Free Steve Nash: Appreciating the Nash in Phoenix Era

Genuinely believing that the Jazz would beat the Suns on Tuesday night and clinch the final berth to the playoffs, I decided to invite over one of my friends to watch the game with me. Under different circumstances, I would...

Jazz 100 – Suns 88: The Elimination Game

Phoenix Suns 88 Final Recap | Box Score 100 Utah Jazz Paul Millsap, PF 41 MIN | 10-18 FG | 6-11 FT | 15 REB | 4 AST | 26 PTS | +21I’m giving all the players A+’s on this game because PLAYOFFS! But Millsap...

The Location of Jazz Nation

There’s a dichotomy, used in linguistics and in literary criticism, used to describe the relationship between words and their referents. The word we speak or write for referent is called “the signifier” while...

Hornets 96 – Jazz 85

Utah Jazz 85 Final Recap | Box Score 96 New Orleans Hornets Paul Millsap, PF 39 MIN | 11-21 FG | 5-6 FT | 8 REB | 3 AST | 27 PTS | -9 WARRIOR. Millsap was by far the best Jazz player on the...

Diagnosing Utah’s Recent Woes

Typically, when a team misses the playoffs, it’s for one of two rather obvious reasons. 1. A talented roster that is incapable of meshing the considerable talents of each individual into a concerted team effort. 2. A roster...

Jazz 102 – Trail Blazers 97

Utah Jazz 102 Final Recap | Box Score 97 Portland Trail Blazers Paul Millsap, PF 34 MIN | 14-20 FG | 3-3 FT | 11 REB | 0 AST | 31 PTS | +13 Paul Millsap was the best player on the floor tonight: 70%...

Jazz 105 – Nets 84

Utah Jazz 105 Final Recap | Box Score 84 New Jersey Nets Paul Millsap, PF 33 MIN | 10-14 FG | 3-3 FT | 13 REB | 3 AST | 24 PTS | +27 Millsap put on a clinic for off-ball movement tonight. He was...

Jazz 97 – Thunder 90: Jazz out-hustle the cold-blooded assassins

Oklahoma City Thunder 90 Final Recap | Box Score 97 Utah Jazz Paul Millsap, PF 32 MIN | 10-16 FG | 0-2 FT | 5 REB | 2 AST | 20 PTS | +6 Not only was Millsap clutch down the stretch and coolly efficient...

Jazz 105 – Pistons 90

Detroit Pistons 90 Final Recap | Box Score 105 Utah Jazz Josh Howard, SF 25 MIN | 4-8 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 9 PTS | -1Josh Howard barely avoids a “C” because of his effective shooting (50% from...

Jazz-Sixers Game Preview

As a preview post for tonight’s game against Philadelphia, I collaborated with Jazz blogger Clint Peterson (@Clintonite33) and two Sixers bloggers, Sean O’Connor (@SixerSense) and Vincent Heck (@HeckPhilly) to...