The Gobert Factor Lifts Guard Play — and Not Just on Defense

It’s not a well-kept secret that Rudy Gobert is the finest defender this side (and any side, really) of the Mississippi. Gobert has been a runner-up DPOY and DPOY for the past two seasons, and unless he’s snubbed a la...

Highs and Lows Define 2018-19 For Trio of Jazz Starters

Even good players struggle now and then over the course of 82 games. In the case of a trio of Utah Jazz starters, they’ve particularly found themselves riding that roller coaster of inconsistency, with scintillating...

NW Check-In: Jazz’s Margin For Error is Shrinking Against Division Rivals

Early in the season, I previewed the Utah Jazz’s journey through the toughest division in basketball, analyzing the competition and rivals in the brutal Northwest Division. We’re a little past the midway point of the...

Starter Level Play From O’Neale Helps Streaking Jazz

Nearly a month ago, I wrote a column highlighting Royce O’Neale’s early struggles and considered allocating some of the defensive wing’s minutes elsewhere until he could prove himself in spot minutes. His...

Mitchell Still Has a Path to Greatness, Despite Shooting Slump

Now that the first half of the season is in the books, it’s time to look back and check up on something that many fans have been reluctant to consider: Donovan Mitchell has had some struggles through the first half of the...

Kawhi’s Raptors Run Away From Jazz, and Joe’s Woes Continue

The Utah Jazz faced the best team in the league (so far) on Tuesday night in Toronto and lost a game that was not as close as the final score indicated. In a night of a career highs for both teams, the Raptors pulled away...

Jazz’s Big Christmas Win Underscores Gobert’s Impact

With his seventh blocked shot of the night against the Portland Trail Blazers, Rudy Gobert ensured a Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight. Behind a strong performance from their defensive stalwart, the Utah Jazz got the...

O’Neale’s Rough Start Raises Questions on the Wing

Utah’s uneven 14-17 start has led fans, pundits and even national media to speculate about what’s wrong with the Jazz. Is it the defense or the lack of a second scoring option behind Donovan Mitchell? It’s certainly not...

This Time Last Season: Underperforming Jazz Ride the Rollercoaster Again

From time to time, Tyler Crandall checks in on the Jazz relative to how they were performing at the same point last season. In early November, he compared the Jazz’s first 10 games to the same stretch from 2017-18, and now...

Death of the Mid-Range and Jazz Win Again

The Utah Jazz enjoyed a historic shooting night on Tuesday night, converting 20 threes in their home game against the San Antonio Spurs. They join an elite club, as only 17 NBA teams have hit 20 or more threes in a game, and it...