MADtv - iRack (including blooper in the end)

Prepare to laugh your head off.

Executive Jazz Draft Party

Denis Haslam just started talking. He mentioned that they like their team. He feels that they are starting to gel. Stated that Boozer will be back and that there has not been as much trade rumors as you might expect.

He also stated that ther are two players they are really interested in and that they are drafting for a specific team need this year and not nessecarily the best player available. More to come as this goes on.

Utah Jazz Draft Woes, Fact or Fiction?

With one day left until the 2006 NBA Draft a lot has been said in the Utah sports media about the "futility" of the Utah Jazz. There was an article that caught my attention by Gordon Monson outlining the mistakes of the Jazz front office, in particular that of Kevin O'Connor. Needless to say the media has been very critical of the Jazz.

I understand that the media is paid to write and opinion and to put something out there that will cause controversy, but often times I feel that they do not always do enough research to support their claims. That being said I decided to perform a statistical analysis comparing the Jazz draft history to that of the rest of the NBA. I looked at all of the drafts from 1996-2005, and here is what I found:

• There have been 288 first round draft picks since 1996, the Jazz have made 13 of those picks.
• On average the Jazz have drafted with the 21st pick.
• The Jazz have 2 of their 13 picks, or 15% still with the team, AK-47 and Deron Williams.
• 91 of the 288 total picks, or 32%, are still with their original team.
• 2 of the 10, or 20%, of the 21st picks are still with their original team.
• 218 of the 288 total picks, or 76% are still in the league.
• 5 of the 10 21st picks, or 50%, are still in the league.
• 10 of the 13 Utah Jazz draft picks, or 77%, are still in the league.

So what does this all mean? In my opinion it means that the Jazz are pretty much on par with the rest of the league, especially when you compare it to their average draft position. They are a little low when it comes to retention of players, but they are above average when it comes to picking players that are going to stay in the league. In my opinion the Utah media is not telling the complete story. The Utah Jazz are on track and are ahead of schedule to a return to the playoffs. Remember that it was only 4 years ago that two of the 50 greatest basketball players in NBA History, John Stockton and Karl Malone, left the team and this rebuilding process began.

www.mullettracker.com

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The time has arrived to announce that soon, in several very short periods of time, I will be launching the greatest website ever, Mullet Tracker. Here is a sample of the quality of product you will be seeing on Mullet Tracker. (Thanks Mark and Linds). I am still thinking of what exactally I would like to see on the website and would welcome any ideas from my readers here on this blog.

Trip To Seattle

I just returned from a business trip to Seattle. I was attending a Search Engine Conference and learned a lot of cool things, but the most important thing I learned was that I need to learn a lot more.

While I was there I was able to go to a Mariners game with my friend Blake Snow. It was great to get out to the ballpark. Nothing like a MLB game. I have a goal to see a game at every park in America. A few down, a lot more to go.

Good Heckling

Those of you that know me personally know that I love to heckle and have had some "success" while doing so. I have a strategy that usually works and I have had a good time doing it. From almost making a player cry, to a player's father yelling at me I have seen it all. I was reading the Salt Lake Tribune and came across a good article about heckling. If you ever feel inclined to start heckling, you may want to read this article before making the classic rookie heckler mistake of saying, "Hey, you suck."

http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_3809051

Heckling is a great hobby and remember, these are paid professionals and they should have to deal with as much crap as we fans want to give them right? I mean I feel that I would be doing myself and the professional athlete a disservice if I did not heckle the hell out of them.

Feel free to comment on your greatest heckling moment and I will post mine later on as well.

The NBA Is Back Baby.

For years now people have been complaining about the National Basketball Association. Complaints have ranged from the influx of thuggery to lack of quality play to lack of real Super Stars. Well let me just say that the NBA is back. I will be the first to admit that I am a NBA homer and that I have a biased opinion on the matter. That being said, it really is on the up and up.

If you look at the teams left in the playoffs Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, SA Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavs, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets. These teams do not have thug players on their rosters. The closest thing would be Rasheed Wallace, and although he was a thug he has calmed down ever since he joined Detroit. My hope is that NBA GM's will realize that thugs do not bode well in the playoffs and start rewarding quality character guys.

Lack of Super Stars has also been solved. LeBron James and Dwayne Wade are two humble young Super Stars that will take the league back into the glory days.

In regards to quality play......if you have missed the Dallas, San Antonio game last night then you do not know what quality play is.

These playoffs have been of the hizzle for shizzle. NBA Action.....I love this game.

Best Show on TV

Please watch The Office on NBC. It is the best show on TV right now. Every day that I am at work I can find someone who does something that reminds me of a character from this show. It is my personal favorite and promise anyone who hasn't seen it will love it if they give it a chance.