Utah Jazz
December 17th, 2014 | by
Matt Pacenza1. Jazz got out to a great start! As everyone knows, the Jazz have had many slow starts this season, falling routinely behind by double digits in the first quarter. Tonight against the Heat, they were immediately hot, especially...
Utah Jazz
November 24th, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaWatch a Jazz game with a 10-year-old, as I often do, and they can be uncomfortably honest. “THAT guy is an NBA player?” my son asked a few weeks ago. That guy, is, of course, Joe Ingles. Ingles just doesn’t look like a...
Utah Jazz
October 28th, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaI’m hopeful about the future of Trey Burke – for a somewhat unusual reason. Burke shot free throws extremely well last year. In his rookie season with the Jazz, the heralded Michigan alum made 102 of 113 free throws – over...
Utah Jazz
October 22nd, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaRead everything you can about the Jazz’ new power forward Trevor Booker, and two things jump out at you: The consistency of how he’s described. And the cereal. We'll get to the crunchy breakfast thing in a...
Utah Jazz
July 7th, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaThe Utah Jazz face a critical decision as soon as next week: Whether to match a huge contract offer to their young swingman Gordon Hayward. Virtually every prominent voice and writer that cover the Jazz agree on two things: Not...
Utah Jazz
June 23rd, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaIn Salt Lake City, all eyes are on Thursday’s draft – indeed, some have been there for months. Sure, we’re all plotting Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker trades and pretending to be experts on Joel Embiid’s...
Utah Jazz
April 28th, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaLet’s first state the obvious: there is no magic secret sauce recipe that will automatically produce the perfect coach for the Jazz. Successful NBA coaches have come from wide and far. Some are coaching lifers, who barely if...
Utah Jazz
February 19th, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaWhen your team is 19-33, it has plenty of needs. Ask a fan of the Utah Jazz what it lacks, and that list is sure to include 3-point shooting, wing defense and toughness. (Among other things.) That list raises an interesting...
Utah Jazz
January 13th, 2014 | by
Matt PacenzaLooking ahead to the 2014 offseason, the Jazz will face two decisions critical to their future: who to draft and whether to sign young wing Gordon Hayward. Hayward is a player many Jazz fans adore. His game has grown over his...
Utah Jazz
June 17th, 2013 | by
Matt PacenzaThe failure of the Utah Jazz to make the 2012-13 playoffs can be summed up in three colloquial words: Their defense sucked. They ranked 22nd in the NBA in defensive efficiency, the accepted measure. They allowed 104.3 pts per 100...
