Kids are very impressionable.  Some things they see or learn about stays with them in a very vivid way.  When I asked them to describe some impressive Jazz moments, they had strong memories.  These students are only 11 years old, so some of the “most memorable” in Jazz history are not in their personal memories.  [...]

‘Packin’ heat in the SLC Corral’
Toombstone, Arizona. 127 years ago, the most famous gunfight in the history of the west is about to take place. It has come to symbolize the struggle between law-and-order and open-banditry, by some teams, in frontier towns of the Western Conference, where law enforcement was often weak or simply nonexistent
The [...]

‘Kenyon Martin: Tattoo Magnet?’ (NBAE/Getty Images)
With opening night at ESA in reach, I really think it’s time to start stating the obvious (well the obvious according to an overly biased Jazz homer that has been bored out of his mind since May. How much baseball can you really watch?). We all know its coming. Call [...]

‘Appreciate Kobe?!’ (NBAE/Getty Images)
So I know this Grandma (we’ll call her Betty) who never misses a Phoenix Suns game on TV. Not one.  She can only identify a few of the players by name, and doesn’t “follow” the team in the modern sense. That means she knows very little about contract situations or opt-out clauses [...]

‘Pedowitz Report: Still A Pig?’
The Pedowitz Report recommends tightening information sharing, transparent game assignments, a tip hot line, increased monitoring of calls/non calls and public team complaints and NBA responses during the playoffs. Good start, but just lipstick on a pig.
We fans want to get rid of the favoritism of some teams and super stars, [...]

‘Where would they be without Kobe?’ (N. Graham - NBAE/Getty Images)

There probably should be some comfort in knowing that the team who eliminated the Jazz from the finals is the Conference Champ but because it is the Lakers, I find little solace.
As most of you know, my husband loves the Lakers. But me? [...]

‘Post - Season Pack-Up’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

I’m almost over the loss. Really I am. In fact what I’m writing about really applies to any event with a winner/loser outcome. I’m sure the fans in San Antonio are feeling the same way after their game four loss to the Lakers. [...]

‘Containment’ (Andrew D. Bernstein - NBAE/Getty Images)
Personally I am not big on moral victories. Losing should never feel good. Not on a professional level. I do believe you can take lessons from losing – apply them – and make yourself a better player or team.
As a shooting guard in the league, your [...]

‘Furious Comeback Falls Short’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)
FINAL SCORE — LAKERS 108 JAZZ 105
Ohh my — Fisher missed a free throw and the Jazz got the ball down three.
They rushed to the front court and Korver got the first chance but he didn’t like his look so he flipped it to Okur who [...]