Best Player Available It Is…

Ever since I was a kid, I can remember Kevin O’Connor talking about how the best strategy in any draft is taking the best player available. The Portland Trailblazers are the perfect bad example of what happens when you start...

Morning After Drill – Salt City Hoops Talk 2011 Draft on the Sports Buzz

Jeff joins Tyler over at the Pulse Network’s Sports Buzz for some morning after thoughts on the Jazz, their 2011 selections, and even some Jimmer. Take a look, and let us know how you feel about this year’s draft in...

SCH Podcast – The Sad Demise of the Utah Flash and Some Draft Talk

After letting the story marinate for a week, we finally weigh in on the demise of the Utah Flash. I give some spectacular tips on making the D-League viable in Utah, forget Jordan Farmar’s name, talk too much, and...

Off-Season Decisions for the Utah Jazz – Part 3 of 4

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2011 Draft Odds

Here are the Bodog draft odds for Thursday’s draft, via Props PR: — 2011 NBA Draft – Who will be the 3rd Player selected in the NBA Draft? Brandon Knight 1/3 Enes Kanter 5/2 Jimmer Fredette 17/2 Kemba Walker...

TrueHoop Network Mock Draft 2011 – Pick 3: Jazz take Brandon Knight

The 2011 ESPN TrueHoop Network NBA Mock Draft is here. Each selection will be made available on network sites, will cover just the first round, and will be made according to prediction, not some blogger preference. Enjoy. —...

In Defense of LeBron James

Not that the world needs another article about LeBron James, but let me add my thoughts to the mix. First off, know that I don’t now, and never really have, hated the Miami Heat. I cheered for the Mavericks in...

Position-by-Position Analysis of the Utah Jazz

The great question every time the NBA draft rolls around is whether to draft the best player available or the player that fulfills the biggest need? Most teams today follow the Best Player Available philosophy, a direct result of...

Morning After Drill: Dreaming Up – The 2011 NBA Draft Lottery

I think we’ve all come to terms with the overall “meh” that is this 2011 NBA draft. It’s a two horse race, and the rest of the field is full of GM landmines. I mean, we have a Turkish player that...

Getting ready for the draft lottery

In the past 25 years have the Jazz had a more important draft than the 2011 draft? There was the 2004 draft with 3 first round picks that ended up being Kris Humphries (right before Al Jefferson), Kirk Snyder (right before Josh...