Does rebuilding from the middle ever work? The Utah Jazz will explore the possibilities
The Utah Jazz have put themselves into a bit of a pickle with their signing of Lauri Markkanen to a long-term contract extension this off season. Yes, the Jazz keep…
Bingeing on NBA Mock Drafts? ESPN is Still the King
There are so many NBA mock drafts out there now, from big-name sources like The Atlantic and Yahoo to the kid in his mom’s basement sneaking his draft blog into…
Why Not Kenny?
It’s that time in the never-ending NBA season. No, I’m not talking about the playoffs—what purple-blooded Jazz fan is interested in watching jettisoned Utah players play their way toward the…
It’s the turnovers, stupid!
We’ve heard the phrase “It’s a make or miss league”. It’s used by many in NBA circles to boil the game down to its simplest premise—you must make shots to…
The red-hot Utah Jazz look like front-page news… but they’re nowhere to be found
The Utah Jazz started the season 7-16, now they’re a 500 team… 20 wins and 20 loses. They’ve elevated themselves from a bottom-5 team to play-in position. Such a move…
The Jazz are suddenly better: Who’s to blame?
A month ago, the Jazz were terrible— “a masterpiece of dog #!*&” is how head coach Will Hardy put it. Jazz players could be seen bouncing off each other while…
pistons jazz recap hoooooo! (01.03.2024)
well… congrats to John Collins (look at that old picture!). couple threes, a goal tend, some rebounds… but hey!… is there anything better than Coach’s Challenge Guy? sitting right behind…
mavs jazz recap heyooooo (01.01.2024)
here’s a few things: did Kyrie play? couldn’t tell. hey!…. right around 8:30 first Q John Collins did something fairly remarkable and basic both at once. ta-daaaa!… he can play…
A Few Tips for the Very Bad Utah Jazz
We rarely do this here at Lower the Rim. We rarely recommend anything to anybody. How could we possibly provide any insight into a team’s play, or lack thereof, that…
With the first pick of the 1961-62 NBA Fantasy Draft… I select Wilt Chamberlain
NBA training camps have opened and regular-season games are in sight. That means one thing… time to get your fantasy draft strategy going. Sometimes I wonder what for though—my teams…