Most Likely to Succeed, 2015-16 and Beyond

Award speculation is a fun lens through which to preview a season. Until Quin Snyder rains on the parade. One way to think about the season ahead is to get wildly hypothetical about league recognition relative to Utah Jazz...

Free Throw Shooting: A Key to the Utah Jazz Season

Free throws are among the least exciting aspects of a typical NBA contest. After all, it sometimes takes 90 seconds or so for a player to shoot his two or three attempts, thus slowing the game. In outings where the officials are...

Quin Snyder’s Mic Drop, Plus Notes for Thunder @ Jazz 10/20/15

Tuesday night’s game between the Jazz and Thunder had several notable on-court developments. There were a few big runs, a few silly fouls, some great plays and some clunkers. Those of us on media row proceeded downstairs...

10 Utah Jazz Season Predictions, 2015-16

Last week, we marked the approaching beginning of the 2015-16 season with the first of two annual columns, my best cast/worst case scenarios for the Jazz this season. Today, with just one week until NBA regular season play begins...

Playoffs Pessimism Part II: Are Stretch Runs Sticky?

In my previous post, I evaluated a claim that optimistic Jazz fans make: That a team that improved significantly during last season will get even better this year. I found, however, that such back-to-back jumps in wins are...

Goodbye, Jack Cooley

Goodbye, Jack Cooley. The big man was waived by the Utah Jazz recently and has since signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. At first glance, Jack Cooley looked more like a football player than a basketball player. At second glance...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Plans for Opening Night

Q: Do you have any inside information about new shenanigans the Jazz are planning for opening night at the ESA against the Trailblazers? @artdirector_g Interesting that you should ask this question because I just got back from a...

Will Utah’s Starting Lineup Work?

Midway through the preseason, Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder is already hinting at lineup changes. “We know our players and we’ll try different combinations,” he told Jody Genessy. “It’s important...

Predictions for the 2015-16 Utah Jazz

With half the preseason in the books, we are starting to get a better idea of what the 2015-16 Utah Jazz will look like. Not a clear picture, but better than two weeks ago. There have been some encouraging elements along with...

Utah Jazz Best Case & Worst Case Scenarios — 2015-16 Edition

After what seemed like endless August and September doldrums, the season has snuck up on us in a hurry. The first regular season NBA games will be played two weeks to the day after this column’s publishing, and the Jazz will...