Drafting Relevance

“The draft doesn’t matter. We’ll let you guys draft the talented ones and find the hidden gems each year, and then we’ll just sign them away from you in free agency.” – A direct quote from my Laker-fan coworker....

Jazz Free Agency Primer ’13

Several months’ worth of draft geekery is winding down, which only means it’s time to shift the focus to another crop of players and another set of complicated rules: NBA free agency is days away. Don’t fear,...

Final Mock Draft Compilation/Random Jazz Draft Thoughts

Well, it is finally here. The NBA Draft is tomorrow and most likely the Utah Jazz will welcome three new players to the family. It could be more, it could be less. Who could guess what will happen when it is all said and done....

Draft Comparison: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder Part 3

Today, we post the final Part 3 of Clint Johnson’s PG prospect breakdown of Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder. In case you missed them, you can read Part 1 and Part 2. Ball Handling...

Diamonds in the Rough: Searching for 2nd Round Value

The dichotomy between the paths of first-round NBA draft picks and second-round choices is a stark one.  First rounders parade across the stage of New York, exchange awkward hugs with David Stern and instantly become the...

Draft Comparison: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder Part 2

Yesterday, we released Part 1 of Clint Johnson’s PG prospect breakdown, covering the shooting and finishing games of Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder. Today, Part 2 focuses on their athleticism,...

Knights and Dragons in Miami: The Archetypal Heroism of the 2013 San Antonio Spurs

My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death! -Smaug the Dragon I had a sort of sympathy for the dragon in the Hobbit,...

Looking at NBA Prospect Comparables

One time-honored tradition of this time of year is the comparison of NBA draft prospects to current NBA players, and it’s easy to understand why. In order to make things simpler on ourselves, we simply substitute an NBA...

Draft Comparison: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder Part 1

Editor’s note: This is the first part in Clint’s three-part scouting report of the PG prospects the Jazz are most likely to draft: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder. Part 2 will be released...

Playing GM – Reviewing Our Own Free Agents

Evaluating our own free agents in a vacuum–ignoring other free agents out there, just for fun here–which of our players would I keep if I were GM? Al Jefferson – Last year: $15 million If I were GM: Al has a lot of...