Once upon a time, the Utah Jazz owned the San Antonio Spurs.  In this land of long ago and far away, Utah routinely eliminated their Alamo City rivals from the playoffs.  The Jazz sent David Robinson and his fellow black-clad ballers slinking off to an early summer three times in five seasons between 1994 and [...]

I watched Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau Field.  As an eternally loyal Jazz fan, I couldn’t help but feel a connection to the people of Green Bay.  The hometown crowd’s justifiably venomous treatment of their former hero represented much more than the simple booing of an enemy player.  It was about the fans of a [...]

Sixty-five years ago, Edward Christi helped lead Army’s college basketball team to an undefeated regular season and the number one national ranking.  But the Cadets’ defensive anchor and third-leading scorer never had a chance to follow up on his strong college career.  After graduating from West Point in 1945, Christi found himself in the European [...]

I forgot to call my mom on her 60th birthday.  When did I become such a terrible son?  Probably when the NBA decided to schedule Utah’s season opener on October 28th.  Not only that, but the Jazz-Nuggets clash began as game one of the World Series ended.  Going to bed following the Jazz’s loss, I figured [...]

I don’t handle this whole losing thing well.  Maybe I’m just not used to it.  The Jazz have spoiled me with years of consistency, literally two and a half decades of winning.  While this young season still has plenty of possibility, Saturday night’s debacle against Sacramento forced me to consider the worst.  What if the [...]

When Jerry Sloan’s players take the floor against the Houston Rockets tonight, the Jazz will extend their longest, most enduring rivalry.  Most Jazz fans—myself included—hate the Lakers with far more verve and vitriol than we expend in our dislike of the Rockets.  Currently, the Nuggets occupy more of our attention than those boys from Southeast [...]

With Halloween upon us, I used my Jazzbots credentials to get a peek at this Saturday night’s exclusive NBA costume party.  Many of the outfits will come as no surprise with players dressing as their look alikes or alter egos.  Some costumes will surely terrify while others could serve as a preview for life after [...]

Carlos Boozer’s defense—or lack thereof—has become as hot a topic as any among Jazz fans.  I’d like to throw in my two off-colored cents by saying that Boozer, while a lackluster defender, actually does more to help Utah’s defense than many realize.  Booz’s rebounding and scoring ability benefit the Jazz on the defensive end in [...]

With another NBA season fast approaching, what better way to infuse the fan-base with hope and good will than by reliving the greatest victories in Jazz history?  Perhaps this list of five goosebump-inducing wins will sprinkle just enough good karma and fairy dust into the universe to help the Jazz on their coming quest.  Here [...]

Living with only one major professional team has pros and cons.  Loyalties to the Utes and Cougars aside, Utahns can’t turn to the gridiron when basketball doesn’t go well.  That means we may love the Jazz just a little more than most other towns love their hoops teams.  At the same time, things can get [...]