‘It’s a Long Walk’
There is nothing better than an Aztec shaman marching the Laker fans up the pyramid, stretching them over the sacrificial alter, ripping their hearts out, holding it up, while still beating and rolling the lifeless corpses down the steps. Ahhhhh, the Mayans and Aztecs…they knew how to treat Laker Fans!
That’s almost what […]

‘She Ain’t Ready To Sing!’
It’s a simple concept and you hear it all the time. Just play “one game at a time.” Every coach says it, and they mean it!
It doesn’t matter if it’s game 1 of an 82 game season or the next game in a 7 game playoff series. All you can control […]

‘Called Out?’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)
Two coaches I’d consider WINNERS are The Spur’s“Pops” and our very own Jerry Sloan. They are both stand up guys, with no excuses. They give credit to the other teams and don’t whine when they lose. They frequently, and sincerely, take the blame themselves.
I haven’t seen many interviews with […]

‘The SuperFan’
I’m married to a superfan.
Bethany Stewart, my sweet wife, is a super Jazz fan, a Jazz Fanatic!
We have been season ticket holders for 19 years, so, she’s been rooting for the Jazz from the beginning. She knows very little about other sports, but has always enjoyed basketball. Our 6 children grew up going to […]

Can I hear an Amen, brother?
The Jazz continues to roll.
Memo, like Moses of old, is leading the Jazz to the Promised Land. With DWill and Booze having less than stellar games, there was Money to be counted. Memo had his squeegee and Windex out, keeping the glass sparkling clean. Memo led all scorers and rebounders, […]

                                              
You had to love Memo’s comment, just before these last 6 games started, all against .600+ teams. I can’t find the exact quote, but it went something like this. “So, Memo how hard are these last 6 games going to be for the Jazz?” Memo said something like, “They are going to be hard […]

 
Remember when Jack Benny was still only 39, The Whistler would send chills down your spine, The Shadow had that fiendish laugh, Amos ‘n’ Andy would play tricks on The Kingfish, Superman was faster than a speeding bullet and Gunsmoke’s Marshall Dillon, Miss Kitty and Festus tamed Dodge City?
Of course you don’t. Not unless you’re […]

‘Eaton: Minus Theatrics’ (Bill Powell - NBAE/Getty Images)
Remember how The Mailman would power to the hoop, in the first half of his career anyway, and knock over players for a right-handed ‘hamma’ dunk? Recall how Stock could hand check, grab, hold and get away with it.
It’s a different set of rules now.
Booz already gets a […]

‘Foul Fouls’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)
I remember a game where Chambers cold cocked an offender, right in front of the opposing bench, while the officials were busy watching the Jazz bring the ball inbounds, at the opposite end of the floor. Tom looked as “surprised” as everyone else by the crumpled player at his […]

‘In the Zone’
Memo to self:
Remind self to not get too elated with every Memo long distance connection. Conserve your voice. The playoffs are coming. Or, are they here already?
Yes, that was me you heard yelling Moneyeeee!!! from the upper echelons of the arena with every Memo launch from 3 point land. Memo, or should I […]