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‘Push Comes to Shove’ (Garrett Ellwood - NBAE/Getty Images)
By: Brooke Mueller (14 years old)
Just recently I was asked which I love better…Volleyball or basketball..? I play on competitive teams for both so this was an extremely hard decision. I never thought of having to PICK between my two favorite sports! I [...]
My last post talked about my time with the Stat Crew at the Dallas game. Fabulous experience. But that was not the only eye opening experience that night. I also had the privilege of receiving a “Media Pass” that allowed me to go anywhere the media went.
Mr. Derek Garduno, who is a one of the [...]
The Stat Crew: Dave Beck, John Allen, Ron Beck, TJ Beck, Brady Cottam (standing)
The other night, at the Dallas game, I had the experience of a lifetime! I got to job-shadow the Jazz stat keepers. Don’t laugh, but in high school I took stats for our boys basketball teams. I [...]
At our house, Christmas time gets crazy. I am ashamed to say that I have missed more December games than I care to admit. And now that the holiday is at our doorstep, I wanted to share a few thoughts on why we have chosen to have Jazz basketball be a part of our family.
My [...]
I am not a basketball coach. I am not a professional basketball player. Heck, I’m not even a good backyard hoop threat. And, as many of you know, I can’t spout facts like Old Faithful either. I have listened to the various theories of what happened to the Jazz and I am still as dumbfounded [...]
While watching the Sonics game last night, my family and I had a few observations. So please bear with us on the following totally RANDOM thoughts.
#1 HALLELUJAH the streak is over. That’s all we’re going to say about that.
#2 After watching many games –oh so closely –to see if she could tell what [...]
Well, the road has not been kind to us and it is time to bring our boys home. Thank goodness we have a home game tonight! This past weekend I was trying to find a way to brighten the hopes of my family. I did some research and discovered a frightening fact. [...]
‘D-Give’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)
I am sure many NBA teams have service programs and opportunities for the team to contribute to the community. However, last night as I was watching the Jazz game, I heard the announcers discuss three current community programs. One was the Jazz Bear collecting to provide Christmas for [...]
‘Fes: Ready in a Flash’ (M. Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)
Why do I think sports are such a powerful example to my girls??? Take a look at the lessons learned in the Jazz vs. Lakers game on Thursday!
Lesson #1 If you can’t start, BE READY: It is so easy for youth to get [...]
So the other day I logged on to NBA.com to check things out. Truth be told, I have to do a lot of research to keep up with some of the fellow bloggers who can just spurt out facts about any team, player or coach as if they are related!
Anyway, while on the website [...]