‘A Freudian Analysis?’
Who’s hot?
The start of the season, teams would back off 10 to 15 feet, get in position for the rebound, and let Andrei shoot. AK responded with bricks threatening to break the backboard. Kirilenko made only 5 out of his first 29 triples, but 9 of his last 11! 82% back of the [...]

‘New guy in Salt Lake?’
The Jazz are young and learning. That’s good. The future is bright, despite a horrendous December schedule and record. Plus, 2007 is not over yet. But, fortunately when the ball drops in Time Square and the fireworks go off, the Jazz can count on a near .500 record, a little above [...]

 
Sounds like Madonna singing a song from Evita.
The Jazz are back… or are they?
Dallas is the first title contender the Jazz have beaten this year. Maybe the Jazz caught them on a bad night, but a win is a win. The rough schedule doesn’t let up until 2008. We’ll have to see some more consistency, [...]

‘More Potion Please’
No! Mr. Hyde!
Did you “cheer up”? Did things get worse?
No, we got a little Christmas gift from the Jazz.
The amiable Dr. Jekyll turned into a monster…and just in time.
You knew it all along, didn’t you?
So, what happened?
A rare practice, to work on offense against the zone, defense against pick and roll and the [...]

‘Be Happy’
Things could be worse, and, looking ahead, probably will be, at least until the 1st of the year.
The Jazz still have a difficult schedule ahead. Oh, they might get a Christmas present here or there, but in all probability, we won’t see a lot of improvement, until next year. Scant practice time, injuries, hurt [...]

‘AK-47: Pulling the Trigger’ (R. Widner - NBAE/Getty Images)

The Amazing Andrei
Ross Siler, Tribune writer, used it the other day and I like it.
Like it, heck, I LOVE IT!
Andrei Kerilenko has a lot of knick names. When he first came to the Jazz, and was selecting a number, one of his teammates suggested 47. And [...]

‘Fish: Back Where he Belongs’ (A. Bernstein - NBAE/Getty Images)
There has been a lot of discussion, recriminations, boos, cheers, hugs and castigations of Fish. And, I’ve got to take the blame for some small part of the hub-bub.
Fish is a great guy! He is a great leader and community minded citizen. You can tell he [...]

‘Phil or Pill?’ (Lisa Blumenfeld - NBAE/Getty Images)
If there were an award for the most arrogant person in professional basketball, Coach Phil Jackson (or Coach Pill, as I like to call him, because he’s such a bitter pill to swallow), would certainly be high on the list of nominees. He distorts, denigrates and defiles players, [...]