I’m in town so naturally I went to see the Jazz play the 76ers at the “solution”. Let’s face it, the 76ers are not a good team. They have an interim coach, and from what I could see, no real semblance of an offensive system. The only game plan I could see from the 76ers [...]

 I was tempted to leave this post blank after the title, because for NBA basketball players I imagine there’s very little to do on a two day layover in Milwaukee. I imagine it’s their least favorite place to visit, and to have to stay there two nights has got to be putting a damper in [...]

Today is a momentous day, as I’m sure most Jazz fans are aware. Today marks the 20th anniversary of Jerry Sloan’s tenure as Coach of the Utah Jazz. It’s a remarkable feat, and people are going to be commemorating it in papers, talk radio and all across the blogosphere. One of the things I’m sure [...]

Disgruntled Jazz fans, especially those that want to get rid of coach Sloan, often cite the Jazz’s consistently high turnover rate as evidence that the Jazz are sloppier/more poorly coached than the rest of the teams in the NBA. But, there are some better explanations for the Jazz’s yearly high turnover rate. These explanations seems [...]

‘Where’s the Korver of Old?’
So yesterday I suffered a physical mishap which for the next few days will require me to take some heavy duty prescribed pain meds. Nevertheless I still feel the need to blog. I don’t know if my opinions on the Jazz constitute heavy machinery, but me and my copiliot senor Vicodin [...]

‘Harpring in Bears’ Suit?’ (NBAE/Getty Images)
I’m currently living in New York City and, among other things, studying long form improv comedy. One of the first things we are taught is that improv only works if you are a good observer of what’s happening on stage around you. We are taught to always look for the [...]

“Cousin Andrei?” (AP/Douglas Pizac)
If you were alive and watching TV during the late 80s it was pretty hard to miss the exploitive hilarity of ABC’s buddy sitcom Perfect Strangers. For 8 seasons Balki Bartokomous and “Cousin” Larry brought the laughs and made us all thank goodness it was Friday.  If you weren’t alive and TV [...]

‘Appreciate Kobe?!’ (NBAE/Getty Images)
So I know this Grandma (we’ll call her Betty) who never misses a Phoenix Suns game on TV. Not one.  She can only identify a few of the players by name, and doesn’t “follow” the team in the modern sense. That means she knows very little about contract situations or opt-out clauses [...]