injuries
Haha. You can tell by the commentary that this guy grew up watching them.
What happened to the Knicks after the Patrick Ewing era, would love to see this video. Don't forget to show the shot that made the garden roar, the LJ 4 point play.✌🏼
Derron Williams back in the day > CP3
Nah hell nah bro
Absolutely not
Nooooooo
WRESTLE WITH ANDY nooooo
FUCK no!!
LOW just explained how talented/deep the Jazz were...
Now go look who CP3 had in NOLA...
Do more of these
Can you do a video on the jazz 2019-2020 season potential?
LoW love your videos, great outlook on basketball. Got so many topics you could make a video off,...
Carlos Boozer was also on the 2008 Olympic redeem team
Jazz had franchise players, then they didn't as the game transformed from being about teams to being about players... Stockton kept Malone on board, because any scorer would love playing with the best pure point of all time on a perennial contender team. Jazz golden days dissolved due to the Williams/Sloan fallout that saw Sloan retire as he saw the direction that players were going in (becoming divas). Now Popovich has played long enough to see that the game isn't what it was as well, now that his franchise players are gone. Popovich will pass Sloan in wins soon and then maybe he'll retire as well. Sloan's first wife passed in 2004 and for a moment it seemed he might retire back then as Stockton/Malone were over, but he showed that he can develop and coach other players (maybe Popovich will do the same). Now Sloan has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, so he's dealing with that, but it beats playing in China.
Yooooo I was the biggest deron Williams fan boy.... LOOOOOL smdh son!!
Deron Williams is my fav basketball player of all time in his prime he was a doggg🔥🥶
I wonder how many wins
PG: Mike Conley
SG: Donavan Mitchel
SF: Jae Crowder
PF: Paul Milsap
C: Rudy Gobert
6M: derik favors
Jerry Sloan was not the longest tenured coach in professional sports at that time (1988-2011), it was Alex Ferguson (1986-2013)
Deron also never let the team know if he would re sign with them or not, and as an organization, they felt he was more intent on leaving.