Carlos Boozer

[mavsfan1000]

A midrange jumper generally is somewhere from the paint to the perimeter. If you take a 22 foot shot you're on the perimeter, but if you're in the high post, you aren't at the perimeter. Boozer is excellent at the high post, and it's a good bet he's going to be starting there a lot, also because the Spurs will fight to keep him out of the low block. Boozer has a number of very good moves from either place, but I saw Duncan catch Steve Nash from behind at least four times during the Suns series, so Boozer might be wise not to try to rely on his quickness.

If Boozer can use his quickness Bonzi Wells style than Duncan won't be able to block him that easily. For example Boozer fakes a shot and attacks the basket from the high and than jumps into Duncan preventing Duncan from blocking him. I think Boozer can go slightly further than high post but yeah that probably is his comfort zone. It depends on how Duncan guards him. If Duncan is coming out far than Boozer can go by him. Players that bother Duncan the most are players that can take Duncan away from the basket. We'll see if Boozer can do this.

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If Boozer can use his quickness Bonzi Wells style than Duncan won't be able to block him that easily. For example Boozer fakes a shot and attacks the basket from the high and than jumps into Duncan preventing Duncan from blocking him. I think Boozer can go slightly further than high post but yeah that probably is his comfort zone. It depends on how Duncan guards him. If Duncan is coming out far than Boozer can go by him. Players that bother Duncan the most are players that can take Duncan away from the basket. We'll see if Boozer can do this.

Carlos Boozer is not as quick as Bonzi Wells, and Tim Duncan was able to keep Steve Nash from getting away from him. If Boozer jumps into Duncan he'll be called for offensive fouls and won't be on the floor long. If he stands outside the high post Duncan will let him stand out there and shoot jumpers all day long. If the Jazz can't run on a team then Boozer is a back to the basket guy. If the Nuggets and the Suns can't run on the Spurs Boozer is probably going to need to be in the post to be most effective.

[mattyc]

He is good, but seriously guys - don't forget we have a bloke named Tim Duncan that they have to deal with.

[Sec24Row7]

Boozer is great with both hands around the basket and has a reliable midrange shot when open...

He is a great rebounder...

He's not a wonderful shotblocker or passer...

Chris Webber was a bigger handful than Boozer, but to even make that comparison shows how good he has gotten in Utah.

[romain.star]

the only scary thing about boozer is his ugly fat face

[K-State Spur]

If Boozer goes for big point totals, it will be because he is killing us on the boards and getting 6-10 points on putbacks. I can't see him scoring 25+ in the normal offensive flow in the halfcourt against Oberto/Duncan. (One exception would be if we just decide to allow Boozer to go off and shut everybody else down - i.e Amare - but I don't think that will be the strategy).