Author Archives: Jody Genessy
Gordon Hayward was one of 30 NBA players who improved the most this season, according to a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. The Jazz shooting guard received a couple of votes for the 2011-12 Most Improved Player award, which … Continue reading
In case you were wondering who the Utah Jazz won’t be getting with their own first-round pick (now Minnesota’s at No. 18) or with the Foldin’ State Warriors’ lottery selection (unless they get leapfrogged out of the top seven in … Continue reading
(NOTE: UPDATED at 2:45 p.m. MT with my ballot information…) Tyrone Corbin hasn’t had a full season as head coach of the Utah Jazz yet, but he caught some attention in his second irregular season after replacing Hall of Famer … Continue reading
I apparently like San Antonio more than Tyrone Corbin does. Maybe he toured the Alamo one too many times when he played for the Spurs at the beginning of his 16-year NBA career, from 1985-87. Could be he doesn’t like … Continue reading
My Top 10 tongue-in-cheek reasons why the Utah Jazz just might “shock the world” (as Al Jefferson and Gordon Hayward put it) and pull off the upset over the heavily favored San Antonio Spurs: 10. The One That Got Away … Continue reading
It’s about 3:30 a.m. and my pre-playoffs slumber party with my two young sons (ages 7 and 3) was interrupted by the fact that our family room floor is really hard. So, it’s the middle of the night. I’m wide … Continue reading
Who ever said tanking didn’t pay off? The Golden State Warriors — a k a the Foldin’ State Tankers — won a tiebreaker with the Toronto Raptors today through “random drawings,” according to the NBA, and will be slotted in … Continue reading
The NBA just released partial info of the Jazz-Spurs series, including the dates and times for first three games: Game 1 — Sunday, April 29 — Utah at San Antonio — 11 a.m., ESPN Game 2 — Wednesday, May 2 … Continue reading
(UPDATE: Game 1 of the Jazz-Spurs series will be this Sunday at AT&T Center. No time or TV schedule has been announced by the NBA. It’s still unknown when Games 2-4 will be played.) vs. The Utah Jazz now know … Continue reading
A few things heading into tonight’s big match-up between the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns (8:30 MT, TNT): — The Jazz have only been the No. 8 seed twice since making the playoffs 24 of 28 possible times … Continue reading