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You'll be unsurprised to learn Carlos Boozer is in pain, taking the weekend off for treatment on his strained calf. Time for Paul Millsap to reintroduce himself. The Kings were the first to remake his acquaintance, getting pounded by Millsap's 32-and-14 night Friday, with Paul just simply dominating the second half.Some have phrased the alarm as a "move Boozer" siren; others, taking a cue from the man with the golden stopwatch, suggest Millsap-Boozer will push slumping Mehmet Okur to a lesser role.
The Jazz have surged of late, but this really ought to serve as a wag of the finger to the previously eluded to Jerry Sloan, who hasn't used Millsap nearly as much as he should have this season. Millsap, in the first season of his four-year, $32 million contract, has averaged 26 minutes a night for Sloan, producing as always in his relatively limited minutes.
The Jazz have seemed almost content to save Millsap for Boozer's eventual flight, keeping him in virtually an identical role as the old days despite Paul's starring role during Boozer's injury last season. Far be it from me to question Sloan's creativity, but isn't there a way to get more Millsap now, if nothing else than to prepare him for his coming rise in attention?
You'd think this could be solved by a Boozer trade, but really the Jazz should be looking to take advantage of the dual bangers. Utah's in decent position to make a play for the conference finals, given the parity behind the Lakers in West. That means cash, and it's not clear trading mercenary-to-be Boozer at the deadline will net a whole lot of talent. I don't think I've ever rooted for trade market inactivity, but Millsap's return kindled a yearning for another Western two-headed monster to challenge Pau/Bynum.
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