Utah Jazz to make logo changes this offseason or next. Likely looking to make the Jazz note logo pri

[The Midnight]

Haha, I did take the Trey Burke highlight video from here, and posted it along with my snarky comment. However, occasionally I do my job and get news like this logo change thing. It depends on what conversations I'm able to have that day, etc.



I don't know if that's quite fair. Rightly or wrongly, I consider myself an analyst too, and pointing out that Trey was historically bad (like, first player in 50 years with >1000 shots and <37% FGA bad) last season is part of that. Some fans know that, some don't.

Now, should I have been as snarky as I was? I can't decide. On one hand, it's not a very professional look, and it was definitely rude to Trey. It makes some people mad. On the other, some people like snarky jokes. They're entertaining, Bill Simmons has made a career of them. I asked on Twitter the other day if I should continue making snarky jokes, and most people felt I should.

Maybe the key is to be funnier with them.

I don't know about anyone else but I for 1 would take an informative & professional tweet over a snarky one any day. I really enjoyed what Brian T Smith did with his twitter account a few years back for the Tribune, he was very professional and informative and was always very on point. On the other hand I have never enjoyed Bill Oram or Jody's tweets... I just think they are too snarky and self serving.


David Locke for all his flaws have always treated his twitter account with respect IMO and I don't think I have had any issues with his tweets. Zach Lowe is young but he is doing well very analytical and very professional. The same goes with a whole host of other NBA writers, David Aldridge, Mark Stein... these guys didn't need to be snarky and yet they are able to have long lasting careers and a well respected one at that.

 

[enchilada_style]

Haha, I did take the Trey Burke highlight video from here, and posted it along with my snarky comment. However, occasionally I do my job and get news like this logo change thing. It depends on what conversations I'm able to have that day, etc.



I don't know if that's quite fair. Rightly or wrongly, I consider myself an analyst too, and pointing out that Trey was historically bad (like, first player in 50 years with >1000 shots and <37% FGA bad) last season is part of that. Some fans know that, some don't.

Now, should I have been as snarky as I was? I can't decide. On one hand, it's not a very professional look, and it was definitely rude to Trey. It makes some people mad. On the other, some people like snarky jokes. They're entertaining, Bill Simmons has made a career of them. I asked on Twitter the other day if I should continue making snarky jokes, and most people felt I should.

Maybe the key is to be funnier with them.

Andy, have you considered disabling the comments under your KSL articles? Do those people even watch basketball?

 

[andylarsen]

Andy, have you considered disabling the comments under your KSL articles? Do those people even watch basketball?

They very much like to brag that they do not watch basketball. But more comment views = more PVs and more time on site, and therefore more $ from advertisers. I waffle between commenting and not commenting.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I hope this spurs the Jazz to do finally do a Stars night where they bust these out and pay homage to the Utah Stars. Something I've been wanting them to do for years.

YES!!!
I'm old enough to remember the Stars' championship. I loved the ABA. As a kid I used to shoot 3's with the old red, white and blue basketball. Followed Moses Malone and Ron Boone to the NBA. Didn't watch much NBA before that; it was all ABA as my father was a sportswriter at the time for a local paper, (Utah Sporting News, I believe - long since defunct like the Stars).

Larry H should have included a case somewhere in the ESA with Stars' memorabilia. That would have been a class act.

 

[♪alt13]

Haha, I did take the Trey Burke highlight video from here, and posted it along with my snarky comment. However, occasionally I do my job and get news like this logo change thing. It depends on what conversations I'm able to have that day, etc.



I don't know if that's quite fair. Rightly or wrongly, I consider myself an analyst too, and pointing out that Trey was historically bad (like, first player in 50 years with >1000 shots and <37% FGA bad) last season is part of that. Some fans know that, some don't.

Now, should I have been as snarky as I was? I can't decide. On one hand, it's not a very professional look, and it was definitely rude to Trey. It makes some people mad. On the other, some people like snarky jokes. They're entertaining, Bill Simmons has made a career of them. I asked on Twitter the other day if I should continue making snarky jokes, and most people felt I should.

Maybe the key is to be funnier with them.

Yep, snarky tweets directed at a 2 year player that has already been bumped down the rotation is sure to launch you onto the national stage.

lol

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Haha, I did take the Trey Burke highlight video from here, and posted it along with my snarky comment. However, occasionally I do my job and get news like this logo change thing. It depends on what conversations I'm able to have that day, etc.



I don't know if that's quite fair. Rightly or wrongly, I consider myself an analyst too, and pointing out that Trey was historically bad (like, first player in 50 years with >1000 shots and <37% FGA bad) last season is part of that. Some fans know that, some don't.

Now, should I have been as snarky as I was? I can't decide. On one hand, it's not a very professional look, and it was definitely rude to Trey. It makes some people mad. On the other, some people like snarky jokes. They're entertaining, Bill Simmons has made a career of them. I asked on Twitter the other day if I should continue making snarky jokes, and most people felt I should.

Maybe the key is to be funnier with them.

I think the key is that Bill Simmons is interacting with the athletes he is being snarky too. They are more impersonal to him. The fact you, on some level, know and interact with Trey kind of takes the dick factor to another level.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I don't know if that's quite fair. Rightly or wrongly, I consider myself an analyst too, and pointing out that Trey was historically bad (like, first player in 50 years with >1000 shots and <37% FGA bad) last season is part of that. Some fans know that, some don't.

I didn't know that. I don't follow any Twitter accounts. Guess I've been justified in wanting Trey gone.

 

[bigb]

Any Jazz beat writer that doesn't read this forum isn't doing their job, IMO.

 

[Revolution 9]

I think the mountain jerseys were worse, but it could have just been the color scheme. I do like the throwbacks the Jazz had during this time. The green and yellow jerseys were by far the best throwbacks ever.... Until the jazz throwback the stars jersey!

The powder blue color is gorgeous. The logo is a little meh, but far from horrible or the "worst ever".

 

[♪alt13]

I like the note logo but I don't really like the placement of "Utah". I think the note looks better without it. I hope they leave it off the Jersey's. I also like the mountain logo but the "JAZZ" script is just awful. Here is a mix of the two I did.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I like the note logo but I don't really like the placement of "Utah". I think the note looks better without it. I hope they leave it off the Jersey's. I also like the mountain logo but the "JAZZ" script is just awful. Here is a mix of the two I did.

I'm honestly surprised at how much I like this. Excellent work!

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

^The way alt used the green to tie the two images together is brilliant, imo.