I don’t care if he had the flu, I don’t care if he had a broken finger- had the Lakers won on Saturday they would be praising Kobe for his determination and sheer desire to win. Alas, the Utah Jazz won and 10o’s of Lakers Fans had to leave the ESA unhappy and muttering how they would get us next time. We will see. Pau Gasol was stolen from Memphis, stolen, you dirty thieves. Memphis there is a place in Hell waiting for you. I am still not in CJ’s corner but slowly moving toward that side of the ring. We will cover this in great detail in the Utah Jazz Podcast.

THE UTAH JAZZ PODCAST

Deron Williams talks Tiger, Dodgeball, Coach Sloan and says he feels he is the best at his position.

Some Valuable Trade Info.

Free agents who sign contracts in the off-season can’t be traded by their new team until Dec. 15 or three months from the day the contract is inked … whichever date comes later. The following is the complete list of players from last summer’s free-agent class who become eligible to be traded Tuesday:

• Atlanta Hawks: Mike Bibby, Jason Collins, Zaza Pachulia, Joe Smith and Marvin Williams

• Boston Celtics: Marquis Daniels, Glen Davis, Rasheed Wallace and Shelden Williams

• Charlotte Bobcats: None

• Chicago Bulls: Lindsey Hunter and Jannero Pargo

• Cleveland Cavaliers: Jamario Moon, Anthony Parker, Leon Powe and Anderson Varejao

• Dallas Mavericks: Drew Gooden, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Quinton Ross, James Singleton and Tim Thomas

• Denver Nuggets: Chris Andersen, Anthony Carter and Johan Petro

• Detroit Pistons: Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Ben Wallace and Chris Wilcox

• Golden State Warriors: Mikki Moore and C.J. Watson

•Houston Rockets: Trevor Ariza

• Indiana Pacers: Dahntay Jones, Solomon Jones, Josh McRoberts and Earl Watson

• Los Angeles Clippers: Steve Novak

• Los Angeles Lakers: Ron Artest, Shannon Brown and Lamar Odom

• Memphis Grizzlies: Marcus Williams

• Miami Heat: Joel Anthony and Jamaal Magloire

• Milwaukee Bucks: Carlos Delfino, Ersan Ilyasova and Hakim Warrick

• Minnesota Timberwolves: Ryan Hollins and Ramon Sessions

• New Jersey Nets: None

• New Orleans Hornets: Ike Diogu and Sean Marks

• New York Knicks: None

• Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Ollie

• Orlando Magic: Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, Adonal Foyle, Marcin Gortat and Jason Williams

• Philadelphia 76ers: Primoz Brezec, Rodney Carney and Royal Ivey

• Phoenix Suns: Channing Frye, Grant Hill

• Portland Trail Blazers: Andre Miller

• Sacramento Kings: Sean May

• San Antonio Spurs: Malik Hairston, Marcus Haislip, Antonio McDyess and Theo Ratliff

• Toronto Raptors: Jarrett Jack, Rasho Nesterovic and Hedo Turkoglu

• Utah Jazz: Paul Millsap and Ronnie Price

• Washington Wizards: Fabricio Oberto

Exceptions to this deadline are.

There are a further 26 players who were signed as free agents after Sept. 15, meaning that Dec. 15 comes too soon and that they are not eligible to be traded until three months from the day they signed have elapsed. They are:

• Hawks: Othello Hunter (Dec. 28)

• Bobcats: Raymond Felton (Dec. 22), Flip Murray (Dec. 25) and Stephen Graham (Dec. 28)

• Bulls: Aaron Gray (Dec. 22)

• Cavaliers: Coby Karl (Dec. 28)

• Nuggets: Joey Graham (Dec. 26)

• Pistons: Chucky Atkins (Dec. 28)

• Pacers: Luther Head (Dec. 17)

• Clippers: Brian Skinner (Dec. 16) and Kareem Rush (Dec. 25)

• Grizzlies: Jamaal Tinsley (Feb. 14)

• Heat: Shavlik Randolph (Dec. 28) and Carlos Arroyo (Jan. 12)

• Timberwolves: Sasha Pavlovic (Dec. 17) and Jason Hart (Dec. 28)

• Knicks: Nate Robinson (Dec. 22), Marcus Landry (Dec. 25) and David Lee (Dec. 22)

• Suns: Jarron Collins (Dec. 28)

• Trail Blazers: Juwan Howard (Dec. 17)

• Kings: Ime Udoka (Feb. 4)

• Spurs: Keith Bogans (Dec. 23)

• Raptors: Pops Mensah-Bonsu (Dec. 17 after Toronto claimed him on waivers from Houston)

• Jazz: Wesley Matthews(Dec. 28)

• Wizards: Earl Boykins (Feb. 11)

P.S.: There’s one more exception at play here. Any player signed after Nov. 18 cannot be traded during the 2009-10 season because the three-month wait extends past the league’s Feb. 18 trading deadline. Players affected include Golden State’s Chris Hunter, Oklahoma City’s Mike Wilks … and a Philadelphia 76er named Allen Iverson.

So anyone look for any trade scenarios these players have been added to the mix.

As you can imagine the Podcast Crew talks about their hatred for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. We talk about Deron golfing on Wednesday and some off-season stuff that may or may not happen.

A rough week and a looming playoff matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers put the podcast crew in a little bit of bad mood. We try to remain optimistic, but man is it difficult.

Another up and down week by the Utah Jazz, who finish the week on a high note with a dominating win over N.O., officially make the playoffs, and take two more spots in the Hall of Fame. My Son Noah makes his podcast Premiere.

We talk about the close games this week. We call out Brevin Knight and discuss Portland, Denver, N.O. all on the road.