September 5th, 2013 | by
Dan Clayton September is a funny time of year for basketball geeks whose interest in other sports ranges between “casual” and “yawn.” For true basketheads, all you can really do in September is a) watch EuroBasket and...
September 4th, 2013 | by
David J Smith Ian Clark had a great college career at Belmont University: his senior year, he averaged 18.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, and 2.4 APG. More incredibly, he also had a True Shooting Percentage of 68.8% and an eFG% of 67.0%. Clark was the Ohio...
September 3rd, 2013 | by
Laura Thompson Back in June, I posted an article and theory on defensive coaches – they make their mark in the second full season. I was curious if similar logic applied to offensive-minded coaches. Mike D’Antoni Naturally, the first...
August 30th, 2013 | by
Scott Stevens Let’s say, hypothetically, that the Jazz never came to Utah. Let’s say there was never any Salt Palace, Delta Center or Energy Solutions Arena. For almost every other major sport, that’s what the state of Utah deals with....
August 29th, 2013 | by
Dan Clayton You’ve heard it. You’ve heard it, in fact, so often that it’s becoming a quick cliche in the new Jazz narrative. You’ve heard it from the architect of the team’s future so many times that you...
August 28th, 2013 | by
David J Smith Once a Jazzman, always a Jazzman. That is something I wholeheartedly believe and I think most Utah fans feel the same way. Some may show otherwise when former Jazz guys return to EnergySolutions, but I, for one, continue to root...
August 27th, 2013 | by
Denim Millward I’d like to begin this post with a hard truth about Jazz fans. We’re not great with objective analysis and reasonable expectations for our team. I don’t want to begin my post with such negativity, but it has to be said. ...
August 26th, 2013 | by
Kyle Hunt In June of 2011, at age 39, Shaquille O’Neal announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association. It’s possible a few basketball experts were already aware of the negative impact Shaq’s decision would have on...
August 24th, 2013 | by
Laura Thompson Last year, there was a point where I was just so over the makeup of the team. A growing sense of indifference with all the upcoming free agents changed to drastic annoyance and came to a head for me with two games in a short...
August 23rd, 2013 | by
Scott Stevens If you don’t know what this post is going to be about based on the title alone, you need to stop what you’re doing and rent this movie. Celtic Pride, starring Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern and Damon Wayans is a 1996 film about...
