Purple and Blue Jul 14, 2017
Calling 2015 Derrick Favors: The Utah Jazz need you
For the Utah Jazz to have a legitimate shot at getting back to the playoffs, they are going to need Derrick Favors to take the leap we all felt he was capable of after the 2015-16 season. If somebody made the comment at the end of the 2015-16 season, “I think Derrick Favors is the best […] Calling 2015 Derrick Favors: The Utah Jazz need you - Purple and Blues - Purple and Blues - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
SLC Dunk Jul 5, 2017
Looking at the Gordon Hayward Disaster by Remembering Deron Williams
Let’s explore this train wreck by revisiting the last one. Come with me in Ye Olde Wayback Machine for a bit, to a magical land called “2011.” The iPhone was released on Verizon, the Packers won the Super Bowl, and Jerry Sloan was head coach of the Utah Jazz. Until he wasn’t. Deron Williams was the team’s superstar. Until he wasn’t. By almost all accounts, Deron was dissatisfied with the way things were going, blamed part of it on Sloan, and as a result Sloan decided to step down. Almost simultaneously, Deron was shipped out of town for Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, and the pick...
SLC Dunk Jul 3, 2017
What to expect from Dante Exum this summer
It’s very simple for our Kangaroo Dante Exum was drafted 5th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft. I don’t know if that’s ever going to be something he can move past, though I think years later no one is referencing Derrick Favors or Enes Kanter as being #3 picks. But still, he was a 5th pick, and this is chronologically his fourth year in the NBA. And he’s playing in the Utah Jazz Summer League. He has to do only simple things now. Make the right pass. Be aggressive. Be a pest on defense. And you know, dominate. He did it before when he outplayed Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart. He has...
Plain Dealer Jul 3, 2017
Tristan Thompson for Derrick Favors: Your Cleveland Cavaliers trade idea No. 5
The fifth and final fan trade suggestion idea involves a swap of young big men involving Tristan Thompson and Utah's Derrick Favors.
