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...

Disneyland and the Utah Jazz

My family and I are enjoying some quality time at Disneyland. In fact, we are actually in the midst of our second trip in the past month. Say what you want about the Happiest Place in the World–it’s cliche,...