Free Agency

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Jazz & Free Agency: The Sound of Silence

July 5th, 2013 | by Dan Clayton
NBA free agency is a few days old, and so far the most exciting rumor to come out of the Intermountain West is that it’s the location of Dwight Howard’s $100 million game of Eeny-meeny-miny-moe. Even that is on the...
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How Did the Jazz Do in the Draft?: NBA Draft Grades Compilation

July 3rd, 2013 | by David J Smith
It’s been almost a week since Dennis Lindsey, Kevin O’Connor, and the Miller family injected some amazing energy into the Utah Jazz faithful. In many ways, Hope is Renewed, or, at the minimum, greatly increased. The...
With Burke, Gobert, Neto, and Lindsey: Hope Renewed
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With Burke, Gobert, Neto, and Lindsey: Hope Renewed

July 2nd, 2013 | by Denim Millward
  This is the story of how a GQ model, a towering Frenchman and flashy yet soft-spoken Brazilian gave throngs of Jazz fans hope, and how a soft-spoken southern gentleman with an endearing Texas twang brought them together....
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Trey Burke as Chris Paul

June 30th, 2013 | by Kyle Hunt
The Jazz stunned the world in 2005 when they took Deron Williams over Chris Paul with the third overall pick in the NBA draft. Thought by many to be the superior candidate for a team in desperate need of a solid point guard,...
What This Draft Shows Us About The Jazz (aka In Dennis Lindsey We Trust)
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What This Draft Shows Us About The Jazz (aka In Dennis Lindsey We Trust)

June 30th, 2013 | by Laura Thompson
I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for a draft as I was this one, and I know I’ve never been as pleased with the results of a draft as this one (I was in diapers when Stockton was drafted, though maybe I booed...
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Drafting Relevance

June 28th, 2013 | by Scott Stevens
“The draft doesn’t matter. We’ll let you guys draft the talented ones and find the hidden gems each year, and then we’ll just sign them away from you in free agency.” – A direct quote from my Laker-fan coworker....
Jazz Free Agency Primer ’13
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Jazz Free Agency Primer ’13

June 27th, 2013 | by Dan Clayton
Several months’ worth of draft geekery is winding down, which only means it’s time to shift the focus to another crop of players and another set of complicated rules: NBA free agency is days away. Don’t fear,...
Diamonds in the Rough: Searching for 2nd Round Value
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Diamonds in the Rough: Searching for 2nd Round Value

June 25th, 2013 | by Denim Millward
The dichotomy between the paths of first-round NBA draft picks and second-round choices is a stark one.  First rounders parade across the stage of New York, exchange awkward hugs with David Stern and instantly become the...
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Draft Comparison: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder Part 2

June 25th, 2013 | by Clint Johnson
Yesterday, we released Part 1 of Clint Johnson’s PG prospect breakdown, covering the shooting and finishing games of Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder. Today, Part 2 focuses on their athleticism,...
Knights and Dragons in Miami: The Archetypal Heroism of the 2013 San Antonio Spurs
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Knights and Dragons in Miami: The Archetypal Heroism of the 2013 San Antonio Spurs

June 25th, 2013 | by Evan Hall
My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death! -Smaug the Dragon I had a sort of sympathy for the dragon in the Hobbit,...