Tony Jones No Longer Covers Utah Jazz

[LogGrad98]

Dang that sucks. Tony always had good info. I like Andy and Sarah but they get kind of dour.

This. Plus Tony came in here and engaged with us, even as childish and belligerent as we are, he was the adult in the room.

@Tony Jones we really appreciated your interactions with us juvenile delinquents and armchair GMs. Would love for you to give us a farewell post here, but either way, good luck in your next assignment!

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

@Tony Jones is the best. If this is true it is wild Locke announced it rather than letting Tony speak for himself.


But we will miss Tony's coverage dearly! Hope he remains part of the community... I have a feeling he will still check in. He will want to maintain his Utah connects and he can't quit us.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Leif is proof that Locke is the undisputed content GOAT.

@Elizah Huge and I tried a few solo after game pods because it was a way to get more out and leverage our time better. It was so hard lol. Locke deserves some credit there. Super dick move to not let Tony announce this on his terms though if true.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's interesting that Tony hasn't said anything on Twitter?

I listened to Locke for the first time in months to hear what he had to say about this and he didn't say much. Also the audio quality was even worse than normal. At least it wasn't Lief.

I am guessing Tony wanted to announce this himself if true. Locke may have outed him.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I am guessing Tony wanted to announce this himself if true. Locke may have outed him.

I know that Tony has been in Utah for a long time as a sports writer, so him not covering a Utah team is a really big deal. I'm assuming he will be moving? So, yeah, big life change for him.

It's just strange that Tony has been basically business as usual on Twitter?

 

[rippimpc]

In fairness I’d consider the Nuggets and Philly beats a promotion. I love the Jazz but we suck ***

 

[framer]

Dang that sucks. Tony always had good info. I like Andy and Sarah but they get kind of dour.

It feels like Sarah would really rather cover any other team, even when we were good. It is almost like covering the Jazz was in the terms of her probation.

Andy sees himself as a political columnist slumming on the sports page.

Locke actually loves the team, its fans, and his job. He feels blessed to be here and it shows in his prep and enthusiasm. Whatever else you can say about him, this is a huge plus.

 

[prodigy]

I am guessing Tony wanted to announce this himself if true. Locke may have outed him.

Who knows. Locke does feel like that kid from gradeschool that would blurt out a secret to the teacher after we all agreed to keep it on the down low.

 

[rippimpc]

It feels like Sarah would really rather cover any other team, even when we were good. It is almost like covering the Jazz was in the terms of her probation.

Andy sees himself as a political columnist slumming on the sports page.

Locke actually loves the team, its fans, and his job. He feels blessed to be here and it shows in his prep and enthusiasm. Whatever else you can say about him, this is a huge plus.

We’re lucky to have Locke.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It feels like Sarah would really rather cover any other team, even when we were good. It is almost like covering the Jazz was in the terms of her probation.

Andy sees himself as a political columnist slumming on the sports page.

Locke actually loves the team, its fans, and his job. He feels blessed to be here and it shows in his prep and enthusiasm. Whatever else you can say about him, this is a huge plus.

Reporters shouldn't be fans of the team....

 

[David Hume]

Reporters shouldn't be fans of the team....

I’ve thought about this, and I see your point. But consider this perspective. A cancer researcher can be firmly on the team of curing cancer, an opponent of cancer, but still be objective when evaluating the efficacy of a new treatment. Counterpoint: We should not have family members as jurors when deciding if a family member is guilty of murder. I guess I will have to keep thinking about reporters.

 

[HermanG]

I’ve thought about this, and I see your point. But consider this perspective. A cancer researcher can be firmly on the team of curing cancer, an opponent of cancer, but still be objective when evaluating the efficacy of a new treatment. Counterpoint: We should not have family members as jurors when deciding if a family member is guilty of murder. I guess I will have to keep thinking about reporters.

Consider this my esteemed colleague of anonymous internet basketball conversations:
If you, as an avid fan of the Jazz of Utah, would be responsible for reporting said teams affairs and in the process of performing this most important duty would stumble into incriminating evidence that would be harmful to your target of affection... does that not present a significant conflict of interest? Similarly regarding your cancer research theorem, if the new treatment is produced by a company or a project that either benefits or harms said researcher monetarily, it would be hard to trust their opinion to be fully unbiased.

In a more general sense, reporting should be as unbiased as possible while fandom by definition is, and should be, strongly biased.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

@Tony Jones is the best. If this is true it is wild Locke announced it rather than letting Tony speak for himself.


But we will miss Tony's coverage dearly! Hope he remains part of the community... I have a feeling he will still check in. He will want to maintain his Utah connects and he can't quit us.

Locke said today he announced it when he shouldn't have lmao

 

[slc]

Locke said today he announced it when he shouldn't have lmao

What does that mean? That Tony was going to make the official announcement or nothing was going to be said.
We would be left wondering what happened to Tony?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Locke said today he announced it when he shouldn't have lmao

Locke is that kid in school who finds out who you like and blurts it out in the middle of class. Thanks bruh.