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 [...]

What can the NBA preseason tell us about how the regular season will unfold?  The games before the games can provide a vague sketch as to who will make the playoffs and who won’t.  With some exceptions, the Jazz tend to follow a similar pattern, with their regular season winning percentage not straying far from [...]

When we’re not teaching the youth of New Orleans (scary thought), my roommate and I like to sit around debating the universe’s deepest philosophical questions.  Who would you rather be:  Tiger Woods or LeBron James?  Who’s hotter:  Erin Andrews or the woman who briefly plays the receptionist at Caesar’s Palace in The Hangover?  Who would [...]

Of all the arenas in all the towns in all the world, she had to walk into mine.
I was happy once.  Secure in an upper bowl marriage, enjoying my Jazz games from a distance with my faithful seat—number nine—halfway up section WW.  Sharing season tickets with my buddy Matt, I thought nothing of the beautiful [...]

Who says there’s no “I” in team?  Carlos Boozer’s financial motivation could go a long way in helping the Utah Jazz win this season.  Boozer needs a monster year if he wants to earn a fat contract from Greg Miller or another owner next summer.  Then again, Elton Brand played exactly eight games in 2007-08 [...]

Jarron Collins’ announcement this week that he will report to the Portland Trailblazers’ camp brought Jazz fans one step closer to the end of an era.  The increasing probability that Matt Harpring won’t play basketball again means the penultimate step looms near.  Collins and Harpring were among the three remaining Jazzmen to play with Karl [...]