August 26th, 2013 | by
Kyle Hunt In June of 2011, at age 39, Shaquille O’Neal announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association. It’s possible a few basketball experts were already aware of the negative impact Shaq’s decision would have on...
August 8th, 2013 | by
Dan Clayton The Jazz have just under three months to complete what would be their most important transactions of this off-season (no offense, Richard Jefferson). The extension deadline for Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors looms in late...
August 8th, 2013 | by
Dan Clayton As Peter Novak and I were preparing for our nerd smackdown debate on extension values for Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors, Peter aptly threw in a primer on extension rules. I decided to share those here as a companion post for...
August 6th, 2013 | by
Denim Millward In a season that most anticipate to be a rebuilding effort for the Jazz, the prime objective seems to be giving the young core as much playing time as reasonably possible. Despite this clear path, Utah’s rotation is, as my...
July 30th, 2013 | by
Denim Millward I’ve had the idea of hammering out a Utah Jazz Fan Code of Conduct ever since I saw my first absurd Twitter fight that began as a disagreement over playing time, and devolved into such vicious mudslinging that a southern...
July 23rd, 2013 | by
Denim Millward When it comes to hypothetical situations, none tears Jazz nation asunder more quickly than mentioning “Jimmer Fredette” and “Utah Jazz” in the same sentence. Normally put aside in favor of a shared Jazz fandom,...
July 17th, 2013 | by
Denim Millward A wise man once said “dealing in hypotheticals is a fool’s errand.” (Okay, I actually just made that up, but doesn’t that sound like something a wise man would say?) Regardless, I’m preparing to embark on a...
July 6th, 2013 | by
Mario Alejandre Did you ever make a list of preferred gifts that you’d make at Christmastime for the gift-giving power brokers? Remember waking up as a kid on Christmas morning wondering how many of those things on your list you would be...
July 5th, 2013 | by
Dan Clayton NBA free agency is a few days old, and so far the most exciting rumor to come out of the Intermountain West is that it’s the location of Dwight Howard’s $100 million game of Eeny-meeny-miny-moe. Even that is on the...
July 2nd, 2013 | by
Denim Millward This is the story of how a GQ model, a towering Frenchman and flashy yet soft-spoken Brazilian gave throngs of Jazz fans hope, and how a soft-spoken southern gentleman with an endearing Texas twang brought them together....