Utah Jazz

Do the Jazz Have an On/Off Switch? Plus Player Grades for Kings @ Jazz 4/8/15

It’s a common theme heard when referencing great teams, particularly those who have been so for multiple years: Does this team have an extra gear whenever they feel like it? It’s a fair question much of the time...

Dante Exum and the Third Defender

When Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder talks about his young point guards, the conversation naturally steers towards their ability to make reads. So when Dante Exum had perhaps his best pro game, it’s only natural that...

Dante Exum’s Growing Comfort, Plus Player Grades for Nuggets @ Jazz 4/1/15

Dante Exum relentlessly got into the lane in Wednesday’s win over Denver. He flew past Ty Lawson, one of the quickest players in the league, on multiple occasions and sliced through Denver’s weak help defense on the...

The Value of Alec Burks

The Utah Jazz have been one of the league’s really fun stories over the second half of the season. The defense has been the league’s best, experiencing an absolutely stellar metamorphosis right before our very eyes....

HAGS: What Each Jazz Player Needs to Improve This Summer

Player’s goals for improvement during the season are dramatically different than player’s goals for improvement over the summer. In-season growth is often about learning the system, understanding the game better, reading...

How Utah’s Length Has Become a Defensive Weapon

During Utah’s emotionally-charged victory over Oklahoma City Saturday night, one particular play stood out as the Jazz began to mount their comeback in the second quarter: No, it wasn’t for the long shot of The Former Player...

On Quin Snyder and Process, Plus Player Grades for Thunder @ Jazz 3/28/15

Process, process, process. Those who follow Jazz coach Quin Snyder closely are surely more than familiar with this simple word, one Snyder stresses in all forms on a regular basis. The route his team takes and the habits they...

Multi-Year Madness: Jazz Sign Two to Deals

Jack Cooley and Christapher Johnson just inked what are being termed “multi-year contracts” with the Utah Jazz. After playing just 26 minutes to date for the team, Cooley reaped a similar reward to those of Bryce...

Joe Ingles Steps Up, Plus Player Grades for Blazers @ Jazz 3/25/15

Confession time: I was wrong about Joe Ingles. Frequent readers (and followers on Twitter) could likely recount multiple instances where this writer was patently unconvinced by the Aussie’s game during the earlier parts of...

Two Jazz Big Men: One Quiet, One Loud

Rudy Gobert has birthed a cult of personality never before seen in relation to the Utah Jazz. A large portion of the sudden celebrity is production-based.  Since permanently joining Derrick Favors in the starting lineup...