October 23rd, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton Well, it turns out the Philadelphia 76ers are capable of winning something after all. Thirteen teams, rallied by the Sixers and Thunder, blocked lottery reform that most people assumed would pass without a fight. Those two might...
October 22nd, 2014 | by
David J Smith With the Utah Jazz winding down the somewhat drawn out preseason shortly, things are starting to get settled. Jazz fans are getting familiar with head coach Quin Snyder’s style on both ends of the court. Likewise, as...
October 22nd, 2014 | by
Matt Pacenza Read 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...
October 16th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett 1. Preseason or no, Trevor Booker looks ready to prove himself. Quickly endearing himself to a Jazz fan base that will just love his hustle and workmanlike approach, the former Washington Wizard is sneakily making a case for...
October 13th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett Any major change in the coaching staff of an NBA franchise is going to bring about periods of adjustment. This is just as true defensively as on the other end, if not perhaps more so – even slight variations on a mostly similar...
October 10th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett The Jazz have waived wing Kevin Murphy and point guard Dee Bost, the team announced earlier today. The move leaves the team with 17 players on the active roster with just over two weeks to go before the season opener. Murphy was...
October 8th, 2014 | by
David J Smith The Utah Jazz got their feet wet with the open scrimmage (kudos to JP Gibson and the entire franchise), followed by a nice victory over the Portland Trailblazers in the preseason opener. With this in mind, what are a few...
October 8th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson A little over a year ago, I wrote Defensive Coaches: The Two-Year Theory discussing how, oftentimes, a coach who eventually becomes known as a defensive-minded coach, makes his mark on his team’s defensive identity usually...
October 7th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton Don’t touch that dial. Things are about to get interesting. ESPN and TNT are making it rain in the NBA world, with a nine-year $24 billion TV deal that could change the NBA’s economic landscape forever. This...
October 6th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett You guys, there’s real basketball! Five guys on one side, five on the other, bouncy orange ball, nylon-lined buckets at both ends…basketball! Stop tugging my arm, I’m totally under control. In the minds of many Jazz fans,...
