Utah Jazz

By Andrew After having an injury-plagued season last year, Carlos Boozer has returned this year healthy and hungry to prove he is one of the top power forwards in the game.  He has yet to miss a game this year and has returned to his old double-double form Jazz fans have grown accustomed to seeing night...

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz appear to be shopping starting shooting guard Ronnie Brewer with the Grizzlies said to be very interested in him. The Jazz are having little luck in trying to move Andrei Kirilenko or Carlos Boozer so they might be moving Brewer to save money. The Grizzlies are offering up a firs...

By alleyoop SG/SF Kyle Korver has missed most of this season due to him rehabbing a injury but he is on fire shooting the ball. He has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Jazz so far this season and he is averaging 10.1 minutes, 4.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Korver is shooting 60% from the flo...

By Andrew Former Utah Jazz sharpshooter Jeff Hornacek was overlooked his entire basketball career.  Despite being a star as a prep player at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois he was barely recruited and settled for a walk-on spot at Iowa State University.  Not only did Hornacek lead...

By Andrew The rookie Wesley Mathews has been a huge steal for the the Utah Jazz this season.  The Jazz didn’t even have to use a draft pick on him since the 6′5″ 220 lbs. Mathews was undrafted out of Marquette and the Jazz signed him as a free agent.  He has been playing with a big [...]

By alleyoop I think if the right offer comes along the Jazz would still consider trading Carlos Boozer. They tried all last summer finding no takers as they wanted to open up a starting spot for Paul Millsap. Moving Matt Harpring in the Eric Maynor trade gives the Jazz some payroll relief and they might [...]

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz is a veteran team with little playing time for rookies. That is what led to the trade of point guard Eric Maynor to the Thunder along with the fact that it saved them a lot of money by including Matt Harpring in the deal. Maynor played in 26 games (2 [...]

By alleyoop Andrei Kirilenko is back to stuffing the stat sheet just like the Jazz like him to this season. He has played in 27 games (8 starts) for the Jazz this season and he is averaging 29.4 minutes, 10.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 blocked shots per game. The Jazz [...]

By alleyoop Ronnie Brewer has really played well this season despite not being a top option on the offense. Brewer has played in 30 games (all starts) for the Jazz this season and he is averaging 34.6 minutes, 10.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Brewer will likely get more shots down...

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 52.2% from the floor and they held the 76ers to 33.8% which were the big reasons for the win last night. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz last night with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Carlos Boozer stuffed the stat sheet last night with 19 points, [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz were flat tonight as they only hit 37.5% from the floor and it did them in. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz tonight with 18 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists. Carlos Boozer had a solid game too with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots. Mehmet Okur pitched in with 9 point...

By alleyoop The Jazz have traded 22-year old point guard Eric Maynor and 33-year old SG/SF Matt Harpring to the Thunder for 2002 2nd round pick Peter Fehse. Maynor played in 26 games (2 starts) for the Jazz this season and he averaged 14.0 minutes, 5.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Matt [...]

By alleyoop C.J. Miles has been recovering from a injury which kept him out about 1.5 months to start the season. But, he has now bumped rookie Wesley Matthews out of the starting line-up. Miles has played in 10 games (1 start) for the Jazz so far this season and he is averaging 22.3 minutes, 9.8 points, 2.5 reboun...

By alleyoop Paul Millsap is making the most of his playing time this season. He has played in 28 games (0 starts) in which he is averaging 25.8 minutes, 10.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Jazz tried like hell to trade Carlos Boozer last summer but they couldn’t find any takers. [...]

By Andrew The Utah Jazz (16-12) went back and forth with the Orlando Magic (21-7) last night in a close game.  The Jazz just could not keep up with the Magics’ hot shooting though.  The Jazz only shot 40% from the field and had 15 turnovers, while the Magic hit 49% of their shots.  Derron Williams’ shot [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 53.2% from the floor and that helped them get a nice road win last night. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz last night with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists. Carlos Boozer also had a solid game with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. C.J. [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz were down 81-51 after the first three quarters tonight so don’t be fooled by the final score as the Jazz got punished. Andrei Kirilenko led the way for the Jazz tonight with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocked shots. Rookie guard Eric Maynor also had a solid game [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 56.3% from the floor last night and they outrebounded the Nets 42-35 which were huge factors in the blow-out win in New Jersey. Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz last night with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Deron Williams did a good job of running the [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz started the season short handed due to injuries which gave undrafted rookie guard Wesley Matthews his big chance to shine and he has run with it. Matthews has played in 24 games (16 starts) for the Jazz this season and he is averaging 26.2 minutes, 8.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists...

By alleyoop The Jazz got outrebounded 48-36 last night as they got shocked at home losing to the T-Wolves. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz last night with 38 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals. Carlos Boozer was outstanding near the basket with 14 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 block...

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 51.9% from the floor last night and that was a main factor in the win last night. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz last night with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Ronnie Brewer also had a really good game with 19 points, 8 rebounds [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz only shot 33.7% from the floor and they were outscored 28-6 in the 4th quarter which explains the scoreboard last night. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz last night with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists. Mehmet Okur also had a solid game for the Jazz last night [...]

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz outscored the Spurs 37-19 in the third quarter last night and they shot 53.2% from the floor for the game which were the two biggest reasons for the win. Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz last night with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Ronnie Brewer stuffed the stat sheet wi...

The Jazz didn’t play any defense last night as the T-Wolves shot 57.1% from the floor.  The Timberwolves also outscored the Jazz 35-28 in the 4th quarter as they just appeared to want this game more than the Jazz did.  Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz tonight with 23 points, 13 rebounds and...

By alleyoop The Jazz outrebounded the Pacers 53-38 and they held them to 39.7% shooting from the floor which explains the win last night. Carlos Boozer had a monster night for the Jazz with 35 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists last night. Wesley Matthews had a solid game last night with 18 points, 5 rebound...

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By alleyoop The Utah Jazz did everything they could to trade Carlos Boozer over the summer but they couldn’t find any takers. Boozer has responded by playing great so far this season which has limited Paul Millsap’s playing time this year but he’s making the most of it. Millsap has played in 17 games (0 [...]

By Andrew The Utah Jazz (10-7) had six different players score in double figures as they blew out the Memphis Grizzlies (6-12) last night.  The Jazz put on a clinic offensively, shooting 58% from the field, 50% from three, and 92% from the line.  Nobody really played poorly for the Jazz last night, as R...

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 60.6% from the floor as that helped them do in the Blazers last night. Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz last night with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Deron Williams did a great job of running the offense last night as he finished up with 24 [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 60.8% from the floor last night as they dominated the Chicago Bulls. Carlos Boozer shot 12 of 14 from the floor last night as he led the way for the Jazz with 28 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocked shots. Deron Williams was also outstanding last night hitting [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz just didn’t play too well last night and it cost them on the scoreboard. Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz last night with 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Paul Millsap had another solid game off the bench with 19 points and 7 rebounds last night. Andrei Kirilenko pitch...

By alleyoop The Jazz just barely had enough offense to hold off the pesky Pistons in Salt Lake City last night. Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz last night with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Andrei Kirilenko also had a great game with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists last [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz took advantage of the undermanned Spurs last night outscoring them 30-23 in the 4th quarter to win the game. Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz last night with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists. Paul Millsap had one of his better games off the bench this season with [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz outscored the Raptors 26-16 in the 4th quarter last night and they held them to 37.4% shooting from the floor which helps explain the win. Carlos Boozer led the way for the Jazz last night with 22 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists. Deron Williams returned to action last night and [...]

By alleyoop 22-year old point guard Eric Maynor was just supposed to sit and learn behind Deron Williams this season. But, Williams recently had to miss a couple of games due to a sickness in his family putting Maynor in the starting lineup and he played very well. Maynor has played in 8 games (2 [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz outrebounded the Cavs 38-28 but they didn’t play any defense last night as the Cavs shot 51.3% from the floor and that did them in. Carlos Boozer led the way against his old team with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist. Rookie point guard Eric Maynor got another start and he was very good...

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 51.2% from the floor last night and they outrebounded the Sixers 44-33 which explains the ease of the win last night. Carlos Boozer was outstanding again last night with 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Wes Matthews continues to play well as he scored 16 points, gra...

By alleyoop The Celtics shot 53.2% last night and it was too much for the Jazz to overcome in Boston. Ronnie Brewer led the way for the Jazz last night with 13 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. Deron Williams didn’t have his best game of the year as he scored 13 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and he dished out 4 assis...

By alleyoop Carlos Boozer is off to a good start for the Jazz this season. He has played in 7 games (all starts) for the Jazz this season and he is averaging 35.0 minutes, 16.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The Jazz tried to move Boozer in a trade all summer but they couldn’t find any ta...

By alleyoop The Jazz outrebounded the Knicks 53-40 and that was a key factor in the win last night. But, it wasn’t easy for the Jazz as they almost blew a 14-point lead after three quarters before barely holding on in the end. Andrei Kirilenko led the way for the Jazz last night with 23 [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz shot 53% from the floor last night and that was too much for the Spurs to overcome. Carlos Boozer had by far his best game of the season and he scored 27 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out 3 assists, stole the ball twice and he blocked 2 shots. Deron Williams was outstanding [...]

By alleyoop The Jazz absolutely choked in this game as they were leading 67-52 heading into the 4th quarter. That was when the roof caved in as the Mavericks outscored them 44-18 in the 4th quarter as Dirk Nowitzki dropped 29 points on them in the final quarter! Deron Williams paced the Jazz last night wi...

By alleyoop With all of the injuries the Jazz have suffered before the season started they needed Andrei Kirilenko to step up and that he has done so far this year. Kirilenko has started the first three games of the season for the Jazz and he is averaging 39.7 minutes, 13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists an...

By alleyoop The Jazz just couldn’t keep up with the Rockets in this game. The Rockets outscored the Jazz 59-39 in the second half of this game and that was just too much for the Jazz to overcome. Mehmet Okur led the way for the Jazz in this game with 21 points and 4 rebounds. [...]

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz played without starting center Mehmet Okur who was injured so they played small for a lot of this game. They still outrebounded the Clippers 48-35 and they shot 50% from the floor which were two huge factors in this win. The Jazz had to outscore the pesky Clippers 28-14 in the 4th q...

By alleyoop The Jazz were only down 2 points heading into the 4th quarter when the Nuggets outscored them 32-25 to seal their fate. Deron Williams was outstanding in leading the Jazz on offense with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists. Andrei Kirilenko pitched in with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists....

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz brought everyone back from last season but that might not be enough to win 50 or more games this year. Kyle Korver, C.J. Miles and Matt Harpring are all banged up and that will definately hurt the team’s depth. I would have to take the under when making a bet on the Jazz this season.

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz have lost SG/SF Kyle Korver indefinately due to surgery on his left knee. This will hurt the Jazz who have already lost C.J. Miles for a while hurting the depth of the Jazz big time. The Jazz will likely try to talk Matt Harpring into playing this season as he [...]

By alleyoop Not many teams are led by Hall of Fame head coaches but the Jazz are. Jerry Sloan was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame over the summer and he deserved it. He is still looking for the elusive NBA Championship as a head coach but who knows maybe this will be the year. The Jazz were 48-34 (58.5%) l...

By alleyoop The Utah Jazz like to get their centers from far away lands because they are more fundamentally sound. It all starts with 30-year old Mehmet Okur who played in 72 games for the Jazz last season in which he averaged 33.5 minutes, 17.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Okur also [...]

By alleyoop Not many teams can match the tandem of Carlos Boozer and Paul Millsap. The Jazz have tried to trade 27-year old Carlos Boozer who has been a little bit injury prone for the Jazz lately. Still, when he plays Boozer is one of the best power forwards in the NBA. He played [...]

By alleyoop 28-year old Andrei Kirilenko’s play the last few years has not been up to his ability. The Jazz need him to get the fire back in his gut as when he is focused he is a darn good player on both ends of the basketball court. He played in 67 games for the Jazz last season and he averaged 27.3 minutes, 11.6 po...

By alleyoop 24-year old Ronnie Brewer will be the starting shooting guard again this season for the Jazz. He played in 81 games for the Jazz last season and he averaged 32.2 minutes, 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Brewer is a very unselfish player who plays hard at both [...]

By alleyoop 22-year old starting small forward C.J. Miles reptured a ligament in his left thumb which will require immediate surgery and cause him to be out indefinately. Miles played in 72 games (all starts) for the Jazz last season and he averaged 22.5 minutes, 9.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per g...

By andrew corcoran After watching the 2009 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies, I had an even greater feeling of respect for John Stockton, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, and Michael Jordan.  Each speech was entertaining, heartfelt, and sincere as you got to see the huge heart and big smil...

By andrew corcoran The Hall of Fame ceremonies are from September 10-12 in Springfield, Massachusetts and the other members of the Class of 2009 inductees includes the great Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan, San Antonio Spurs’ great David Robinson, and Rutgers University women’s head coach Vivian St...