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What amazes me is that such a young coach could be so fundamental and old school. I absolutely love that Hardy benched the rookies last night, if he felt they weren't up to snuff. Hardy represents all of the best things that are missing from today's NBA coach (and from society in general, but...

I do realize that Indiana values Tyrese Haliburton tremendously (hence why they traded for him) and view him as their franchise cornerstone. But we also have good players to offer, bad salary to absorb, and draft capital to spend. Given his ability as a distributor, three level shooting...

I'm sure this has been brought up a bunch, so sorry for beating a dead horse. But after unloading assets at the trade deadline and after a few losses a few games ago, I'm stuck with the question of why we're winning. Which is better: having a better lottery pick, or making the play-in tournament...

I am a massive fan of the Mike Conley trade. We traded ponies for a horse and if we do this right, acquire a value-add scoring FA big/wing, and Lady Luck shows up (i.e. a clean sheet injury-wise), we could be in the the Western Conference Finals this very season. This move will probably begin...

The Jazz had no life, Ingles was non-existent, and they looked like a JV team out there versus the Rockets. I'm 2 hours ahead of most of you and it was against my better judgment to stay up to watch what I knew would be more of the same after the first quarter was over. We had no answer for...

Like many, I was initially not exactly excited about the Jazz NOT picking at #12, when we had been looking forward to the Draft for some time (I always do anyway). And because they traded away that pick and -- let's face it -- mailed this draft in potentially (we'll see in the years to come), we...

I love that Rudy and Rodney are both driven in large part by their draft position, a la Draymond Green. I mean, they're both WAY outperforming their draft pick number and they've both been vocal about that concept driving them. I believe this bodes well for the Jazz. And it may perhaps...

Assuming the Jazz keep pick #12, I think they should pick Denzel Valentine. While there are questions about his defensive prospects at the NBA level -- given his lack of lateral quickness and pure athleticism -- I don't see too many other deficiencies that would alarm me. On the positive side, I...

Like many of you, I have gone through all of the stages of grief over the past few days since hearing about Dante's injury. Listening to the usual Jazz-related podcasts has reinforced the idea that this hurt is being felt by many in Jazz Nation. In trying to look for something positive to get us...

Full disclosure: I have been on both sides of the Trey Burke spectrum: keep him at least until the trade deadline and see what he can do this season (if only to increase his value) and trade him for a bag of balls. So I realize that I've waffled and I probably will continue to do so. But for...

It's mostly what we didn't get that bothers me. We still need a legit backup center behind Gobert. And we still need a legit 3/4 behind Hayward, unless the plan is to use a combo of Burks, Hood, and Hayward at the 2/3, which I guess would be fine, barring injury. *knock on wood* Doesn't look...

If 1, 2, 3 is Towns, Okafor, and Russell, and NYK is actually in the market for a trade... Utah trades: Trey Burke, Alec Burks, #12, 2016 First Rounder New York trades: #4, with which the Jazz take Kristaps Porzingis. The more I see this kid, the more I like what he already is and what...

So, I've been kicking around ideas in my head regarding this year's Draft and I think I have something that might work and might help us win now. Let's assume the Draft Lottery shapes up from picks 10-14 the way it's projected to. Consider: With the 12th pick, the Jazz select Sam Dekker. Utah...

Without checking every comment that has been made about the offseason, I have a thought: What if we're pretty much all set? I mean, if part of the plan here in this next year is to get our young team as many minutes (and as much experience) as possible do we really want to make even one...

I think the primary question going into the offseason is how we can continue to promote the growth of the young core by giving them the valuable playing minutes that they'll require, while incorporating free agent talent that will complement and improve the team. It will be a delicate balancing...

If moving up is actually a realistic option (which, who knows if it is?), but it requires that we give up the farm in order to do so, here's some food for thought about intentionally staying at #5, keeping our current roster intact (I think Derrick Favors is worth holding on to), and drafting...

I don't know about you guys but I am pumped for the Draft already, regardless of what the Jazz end up doing. Really hope the Jazz go with Aaron Gordon at 5 but this isn't a draft thread per se. Didn't think I'd be this pumped when I found out that the Jazz would likely miss out on Jabari Parker...

This entire season, I -- like many of you -- have been hoping that the Jazz could somehow wind up with one of the top three picks in this year's draft. I have been hoping that they could land Jabari Parker for all of the same reasons that are well known and long established among many who think...

Marc Stein is reporting a possible Bynum for Jefferson swap. Tank-a-palooza continues...

Borrow from Radiohead? Don't mind if I do. I'm amazed at the level of disbelief that the Jazz are losing like they are or the insistence that Ty be fired now. HOW IS ANY OF THE STATUS QUO SURPRISING? I would imagine that we all knew, going into this season, that the Jazz were going to be bad...