Show Gone and F FarAway Far ar Away Matt Harris Staff Writer Fans all around Utah have been asking for John Amaechi to tobe tobe tobe be released or traded The fans didn't care how he left They just wanted him gone After all he was taking a valuable spot at the end of the bench The Jazz need that spot open for some other lowly player that Jerry Sloan doesn't see eye to eye with Only time will tell which player on the newly renowned Jazz team will willbe willbe willbe be next in Sloans Sloan's Doghouse Will Demetrius Alexander Lavor Postell Paul aul Grant Ben or Jermaine Boyette get a chance to fill the position at the end of the bench It seems the Jazz have a alot alot alot lot of mon money y to work with One problem is finding an effective player who is willing to take their money The Jazz have decided to release Glen Rice this week from the remaining year of his contract he will become a free agent The Utah Jazz will be saving more money by releasing Rice rather than releasing John Amaechi Not to mention the Jazz gave up upa a second round draft pick which they received from Sacramento during the Keon Clark trade The Houston Rockets gave up their I 1st st round draft choice in 2004 also a conditional I 1st st round draft choice in 2004 acquired from the Chicago Bulls in 2000 along with an undisclosed amount of cash John Amaechi is gone and Glen Rice was never really here When the Utah jazz traded Amaechi for Rice they neverin never in intended ended on putting Glen Rice in their uniform The Jazz already have Andre Kirilenko and Matt Harpring at small forward Glen Gle Rice would take valuable minutes minutes minutes min min- utes away from the young players that need the playing time to grow as players Now with Amaechi gone th the Utah Jazz have opened a spot on their roster for a talented young player looking for his chance at a aNBA aNBA aNBA career Sloan needs to put a alock alock alock lock on his doghouse and throw throwaway throwaway throwaway away the key before he has a chance to put someone in there Getting out of Sloans Sloan's doghouse might be virtually impossible for some players this year Only time will tell if Sloan and his young players will be able to work together |