For some reason, head coach Tyrone Corbin thought it was better to start Derrick Favors over Paul Millsap at power forward. It didn’t take long until that changed. Paul Millsap has played in 6 games (4 starts) for the Jazz so far this year and he is averaging 26.8 minutes, 12.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Millsap is probably the second best player on the Jazz (Al Jefferson being the best), so he has to start and play big minutes if the team is going to make the best use of it’s resources.

The Jazz held the Bucks to 30.5% shooting from the floor and it was a big reason for the win last night. Al Jefferson led the way for the Jazz in this game with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Paul Millsap also had a good game with 13 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots. Gordon Hayward pitched in with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in this game. The Jazz are now 3-3 on the year.

The Jazz outscored the Hornets 24-16 in the fourth quarter last night to surge to a nice home win. Al Jefferson (22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Devin Harris (19 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists) led the way for the Jazz in this game. Josh Howard (13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) and C.J. Miles (11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) also had solid games for the Jazz off the bench. The Jazz are now 2-3 on the year.

The Jazz were down 83-60 after the first three quarters and they only shot 37.1% from the floor, so you can see why they lost. Al Jefferson led the way for the Jazz in this game with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Josh Howard also had a solid game with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in only 26 minutes on the floor. Paul Millsap and Devin Harris pitched in with 8 points apiece in this game. The Jazz are now 1-3 on the year.

The Jazz outscored the Sixers 31-26 in the 4th quarter to surge to a nice home win over the Sixers last night. Derrick Favors (20 points, 11 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Devin Harris (19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Jazz last night. Paul Millsap (14 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots), Gordon Hayward (15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and C.J. Miles (10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) also pitched in for the Jazz last night. The Jazz are now 1-2 on the year.

The Jazz didn’t play ANY defense last night as the Nuggets shot 53.5% from the floor and it doomed them in this game. Al Jefferson led the way for the Jazz last night with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Alec Burks provided a huge spark off the bench with 15 points and 2 steals in only 10 minutes on the floor. Paul Millsap (13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) and C.J. Miles (13 points and 2 rebounds) each played 22 productive minutes off the bench. Gordon Hayward (10 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists) and Devin Harris (10 points, 2 assists and 2 steals) also pitched in for the Jazz last night. The Jazz are now a very unimpressive 0-2 on the year.

The Utah Jazz looked terrible in their first game of the season last night as they only shot 32.2% from the floor. Paul Millsap led the way for the Jazz last night with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 27 minutes off the bench. Josh Howard also had a solid game with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 24 minutes. Derrick Favors started at power forward for the Jazz last night with 8 points and 6 rebounds in only 19 minutes on the floor. The Jazz are now 0-1 on the season.

The Jazz have dealt 32-year old center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets for a future 2nd round pick and a trade exception.  Okur played in only 13 games (0 starts) last year for the Jazz and he averaged 12.9 minutes, 4.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.  He played in 474 games (404 starts) in his seven years with the Jazz and he averaged 31.7 minutes, 15.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.  Okur finishes his career #4 in three pointers made with 517 in Jazz’ history.  He is also #9 in rebounds (3,599), #9 in blocked shots (346) and #9 in points (7,255) in Jazz’ history.  The Jazz did Okur a favor as he was going to be sitting behind Al Jefferson and rookie Enes Kanter in 2011-12.

The Utah Jazz have signed 31-year old small forward Josh Howard.  Howard played in 18 games (10 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 22.7 minutes, 8.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  He has now played in 453 games (381 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 31.2 minutes, 15.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  This was a good signing for the Jazz as they can certainly use some help at small forward.  If Howard is healthy, he might just bump C.J. Miles to the bench in 2011-12.

The Jazz have signed 33-year old point guard Jamaal Tinsley.  Tinsley last played in the NBA in 2009-10 with the Memphis Grizzlies.  Tinsley has played in 436 games (366 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 28.9 minutes, 9.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.  Tinsley has only shot 39.5% from the floor in his career, which isn’t too good.  He will battle Earl Watson (and probably lose out to him) for the right to back up Devin Harris at point guard in 2011-12.