Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Philadelphia » A year ago, Kosta Koufos made the first start of his NBA career in this city against the 76ers, pressed into action with Mehmet Okur attending to his ailing father in Turkey, Jarron Collins out with an injured elbow and Kyrylo Fesenko dealing with visa issues.
CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
at Utah Jazz (3-4) at Boston Celtics (7-1) Wednesday, November 11 7:30 PM ET Game #9, Home Game #5 TV: CSN HD, FSN, NBA LP 754,755 TD Banknorth Garden Refs: Mike Callahan, Rodney Mott, Leroy Richardson Game Thread l Chat Af ter playing 8 games in 12 days, the Celtics have had 3 days off for some much needed rest and practice. They now face the 3-4 Jazz who are coming off a 2 point win over the Knicks...
SLC Dunk (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
I'm watching the game this morning and will have something up on it later. I was listening on radio and got home in time to watch the final 6 minutes. That sounds familiar... Barry talked about this on NBA tv last night, but he spoke about Memo's comments after the game where Okur said they played D well all night except for the final 10 minutes. Barry said something to the effect of, "Uh, Memo,...
Jazz News (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin OConnor announced today that the team has exercised its third-year option on center Kosta Koufos for the 2010-11 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not released.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
A year after they declined the third-year option in former first-round draft pick Morris Almond 's contract, the Jazz elected to continue their investment in center Kosta Koufos , exercising a $1.
SLC Dunk (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
More photos » by Mark J. Terrill - AP Browse more photos » From Ross Siler , The agent for Ronnie Brewer said Friday that he and Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor had agreed that they would not be able to come to agreement on a contract extension for Brewer ahead of the Monday deadline to do so. The qualifying offer for next season would be $3.8 for Brewer. With CJ Miles getting $3.7...
A Pack A Day (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Actual counting NBA games begin later tonight, including a Blazers/Rockets game that I'll be attending in Portland. Here's my first pack from the new season, which also happens to be from the last licensed NBA Upper Deck base set. 97 - Udonis Haslem (Key cog in the Miami Heat's championship run.) 165 - Greg Oden (Look out! Oden is threatening to have a huge year this year.) 35 - Josh Howard 85 - Sasha...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
More photos » by Jim Mone - AP Kenny Natt exhorts the KIngs to get back on defense during their 95-85 loss to the Utah Jazz. Unfortunately for Natt, he was relieved of his coaching duties months ago. He was eventually led away by arena security. Browse more photos » Rantdumb musings from tonight’s game Fact: The Kings outscored the Jazz 51-47 in the 2 nd half of tonight’s game...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
As tough a time as Jazz fans occasionally might have distinguishing between Kyrylo Fesenko, Kosta Koufos and Goran Suton on the court, Lawrence Tanter can empathize from behind the microphone.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
As much as Kosta Koufos struggled in going 1-for-8 in Thursday's preseason opener, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan will remind himself that his second-year center still is just 20.
Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
The replacement referees were competent. Carlos Boozer heard cheers from the crowd. Those were the two things to take away from the Jazz's preseason opener Thursday, a game that should best be forgotten by lunch Friday. With overseas trips, the Jazz and the Nuggets played their first preseason game less than a week after opening training camp. Neither Kenyon Martin nor J.R. Smith played for Denver,...
Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Jazz center Kosta Koufos played the final 7:14 of Greece's 82-64 loss to Spain in Saturday's semifinals of the European championships in Poland. By the time Koufos checked in, Greece already was trailing by 22 in the fourth quarter. Koufos finished with four points and three rebounds and went 2-for-5 from the field, including a layup blocked by Marc Gasol. While Spain advances to the championship game,...
Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Kosta Koufos' chances of returning home with a medal increased Friday as Greece edged Turkey 76-74 in overtime in the European championships quarterfinals. Greece advances to play Spain in a Saturday semifinal and clinched a spot at next year's world championships in Turkey with the victory. Koufos did not play - - he has been battling stomach flu/food poisoning in recent days - - and Greece shortened...
Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
There was a lot to like about Jerry Sloan's speech Friday night as he was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame - - particularly Sloan's description of "drugstore cowboys," as borrowed from his old basketball coach in McLeansboro, Ill. Those who were listening carefully also might have noted that Sloan included Carlos Boozer as he listed some of the players he was privileged to have coached...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
As a high school star in Canton, Ohio, Kosta Koufos had a slightly different reaction than most Americans after watching Greece's staggering upset of the U.
Videos