Power forward adds muscle to Utah

Updated: August 11, 2004, 11:56 AM ET

Carlos Boozer will help turn each and every Jazz game into an excruciating exercise of execution and patience.

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By Terry Brown
NBA Insider

Don't expect Carlos Boozer to be the next Karl Malone in Utah. Don't expect him to post Hall of Fame numbers like the Mailman or attain all-star status like Andrei Kirilenko. He likely won't even receive the cult credentials of former big man Mark Eaton.

Boozer won't even block half as many shots as Greg Ostertag did last year, despite the fact that he could very well play twice as many minutes.

But Boozer will help Utah hold opponents to only one shot per possession, and turn each and every Jazz game into an excruciating exercise of execution and patience.

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