HOW ARE MY TEAMS?

Well the NBA season is coming to a close, and the Jazz are about to start a brutal stretch of games to finish the regular season! The Jazz are pretty healthy, which is good for this time of year. Carlos Boozer is still running around like he's got syrup on the bottom of his shoes... but I think he'll get into better shape by the time the playoffs get under way. I find myself swearing at Boozer constantly! Sometimes it's out loud, but most of the time I'm cursing him in my head. The guy just doesn't play with any tenacity and it's hard to watch. However, the Jazz will need him for offensive reasons when the playoffs get started. I hope he finds his shot soon.
One thing that has me baffled is the lack of playing time for Andre Kirilenko. I just don't understand it? The guy can score zero points on 0-5 shooting, but still have an overall positive effect on the game. He does so many little things that help the team win, and yet, he plays under 30 minutes a game! This is another thing that needs to change by the time the post season gets here in 3 weeks.
I think the Jazz will have to start playing a lot better for them to get very far this year. And they obvioulsy have to learn how to win some road games! In the end I'm a fan at heart and feel they have a chance to win a championship! I always feel this way!

Speaking of high expectations the MLS season is officially under way. Gooooooo REAl... Salt Lake!!!!! A lot of the experts are picking RSL (Real Salt Lake) to finish first or second in the Western Conference. They were so close to making it to the MLS cup last year but fell just short. I had the pleasure of going to the semi-final match at Rio Tinto stadium and it was amazing!! It was loud, streamers were covering the opposing teams goal, and confetti was flying through the air during the entire game. Too bad the team lost 1-0 and didn't quite make it.
The good news is that our core group of good players are back again this year. Javier Morales, Andy Williams (my personal favorite), Kyle Beckerman, Jamison Olave, Will Johnson, Clint Mathis (should be in better shape this year), Robbie Findley and Yura Movsisian. I will be the first to admit that I HATED Yura's guts last year, but the longer the season went, the better he got. He ended up being a clutch player. I think he'll be among the league leaders in scoring this year!
Expectations have never been higher for our new soccer team, and I love it. RSL kicks off it's season this Saturday against the expansion Seattle Sounders. Normally expansion teams are easy wins, but Seattle pounded the New York Red Bulls 3-0 last week in their season opener. They looked really good. They are already very fit and didn't ever run out of gas, plus their fans were amazing. They sold 22,000 season tickets and had to turn other people who wanted to buy season tickets away! It's obvious the Seattle area LOVES soccer.

I'll probably be posting about sports more regularly now because the Jazz are getting into the meat and potatoes of the season, and RSL is always fun to talk about! So if you don't like sports, feel free to skip over my posts.