Triple Teams
March 24th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. Trey Burke shoots the Jazz out of the game. Trey Burke’s 4-22 shooting performance is really bad. No other player had shot more than 22 shots and less than 4 makes this season, until Monta Ellis did it last night that...
Triple Teams
March 22nd, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. The Jazz got beat by the #1 offense and the #1 defense. That the Jazz lost to the Warriors tonight was no surprise: Golden State is by far the league’s best team. They have the #1 offense and the #1 defense in the league...
Triple Teams
March 20th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. The Jazz’s talent level, rather than effort level, got them this win. That’s been unusual for the Jazz, who have been winning games by playing smarter and harder than their opposition. Tonight, though, off a late...
Triple Teams
March 19th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. Jazz’s shot luck doesn’t pan out for them this game. The Jazz shot 19 more field goals, 11 more 3 point shots, and 1 more free throw than their opponents tonight, but they couldn’t get anything to drop. Both...
Podcast
March 17th, 2015 | by
Andy LarsenOn this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Dowsett talk about the Jazz’s winning ways: it’s now 6 in a row and 11 of 13 for the very young Jazz. We talk about the starting...
Triple Teams
March 16th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. At one point, the score was 81-37. That happened at the 3:30 mark of the 3rd quarter. After that, the Jazz were outscored 29-13, which obscured some of the blatant ridiculousness of some of what was going on. Just so those...
News
March 16th, 2015 | by
Andy LarsenGreg Miller will be stepping down as CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, the larger group that controls the Utah Jazz, along with other Utah-based car dealerships, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. Gail Miller,...
Triple Teams
March 14th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. The Pistons’ effort earned plaudits from Quin Snyder. Before he even answered a question, and immediately upon taking the microphone postgame, Quin Snyder began by complimenting the Pistons’ fight. “That team...
Triple Teams
March 12th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. The Utah Jazz are a FORCE right now. They’re the youngest team in the NBA. They start 2 rookies. Their old starting PG and new 6th man, Trey Burke, can’t buy a basket right now. They have 7 rookies on the roster,...
Podcast
March 11th, 2015 | by
Andy LarsenOn this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Ben Dowsett and Andy Larsen talk about the play of the Jazz on the road trip (3-1) and since the All-Star break (8-2). What is making the defense so successful, and...