The Utah Mammoth have been such a welcome addition to the Beehive State. For a state that has a very small and limited history with the sport, seeing the team explode within our communities has been a pleasant experience. From lifelong fans to beginners who don’t even know what they are looking at — my […]
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In easily the craziest game of the season so far, the Utah Jazz pulled out a close win against the Phoenix Suns in overtime 138-134. The story of the game was Lauri Markkanen, who scored 51. It’s the first 50-point game for a Jazz player since Karl Malone in 1998. Markkanen showed that with high-level […]
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Behind a career-high from Lauri Markkanen, the Jazz sneak out of the Delta Center with their first overtime win of the season. Here are the grades from tonight. (Note on Grading Scale) All performances are relative. We won’t expect the same from Jusuf Nurkic as we do Lauri Markkanan. That said, if someone plays well, […]
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The Jazz massively overachieved in their first two outings of the NBA Season; they return to Salt Lake City to carry the same energy. Phoenix has started the season with a 1-2 record — largely due to their horrific defense. They’ve allowed the sixth-most points per game in the league at 126 a game. It’s […]
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The Utah Jazz have been in flux since the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell trades. Last season, finally, it felt like the Jazz understood how important it is to find talent in the draft to succeed in a rebuild. After a difficult season of losing compounded by a lottery night loss, Ryan Smith made a […]
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It’s already been a crazy season so far for the Utah Jazz with a surprise win against the Clippers and then a tough loss against the Kings. It’s not clear what will change with the team as the season goes along, but one thing is for sure, we’ll start hearing trade rumors as the season […]
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A one-point loss at the horn — not a bad way to go for a team of the Utah Jazz’s standing. A needed loss to keep the locomotive from slinging off the rails on a short-sighted winning frenzy. Two straight wins to open the season would have split Jazz fans into warring factions, each carrying […]
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The Jazz flew into Sacramento fresh off a tune-up exhibition game against a local senior center decisive win over the Los Angeles Clippers, ready to test themselves against the Sacramento Kings, another California team with an eclectic assortment of players. Russell Westbrook. DeMar DeRozan. Zach Lavine. Domantas Sabonis. The Kings, while formidable, would have been […]
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The Utah Jazz were one of the biggest surprises in the NBA’s opening slate of games, trouncing the Clippers by 21 points in an ultra efficient win on Wednesday night. The Jazz got a little bit of help from everyone. Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler and Brice Sensabaugh all scored 20-plus points, while point guards Keyonte […]
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Recently, Anthony Slater talked with Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Al Horford, and Steve Kerr. They talked about the pursuit of Al Horford, but Dramond Green talked about the conversations he had with the team about a potential Lauri Markkanen trade. Here’s what Green said according to Slater: IN THE LEAD–UP to the trade deadline in February, […]
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In an outcome that no one expected, the Utah Jazz destroyed the Los Angeles Clippers 129-108. It was a wire-to-wire victory for the Jazz, who came out with an offensive output that crushed the Clippers’ will to make a comeback. To start, Will Hardy put out a surprise starting lineup that didn’t include Ace Bailey, […]
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The Utah Jazz are a classic story of rags to riches. Not in terms of wins and losses, no, of course not. This is a team that won 17 out of 82 games last season — dead last in the NBA — has never and will never be a free agent destination, and resides in […]
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This is it; the beginning of another season approaches. 82 games lined up like dominoes, one into the other, into the other, toppling in succession in a chain that can only reach one fate. One destination. One result. There is only one finale to this story, and the Utah Jazz will play the catalyst on […]
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The Utah Jazz announced a new practice facility today. Like it says in the video, it will be next to the Utah Mammoth practice facility and the SEG corporate offices. In the video, Ryan Smith mentions this will be an opportunity to build something from scratch. It gives them a chance to build something really […]
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The Utah Jazz enter this season with a lot less question marks than in years past. This offseason, Austin Ainge finally traded Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton, and John Collins which has freed up the minutes for their youth to play and develop. It was refreshing to see the Jazz make moves with their team goals […]
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Now that the deadline to get an extension done, the Utah Jazz will officially be waiting till restricted free agency to get a contract done for Walker Kessler. We know that the Jazz have incentive to wait, they can make moves this upcoming offseason and then sign Walker Kessler after the fact and go over […]
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More about Bailey and his fit with the Jazz The reality for Utah Jazz fans is that the whole season might always include Ace Bailey – in whatever form. Whether he’s lighting up highlight reels with explosive dunks or learning through the bumps of his rookie year, the fifth overall pick has already positioned himself […]
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Things have quieted down a little bit in Jazzland as the Jazz are preparing for the regular season opener. Nevertheless, some moves were made as contract deadlines were hit, and there were a few notes of interest. Here’s the latest odds and ends of Jazz news. Utah Jazz waived Mo Bamba, Pedro Bradshaw, and Sean […]
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Lauri Markkanen | A- Markkanen had a very nice night overall. His +11 showed his overall positive impact in more than just scoring the ball. His 5 assists were nice and showed that he can move the ball within the office in a nice way. The only knocks are that he needs to be hitting […]
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The Jazz leave the preseason with one win to their name — in case you were on the edge of your seat before the real tank battle begins. They edged off the Blazers on their home floor in a 132-129 win. Most of the players active tonight had their chance to shine, giving the fans […]
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There’s only one game left in Preseason for the Utah Jazz. And even though we’ve only had three games, there’s a lot we’ve learned so far. Here’s what we have learned up to this point. Ace Bailey is really good The question is, how good? In two games, Bailey has shown a surprisingly advanced ability […]
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“Wait! Wait! Just because Ace isn’t playing doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch this game! Please stick around a while longer — please!!” Yeah, you read that correctly (and I applaud your literacy). Ace Bailey won’t be playing in this preseason battle against the Portland Trail Blazers. I apologize to those of you who already purchased […]
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,we had everything before us, we had nothing before […]
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The Jazz are winless through three preseason games. That’s not much of a surprise. But the person with the best grade in tonight’s game sure is. (Note on Grading Scale) All performances are relative. We won’t expect the same from Jusuf Nurkic as we do Lauri Markkanan. That said, if someone plays well, they get […]
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For most, this matchup between the Jazz and the Mavericks is a chance to see Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey — two of the frontrunners to win Rookie of the Year — do battle on the basketball court. For me, an outspoken fashionista and peruser of all things beautiful, I tuned in to witness the […]
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