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Utah Jazz and NBA basketball podcast.

  1. JAN 20

    Is Lauri Markkanen Of The Utah Jazz Deserving Of An NBA All-Star Nod?

    Should Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz receive his 2nd NBA All-Star nod? Lauri is having another fantastic season for the Utah Jazz and his numbers certainly support all-star consideration. But does he deserve to be an NBA All-Star this season considering how poorly the Utah Jazz has played to this point of the season. Certainly, an argument can be made that Lauri is only putting up these type of numbers because he plays on such a bad team. But all that being said, the Utah Jazz is a much better team in the games Lauri plays compared to the games he sits. It will be interesting to see if he gets the nod this season. For Lauri's sake, we hope he receives that recognition for the second time in his career.

    43 min

  2. JAN 10

    Utah Jazz Rapidly Improving Road Scoring Offense and Overall Competitiveness - NBA Basketball

    This Utah Jazz team is playing much better basketball and scoring much better on the road over the past 10 games than it did early in this NBA season. The offensive scoring numbers are vastly improved and this has allowed the team to play more competitive games on the road over recent weeks. The team took home a big road win over the San Antonio Spurs recently and played the Oklahoma City Thunder into overtime where the Utah Jazz came up just short of a win. This young Utah Jazz roster has shown meaningful improvement on the offensive end since the start of the season and this should allow the team to play more meaningful road minutes through the remainder of the season which is a much better development environment.

    29 min

  3. 12/29/2025

    Utah Jazz Play With Determination In Back-To-Back Huge Wins - Young Players Step Up

    Utah Jazz recorded their two best wins of the season to this point with back-to-back wins against the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. Jazz played the Pistons at home in the Delta Center and then went on the road to San Antonio to play the Spurs in their building. Even though the Spurs game was on the road and the second night of a back-to-back, the Jazz played with poise and determination in ultimately won the game comfortably. By far the best showing by the Jazz over a two game stretch this season.

    24 min

  4. 12/24/2025

    Utah Jazz Team Defense By The Numbers Under Coach Will Hardy

    Utah Jazz franchise is currently in the midst of year number four of the Will Hardy era and so far, the team has struggled mightily on the defensive end of the basketball court. When compared to other NBA teams over the past three plus seasons, the Utah Jazz rank near the bottom of the league in defensive rating according to NBA.com's advanced stats. This is one of the poorest stretches of defensive basketball that Utah Jazz fans have had to endure. We take a look at the numbers according to NBA.com advanced stats and compare the Utah Jazz to the other 29 NBA teams in terms of Defensive Rating this season as well as the previous three seasons. What do these numbers show? We also talk about where the Utah Jazz currently stand in terms of win/loss record and the lottery implications of that record. If the Jazz finish the season around where they are right now, what does that mean for the possibility of losing the pick to OKC? Let's look at the numbers.

    26 min

  5. 12/19/2025

    Kyle Filipowski Substantially Better This Season. What Do The Numbers Say For All Utah Jazz Players?

    We take a look at the plus minus numbers for the Utah Jazz players up to this point in the 2025-2026 NBA season and compare those numbers to what the players did in the 2024-2025 NBA season. There are some noticeable improvements among the Utah Jazz players and then there is one particular player that has put up substantially worse numbers so far this season. We take a look at both the plus minus on court numbers as well as the plus minus off court numbers. We also talk about Keyonte George and the scoring numbers he's currently putting up for the Jazz. Can these numbers continue throughout the rest of the regular season? We discuss NBA rules and officiating. Is Adam Silver ever going to address the absurd officiating, the number of free throws being shot, the number of fouls being called and the number of points being scored? For the betterment of the game, something needs to be done.

    30 min

  6. 12/09/2025

    Are Any Utah Jazz Players Crushing It In The Plus Minus Category? NBA Basketball Stats and Analysis.

    We take a look at the Utah Jazz and its players in terms of plus minus this 2025-2026 NBA season. We look at the Utah Jazz players who have played any type of meaningful minutes this season and so far, the list includes a total of 13 players. Utah Jazz players included are Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Kyle Filipowski, Walter Clayton Jr., Cody Williams, Kyle Anderson, Taylor Hendricks, Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Love, Ace Bailey, Brice Sensabaugh, Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George. All the plus minus data is discussed here is only for this current season. We will use this data as a baseline to compare it to the data from previous seasons in upcoming JazzSmack episodes. The data displayed for all players is on a 36 minutes per game basis in order to have an equal baseline point for all players. We also discuss what took place in the Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. This was a home game for the Utah Jazz and the team playing non competitive basketball at home was somewhat of a surprise. It's true that the best Utah Jazz player, Lauri Markkanen, did not play in this game but nevertheless, it's somewhat of a surprise the game was never competitive. OKC was missing 4 of its top 6 players and still easily earned a win.

    32 min

  7. 12/06/2025

    Utah Jazz Earn Split In New York Road Trip vs Knicks and Nets. How Jazz Players Rank vs NBA Peers?

    Utah Jazz earns a split in its early December road trip to New York to play the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. First game played against the Brooklyn Nets went very well for the Jazz and the team was able to earn its second road victory of the year. However, the second game of the back-to-back didn't go so well and the Jazz dug a very deep hole in the first quarter and was never able to fully climb out of the hole. But this was still a successful road trip for the team. Getting a split on a New York trip and the second road victory of the years is a positive outcome. Thus far this season, Jazz players have struggled mightily on the road. Home vs road scoring by the team has been drastically different. So seeing a positive outcome in one of the two games is a huge win for this young developing Utah Jazz roster.

    47 min

  8. 12/02/2025

    Young Utah Jazz Team Shows Grit - Fights Back In Second Game Of Back-To-Back vs Houston Rockets

    Utah Jazz showed up big time in the second half of back-to-back games against the Houston Rockets in Salt Lake City. Jazz played the Rockets on Sunday afternoon and were blown out in that game. But the two teams squared off for second time on Monday evening and things went much differently the second time around. The youth of the Jazz played vastly better and the Jazz vets did as well in a game that saw the Jazz carry the lead for much of the game. This was a satisfying win by this young developing Utah Jazz team. Keyonte George was under the weather for Sunday's afternoon game and played one of the worst games of any player in NBA history. But Monday night was totally different. Keyonte shot 8-14 from the field Monday and scored 28 points to go along with 8 assist. Other young Jazz players that played well were Ace Bailey with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Quite a stat line from Ace in 28 minutes of playing time. Ace's defense continues to improve as well with each passing game. Kyle Filipowski showed up and played a great game with 12 points on 50% shooting to go along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. Walter Clayton Jr. also played a major role in the win playing 21 minutes and scoring 8 points. Walt also tallied 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Lauri Markkanen led all Jazz players in points with 29 for the game on 9-17 shooting. Lauri also recorded 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.

    32 min
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Utah Jazz and NBA basketball podcast.

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  • Creator
    JazzSmack
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
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