‘Where would they be without Kobe?’ (N. Graham - NBAE/Getty Images)

There probably should be some comfort in knowing that the team who eliminated the Jazz from the finals is the Conference Champ but because it is the Lakers, I find little solace.
As most of you know, my husband loves the Lakers. But me? […]

Kara, my nine year old daughter, has this cute little victory ’skip’ that she does when she plays sports. We first noticed it when she was quite young and playing Jr. Jazz. It didn’t matter who scored, but whenever her team scored, both hands would go up and she did this little skip […]

‘The Lakers - Circa 1987′ (Andrew Bernstein - NBAE/Getty Images)
My better half, Kurt, loves the Lakers. I am ashamed to say. He has been a fan since before we were married. He cheers for Utah in every game of every season but when it comes to the Lakers, his loyalties are divided. […]

‘Yao Ming: A Game 1 Spectator’ (Stephen Dunn - NBAE/getty Images)
As I researched for this assignment, I found that there are a lot of interesting facts that the average sports fan may not be aware of. I frequently hear about the players, the match-ups, the game plans from announcers and commentators but […]

‘Tough Enough’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)
I wanted to be able to explain the term ‘mental toughness’ to my girls. I use it often when I see players/teams overcome difficulties, persevere and come out on top. I actually googled the term and found there are many, many definitions out there. Some that […]

What does it take to win a basketball conference championship.  Sports enthusiasts will debate this for decades more.  As most of you already know, I am something of a sap.  If I had my way, the team with the most heart and perseverence would win.  However, life in the NBA is not quite so simplistic. 
Defense, […]

Regretably my last blog was about . . . of all things, COMFORT.  That was, of course before we went down three players due to injury/illness.  I don’t blame the players for that.  They are human too.  We passed the head cold/flu around my house and it was so bad that we weren’t even WATCHING  […]

Picture a huge stuffed couch, one of the wrap around ones with plenty of room for everyone to sit AND put their feet up. A warm, toasty fire in the fireplace . . . a REAL fire that crackles and pops occasionally and has just a slight ‘outdoorsy smoky smell’ . A large screen TV, […]

‘Milsap & Brewer: Rare Rest’ (Bill Baptist - NBAE/Getty Images)
There has been a lot of commentary on how close the Western Conference has been this year. When you take a close look at it, it is really quite amazing that there are only five and a half games currently separating the first place team […]

 
‘Milsap Muscle’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

My family all watched the last two Jazz games this weekend (Phoenix and Denver). During those two games . . . can I just say . . . we were about as proud to be Jazz fans as we have been in a long time. We had a lot […]