The Utah Jazz’s Continued Problems Versus the Pick-and-Roll

Perhaps earlier than some had hoped for, the mettle and resiliency of Jazz fans everywhere is being tested. After a summer full of bandying from every direction about just how differently this Utah team would be perceived than...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Clippers 11/29/2014

1. Jazz are really struggling at all phases right now. This is relatively obvious: they’ve lost 5 games in a row. But they’re doing so in really discouraging ways. Consider, over the last 5 games, the following two...

Utah Jazz Trade LIkelihood Index 2014-15

NBA trade season is just around the corner. Starting December 15, most NBA players are suddenly eligible to be traded, which is why the peak window for midseason NBA trades is the two-month span from December 15 to the February...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz at Thunder 11/26/14

1. The Jazz were bullied by a less talented team. Going into the night, Oklahoma City had won only 3 of 13 games, including dropping six straight – ample time to learn how little chance they have of out-talenting other NBA...

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....