Utah’s Offensive Evolution

As part of my debut for Salt City Hoops last month, I wrote a two-part series on legendary Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and his impact on both the team and the league as a whole.  Much of part two delved into some of the systematical...

A Jazz Fan’s Thanksgiving Gratitude List

This season has been more difficult than I was expecting. I was expecting a lot of losses, but I wasn’t expecting the losses to be by this many points, and with seemingly little offensive progress or defensive intensity to...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Bulls 11-25-2013

1. Sure, it’s cliche, but the Jazz needed this win. Whenever a team ends a losing streak, the phrase “X team needed this win” is used. In the long term, the Jazz don’t need this win, in fact, each win gets...

Gordon Hayward and the Shot Chart From Hell

So before any internet writer is allowed to talk about the basketball failures of an NBA player, he should probably have to start with some disclaimer. We never do, of course, because that’s an understated but nonetheless...

Can Jeremy Evans be a Rotational Player?

For a team in need of some good news, the Utah Jazz received some yesterday: rookie point guard Trey Burke made his official NBA debut versus the New Orleans Pelicans. While the highly-anticipated return by Burke from his broken...

Jazz Offensive Woes: Shot Selection or Shot Making?

As a difficult season in Utah continues with another couple disheartening losses, it’s news to no one in Jazzland that the team is struggling mightily offensively.  Their young, inexperienced roster is dead last in the league...

Waiting With Bated Breath for Trey Burke’s Return

Jazz fans have been getting rumblings that Trey Burke is close to returning, which is such welcome news for a team that has severely struggled at the point guard position in Burke’s absence. Alec Burks has spent some time at...

10 Games In, The State Of The Jazz

Through nearly one-eighth of the NBA season, we’re just crossing into territory where we’ve seen enough basketball to start making some conclusions.  For the Jazz, it goes without saying that some of these conclusions...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Spurs 11/15/2013

1. The Jazz’s shooting woes are nearly entirely outside the paint. The Jazz shot 38.5% tonight, another negative mark in their campaign to avoid being the worst shooting team in NBA history. When an NBA team shoots 38%,...

The Problem with “Potential”

I’m starting to hate a certain P-word. It’s one that Utah fans have been hearing all too much lately. “Potential” is starting to have a dirty ring to it. What does potential mean anyway? It’s a supposed or possible...