January 30th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen 1. Jazz use their size to bully Golden State. A great deal of the Warriors’ success this season is due to their positional versatility in the starting lineup. That’s especially true with regards to Draymond Green, who...
January 29th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton The hottest game-ball related question I’ve been getting recently is: “Was that The Exum Game?” For the uninitiated, I’ve been waiting all season for the game when Dante Exum would jump out and grab our...
January 24th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett Any major relocation or culture change will require an adjustment phase, even for professional basketball players. For rookies Joe Ingles and Dante Exum, both hailing from Down Under, this process has been evident to the naked...
January 21st, 2015 | by
David J Smith On Tuesday, the Utah Jazz announced that swingman Rodney Hood will be out until All-Star break, at which point he will be reevaluated. That is sobering news for the promising rookie who has gone through an onslaught of foot...
January 19th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett In a broad sense, there was perhaps no better candidate for a collision with a rookie wall than Dante Exum. Unlike the majority of his peers in the 2014 Draft class who either attended a Division I college program or played a...
January 19th, 2015 | by
Clark Schmutz It was only 3 seasons ago that the Jazz took only 12 three point shots a game, good for the 2nd fewest in the league. The Jazz have never been in love with the 3 pointer, and I’m not sure they’ve even taken the long...
January 14th, 2015 | by
Clark Schmutz It’s hard to put an exact start time to the Jazz’s current rebuild. The beginning was more of a drunken stumble, with a few careless refurbishments of the marquee outside. Then Dennis Lindsey came along and knocked...
January 13th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen June 13, 1974: Acquired C Mel “Goose” Counts from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for future considerations. Mel Counts had been a backup center for essentially his entire career, and the “future considerations”...
January 12th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett Despite losses in their last two games to tough Western contenders over the weekend, the last several weeks have been an enormously positive stretch for this Jazz team. They’ve gone 7-6 starting with a victory over the Heat...
January 9th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett 1. Utah’s dominoes are beginning to fall into place. The Jazz had a rough go of it down the stretch tonight in a tough building versus a desperate team, but once again hung with (and outplayed for periods) a presumed contender....
