Welcome your 2007 Jazz draftees

by jazzer on June 29, 2007
in Shums

With the 25th pick in the 2007 NBA draft, the Utah Jazz select…

Morris Almond, from Rice University.
Jazz fans got the man they wanted here (as evidenced by the fans at the ESA). Almond is a 6-6, 215 lb. shooting guard who shot over 45 percent on 3-pointers last season, while averaging 26 [...]


0 Comments | Read More »

Mock draft

by jazzer on June 28, 2007
in Shums

With the NBA draft looming tonight, I thought I’d pump out a quick mock draft (originally published today in BYU’s Daily Universe). It’s sometimes hard to do these, since you can’t account for trades or other decisions, but this is my best shot. Comment below as the draft continues tonight!


0 Comments | Read More »

AK to Boston?

by jazzer on June 25, 2007
in Bijan

Saturday night I saw my good friend Ben at the Utah Arts Festival. It was a lovely gathering of expensive art, loud music and stinky hippies. Tons of fun. Of course, instead of talking art, Ben and I jumped right into talk of the draft… he was pimping the [...]


0 Comments | Read More »

Free Agency 2007

by jazzer on June 18, 2007
in Shums

You’ve heard from my colleagues about some possible off-season moves for the Jazz, including trading Andrei Kirilenko and draft possibilities. I’d like to take a look at the third way the Jazz can improve this off-season: free agency.


0 Comments | Read More »

Possible draftees who’d fit in a Jazz uniform

by jazzer on June 18, 2007
in Bijan

Well, the draft is 10 days away, and the Utah Jazz officially start their workouts today. The Jazz worked out Jaycee Carroll last week, but he withdrew from the draft. I’d like to either see the Jazz move up into the lottery or acquire an early second-round pick, but here are my [...]


0 Comments | Read More »

AK-47: Trade the chemistry killer!

by jazzer on June 11, 2007
in Bijan

Right now, the Utah Jazz and its fans have focused much more public attention on its disgruntled star than the upcoming draft or its success this past season. Even worse than the large, long contract and mediocre statistics, Andrei Kirilenko still doesn’t accept that the team won’t be utilizing him offensively.
His [...]


9 Comments | Read More »

Four Possible Moves

by jazzer on June 4, 2007
in Bijan

I want to make one thing clear – I am not at all sure that the Jazz should trade Andrei Kirilenko. I think he is an incredible talent and the Jazz and Jazz fans have been lucky to have him around for the last six seasons. Watching him swat shots for another team would be [...]


0 Comments | Read More »

Season grades for Utah Jazz roster

by jazzer on June 4, 2007
in Bijan

Well, the season went better than many expected, I believe. While few predicted that the Jazz would advance to the Conference finals, I think that fans and experts alike were down on the Jazz after their poor finish heading into the first round against the Houston Rockets. Nevertheless, here are my [...]


0 Comments | Read More »

Trading Kirilenko

by jazzer on June 3, 2007
in Bijan

I love the AK-47. He is one of the most diverse talents in the league and is certainly one of the most exciting to watch. But alas, all good things come to an end and after enduring a season trapped playing out of position and generally struggling on the floor, [...]


0 Comments | Read More »

The Difference

by jazzer on May 31, 2007
in Bijan

What a run the Jazz had. I could not be more excited to be a Jazz fan. Michael Wilbon made an incredible point last night during the broadcast. He pointed to the fact that with Stockton and Malone, everyone was wondering when the window of opportunity was going to [...]


4 Comments | Read More »