CelticsRule

Here's a good article on Harpring. Its about him being MIP. He's been playing great this year and has exceede any expectations for him.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_...003/02/18/nba/

JoeF

I saw some quotes from the Jazz and media close to the Jazz that said the jazz would have drafted Harpring but he was taken before their pick. They thought that he would fit in well with what they do. He was supposed to be a player they were going to try to sign when he became a free agent. They thought he had talents that were being under utilized by the system of the teams he was with prior. It sounded like the Jazz coaches and mangement are pleased with his play but not as surprised as others are.

philipm27

Is he going to play this week? Is his anke just sprained, twisted or what? Anyone know?

JoeF

From the Salt Lake Tribune this morning
Maybe I will hear more on the way home from work tonight on the radio. If so i will post whatever I hear

Desert Nomad

it didn't take a brain scientist to realize he was underutilized by previous teams. You just have to watch and see the positive contributions he makes to a team concept.

JoeF

Link to quoted article
I would be surprised if he doesn't at least give it a go against Sacramento. That is an important game.

philipm27

Okay, thanks JoeF

philipm27

Well, I hoped for a better game out of him, than 4 points tonight. Was he still bothered by the ankle? I am assuming that he was.

4-For-Snapper

Ya know, I've never really liked Matt Harpring.

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loyalty4life

I think the Most Improved Player award will go to Gilbert Arenas for sure. While we all know that Harpring has done a great job in Utah, Arenas has the ability to put up 25 5 and 7 every night it seems.

Harpring is good, but Arenas is better.

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Lakers6010

Harpring is going to win it but he has some competiotion in Arenas,Ricky Davis,Troy Murphy and Tony Parker

Saxon_guy

I think Matt could win most improved player!

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Ricky Davis had the MIP award locked up until that bogus attempted triple-double attempt. He'll be lucky if he wins anything in the league for the rest of his career now. With every passing game, he proves just how much of a bum he truly is. Sad, really...back in November he was one of my favorite players. I was outright lobbying for him to be in the All Star Slam Dunk Contest, when he was putting up 40 ppg almost regularly. Nowadays, he's had almost a solid month of nothing but 4-15's, 3-9's, 6-23's. He's just a showboat, and now he's been exposed. He'll never win anything, or have the opportunity to win anything.

The MIP contest is virtually locked down to Arenas and Harpring. Arenas will probably win, on the sole virtue that he's easier to market than Harpring. If the NBA wanted to send a message, they'd give the thing to Harpring, a guy with solid fundamentals who took a paycut to play with one of the greatest PGs ever, as opposed to Arenas, who's really just a streetballer out there just to show off to other teams so he can make a quick buck next year. Gilbert's a great player, but I'd rather see a classy guy like Harpring win something once in awhile. It's not often in the NBA that classy guys win awards.

JazzMan

Don't be too quick to dis Arenas. He hasn't made a move for the money yet, but who could really blame him if he does? It's a shame that the Warriors cannot offer more. I would love for them to keep him and build up a playoff calibre team again. I think he has possibly improved slightly more than Harpring, but it's a close call.

I'd love to see a Jazz player win something!