Internal debate: experience vs. inexperience

HOUSTON ‘ Asked about his Jazz heading into these NBA playoffs compared to the last, coach Jerry Sloan spoke ‘ as he has frequently this season ‘ about how he has a rather young team.
‘We’re a little bit less-experienced, especially in the backcourt,” said Sloan, who Jazz open postseason play Saturday night at Houston.
The obvious reference:
Second-year pro and first-year starter Ronnie Brewer has not been around the block time and time again like last season’s starter at shooting guard, current Los Angeles Laker and three NBA title rings-owner Deron Fisher.
Jazz All-Star Carlos Boozer, however, sees things somewhat differently.
‘I think we’re a veteran team,” said Boozer, who cites Utah’s playoff experience from a postseason ago.
‘We’ve got a lot more experience than we had the first time around last year,” Boozer added. ‘I think we’re really prepared for our first-round series.’
Boozer is not alone in that regard.
‘We definitely feel confident that we can beat ‘em,” point guard Deron Williams said. ‘But anytime you’re in the playoffs it’s gonna be tough, regardless.”
The Jazz’s plan of attack then?
One with sage perspective comes from the shooting guard with so little experience.
‘You can say (the Rockets) don’t have any (injured center) Yao Ming, (but) they still won 22 games in a row,” Brewer said. ‘They still got T-Mac (star Tracy McGrady), so it’s still a difficult team.
‘And it’s kind of hard to read ‘em, because you never know what guy is gonna step up and play well for them,” Brewer added. ‘So you just have to prepare yourself and do the things that you do ‘ your team does ‘ well.”