Last night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks was reDirk….I mean ridiculous. It was a great close game at the end, but I’m afraid the quote of the day on KJAZZ t.v. was terribly apt. The quote belonged to Jerry Sloan who was talking about his team’s lack of experience in the playoffs, and […]

As if the Western Conference wasn’t crazy enough, we’ve got to add to the mix the uncertainty of whether injured players will return in time to affect the standings of their teams for the playoffs.  Wednesday night garnered the return of several “gimps” to their prospective NBA teams, including Andrei Kirilenko, Pao Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki and […]

 
‘Behind the Back Pass’ (Melissa Majchrzak- NBAE/Getty Images)
International Conflict -
When Dirk Nowitzki grabbed Kirilenko by the shoulder and pulled him to the ground halfway through the first quarter Monday night, two of the more famous foreign players in the NBA had started something. It wasn’t a war. Although it kind of felt like it. For […]

‘hAIR Wallace’ (Gary Dineen - NBAE/Getty Images)

We’ve reached that special time of year again. That time of year where people get to vote for their favorites. The time of year where we watch the glitz and glamour of the rich and famous sporting their best wares, looks and demeanors.
The Oscars, the People’s Choice […]

 
‘Back to the Island?’

The Utah Jazz came back! Wednesday night at the Energy Solutions Arena, the crowd witnessed the return of our shipwrecked survivors: Gilligan-aka Ronnie Brewer, the Skipper too-aka Deron Williams, (cue the penny whistle) the Millionaire-aka Andrei Kirilenko, and his wife-might have been in the audience. The Movie Star (Carlos Boozer), […]

Just a quick post today– there were some good responses to my last post, and I thought that I’d give those of you who might be too busy, or well let’s face it– too lazy, to click on the comments button–the chance to see some nicknames for other Jazz players. One comment suggested that […]

 
‘Hugging: A New Penalty?’ (A. Bernstein - NBAE/Getty Images)
So, a couple of posts ago; I talked about a bleacher brawl at a high school football game. I never did tell how it ended. I know, I know, this is a Jazz blog-don’t worry, I’m getting there. Anyway, a police officer was fetched […]

While my last entry about Jerry Sloan as a leading man (you know - in the suaveness department) was a little sarcastic, it wasn’t sarcastic in the sense that Coach Sloan deserves to be rewarded for his leading role in the NBA. Not just by every coach or sportscaster ever interviewed about the Jazz […]