Glimpses for Next Season

Last night’s Lakers game was depressing, encouraging, exhilarating, frustrating, demoralizing, and a host of many other conflicting emotions, and somehow all at the same time. The first 20 minutes of the game were fun and...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Lakers 4/14/2014

1. The Jazz had two big stretches in which they just couldn’t score that cost them the game. The first was a 19-2 Lakers run at the end of the first half in just 3:40 of game time. Their offensive performance in those...

Jazz Draft Profile: K.J. McDaniels

With Utah’s uneventful 2013-14 season quickly coming to a close, it’s about time to take a peek at the wide array of potential prospects who will be available for June’s NBA Draft. As this season has progressed,...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Trailblazers 4/11/2014

1. The Jazz unveiled a new starting lineup tonight, and it performed pretty well. For the first time this season, Richard Jefferson didn’t start. Instead, Corbin chose to start all 5 of the Jazz’s recent lottery picks...

On Trey Burke’s Struggles Defensively

Coming out of Michigan after a triumphant final college season that saw him capture not only a national title but also the country’s most prestigious individual awards, Jazz point guard Trey Burke fell into something of a mix...

The RPM Smell Test and the Utah Jazz

This week the basketball metrics community gave us another lens through which to analyze player performance. ESPN’s new Real Plus Minus (RPM) stat combines on-court plus/minus with absolute statistical contribution to give...

Reviewing My 2013-14 Utah Jazz Goals

It is accountability time. Back in August 2013, I laid out some predictions for the 2013-14 Utah Jazz season. Some were bold, while some were the exact opposite. With four games remaining in the waning season, it’s safe to...

When Do Offseason Coaching Changes Happen?

After yet another blowout loss by the Jazz, Twitter and Jazz Nation is abuzz, once again, with folks curious about if and when Ty Corbin will be shown the door when the season is over. Will it be before the team’s exit...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Mavs 4/8/2014

1. Dirk’s own words of what allowed him to make the top 10 of NBA scoring. The main story of tonight’s game is Dirk Nowitzki’s ascendance into the top 10 of the NBA’s all-time scoring list, and fairly so....

This Sordid Season

I have not been a happy Jazz fan this season – and I am not alone. Gordon Hayward started the year unhappy with his contract impasse with the team and ends it unhappy at his disappointing performance as team option number...