Thunder Rolls on Jazz

Saturday Night marked the return of the NBA. The Utah Jazz took on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Where the Thunder won by a double digit lead, 110 to 94.

The Jazz just got out played. They shot 39.1 on field goals compared to a 53.2, they shot 25.5% on their threes compared to a 38.5. The Jazz couldn't rebound, couldn't block. It surprising that they put up 96. Donovan Mitchell was the team's leading scorer with a laughable 13 points.

After the game, Head coach Quinn Snyder had this to say talking about why they lost tonight, “There’s a long list of things. More than anything, credit to Oklahoma City and the way they defended. They took us out of almost everything we were trying to do. There were some windows where we had some success but then we weren’t able to finish, missed some shots, but this isn’t about missing shots.”

It's nice for the head coach to give credit to the Thunder while admitting his club messed up. Here's what else Snyder had to say. 

“There’s a moment where you can make a read and there’s a shot or a drive, but if you’re hesitant in that decision, their quickness and their athleticism play a part. We’ve got guys who are capable of doing those things, but we didn’t do them tonight. We need to take a step back and take a look at the things we need to do better. Some of those things we know right now, but it’s an opportunity to really drive it home and put ourselves in a better position.”

Up next is the Lakers. The Jazz need to play their best against Lebron and company. The Jazz have the talent but do they have the desire and work ethic, that is the question. If the Jazz can't get it done, Lakers Nation all the way down under are going to be laughing at them.

Jazz to Honor Sloan

Earlier this month, the Toronto Blue Jays announced they will be wearing a patch to honor the late great, Tony Fernandez. Now the Utah Jazz will follow suit to honor former Coach who lost his life in may.

Zac Wassink of yardbarker broke the story, writing "The patch will carry the number "1,223," which represents the total number of games Utah won under Sloan during his 23 years as the team's coach. That patch debuts on July 23.

Additionally, the Jazz explained player jerseys will feature a similar "1,223" black patch during the 2020-21 campaign tentatively scheduled to begin on or around Dec. 1."

Sloan, who is of the 1000 win club, took the Jazz to back to back conference finals in the late 90s. Sloan's record with the Jazz was 1187 - 682. 

Anyone who wishes to by the Patch, will be able to with proceeds going to Michael J. Fox's Parkinsons foundation. Sloan is a legend who will be forever missed by Jazz nation.

Why Four Other Teams Need A DPN Edition

Back in 2017 it was hard to find a good sports blog for my favorite teams. The Patriots were the top team in professional football so they had the most media content. However the other four teams I follow not so much.

Along came Donnie O'Donnell, a brash Patriots fan. He told it like it was. Granted he was a character, he sucked you in. The man behind the voice, Mr. Rauth also had a good personality. Donnie was part of a show called Dear Patriots Nation. 

As Ray went on, he became the place to get news, opinion, and analysis for the Patriots. There were and are a couple of other vloggers who cover the Patriots but non have the charismatic personality of Ray. 

Since I found DPN, I have searched for a similar host that covers and can keep me informed on the Utah Jazz, Tampa Bay Lightning, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, and The Toronto Blue Jays. The closest I came was Jays in the sixth. A short lived channel created by the Father of Donnie O'Donnell, Mr. Ray Rauth.

The channel didnt last long as Ray started getting burnt out. Ray tried to hand off his show to a young and up in comer Matthew Garcia. Sadly, Matt was not able to carry on the DPN brand. He just didn't have Ray's personality, and fans never really gave him a chance.

DPN came back and is growing again. Ray gave DPN a new lease on life. His DPN videos on YouTube are still good for a lunch Break. While he has branched out and Partnered with Sportscastr to produce a nightly live stream. The DPN Brand has a blog that comes out every morning on Tecmohole and Ray has done right by Patriots Nation.

Ray tried to branch out with DPN Toronto. I assume that the channel would've been about all sporting news inside Ray's home city. This excited myself and a couple of other people who were finally going to have a place to get Blue Jays News, opinions, and analysis from a professional fan. But things fell flat.

While DPN Toronto is still collecting dust on Twitter, it gives fans like myself hope that someone can pick up the spark created by Ray. I live in Western New York. Let me tell you, if you don't follow a team in Buffalo, New York City, or the two New Jersey teams, you're not getting any news coverage on your team unless they're the top team of their sport, and then it's minimal. 

DPN Hawaii, DPN Toronto, DPN Tampa, and DPN Utah are needed. I am sure there are other fan bases who would also like their team covered. There's just not enough good video content makers or Sports writers out there reaching their intended audience. The few that do seem to be dryer then Chris Collinsworth. 

Personally, I unfortunately do not know enough about the other sports or my other teams, so I would not be the guy to pick up the pen and video camera. Not to mention I have social anxiety.

Here's hoping somebody will read this blog will contact Ray about becoming a partner.

Find DPN on sportscastr, twitter, Instagram, or blogs.dpnsports.com , we need people with personalities willing to share their fandom with some news, opinion, and analysis.