Utah Jazz

As a 20 year old coming out of Prentiss, Mississippi, Al Jefferson was a talented prospect. As it turned out, his abilities did not earn him a lottery selection, but it did grab the attention of one Danny Ainge. The Celtics decided to draft Jefferson with the 15th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft. [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies are good. Like really good. Like torch the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder good. After losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on opening night, the Grizzles have won six straight games, establishing themselves as one of the NBA’s most formidable powerhouses in the process. Four of those games were won by [...]

In Wednesday’s match-up with the Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Lakers continued to show troubling signs. The Lakers once again had trouble holding on to the ball. Four Jazz starters collected a minimum of 2 steals, Al Jefferson leading the way with 4. For their part, LA didn’t communicate well enough to take advantage of [...]

July 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Danny Ferry has barely been GM of the Atlanta Hawks for a few weeks and has already shaken up the franchise. Yesterday, not only did he shock the basketball world by trading Joe Johnson and his salary, but he also was able to move Marvin Williams. The Hawks [...]

June 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As we prepare for Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals, here are the Top 10 Individual Performances in NBA Finals’ Game 5’s over the last 20 years (1991-2011): 10. 2009 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) Closing out Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in [...]

May 16, 2012 – R.S. De France As the Los Angeles Lakers v Oklahoma City Thunder series continues, the Lakers will continually be reminded of the ‘inevitability of change’ in sports. [...]

April 20, 2012 – Griffin Gotta This time next week will officially be NBA Playoffs Eve; with six days left to decide who plays whom and who will qualify in the lower half of each respective conference’s standings, this is essentially a final reminder to breathe deeply and try to get any pressing matters taken [...]

April 17, 2012 – Griffin Gotta In the grand scheme of things, you could say fretting so much over who will sneak into the Western Conference playoffs as the eighth and final seed is misspent energy. [...]

April 17, 2012 – R.S. De France Is Bynum the Best Center in the NBA? After Andrew Bynum led the Los Angeles Lakers to victory in overtime against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks, many are wondering if Bynum has become the best center in basketball. Bynum scored 23 points and pulled in 16 rebounds on [...]

April 13, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Before we get to the weekend, a quick word on the Miami Heat and the “statement game.” Clearly, last night’s inability to overpower the Chicago Bulls’ bench unit is not going to look good on the resume, seeing as how they may need to defeat these Bulls — with [...]