May 28th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson As Jazz fans, we’re not used to having this much time off in the offseason. For more than a decade, we were used to going well into the postseason, almost always into May, and often into June. But in the last several years,...
May 22nd, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton The fifth pick in an NBA draft is normally a huge asset, but if was ever OK to feel a little dejected about occupying that spot, it’s this year. It’s supposedly a 4-man draft at the top, with potential franchise...
April 28th, 2014 | by
Matt Pacenza Let’s first state the obvious: there is no magic secret sauce recipe that will automatically produce the perfect coach for the Jazz. Successful NBA coaches have come from wide and far. Some are coaching lifers, who barely if...
April 22nd, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson With yesterday’s news about Tyrone Corbin, we thought it might be interesting to tackle how the Jazz’s former head coach handled “haters.” Is there a right response to the people who disagree with you? Were Corbin’s...
April 21st, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen The Utah Jazz today announced that the contract of Utah Jazz coach Ty Corbin will not be renewed beyond next season. Corbin, who took over the job after Jerry Sloan’s resignation on February 10, 2011, had spent 3.5 seasons...
April 17th, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen Hey everyone! Today is the official last day of the 2013-14 season for the Utah Jazz. The last day before players and coaches can begin their summer vacations is a bittersweet day for nearly everyone involved. Today, each player...
April 15th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson Last night’s Lakers game was depressing, encouraging, exhilarating, frustrating, demoralizing, and a host of many other conflicting emotions, and somehow all at the same time. The first 20 minutes of the game were fun and...
April 10th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton This week the basketball metrics community gave us another lens through which to analyze player performance. ESPN’s new Real Plus Minus (RPM) stat combines on-court plus/minus with absolute statistical contribution to give...
March 25th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson Just over two months ago, I wrote an article detailing the Jazz’s blowout losses and their response in games after each of those losses. At that point, we’d had ten really rough games where it appeared the team didn’t show...
March 18th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson Now that we’re 14 games away from the finish line of the season, what have been some of the storylines that have been surprising? What were you not expecting? Here are a few for me: Blowout Losses One of the really...
