Utah at Portland: Things To Watch For

Coming off a 100-96 victory against the Portland Trailblazers the Jazz travel to Portland to once again face their division foe.  While the final scores in preseasons games have little to no meaning in the regular season, the...

Preseason Game A: Jazz 100 – Blazers 96

It’s early October but if you squinted your eyes a bit it almost looked like the regular season was in full swing. And if the regular season brings more Dikembe-finger-wagging from Kyrylo Fesenko and entertaining finishes...

Jazz 2010-2011 Season Forecast – Steady With Sloan

My unsolicited advice for those readers with a large ego is to become a forecaster. I am confident that the size of your ego will dramatically decrease when you see just how difficult it is to forecast. The reason I can write...

Retire Matt Harpring’s Number

by Jefferson W. Boswell If you didn’t look close, you might have missed it.  Something was different Saturday night with Sundiata Gaines, he of Cavalier-Killer, Green-Team, Buzzer-Beater fame, when the Utah Jazz held their...

Boozer to Miss Eight Weeks with Hand Injury

Carlos Boozer has broken his right hand and will require surgery. The team announced that he is expected to be out for 8 weeks (anticipated return: early December). Boozer broke the fifth metacarpal bone in his hand (on his day...

Eerie Optimism

There is something different this year with the Utah Jazz.  Yes, there’s new uniforms, new colors, new floor, and even a new suite in Energy Solutions Arena, if you’re willing to spend the money.  You would have to...

New Look Jazz!

by Jefferson W. Boswell The MLB playoffs are right around the corner and the hunt for October is in full swing.  College campus are rocking on Saturdays as football rivalries heat up.  The NFL has kicked off and the talk around...

The AK47 Trade Dilemma

There are a lot of emotions shooting around the Jazzosphere today. Shock, horror, happiness, exasperation… you name it, somebody in Utah’s expansive fan base is feeling it. If you’re wondering what’s going...

AK + Trade Talk = Boris Diaw?

Huge trade talk today as many sources are reporting that the Jazz are involved in a proposed massive four team deal.  As a result of this proposed deal the Nuggets would trade Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey who would then ship...

Kickers

During my senior year of college, some friends and I came up with a rudimentary way to gauge the toughness of a test. We didn’t have a name for it, but it was brilliant.  It was based on a simple question: Would you rather...