Utah Jazz
July 23rd, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonJazz fans should be giddy at the prospect of the upcoming NBA season, which may well provide the most pure fun the fanbase has had in a long, long time. To be clear: I am not saying this team will be better or win more this...
Utah Jazz
June 15th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonLike it or not, it’s the Warriors’ world. Everyone else simply lives in it. For competing NBA teams like the Jazz, that presents a uniquely difficult and potentially discouraging challenge. Golden State’s 4-1...
Utah Jazz
April 2nd, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonState of the Jazz Six games and three teams left with home court in the West at stake. To your gates! In gate one: the 47-29 Utah Jazz. In gate two: the 47-31 Los Angeles Clippers. In gate three: the 43-32 Oklahoma City Thunder....
Utah Jazz
March 1st, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonState of the Jazz The Jazz have given fans reason to believe — regardless what one believes. The optimistic fan has plenty of fuel for hope. Entering the final 22 games of the season, Utah stands fourth in the Western...
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January 30th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonState of the Jazz Utah nears the All-Star break boasting a top ten record (30-19) and point differential (+3.8). They also sit in the top 12 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, a feat matched by only the veteran-laden...
Utah Jazz
January 8th, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game There are opponents who would present a less probable win at the end of a road trip than the Grizzlies, but perhaps none who are physically less pleasant to play in such a situation. There’s a strong...
Utah Jazz
January 2nd, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game Utah’s two All-Stars, Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert, may not be able to win games alone but they can keep their team in position to win seemingly without assistance. Through three quarters, Hayward and...
Utah Jazz
January 2nd, 2017 | by
Clint JohnsonState of the Jazz 2017 dawns with the Utah Jazz (21-13) threatening to join the NBA elite: winners of of ten of their last 14 games, in an early position for home court in the first round of the playoffs, and boasting the...
Utah Jazz
December 18th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game Aesthetically, this was the athletic equivalent of watching two drunks pound each other with pillowcases full of doorknobs. Utah’s 46 percent shooting from the field doesn’t begin to communicate how...
Utah Jazz
December 4th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonFrom the moment Quin Snyder was hired as head coach of the Utah Jazz, his intent was to play with the pass, with pace, and with purpose. It was a team mantra, bedrock philosophy ingrained through repetition. Now? The Jazz are,...
