‘Mr. Longevity’ (M. Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

Jerry Sloan has decided to return as head coach through the 2008-09 season. The reaction…
“Jerry has led the Jazz franchise for the past 20 years and I wouldn’t want it any other way,” said Larry Miller. “He teaches the game the way it ought to be played.”
Sloan has […]

‘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, […]

In the center of the city at night,
We wait for you.
My mind wanders…
If I were born in a land not called
Zion,Would I still cheer for you?
As a boy I deified Michael Jordan and his Bulls,
And nurtured malevolence toward you.
Was it just youthful rebellion,
Or the pomp and panache of
Chicago’s elite crew?

 
‘Sloan vs. Nelson’ (M. Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

It’s finally here, the start of a new season. There are not two teams in the league with more different styles of play than the Warriors and Jazz For that matter, no two coaches are more different than Jerry Sloan and Don Nelson. The Jazz do like to […]

I’d like to start this post by expressing my admiration of Morris Almond’s recent post to Jazzbots. It is with a touch of envy that I compliment him and his writing abilities. What it’s not enough for you to be a highly skilled basketball player? You’ve got to show up everyone with […]

Leader and/or Friend? (Melissa Majchrzak NBAE/Getty Images)
Every group needs a leader. Leadership is key for anything to be successful. A leader isn’t whoever is the most popular or who makes everyone feel good about themselves. A leader is someone who can motivate, inspire, and most importantly push a group or team towards a higher goal. […]

The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and had proceeded to give an oral quiz to the freshman class.
Speaking specifically about manic depression, the instructor asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair […]

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 […]

The Detroit Pistons planned to work on rebounding in the preseason.So far, it isn’t going too well.
For the second game in a row, the Pistons gave up more than 50 rebounds and lost. This time, the Utah Jazz beat the Pistons 100-85 in an exhibition game Friday night.
The Jazz outrebounded the Pistons 55-38.
“This is something […]

At my basketball game this morning I asked what was on the minds of our group of Jazz fans. We’re really liking the kinder, gentler, Jerry Sloan. Taking part of the blame for Andrei’s feelings? What a guy.
Think about it. Rugged good looks (Harrison Ford has gone to the bank with […]