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Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.Locke opens the show talking about last night's game, but can't help himself and keeps talking about Donovan Mitchell.Then it is time to open up for questions from the Facebook Live audience.   Question about Donovan and Rodney Hood together, different lineup combinations, potential trade ideas, free agents and lots of questions about Dante Exum.

David Locke and Ron Boone are joined by Craig Bolerjack after Donovan Mitchell wows us again.  Jazz get a much needed win in Sacramento and Mitchell steals the show

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.Good NBA teams are able to use players to their strengths.  Less good teams have a tendency to push their players beyond their capabilities and it leads to a lack of confidence.  As the Jazz move forward what are the things each of their players do well.Today, Locke looks at each Jazz player and what are the things they do well.Then it is time for the NBA 5.

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.The Jazz get blown out by the Pacers last night and Locke looks at what is happening to the Jazz.  A big picture perspective look helps a bit and what to look for moving forward.Some fans in the arena last night booed Rodney Hood and he had a strong reaction to it and made a very interesting comment about his season.  First, we must look at what is being asked of Hood and how he compares to players past who have been asked the same thing.Thurl Bailey on last night's Jazz broadcast shared some amazing stories about MLK day and his experiences as a child.Finally, it is time machine Tuesday where the Jazz play a game in front of 2,397 fans.  

Utah Jazz radio team David Locke and Ron Boone take a look at the Indiana Pacers and wonder if the team they built is a model for what the Jazz should look to do around Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. 

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.In a wide-ranging show David Locke looks back on the Jazz road trip and the loss to Charlotte.  Then he dives into the impact of Thabo Sefolosha's injury and how it will impact the Jazz. Sefolosha had become a leader and was the Jazz best plus/minus player.  It is another blow in a never-ending injury run for the Utah Jazz.Locke then looks back on what we thought the season was going to be compared to what we have learned and previews the Indiana Pacers tonight.The show wraps up with the Monday look at the NBA 5. 

Utah Jazz radio team David Locke and Ron Boone break down what happened in the final 5:00 minutes as the Jazz fall to the Hornets to go 1-3 on the road trip.   Tied at 85 with 5:58 left it felt like the Jazz were in prime position, but then the rookie struggled down the stretch and the Jazz fell to the Hornets 

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.Locke takes you inside a Jazz practice to some of the little things that take place and gives you a glimpse of who some of the character of the players.  Locke spent a good deal of time with Donovan Mitchell yesterday and shares some of those conversations.   Epke Udoh had a fabulous game for the Jazz in Washington.  Digging into some of the numbers and Udoh comes out very well defensively and on his offensive impact for certain players.After a preview of Charlotte it is a PAAC Friday and great questions from you.  Who is a better PAAC player Kent Bazemore, Nikola Mirotic or Evan Fornier?  Plus, what is the impact of Dion Waiters injury on Miami?

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.The Utah Jazz showed a collectiveness and togetherness despite outside distractions last night to win in Washington.  Locke looks at the effort.   Plus, look  at the world of some of the players from Stephen Covey's lenses and understand where they are coming from and how the are feeling.  It makes last night's win even more impressive.Facebook Live Thursday edition touches on Derrick Favors and Rodney Hood.  Then moves into trade philosophy, trade possibilities and more.   Great questions and of course should Locke drink the Kombucha.Today's show is brought to you by the Advocates, Steven's Henager College and the Store.  

David Locke and Ron Boone breakdown the Jazz close game win over the Washington Wizards.  Who made the key plays?  Highlighted by the play of Ekpe Udoh and the defense (yes the defense) of Joe Johnson.  The key plays were made tonight and the loss was a statement about the Wizards

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.Locke digs into the possibility of Nikola Mirotic trade a bit more and this time gets into the details on why it is a hard deal and might hamstring the Jazz for years to come.Then Locke previews the Washington Wizards with a look at one of their favorite sets, why John Wall is happy to not see Rudy Gobert, some notes on Bradley Beal and finally how Washington is successful.It is NBA 5 on a Wednesday and today Locke looks at the hottest team in the NBA the Minnesota Timberwolves and discusses the myths about offensive rebounding might not be accurate.Today's show is brought to you by Intercap Lending, Slow the Flow and it is a draft Wednesday join Draft with promo code LOJAZZ to play against other Locked on Jazz listeners tonight. 

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.The Utah Jazz and Nikola Mirotic are in the center of major trade rumors.  Who is Nikola Mirotic and what would the Jazz be getting as a player?  Moreover, is it realistic to believe a deal can get done between the Jazz and the Chicago Bulls.  What are the Bulls looking for and can the Jazz give them what they need?The Jazz power forward rotation between Thabo Sefolosha, Jonas Jerebko and Joe Johnson is creating a lot of conversation.  Why are the Jazz doing what they are right now and what are the options.Finally, it is time machine Tuesday and we go back to 1988-89 and check in on the Utah Jazz and who they were playing, who played and a surprise Jazz name that Locke doesn't remember.Today's show is brought to you by Intercap Mortgage and Murdock Hyundai. 

Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke delivers to you a daily podcast on the Utah Jazz with the insight you can't get anywhere else.   Subscribe to LOCKED ON JAZZ on iTunes, Android, Spotify or listen on Alexa or Google Home.Locke looks at how much better the Jazz were on Sunday in Miami.  The leadership and communication was vastly improved.  The overall effort was superior to what we have seen on the road.  However, late in the game the Jazz didn't make the plays they had to make to win. While, the spotlight is on the final 3 plays of the game, 3 plays earlier were really what cost the Jazz and Locke looks at those plays and how they changed the game.Then Locke looks at the dissolving playoff races in both conferences.

David Locke and Ron Boone break down the final plays of the Jazz loss to Miami, but think it was two plays earlier that really determined the game

David Locke and Ron Boone try to figure out what happened in the 3rd quarter as the Jazz fall to the Denver Nuggets.   The Nuggets even the season series with the 99-91 win and the Jazz fall to 16-22.   What do Donovan Mitchell and Rodney Hood have to do to help the offense?