When I’m not trying to be witty about my world and weight loss, I spend time moonlighting as the Utah Jazz beat writer for the Deseret News.
Some of my prose about those pros:
DECEMBER 2013
Story: Trey Burke got confidence boost from Jeff Hornacek — and his own coach
NOVEMBER 2013
Q&A: John Stockton dishes out quips, candid remarks in old stomping grounds
Story: Suns coach Jeff Hornacek talks about young Jazz guys, Sloan and Stockton
Story: Gordon Hayward, Jazz brass look to future with no deal in hand
OCTOBER 2013
Season advance: Young Jazz are artwork in progress
Feature: International man of mentoring: Experiences away from NBA drive John Lucas III
Notebook: Order Chinese? Not for roster hopeful Lester Hudson
Travel blog: Travailing with Jody & Jazz: My epic adventure to Idaho and back
Story: Trey Burke’s surgery leaves Jazz short-handed at point guard
Feature: Rookies Rudy Gobert, Ian Clark becoming fast BFFs in Utah
Game story: Jazz preseason win full of surprises
Notebook: Gordon Hayward yelled? He might’ve in practice
Main: Jazz hope to find out who they are as preseason action begins
Notebook: Playing old team gives new Jazzman Andris Biedrins a ‘weird feeling’
Notebook: Rookie Trey Burke, Jazz teammates move on from grueling week of camp
Main story: Jazz have a ‘Welcome Back, Kanter’ special
Notebook: Scrimmage a bit ‘sloppy,’ but players pleased
Main story: Big opportunity ahead for a bigger Jeremy Evans
Notebook: Isiah Thomas blasts Karl Malone for being ‘weakest link,’ costing Jazz titles
Main story: Guard Gordon Hayward ready to lead by example — and expression
Main story: Utah Jazz: California transplants hope to find steady roles in Utah
Notebook: Coach Corbin not ready to name a starting lineup yet
Main story: Same old Jazz? Not with all these new players and roles
Notebook: Contract extensions, funny moments among camp quotes
SEPTEMBER 2013
Main story: Summer was a season of change
OLDIES BUT GOODIES
Feature stories
Derrick Favors (7/30/13): Favoring Utah: Beehive State becoming home, sweet home for Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors
Rudy Gobert (7/9/13): The Stifle Tower: French center Rudy Gobert makes a big first impression
Greg Miller (6/25/13): Utah Jazz CEO Greg Miller opens up about job, family, Tyrone Corbin and even Jerry Sloan/Deron Williams
Gordon Hayward (6/16/13): Basketball, ‘Van Talk’ bond Gordon Haywards (father and son)
1998 Utah Jazz (6/1/13): Fifteen-year flashback: My how time’s flown since Utah Jazz were in the NBA Finals
Fun column (1/21/13): Night off from a Jazz game? Let’s go to the Jazz game!
Newtown column (12/14/12): In Phoenix, and all I want to do is hug my kids in Utah
(More to come …)