You had to love Memo’s comment, just before these last 6 games started, all against .600+ teams. I can’t find the exact quote, but it went something like this. “So, Memo how hard are these last 6 games going to be for the Jazz?” Memo said something like, “They are going to be hard […]

Andrei Kirilenko has been cleared to play and will start for the Jazz Wednesday night against the Wolves.  Ronnie Brewer will miss his second straight game.  Ronnie Price will start for the Jazz in his place.

Andrei Kirilenko will miss another game Friday when the Jazz visit the Phoenix Suns.  Kirilenko is still bothered by a strained hip suffered in the first quarter of the Jazz vs Mavericks game on Monday night.  Kirilenko is listed as day to day but will not be traveling with the team to Phoenix.  At this […]

One of the most annoying (when it goes wrong) and most satisfying (when it goes right) actions in basketball is the tip out of the rebound. I’m talking about when a player is trying to go for the rebound, but just can’t quite get their hands all the way on the ball, so they […]

Andrei Kirilenko will miss tonight’s game against Minnesota due to the injury he suffered Monday night against Dallas.  The sprained hip has Kirilenko listed as doubtful for the game Friday against the Suns.  C.J. Miles is expected to start in his place and receive the bulk of his minutes. 
In a related note – Dirk Nowitzki […]

‘Buckle Up’

The Jazz season is like riding a roller coaster, incredible highs and then mediocrity. You name the variation, the Jazz have ‘been there and done that’ this year. Great start, horrible December, great January and mediocre after the All-Star break. Losing to cellar dwellers, beating the best. Winning at home, losing on the […]

 
‘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 […]

With 7:04 left in the first quarter of last nights game, Kirilenko was fouled hard and fell to the floor hard landing on his hip. He was down for several minutes before attempting his free throws and exiting the court. Preliminary x-rays done at the arena were inconclusive and he was transported […]

‘Fitting In Nicely’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

It didn’t surprise me that the Jazz didn’t make a move at the trade deadline. They had already made a very successful deal to bring in Kyle Korver, and realistically they don’t have a lot of tradable assets.
If you consider that the Jazz are (arguably) the hottest […]

‘Statement’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

“And it’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last” —- Counting Crows
At 9:40 remaining in the third quarter of the Jazz blowout win over the Hornets, Deron Williams had a quick decision […]