Karl Malone teaches the pick and roll, calls Shaq and Barkley the worst PnR defenders

So many things to love in this clip of Karl Malone demonstrating the pick and roll on the NBA TV set recently. It’s all great, but I especially enjoyed his point of emphasis to “make sure Ostertag is out of the...

JazzRank 14: Kevin Murphy

We understand if you all have a bad taste in your mouth after reading “JazzRank 15: Raja Bell.” Or, as it was entitled in the draft stages, “The Many Odious and Infamous Crimes of Utah’s First and...

JazzRank 15: Raja Bell

  Unfortunately, we have to start JazzRank with Raja Bell, probably in part because we held the voting before preseason got going–or else he definitely would have at least fallen behind Chris Quinn (who at least threw...

JazzRank Unveiled

Last week, we asked 12 Jazz bloggers to rank all 15 Jazz players from best to worst in a project we’re calling JazzRank. Over the next two weeks and leading up to opening night, we will be unveiling those rankings one by...

Preseason Game 3: Jazz at Lakers

UTAH JAZZ (1-1) vs. LOS ANGELES LAKERS (0-2) Preseason Game #3 • AWAY Game #2 • STAPLES Center • Los Angeles October 13, 2012 • 8:30 p.m. (MT) • TV: None RADIO: 1280 AM/97.5 FM Coming off a nice win at home last night...

Preseason Game 2: Jazz 97 – Thunder 81

Oklahoma City Thunder 81 Final Recap | Box Score 97 Utah Jazz Marvin Williams, F 23 MIN | 3-6 FG | 3-4 FT | 4 REB | 2 AST | 10 PTS | +13 A nice, if unremarkable showing in his home debut. Gordon Hayward,...

Preseason 2012-13 Game 2: Home Opener

Is anyone else excited for the game tonight? I can’t wait. Unlike the road opener against the Warriors, this game will be televised. You can find the game in the usual spots: ROOT Sports (Comcast 693, DIRECTV 684.1, DISH...

Al Jefferson’s Gigantic Bed Sets the Internet on Fire

So last week I came across a crazy picture of an invoice for a gigantic 10′ x 12′ bed set that was about to be delivered to a certain Al Jefferson of Salt Lake City. I tweeted out the following: Speaking of #Broke,...

Jazz Brothers: Thurl Bailey B-Sides and Rarities

While the Jazz were starting the 2012-13 preseason with an inauspicious loss at Golden State with no television coverage on Monday night, the internet was doing what it does so well– serving up the following incredible...

Full text of the new Anti-Flopping Rules

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2012 — The NBA will adopt an anti-flopping rule beginning with the 2012-13 season, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations Stu Jackson announced today. “Flops have no place in our game – they...