Draft Board Etch-a-Sketch

A lot of NBA fans and pundits were thinking the top of the 2014 Draft was beginning to make some sense. Then Thursday...

Jump Ball: Jazz Fans Torn in ’14 Finals

At some point next week, somebody is going to get to relive the champagne shower and celebrate an NBA title. But who deserves it more, the Spurs or the Heat? Here at SCH Headquarters, we’re pretty torn. In the course of...

Scouting Reports vs. Reality: The Jazz Core Revisited

In June, draft profiles become almost canonical in their importance to fans. We quote them, we memorize them, we judge teams’ intelligence based on them. They are holy writ. If you’re anything like me, these profiles...

Coaching Profile: Lionel Hollins

Hollins’ head coaching history is unique, to say the least. That’s because he has had three separate NBA head coaching stints – but always for the same franchise. When the Vancouver Grizzlies fired Brian Hill 22 games into...

Dennis Lindsey: “Nothing Sacred” in Jazz’s Search for Star

The fifth pick in an NBA draft is normally a huge asset, but if was ever OK to feel a little dejected about occupying that spot, it’s this year. It’s supposedly a 4-man draft at the top, with potential franchise...

Backward Bounce: Jazz to Select Fifth in Upcoming NBA Draft

Down with math. The statistically probable gut punch arrived this evening in Times Square in an envelope marked “5.” The Utah Jazz, slotted fourth going into the NBA Draft Lottery, now own the fifth pick after the...

Contemplating the Jazz Core

First there was the Core Four. Then Four turned into Five. Next month could make it Six. Dennis Lindsey has talked about Jeremy Evans becoming a core-type player, and for those excited about Rudy Gobert or overseas Jazz draftee...

Coaching Profile: John Stockton

One of the more interesting coaching names to surface over the last few weeks is both a dark horse and a familiar name. Assessing a candidate objectively is hard when that figure is as revered as John Stockton, but that’s...

Coaching Profile: Steve Kerr and the Triangle

Here’s a coach profile we didn’t anticipate writing: Steve Kerr. As Marc Stein first reported, the Utah Jazz have somewhat unexpected gotten into the fray, attempting to lure the TNT analyst into conversations about...

2014 Playoffs: Jazz-Related Rooting

The Jazz aren’t playing in these exciting 2014 Playoffs, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some Jazz interests at stake. Every year, once the Jazz’s season is done, I try to figure out who wins my...