If you kept up with us here at Purple and Blues yesterday, there was quite a bit of new Utah Jazz articles that we put out. Today, we have more stuff to share with you, including a new mock draft! If you missed any of the stuff we put out yesterday, or any of the […] Morning Jazz 05-06-14 - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ...
The first night of the conference semifinals is in the books, and now the focus shifts to the other two games in the semifinals of this year’s NBA Playoffs. What can we expect tonight? We’ve got a quick video breakdown for each game, as well as a preview article. You can check it all out […] NBA Playoffs: Tuesday Preview (VIDEO) - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz...
The Utah Jazz have a multitude of decisions to make this Summer in the NBA off-season. Hiring a new coaching staff and cementing their draft position are the two issues at hand in the near future, but deciding to sign or re-sign free agents in July will be crucial to the development of the young Jazz roster. Gordon Hayward was the ninth overall pick by the Jazz in the 2010 draft and has had plenty...
Former NBA player and Karl Malone apparently is an avid hunter, and he took time off from patting himself on the back to pose with his latest kill – a giant f**king bear. (but not before placing a chunk of wood under his chin to prop up his dead face_. And he did it with a crossbow… old school style. Malone’s son, an LSU offensive lineman aptly named Karl Malone Jr., posted the photo on Instagram....
Every fan thinks about what they wish the Utah Jazz would do and I’m no different. The great part about talking about a subject like this is it gives everyone ideas and lets everyone think of something maybe they haven’t already. For example I’m guessing 90% of fans think Trey Burke is a sure fire […] Utah Jazz: What I Would Do In The Off-Season as GM - Purple and Blues -...
The Utah Jazz ended the 2013-14 NBA season tied with the Boston Celtics for the fourth-worst record and promptly got lucky in a 50/50 coin toss to take sole possession of a few extra ping pong ball combinations for the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery to be held May 20th. The Jazz actually have better odds […] Who Should Represent Utah Jazz At NBA Draft Lottery? - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues -...
The first round concluded yesterday with a record high 5 game 7′s. I finished the first round with a 47-31-2 record or 60.2%. If I hadn’t been so surprised by the first two days of the playoffs I’d had been higher considering I went 2-10 in those two days. Let’s start round 2 now! Last […] 2014 NBA Playoffs: Monday 5/5/2014 Betting Lines - Purple and Blues - Purple...
With the first round of the NBA Playoffs in the books, the focus shifts to the conference semifinals that begin tonight with the first game pitting the Washington Wizards against the Indiana Pacers. However, the first round of this year’s NBA Playoffs were arguably the best first round match ups in NBA playoff history. A […] NBA Playoffs: Top 10 Plays Of The First Round (VIDEO) - Purple...
The first round of the NBA Playoffs has finally come to a close and now we focus on the conference semifinals. If you are looking for our conference semifinals predictions, you can find them here. Tonight, there are two games on the schedule and they look to be both very exciting match ups. We’ve got […] NBA Playoffs: Monday Preview - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan...
Although the Utah Jazz aren’t participating in this year’s NBA Playoffs, this has got to be the most exciting playoffs that we’ve been able to watch in a long time. A record setting five first round series went to seven games. The seventh and final games in each of the first round match ups were […] NBA Playoffs: Predicting Conference Semifinals - Purple and Blues - Purple...
Damian Lillard saved Portland’s season last night by ending the series before going to game 7 in Houston. The other two teams were not so lucky as there are 5 game 7′s starting with three today. Last Night: 5-1 Overall: 42-26-2 05/03/2014 Atlanta Hawks @ Indiana Pacers Atlanta blew their chance to end the series […] 2014 NBA Playoffs: Saturday 5/3/2014 Betting Lines - Purple and...
Damian Lillard became a superstar last night as he hit the game winner against Houston to send them to the next round of the playoffs. Sound familiar? It should Jazz fans as John Stockton did the same thing against the same team only to send the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals. In case you […] Damian Lillard and John Stockton: The Shots of a Lifetime - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah...
Boston Celtics: Bring Gordon Hayward To Boston By Mike Elworth: Owner and Publisher/Hoopstuff… Right now the Boston Celtics have Rajon Rondo and a lot of solid, but mostly unproven talent and they aren’t close to the playoffs. However, they have a probable top 5 draft pick in an elite draft, the cap space to make some noise this offseason and one of the best and most active executives in the NBA in...
All 3 teams that had a chance to close their respective series out couldn’t do it last night. Another 3 teams will have that chance tonight and if none of them do we will have a record for the most playoff series going to 7 games ever. Mr. Unreliable came through in a big way, […] 2014 NBA Playoffs: Friday 5/2/2014 Betting Lines - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan...
We pushed out a few new Utah Jazz articles yesterday that got a lot of traffic and debate from readers. First off, we want to just thank you for reading our articles that we put out everyday and for commenting on them and letting us know what you thought of it. Secondly, if there is […] Morning Jazz 05-02-14 - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion...
The 2013-14 season is over which means the 2014-15 season is underway. The Utah Jazz have some really important dates to coming up and every fan will want to put on their calenders these dates to stay on top of what the Utah Jazz are doing. May 2: NBA Draft Early Entry Candidates Released May […] Utah Jazz: Important Dates To Remember - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan...
With the Utah Jazz’s off season here and thoughts have shifted from the season to the NBA Draft and NBA Free Agency, it’s time that we start taking a look at some possible free agents that might be a good fit with the Jazz. Why not start out with the player that the majority of […] Why now might be the best time to bring in Jimmer Fredette - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues -...
Not only am I big Utah Jazz fan, but I’m also an accountant. I work with numbers all the time, and I love it. As a sports fan I love stats and putting things about the teams I follow in the context of numbers. This is part one of a series where I will review […] 2013-14 Utah Jazz By The Numbers: Team Edition - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion...
Get the popcorn and enjoy the show tonight as TNT has 5 hours of intense basketball at it’s greatest tonight. The Memphis OKC series has been one of the best series of all time and if it goes 7 it will be the best first round series I’ve ever seen. Last Night: 3-3 Overall: 35-21-2 […] 2014 NBA Playoffs: Thursday 5/1/2014 Betting Lines - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah...
The Big Turkey was coming off a shoulder injury from last year that really put him behind the eight ball to start the season. All year he wanted minutes with the other young guys but rarely saw it. He even complained in his final interview about not playing with the young guys and was even […] Season in Review: Enes Kanter - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News,...