Owner On Jazz: 'Bunch Of Pampered Babies'

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Sports Illustrated - The Utah Jazz may have pulled out the victory over the Magic yesterday, but Jazz owner Larry Miller overlooked the win and focused more on the team squandering a 20 point lead.

Miller walked across the floor with 26 seconds to glare at the players and then had some pointed comments for the team in the locker room after the game.

"They are a bunch of pampered babies," Miller told the media. "We need some guys with some guts and some fire down the stretch. It wouldn't hurt me to turn over all 15 guys, but the trading deadline has passed and there's nothing we can do."

The Jazz made just one field goal in the fourth quarter on 14 attempts. The shot, by rookie Deron Williams, was made in the first minute of the quarter.

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I hope the Jazz dont use this as motivation to play better.
 
Bibby_10 said:
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Sports Illustrated - The Utah Jazz may have pulled out the victory over the Magic yesterday, but Jazz owner Larry Miller overlooked the win and focused more on the team squandering a 20 point lead.

Miller walked across the floor with 26 seconds to glare at the players and then had some pointed comments for the team in the locker room after the game.

"They are a bunch of pampered babies," Miller told the media. "We need some guys with some guts and some fire down the stretch. It wouldn't hurt me to turn over all 15 guys, but the trading deadline has passed and there's nothing we can do."

The Jazz made just one field goal in the fourth quarter on 14 attempts. The shot, by rookie Deron Williams, was made in the first minute of the quarter.

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I hope the Jazz dont use this as motivation to play better.
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Not exactly sure getting publicly insulted by your ******* of an owner is goign to inspire everybody to pull together and win one for the franchise.
 
Miller had a team with Malone and Stockton on it with a supporting cast of Mark Eaton, Jeff Hornacek, and Byron Russel to make a few... maybe the real problem is spoild ownership?
 
Bibby_10 said:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/03/07/bc.bkn.magic.jazz.ap/index.html


Sports Illustrated - The Utah Jazz may have pulled out the victory over the Magic yesterday, but Jazz owner Larry Miller overlooked the win and focused more on the team squandering a 20 point lead.

Miller walked across the floor with 26 seconds to glare at the players and then had some pointed comments for the team in the locker room after the game.

"They are a bunch of pampered babies," Miller told the media. "We need some guys with some guts and some fire down the stretch. It wouldn't hurt me to turn over all 15 guys, but the trading deadline has passed and there's nothing we can do."

The Jazz made just one field goal in the fourth quarter on 14 attempts. The shot, by rookie Deron Williams, was made in the first minute of the quarter.

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I hope the Jazz dont use this as motivation to play better.
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Maybe I'm just a contrarian by nature, but if someone said something like that to me - especially after a game that we won - I'd be real tempted to show him just how pathetic it could really get. These guys have contracts that are NOT based on performance. If he's going to start screaming at all of them when they win, he's really gonna be upset when that's not the end result.

What a bozo...

;)
 
Take Mark Cuban, then remove personality, a sense of humor and about 30 I.Q. points...

...and you have Larry Miller. Thank God we have the Maloofs.
 
quick dog said:
Could there have been any truth to his comments?
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You mean the "pampered babies" comment? I am sure there is some truth to that comment on every team in every sport. :p
 
How does one deal with a pampered baby? Perhaps one stops pampering the child?

Next to Karl Malone and John Stockton, most people might seem a bit undisciplined and weak.
 
guy's an obvious nutjob. This is the same guy that allowed an arena to make a joke "...at least we're not Kobe" in a UTA-LAL game during Kobe's trial.

I wish all owners were cool like Cuban or the Maloofs, but that just isn't the case.
 
kingkung said:
guy's an obvious nutjob. This is the same guy that allowed an arena to make a joke "...at least we're not Kobe" in a UTA-LAL game during Kobe's trial.

I wish all owners were cool like Cuban or the Maloofs, but that just isn't the case.
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Was this a sarcastic joke, or did you forget about the video "tribute" to Detroit that was played at this season's home opener?

So hard to tell without any smilies.
 
Bricklayer said:
Not exactly sure getting publicly insulted by your ******* of an owner is goign to inspire everybody to pull together and win one for the franchise.
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I guess I forgot the :rolleyes: at the end of my statement. It was supposed to be sarcastic. So can we get AK47 now?
 
Jazz owner extinguishes 'fire,' committed to Sloan -- AP

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jerry Sloan was reassured Wednesday that his 18-year run as coach of the Utah Jazz is not in jeopardy.

Sloan met with Jazz owner Larry Miller about a rumor that Miller had threatened to fire his longtime coach. The rumor was spurred by an outraged Miller walking across the court to talk to two of his team executives two days before, when the Jazz blew a 20-point lead against the Orlando Magic, and people hearing him say the word "fire."

Miller said he was upset that the Jazz were showing no "fire" on Monday. Utah won the game and Miller clarified his comments afterward.

But Sloan wanted to make sure Miller didn't mean "fire" -- as in "terminate."

"I didn't say that. I don't know who told him that," Miller said before Wednesday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. "So he was nervous about that and I understand that if that's what he thought. So we spent 10 or 15 minutes just talking about stuff and reiterating the commitment we've always had."

Sloan, in his 18th season coaching the Jazz, has the longest tenure of any coach or manager in the four major leagues.

After the Jazz held off Minnesota 96-93 Wednesday, Sloan said he wanted to clarify things with Miller.

"I'm not looking for any guarantees. I've never looked for a guarantee," Sloan said. "I've always said, 'The day comes [when] you want me out of here, all you have to do is tell me and there won't be any hard feelings."

"That's the way I've always tried to do business."

Miller has maintained that Sloan, who has the fifth-most wins in NBA coaching history, has the job until he doesn't want it.

"As far as I'm concerned, nothing has changed," Miller said. "One thing I always know about Jerry, he is absolutely trustworthy and always doing the best that he can."

Miller has been frustrated by the Jazz, who have been hovering around No. 9 in the race for the eight Western Conference playoff spots. The past week included a 15-point loss to Charlotte, which had the worst record in the league, and a 32-point loss at Seattle.

Miller had enough when the Jazz, who had led by 20 late in the third quarter, appeared to be about to lose another one. Miller called Jazz president Dennis Haslam and Kevin O'Connor, vice president of basketball operations, down from their seats late in the game.

Miller's exact words weren't clear, but enough people overheard "fire" that public speculation over Sloan's future had begun.

Miller said there was nothing to speculate.

"I want Jerry to coach this team," he said.
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Funny how small things get misinterpreted often when things aren't going well and attitudes have changed.
 
One way to avoid being called a baby by the owner of the team is to play harder and not look like a baby. Millionaire athletes have no right to pout about an owner calling them names and questioning their manhood. When you are paid mega-bucks to be a warrior, be a warrior. I'll bet no owner ever called Ben Wallace, Karl Malone, or Ron Artest a pampered baby.
 
Someone got some punctuation and verbs in the title of this thread all messed up.

I'm sure it is supposed to read:

Owner of Jazz IS a pampered baby

In a statement today the owner of the Utah Jazz "politely" stated: "Waaa waaaa waaaa, I paid good money for this team and they aren't winning everyhting right now.... booo hooo hooo..... I want an Ooompah Looompah NOW daddy!"
 
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