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Utah Jazz – Al Jefferson Gets His Chance to Star
After a couple of games with the backcourt and especially Mo Williams setting the tone for the Utah Jazz, Al Jefferson went to work to bring back the dominance to what has been the team’s stronger unit over the last couple of years, the frontcourt, enjoying one of his more productive stretches of the season, coming at the perfect time.
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Utah Jazz – Randy Foye is Next to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
All of a sudden, the Utah Jazz have guards, some would even call them point guards, that can score points and make a difference. Randy Foye had his best game of the season with a rare shooting night, while Mo Williams continued his late-season heroics, as the two are suddenly pushing a team that looked on the verge of an embarrassing collapse back into the NBA postseason picture.
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Utah Jazz – Mo Williams Might Get Them to the NBA Playoffs After All
Never count out anyone in the NBA. Not a player, not a team. The Utah Jazz looked on their way towards a lottery pick thanks to a late-season collapse and having no reliable point guard. So Mo Williams comes out of nowhere in a very inconsistent season from him, aided by finally a big game from both Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson, inching the Jazz towards what might look like another playoff season.
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Utah Jazz – The Unknown Future at Point Guard
Still in the hunt for the postseason but more realistically in the middle of an embarrassing late season collapse, the Utah Jazz might be already looking towards the summer, in which their decision to keep either Paul Millsap or Al Jefferson, along with their need to find a starting point guard to steer the team in the right direction, trumps everything else.
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Utah Jazz – Gordon Hayward Rises Above Suffocating Physicality
The Utah Jazz want to physical and tough each and every night, just like the Memphis Grizzlies usually have been over the last three seasons. Still, someone needs to rise above all the brutishness and score some points, and Gordon Hayward, part of the future the Jazz are hoping will be a bright one, became the one that rises.
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NBA Trades – San Antonio Spurs Trying to Get Al Jefferson
It’s been common knowledge this season that the Utah Jazz will be trying to part ways with one of their big men, Paul Millsap or Al Jefferson. With the trade deadline getting closet and closer, it looks like the San Antonio Spurs might be interested in Jefferson.
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Utah Jazz – Don’t Care About LeBron James Milestones
LeBron James might be making huge strides towards reaching 20,000 career points, but the Utah Jazz were too good for the rest of the Miami Heat in another road loss.
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Highly Likely Potential NBA Trades
December will soon be over, and that means trade rumors and phone calls will begin to pick up. Who are the biggest names on the trading block? Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers although his contract is a problem, Al Jefferson of the Utah Jazz although his defense is a problem, Andrea Bargnani who […]
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NBA Season Preview: Best Centers
It’s been quite a few years now that Dwight Howard is unanimously chosen as the best Center and defensive player in the NBA, even if the awards don’t always show it. There isn’t going to be anything new under the sun, despite a few other centers, like Andrew Bynum and Al Jefferson, being a bit more competent when it comes to low post play and versatility of scoring.
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Best NBA Players With No All-Star Appearance
Is the NBA All-Star an absolute indicator of a players’ ability? To an extent, but it’s half a popularity contest among NBA fans and somewhat of the same among NBA head coaches. For John Wall, Brandon Jennings and Ty Lawson it’s about a loaded position; for Al Jefferson it’s about playing for unpopular teams. For Monta Ellis and Josh Smith? Actually, that’s a bit harder to explain.