| Show Rocky Mountain Revue brings two days of opening action at Jonathan Bonner Contributing Writer third One-third of the way through the 2006 Rocky Mountain Review and the Utah Jazz are a team in search of an identity At 1 I-I the Jazz pummeled their opening opponent and struggled in their following game against short-handed short Philadelphia On Friday July 14 the Jazz played to a sold-out sold crowd of more than at the Lifetime Activities Center From the opening of the annual summer league Utah wowed spectators tors en route to a 98 76 victory over the hapless Atlanta Hawks Heckles surrounded the game Former BYU center Raf Rafael Araujo on the Jazz roster after an season off-season trade was ejected from the game following two flagrant foul calls Deron Williams CJ Miles Dee Brown and Ronnie Brewer shined for the upstart Jazz providing providing providing pro pro- viding highlight reel dunks long jump shots and spectacular passes The play of game one came as rookie Brewer stole the ball from Atlanta's Salim and passed the ball up-court up to quick lighting-quick teammate teammate teammate team team- mate Williams Williams laid the ball up to a streaking Brewer for a soaring slam-dunk slam that brought the raucous crowd to its feet The Jazz lead ballooned to 25 points in the fourth quarter allowing time for hometown favorite Spencer Nelson to enter the game with just under 5 minutes minutes minutes min min- utes remaining Deron Williams led the Jazz with 16 points Rookie Dee Brown Williams' Williams teammate at Illinois and Jazz pick number 46 in this years year's draft finished with 12 points The Jazz again played to a sold-out sold crowd Saturday July 15 After Fridays Friday's lopsided win Jazz fans were brimming with excitement for another energetic showing against the injury- injury plagued Philadelphia Playing without standouts Rodney Carney Bobby Jones and showed grit from the games onset Tied at 21 after the first fast quarter Utah used Brewers Brewer's athleticism athleticism athleticism ath ath- ath- ath in the second quarter to take control at the half 23 Br Brewer powered his way to 11 points at the half two of which stemmed from a baseline i Jv l' l lJ drive ending in an explosive dunk S Scoreboard L d T Td ues d a y U 18 l M f z s N 1 M V Sensing a blowout Jazz fans r l l N F n d a af f J Jl 11 X 1 y r s roared the team on 10 in the second 1 f r f J O jV t half Philadelphia however p g a 8 a 1 S f 9 a ta d i q silenced the fans by controlling 74 i nearly every and 79 Dallas D Il s Dalla PaU s Z sl f stacking u a number of offensive offensive offen offen- 71 up sive fouls on Utah ur 98 Atlanta 76 w Wednesday sd July J 1 Th The e J Jazz azz d derailed eral I e d in 10 t the h e p- p outscored fourth quarter 27 14 dropping and were the m sit Saturday I id Jh July y 15 f N No lI g games ganies ani s' s j t i icu cu contest 81 Sanu 4 Antonio f 73 Seattle i Sd y Jul f R rt 5 Utah shot 55 5 percent fru from the r s f i- i 1 in the loss while field Philadelphia in 10 shot just 41 percent per per- r- r Q Dallas t 94 Atlanta l pt 93 3 J A i p j a mm cent The made 32 of 45 Philadelphia 1 81 t 74 Seattle t 7 J K fW free throws on on the 42 personal di Dallas Dalla S' S Y v vs fr fouls called in in 10 the game i o It was was ugly gly said one Upcoming lP o ng games 7 lj Atlanta y t ys M student Those refs may be bein Monday July 17 4 n x Zi i y i A-i 6 in in 10 a summer league of their their- their r V f. Friday nd y July V 21 21 f own Just terrible 1 53 0 O Dallas J. J vs VS s J Philadel p a S r Brewer led the Jazz with 17 Atlanta AJ r Philadelphia Atlanta Atlanta- t t m w CJ Miles and Deron points O San Antonio Antonio to VS 5 o B Dallas U vs r 9 Williams added 14 points each r d R Rocky dY Mountain Revue play I. I Atlanta t el Y a A f I iY r i a f dO Seattle v vs Utah Utah Utah Utah continues Monday July 17 i r. J through Friday June 21 I M m Utah plays at 7 MST each pm 4 J J rug night h 1 r |
