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Tony Jones No Longer Covers Utah Jazz

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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Y'all remember Eric Woodyard? I think he was the Desert News person (for like maybe 2 or 3 seasons) before they hired Sarah Todd (he works for ESPN covering the Detroit Lions now). He was honestly the best writer that's ever covered the Jazz.

I think Andy is the best at doing tough questions/critical reporting.

Tony was the best at delivering credible rumors/giving you an idea how the FO is thinking (and podcast appearances).

I dont have anything against Sarah Todd, I think she's fine. I just dont really ever find myself looking for her work. Nothing about her work has stood out to me as being particularly strong. Seems more like a well-rounded beat reporter.
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Bullseye. Woodyard was a savant.

Before this generation we also had a couple of other decent writers, god I'm forgetting the names -- Bill Oram comes to mind. Never really liked Jody's writing, but he was a personality. I appreciated that Tony had stature across the league and tbh I feel like he did a lot to hospitalize the image of Utah, probably his lasting impact (look no further than the post in here).

All the best in Philly, Tony. Thanks for your engagement and professionalism. You blocked me on twitter too, but I never cared and probably deserved it.

- George
 
Archie Moses said:
I watched Jones, go unhinged, on a beta dude in a South Jordan gym about 8 years ago. It totally changed how I look at him as a person, especially one I don't know who writes for the Jazz.

No one is the same person they were 8 years ago, but it was something that stuck with me. I don't even remember what the guy did to piss him off, but he was a easy target to bully and petty af. He was pushing balling back then, age wise, so I doubt he's still playing. He seemed/was a nice dude except for that. Totally changed my opinion on him.

He was nice to me, but that gym was toxic af.
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Lol, I still play regularly......

I've gotten into plenty of basketball scraps....happens all the time. If it ever defined me as a person, I wouldn't be a journalist today. I've had fights on the court and gone out to lunch with the guy afterwards. That's just the nature of competitive sports. Sometimes it spills over. I do know you must have been talking about Lifetime Fitness. And you are correct, those runs were toxic. But, so is any basketball run that involves good players and good competition.

That being said, thank you for this post. It's much appreciated.
 
George W said:
Tony

Bullseye. Woodyard was a savant.

Before this generation we also had a couple of other decent writers, god I'm forgetting the names -- Bill Oram comes to mind. Never really liked Jody's writing, but he was a personality. I appreciated that Tony had stature across the league and tbh I feel like he did a lot to hospitalize the image of Utah, probably his lasting impact (look no further than the post in here).

All the best in Philly, Tony. Thanks for your engagement and professionalism. You blocked me on twitter too, but I never cared and probably deserved it.

- George
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Eric was and is phenomenal. I loved working with him. Thank you for the kind words
 
Tony Jones said:
Lol, I still play regularly......

I've gotten into plenty of basketball scraps....happens all the time. If it ever defined me as a person, I wouldn't be a journalist today. I've had fights on the court and gone out to lunch with the guy afterwards. That's just the nature of competitive sports. Sometimes it spills over. I do know you must have been talking about Lifetime Fitness. And you are correct, those runs were toxic. But, so is any basketball run that involves good players and good competition.

That being said, thank you for this post. It's much appreciated.
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I completely agree. I was a different person when I played and when the injuries, surgeries piled up, it made me a terrible person to play with.

That South Jordan gym was toxic and people were so territorial there.
 
Tony Jones said:
I'm certainly glad none of my bosses, or any of my metrics, at any point of my career, have ever felt this way. Or, I'd be flipping burgers
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You are being a bit unnecessarily dramatic here, don't you? Average performers don't get fired or pushed out: they are typically praised and rewarded for being good employees, team players etc. The world runs on average people. I am one of them. Also, I don't exactly understand the classism of the "flipping burgers" remark... but that's besides the point.

The great reporters - and there are not that many of them - usually either have a unique, recognizable style or have the ability to find unusual perspectives and, looking from these perspectives, provide fresh and interesting insights. If you manage to add to your solid professional base any of that you can become one of the great ones. And having a fresh start in Philly can be just a perfect opportunity to do it. As I said, I wish you well.
 
jazznik said:
You are being a bit unnecessarily dramatic here, don't you? Average performers don't get fired or pushed out: they are typically praised and rewarded for being good employees, team players etc. The world runs on average people. I am one of them. Also, I don't exactly understand the classism of the "flipping burgers" remark... but that's besides the point.

The great reporters - and there are not that many of them - usually either have a unique, recognizable style or have the ability to find unusual perspectives and, looking from these perspectives, provide fresh and interesting insights. If you manage to add to your solid professional base any of that you can become one of the great ones. And having a fresh start in Philly can be just a perfect opportunity to do it. As I said, I wish you well.
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Read the ****ing room, dude.
 
Archie Moses said:
I completely agree. I was a different person when I played and when the injuries, surgeries piled up, it made me a terrible person to play with.

That South Jordan gym was toxic and people were so territorial there.
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I just think it was more the competition level was high and people didn't want to lose or like it when they did lose. It's one of the reasons Lifetimes accross the country have either converted all of their basketball courts to pickleball courts, or made it difficult for people to play hoops, by jacking up the guest membership prices. We haven't played at the South Jordan branch in a few years now. The run completely died.
 
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