DeMarre Carroll’s War on Possessions

In today’s basketball analytics paradigm, all of the talk is on efficiency, and for good reason: efficiency is highly correlated with winning. Per possession statistics like Offensive and Defensive Rating, and...

On Kevin O’Connor’s Luck

Kevin O’Connor’s probably wearing his lucky green today. But will he be so sad tonight? “I got fired from that job, I’m not very good at representing at the draft lottery. We’re sending Randy...

Lotto Time!

  Please disregard the fact that the screenshot clearly states that this occurred at 1:03 AM last night and pretend like I nailed it on the first try. I...

The Winning-est Winners of All

“Oh the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.”  ― Dr....

Salt City Hoops 2.0

After more than four years on the Jazz beat for the ESPN TrueHoop Network, some changes are in the works. As many of you know, I recently accepted a position as the news director at KSL.com. In order to deliver the finest in news...

Jazz announce pre-draft workouts

The Jazz will host six players on Saturday, May 11 for pre-draft workouts. (Links to Draft Express and ESPN Insider profiles). PLAYER POSITION HT. WT. D.O.B. FROM James Ennis (Insider) Guard 6-6 235 7/1/90 Long Beach St. Jamelle...

Walter Bond to chat with the Saturday Show

Tune in tomorrow The Saturday Show to listen to former Jazz guard Walter Bond talk about his time in the NBA, his motivational speaking, and his new gig hosting a new Food Network show called “Giving You The...

Jazz 97 – Warriors 90: The Mo Williams Dagger Game

The Jazz don’t win often on the road (this was only their third road win since January), so it was a pleasant surprise to see the hustle and fight in a crucial game. Mo Williams was at his best (25 points, 5 assists,...

5-on-5: Predicting the Playoffs

I chipped in on today’s ESPN 5-on-5 to make predictions on the fast-arriving Playoffs. Check out the piece on ESPN.com to read the rest from Kevin Arnovitz, Jim Cavan, Ian Levy, and Darius Soriano. Here are my responses: 1....

Jazz 112 – Blazers 102: Salt Lob City

The Jazz continued to roll last night, picking up their first five-game winning streak of the season and handling the visiting Portland Trail Blazers in fine fashion . There was a lot to like, including 24 points and 10 rebounds...