Giving Thanks to the Utah Jazz

Thanksgiving is fast approaching. The food, football, family, fun and festivities are here. With that in mind, there is a lot to be grateful for from a Utah Jazz perspective. There is a lot to be excited about right now. Here...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Bulls 11/24/2014

1. Shot luck hurt the Jazz tonight in the final minute. It’s funny: the Jazz have had 3 buzzer-beating opportunities this far in the season, and the best look of the three was probably tonight’s Hayward 3 point shot....

Utah’s Early Off-Ball Issues

As the league reaches the end of November, initial excitement over a new season begins to give way to more of a “daily grind” temperament. Unsustainable early trends start to regress back toward the mean, fan bases grow...

Joe Ingles: Historically Unusual?

Watch a Jazz game with a 10-year-old, as I often do, and they can be uncomfortably honest. “THAT guy is an NBA player?” my son asked a few weeks ago. That guy, is, of course, Joe Ingles. Ingles just doesn’t look like a...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Pelicans 11/22/2014

1. The Jazz continue to be blasted in the possession battle. Tonight, the Jazz had 22 fewer shots than the Pelicans, so despite holding the Pelicans to a lower shooting percentage than their own, they got beaten pretty easily in...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Who is the Jazz Bear?

Q: Have you ever wondered who the Jazz Bear is? My top three guesses are: John Stockton, Governor Herbert, and my 3rd grade teacher Miss Jenkins. – @BardenPembleton Good question! I think about this at least once a game....

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz at Warriors 11/21/14

1. There’s no D in “One-night trip to the Bay Area.” No, really, there’s not. The Jazz never held a lead in this one, and never had a tie after 0-0. In fact, the Warriors lead was in double figures for...

Nate Duncan and Quin Snyder Discussion – Salt City Hoops Show on ESPN700

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, our main guest is Nate Duncan of Basketball Insiders, and the excellent Twitter account @NateDuncanNBA. Nate shares his national perspective on the Jazz’s...

The First Utah Jazz Game Ball Awards

Unfortunately, the NBA can’t give away a game ball at the end of every contest. They reuse basketballs for a few games before retiring one, so actual Spaldings are only available on certain nights to commemorate special...

The Excited Fan Post: the Utah Jazz and Gordon Hayward

Sometimes I like to think of myself as a somewhat objective Jazz fan. While I’m certainly no Andy B. Larsen, Ben Dowsett, Dan Clayton, or any of the other fantastic advanced-analytics-based Jazz fans, I like to think of myself...