Tony Jones No Longer Covers Utah Jazz

[George W]

Tony

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.

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

 

[vegas]

@Tony Jones
Much love. Best of Luck to you!