It’s Deja Vu For the Rigid Jazz While Fluid Phoenix Plays On

We’ve all heard the mantra: you take what the defense gives you. NBA basketball is like a chess match: Team A chooses a plan of attack, Team B counters, Team A follows with a new plan of attack, and Team B counters again....

Let’s Talk This Out

Scene: Interior, a modestly furnished therapist’s office with a desk, chair, couch and a window. A middle-aged man whose hair is greying at the temples sits at the desk wearing a tweed blazer with elbow pads, scrolling...

The Way We Play Here: Searching for Howie

Scoring an invitation to Monday night hoops in the gym on my Brooklyn block was a really big deal. I had figured out that the Jewish temple had a court in the basement because I had seen guys coming and going with basketballs the...

Postcast: Jazz Sputter Late in a Game 2 Loss

Minutes after Game 2 of Jazz-Mavs, Mark Russell Pereira went live in the latest installment of the SCH...

Clarkson’s Midrange Game a Key to the Utah Jazz’s Playoff Success

“I appreciate you throwing me that ball, man,” Jordan Clarkson said with a smile.This was during last year’s playoffs. Clarkson was talking to then-teammate Joe Ingles, who had just surprised him with the news that Clarkson...

Wishlist for Every Utah Jazz Member as NBA Playoffs Begin

If you look back on every team that won the NBA Finals, you can always point out multiple ways that players and coaches rose to the occasion. This includes star players reaching previously unseen heights, role players making...

Core Rotation Strength Comparison Ahead of West Playoffs

The notion that depth doesn’t matter after game 82 is just plain wrong. Virtually every deep playoff run by any team features big moments from key reserves. Whether it’s foul trouble, untimely injuries or just starter...

Reasons For Optimism As Jazz’s Playoff Run Begins

It’s not hard to find reasons to be pessimistic about the Utah Jazz, who limped toward the 2022 NBA playoffs with a stretch of poor play, public bickering, and catastrophic meltdowns in clutch moments. At this point, there...

Playoff Preview Podcast: Luka’s Health, Secret Weapons & More

This Utah Jazz postseason could potentially define the next decade of the franchise, so it’s worth analyzing all the ways it could turn out. To do that, Dan Clayton and Ken Clayton fired up the Salt City Hoops podcast to...

Jazz Prepare for a High-Stakes Postseason

The Utah Jazz stand on a knife’s edge.This has been the most fraught year in the Quin Snyder era. Last year’s number one seed feels like it took a step back. There has been constant noise — about chemistry issues, about...