Jazz broadcaster Alema Harrington talks NBA fashion and finding success in the second half of the season

Jazz broadcaster Alema Harrington on NBA fashion & finding success in the second half

Mark Eaton thought someone would have broken his record by now. But all of these years later, the retired Utah Jazz center’s 456 blocks during the 1984-85 season and the 3.5 blocks per game he averaged for his career are still the NBA's gold standard when it comes to swats. On this week’s episode of The Note, Eaton joins the podcast to talk about becoming eligible for the Hall of Fame, his time playing for Frank Layden and Jerry Sloan, and his relationship with Jazz center Rudy Gobert.

Mark Eaton reflects on an unlikely career, his blocks record, and his relationship with Rudy Gobert

Boris Diaw is living his best life.
Not that that should surprise you.
The French big man was arguably the NBA’s most interesting personality during his 14 seasons in the league. And Diaw hasn’t disappointed since announcing his retirement (from the deck of his boat) from professional basketball last summer.
Diaw joined The Note podcast recently to talk about his retirement plans, his time with the Jazz and why he continues to make Utah his home base in the states.

A rundown of the episode:

1:25 — On finishing his career in Paris and why he decided to retire when he did

4:00 — Adventures aboard the S.S. Babac

11:20 — Photography, favorite meals, and whether it’s OK to Instagram your food

14:15 — Wine, playing for Gregg Popovich, and the Spurs’ changes

17:00 — The Utah Jazz coffee club, choosing to keep his house in Utah, Seqwaying across Canyonlands and learning to ski again

22:00 — Thoughts on this year’s Jazz team and Rudy Gobert’s development

Boris Diaw's transatlantic voyage, the Utah Jazz coffee club & Segwaying across Canyonlands

What makes the Utah Jazz standout on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? The team’s social media manager, Angie Treasure, gives us an inside look at what it’s like to follow Donovan Mitchell around during All-Star Weekend, developing the team’s social media voice, and creating community online.

All-Star Weekend with the Utah Jazz social media team

There was one year that Walt Perrin decided to keep track of the number of basketball games he attended.
“I was so astonished by the number,” he says, “that I quit. I don’t do that anymore.”
Suffice it to say, Perrin, the Utah Jazz’s vice president of player personnel, works tirelessly each year to prepare for the NBA Draft. With draft night just a few days away, Perrin joined The Note podcast to discuss the scouting and pre-draft workout process, and to share his thoughts on this year’s class.

A rundown of the episode:

6:00 — When do draft preparations begin, and changes to league rules on events scouts can attend

8:55 — What is the life of a scout like? How big is the Jazz’s scouting network?

13:00 — How important are pre-draft workouts? The Jazz 100, the Stockton Drill, and things that make workouts in Utah unique.

19:00 — Memories of Donovan Mitchell’s and Rudy Gobert’s workouts

24:00 — Why Perrin thinks the prediction he once made for this year’s draft could be wrong, and what are the Jazz looking for in this draft

29:30 — What is the war room like on draft night?

Preparing for the 2019 NBA draft with Jazz VP of player personnel Walt Perrin

After two trips to the NBA Finals, a pair of MVP awards for Malone, and two decades of perspective, the Utah Jazz’s mountain logo now represents some of the most significant moments in franchise history. But it wasn’t always beloved.
Jazz art director Ben Barnes and Jay Francis, the LHM executive who led the Jazz’s marketing department at the time of the logo change in 1996, join The Note podcast this week to discuss the history of the iconic logo, and share their thoughts on bringing back the purple mountains this season.

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