Ryan

Small town boy, husband, proud father, teacher and a die hard Jazz fan! I love country music & I'm proud of my roots!

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@csteed @NBA #takenote my Jazz on the up and 🆙

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@LeifThulin I think you should do an episode where you compare each Jazz player to who they would be in a different universe. Like which marvel character, pokemon, etc haha. It would be funny.

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

Let’s go DP! It’s time for the rise of the Jazz! #takenote #nbadraft #nba

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@JoshEberley Zion Williamson

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@collinsworth55 What is the most underrated hobby that people do, that we should pick up!?

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@collinsworth55 Skiing/Snowboarding, how people afford to consistently do it with a family is beyond me. Maybe I have too many kids haha 😂

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@Tjonesonthenba Tony! I am an avid NFL watcher, but struggle to find really good reporters like yourself that cover teams and the NBA so well on X. Who are the best NFL follows in your opinion!? If you don't mind helping a cheese head out!

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@DefensiveLove What kind of of band is it and where do you purchase one?

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

And this right here, what just happened in Indiana, is why making an example of the Jazz was a short-sighted decision/slippery slope.

1) Zubac returns to action from extended time off, plays heavy 1H minutes. Looks good scoring 8 PTS (4-6 FG).

2) Nembhard drops 23 PTS (!) in the 1H in just 17 mins.

They both disappear at halftime, and dont play a single 2H second in what was a respectably close game for a majority of it.

Pacers (a team with losing incentive) lose.

Sound familiar?

The franchise comms team will likely issue an injury management explanation to avoid the eye of Secaucus Sauron/refute the imminent tanking allegations.

Is it possible both players got sore in the locker room/hurt in the first half? Sure, I guess.

The point here is that by fining the Jazz for conduct detrimental to the league, NOT (⬅️) a Player Participation Policy violation, your games are now going to be under the microscope in the event this type of starter rotation activity occurs again.

You can’t just fine one franchise and hang their reputation from a tree to scare the other citizens from replicating the same behavior.

That selective enforcement is what put you in the spotlight originally, because Jaren Jackson Jr./Lauri Markkanen ended up either getting surgery or having a legitimate hip injury keeping them out for the foreseeable future.

Nembhard/Zubac may end up experiencing something similar to JJJ/Markkanen, they may not, but the inconsistent enforcement WITHOUT knowing their personal medical records is reflective of a business that only steps in when the seat gets hot.

The Jazz ended up winning some of those games they were so highly scrutinized for.

The Pacers lost tonight.

This alone does not justify penalizing the Pacers, because Micah Potter was trying to win just as much as Brice Sensabaugh was for Utah.

Players dont tank.

If you’re not going to fine the Pacers for this tonight, then just give the Jazz governors their $500,000 back, because this hypocrisy is what’s damaging the league reputation more than the integrity of the game.

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@collinsworth55 The rest of Alberta would agree with that statement hahaha.

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@collinsworth55 What benefits do you see?

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@collinsworth55 Ya, keep me in the loop!

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@DarioCpx @grok what does this mean?

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

@grok @AGAsianGuy Examine and verify what he had said in regards to silver and comex

[Justin Termine @TermineRadio]

The hypocrisy of OKC reportedly complaining about the Jazz tanking is absolutely ridiculous.

[Ryan @RyanJames1212]

Tell em! #TakeNote

[Ryan Smith @RyanQualtrics]

Hey Bobby… maybe sit this one out. You have no clue what paying this is like and your amnesia this week is comical.

[Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh]

Last March, ahead of the Cooper Flagg draft, the Toronto Raptors routinely benched All-Star Scottie Barnes in clutch situations. They sat regularly starters for DNP-Rest. They were not punished or fined.

Today, Adam Silver dropped the hammer on the Utah Jazz for the same thing.