Utah Jazz
November 30th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonState of the Jazz “If the Jazz emerge from November with nine or 10 wins, it should be considered a quality start, given the schedule.” Utah stands at 11-8 entering the final month of the calendar year, and given...
Derrick Favors
November 23rd, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonAs the Jazz struggle to resolve a host of issues, it’s tempting for Jazz fans to feel the sky is falling. And it may be, at least in terms of the heights of potential for this roster. But not because of the adversity raining...
Utah Jazz
November 13th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the Game The Jazz are the NBA’s anaconda: strong, long, systematic, and smothering. They coil around the paint and squeeze the life from those who dare enter. Teams lacking the ability to shoot Utah out of that...
Utah Jazz
October 24th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonAt the end of each month, SCH’s resident schedule expert, Clint Johnson is going to take a look at the month ahead, breaking down where the team is at and what is coming. This month’s edition drops a little early to...
Utah Jazz
September 16th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonThere’s a buzz of national anticipation about this Jazz season. A possible playoff push, veteran additions, the preamble to Gordon Hayward’s free agency, and the return of Dante Exum consume much of the conversation....
Utah Jazz
August 5th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonWhile the Golden State Warriors and ex-golden boy Kevin Durant are the NBA flavor of the day, front office personnel, journalists, and other pundits who need a palate cleanse are drinking deep from the Utah Jazz cup. If anyone...
Utah Jazz
June 1st, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonThe belief an NBA team needs a superstar to win a championship is strong, especially whenever the lottery and draft creep up, tempting fans and maybe even front offices to gut a roster for that magical ping-pong bullet. One major...
Analytics
April 22nd, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonSWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) is a popular planning method whereby an organization assesses its own characteristics as well as its situation, be that within a market or professional sports league....
Utah Jazz
April 14th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonTonight, Kobe Bryant left the NBA in unparalleled style, the Golden State Warriors earned their record-setting 73rd win of the season, and Houston beat Sacramento 116 to 81. The Jazz’s 101 to 96 defeat at the hands of the Los...
Utah Jazz
April 8th, 2016 | by
Clint JohnsonThe most significant move of the NBA trade deadline was the Utah Jazz trading a second round pick for a career third string point guard. Yeah, that’s true. When the Jazz brought Shelvin Mack into their deliberate rebuild,...
