Utah Jazz
April 16th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonAdmittedly, this is an inopportune time for anyone Jazz-related to make this argument about James Harden.After all, the reigning MVP — who is a top candidate to repeat this season — just led his Houston Rockets to a...
Utah Jazz
March 25th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameOne of the strangest nights of basketball in Salt Lake City history witnessed two records, a grotesque return of a local cult hero, and a blowout of the Phoenix Suns by the Utah Jazz, 125-92.The record that will...
Utah Jazz
March 18th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, Rudy Gobert, faced off against his Eastern Conference counterpart, Bradley Beal, in Washington on Monday, and Gobert’s Utah Jazz crushed Beal’s...
Utah Jazz
March 11th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe Oklahoma City Thunder completed their regular season revenge tour with a 98-89 victory on the Utah Jazz’s home floor, cementing their 4-0 sweep of the season series.After being outplayed by the underdog...
Utah Jazz
March 4th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonStory of the GameThe Utah Jazz swaggered into tonight’s game after impressive wins at Denver and against the league leading Bucks, commanded the game for 44 minutes, only to watch the gutsy New Orleans Pelicans sock them...
Utah Jazz
February 26th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonDonovan Mitchell entered this season with stratospheric expectations — and aspirations.This was only natural. Mitchell had become the most celebrated rookie prospect in the history of the Jazz franchise. Slam Dunk Champion....
Analytics
February 19th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonThe All-Star break carries with it a host of annual assessments of how the season has gone. In that tradition, the following statistics approximate how the season has gone thus far for each player on the Utah Jazz. Rudy Gobert:...
Utah Jazz
February 12th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonPost-deadline Jazz angst, right on time.No, none of Mike Conley, Otto Porter, or Nikola Mirotic are in a Jazz uniform. Yes, any of them would have made the team better. Yes, it’s fine to be disappointed. When chances to...
Utah Jazz
February 5th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonThe current NBA moment strongly invites angst from small-market teams and their fans, and Jazz fans excel at that.The angst takes many forms: entrenched pessimism; bristling, chip-on-the-shoulder combativeness; a strange,...
Utah Jazz
January 29th, 2019 | by
Clint JohnsonThis season’s Western Conference playoff chase started opening night. That’s how closely matched the teams are in the incredibly deep conference. Like last year, a slow start by the Utah Jazz saw them staring at...
