Exactly 35 years ago this past Saturday, Moses Malone became the first hoopster to sign a professional contract straight out of high school when he joined the Utah Stars of the ABA. Three and a half decades later, the waves of Malone’s landmark splash still ripple through the basketball world. While some of today’s top [...]

This off-season has been a circus. A crazy, bi-polar whirlwind of ups and downs that had many feeling like this entire franchise was going to do an upside-down 180 in the wrong direction. Now that we are only a month from the start of pre-season, however, things appear to be exactly where they were at [...]

I went back east on a business trip a couple of weeks ago, and decided to stay in New York City over the weekend to visit some friends that are living out there for the summer. They live in a 30 story high-rise in New Rochelle, and their rent is equal to about double my [...]

With the 24th of July upon us, members of the Utah Jazz decided recently to commemorate the trek of pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley by undertaking the journey themselves in a covered wagon. With a disappointing season still lingering and a contentious offseason consuming them, the Jazz sought unity and coalescence along the trail. [...]

By now it should be no secret among all of you that I have a huge man-crush on Chris Bosh (chill guys chill…I’m a married man…this is strictly a basketball crush). Bosh is a machine-a younger Kevin Garnett, with great feet, and a sweet touch. He has quickly made a name for himself over the [...]

There will be significant changes to the Jazz roster over the summer.

Contracts which expire/free agents:
Jarron Collins $2,074,302
Brevin Knight $2,000,000
Ronnie Price $1,188,000
Morris Almond $901,200
Restricted Free Agent:
Paul Millsap $797,581
Jazz option:
Kyrylo Fesenko $870,000
Player option:
Carlos Boozer $12,323,900
Mehmet Okur $9,000,000
Kyle Korver $5,155,115
Returning players:
Andrei Kirilenko $16,452,000 & $17,823,000
Matt Harpring $6,500,000
CJ Miles $3,700,000, $3,700,000 & $3,700,000
Ronnie Brewer $2,717,161 & $3,779,571
Kosta Koufos $1,011,700, [...]

Taking a breather between games and scouting, Kevin O’Connor jumps in today with reactions to some of our recent conversations…
On “Statistical Exploration: C.J. Miles”
The fourth year is our option, but it’s basically a three-year (guaranteed contract). What we saw was a young player who was 20 years old who had been in the league for [...]

We Meyers are teaming up with Ronnie Brewer and Andrei Kirilenko of the Utah Jazz to wish McCall Meyer a very happy sixteenth birthday!  You are all cordially invited to help us celebrate this joyous occasion!
What:  McCall’s Sixteenth Birthday Bash
Where:  Energy Solutions Arena
Date:  March 22, 2009
Time: Right Now!
Come participate in all the activities!**
This is one [...]

When Matt Harpring came to Philadelphia from Orlando early in his career, the Sixers’ strength coach didn’t bother to develop a weight training program for his new forward. Harpring, ever resourceful, had been using his own regimen since high school—a workout designed to build his football strength. The Georgia native used a relentless, homemade routine [...]

I started to write a post about Larry Miller, but really, I couldn’t do it. I was listening, though, to his interviews with David Locke on 1320 KFAN, and they spent a few minutes discussing CJ Miles, and his future. So instead of an introspective piece on the death of Larry, I’m writing yet another [...]