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Before the "Sloan didn't play Deron either" argument spirals out of control, a couple of facts: 1.) Sloan admitted he probably should've played Deron more as a rookie. 2.) Even playing less than he likely deserved, Deron still started 47/80 games and averaged 29 min per - as a rookie. 3.) Prior...

Hi there, Lion's Roar. I appreciate and respect the knowledge and opinions of all fans who go back to Stockton&Malone. Ironically - I was once a staunch defender of the organization and front office but since last February my frustration (primarily with coaching and player development) has reach...

You might be right...I don't recall seeing anything unusual about Al's P&R defense against the Bulls although Chicago did score 31 pts in the 1st-qtr, Noah is not a gifted screen-roll finisher and the Bulls had enough energy to close on the second night of a back-to-back at the end of a 6-game...

Yes - at times Marvin is invisible, yes - his shooting percentages are a little lower than you would hope, and yes - his production is not matching the $15.8 mil the Jazz will likely be paying him over the next 2 seasons. That said - I can't find a single reason to fault his play because he has...

Yep my main problem w/Al as a player isn't that he's simply "a low-post scorer who can't defend" - it's that he's a low-post scorer who can't defend, allows himself to get outworked (on both offense & defense) and is alot closer to a volume-scorer than most people realize. You can tolerate...

Burks is a 2 and I don't think he is or should try to be a PG. That said, like alot of versatile guards - he CAN play PG in a pinch - such as when your starting PG is out and your backups are Jamaal Tinsley and Earl Watson. I think Burks and Foye should be on the floor at the same time - neither...

In the 1st-quarter Burks had 7 points on 3-3 shooting in just over 4-minutes of play. I agree his statline may have been inflated but that is more because Corbin wouldn't have dared play him as much if the score was closer more than "garbage time." The Kings were playing with energy and with...

This game was a nationally-televised microcosm of what the Utah Jazz have become. Utah has the lead midway through the 4th-quarter, largely because Al was on fire hitting contested mid-range jumpers over Noah&Gibson (impressive but ultimately fools gold) and you have Paul Millsap outplaying...

Losing to the 17-33 Kings on the road in front of a fired-up 16,000 fans will definitely help get the Jazz prepared to open the playoffs on the road in San Antonio or Oklahoma City.

No travel. Dribble...one...two...shot. Good basketball play. Reminiscent of Magic's game-winning hook over Kevin McHale and Robert Parish - minus the whole "BostonGarden/NBA Finals/SamuelDalembertInsteadofParrishandMcHale" part.

After seeing Zach Randolph transform himself from the player he was in Portland, LAC and NY to the legit scoring&rebounding force who helps you win games at a pretty high-level in Memphis – I’ll never say never about a player (even Jefferson) but I do think him playing under Popavich is the...

This is my first year and I love it. Jazzbasketball is awesome and I can't wait for the playoffs! Bring on the Spurs!

Just to refresh some minds in case you're of the opinion Malone was only a jump-shooter and pick&roll player: Malone's Left-block repetiore: Sweeping hook shot, pseudo-jump hook in which he kept both hands on the ball until it was above his shoulders, could roll into lane for over-hand...

Yep kid's a winner but not necessarily an NBA PG at this stage. He's only a junior so still has time to develop a consistent outside jumpshot which is probably his biggest weakness. Eric Snow was a dreadful shooter at Michigan State but a hard-nosed defender and developed enough of a mid-range...

Loved the competitive response by Burk in that final 40-seconds. Had the bad turnover but didn't hang his head, raced back for the strip and then had the great block on Craft's jumper.

I'll take Jeff Hornacek, the guy who won two 3-Point Contests, shot 43% behind the arc for his Jazz career and was the 3rd-scorer who pushed Utah over the hump to three 60-win seasons and 2 NBA Finals appearances.

This. I'd be fine with letting Al walk, try to resign Millsap for $9-10 million (giving you a frontcourt rotation of Millsap/Favors/Kanter), try to get a young PG with your 2 first-round picks, and then use the remaining cap-space to acquire future assets and role-players (such as Carroll and...

A very valid point. Corbin called a high screen-roll (which was a smart move imo) between Foye and Jefferson (but why Al and not Millsap?). Sacramento switched it and Foye saw he could take Hayes off-the-dribble and he got a step on him. The problem is Al decided to space out behind the 3pt-line...

Were he able to get position I would agree but Hayes was able to push Al way off the block (and Al isn't able to get deep position and get the defender on his back) so he was forced to shoot contested face-up jumpers because Hayes also has the quickness to body-up on Al. I saw atleast 2...

Atleast he had nice form on the follow-through. Reminiscent of MJ over Russell.