I love D Will....Go Jazz!

I have discovered this last year that I LOVE a good game of basketball! So naturally I figured I would investigate my own home town NBA team, The Utah Jazz, and I have grown to love them, the game, and especially their starting point guard, Deron Williams a.k.a. D-Will

So as a tribute to my new found friend, here's some facts on D-Will:

• Full Name: Deron Micheal Williams






• Born: June 26th, 1984






• Height: 6ft. 3 in.






• Weight: 195 lbs.
  





• Married with 2 children






• Played for the University of Illinois before being dratfed to the jazz.
  Olympic Gold Medalist with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
  





• Named All-NBA second team in 2008
  





• Helped lead Utah in 2007-2008 to a NBA sixth best 54-28 regular season record, the






• Western Conference Northwest Division title and the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
  





• Finished 2008 playoffs averaging 21.6 ppg. and 10.0 apg.
  





• Scored a career high of 41 points against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2007-2008 NBA Season
  





• Became only the 3rd player in NBA history (along with Magic Johnson & Kevin Johnson) to record over 1,500 pts. (1,545), hand out over 800 assists (862) and shoot over .500 (.507) from the field in a single season.
  





• Finished 2007-2008 ranked third overall in the NBA in assists per game. (862)
  





• Finished 2007-2008 regular season averaging career highs of 18.8 ppg. and 10.5apg.
  





• Won the 2008 PlayStation Skills Challenge and set a record time for the final round, defeating USA teammates Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade and Jason Kidd.
  





• Team USA won gold at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.
  





• Averaged 25.8 points and 7.8 assists per game in the 2007 NBA Western Conference Finals and averaged 19.2 points and 8.6 assists per game in the 2007 NBA Playoffs
  





• Led the Utah Jazz to its first appearance in the NBA Western Conference Finals since 1998
  





• Led the Utah Jazz to its first appearance in the NBA Playoffs since 2003
  





• Ranked second in the NBA in assists per game
  





• Started in 80 of the 82 regular season games and averaged 16.2 points, 9.3 assists per game
  





• Dished out a career high of 13 assists twice, both against Golden State in the 2005-06 NBA Season
  





• Named to the 2005-06 T-Mobile NBA All-Star Rookie First Team
  





• 2005 NBA Draft - Third Overall Selection by the Utah Jazz
  





• Legacy of Achievement: 2004-2005 All-American Recognition, 2004-2005 Big Ten MVP, 2005 NCAA All Final Four Team and Regional MOP, Global Games MVP
  





• Second all-time assist leader at the University of Illinois with 594 (7th in Big Ten history)
  





• Ranks eighth on the Illini career three point field goals list with 163 treys
  





• First player in Big Ten history to lead the conference in assists for three consecutive yrs
  





• Set single season Illini and Big Ten record for assists with 264
  





• Averaged 12.5 points per game in 04-05 and 14.7 during the NCAA Tournament
  





• Illini won two regular season Big Ten titles, two Big Ten Tournament titles and participated in the NCAA Tournament all three seasons advancing to the Second Round, Sweet 16 and the National Championship game, respectively.

I was able to watch them play against the Pheonix Suns this past Saturday night with, Keelee. We didn't even have tickets!!!! We were shopping at Gateway mall, Jazz fans were everywhere, wearing their team jersey's, it was driving me mad.

As we left the mall I remembered how easy James Edward and I walked into the last Jazz game, with tickets. No one noticed us, no checked us to see if we had tickets. We didn't even need tickets!!!!! we just walked right in.

I told Keelee we should try getting in. We parked right across the Energy Solutions Arena walked up to the building and tried the door, it was locked with a guard standing by. Shucks!!!! This wasn't how I remebered it last game!

Just then another guard comes walking on by us, he had been taking a cigarette break, i could smell it. I asked him how do we get back in? We came outside for a break, and our husbands have our tickets and now we can't get back in.

He just opened the door for us and we were in! Hoooraaaay!!!! Now, about finding seats....................row 12 straight up from the basket 50 feet away from the team. AWESOME!!!!!! Two empty seats, 2 girls needing a seat. (Thank you to the season ticket holders of section C Row 12 for either leaving the game early or not going at all, your seats rocked!)

Happy to be there (horid pic though)

It was so great, we only got to see the last 30 minutes or so of the game but it was awesome.

After blowing a 21-point, third-quarter lead, the Jazz used a frenzied comeback at the end of regulation to force overtime and then held on to beat the Suns 104-99 on Saturday night.

The Suns scored the first four points of overtime, then the Jazz pulled away with a 9-2 run. Okur made two free throws, Williams converted a three-point play and Andrei Kirilenko added a four-point play to give Utah a 99-96 lead with 2:20 left. After the shot, Kirilenko was hit in the face by Hill, who had also fouled Williams on a layup that had tied it at 94 before Williams hit his foul shot to put Utah up for good.

the team

It was good times.

there's my boy.

Love you Jazz, Love you, D Will

P.S. Thank you to my james Edward, for being such a good sport and letting me hang out with my friends! I love you, wish you could have been there with me.