The Belt-High Dribble: Recent Episodes
Solomon Kim and John Hawkes
A podcast for casual fans of the Utah Jazz and NBA Basketball. The hosts, John and Solomon, break down recent games, news, and information from the Utah Jazz.
Sol and John talk about Markkanen signing an extension with the Jazz. Is it a good deal for the Jazz? Can they still tank? Also, these Jazz fans say goodbye to Gordon Hayward.
John and Sol review the 2024 NBA draft picks for the Utah Jazz. They also talk a little about the upcoming Free Agency season.
Sol and John talk about draft prospects who could be available for the Jazz at 10 in the 2024 NBA Draft. We share our top 5s and also mention bread a little bit.
John and Sol talk about the future by talking about the past...trade deadline. The Utah Jazz gave away some win now talent for flexibility and assets for the future.
Sol and John are back! In Pod form! How do we feel about the lack of winning this season? Eh? How about the young guys? The older young guys? The In-season Tourney?
Sol and John talk about the Jazz offseason moves, including Draft picks, trading for John Collins, Clakson Extension, and others. Finally, they have their own Dame Time. Plus some comedy from Cora.
Sol and John talk about there top for prospects for the the Utah Jazz at the number 9 pick. Also, shoud the Jazz move up? Do they go with fit or best available? No food talk here, just Jazz.
Sol and John are giving their live reactions to the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. And a special guest joins them for at least some of the time with timely jokes.
John and Sol talk about the 2022-23 Utah Jazz season as a whole. Was it a success? A failure? an Eh? Also, jellybeans, cucumbers, chicken, lemon-lime soda drinks.
Are we ready for the end of the year tank-a-thon? John and Sol talk tank, All-star Weekend, Quin Snyder, Starry, Mailbag, and more.
The Jazz were part of a 3 team trade prior to the NBA trade deadline. Were the Jazz fleeced? Did they do the fleecing? Does anyone wear fleece anymore? John and Sol will answer 1 or all of those questions.
John is feeling the the trade season, Solomon is like...uh...sure. But he has the hesitation and go on point. But they talk about some Utah Jazz trade ideas, NAW, cookies again, mailbag, and look at the upcoming schedule.
Sol and John join teams to collectively say eh to any corporately named NBA arena. And Yuck and Yum Sandwhich! Also Kessler is really good and Agbaji might be too!
The Utah Jazz are halfway through the 2022-23 NBA season. Sol and John pick the Jazz' best player and most fun player(hint: same 2 players), make some predictions, talk discuss Die Hard briefly, cookies and/or chocolate chips, mailbag, and probably more!
Sol and John have a post game chat after the Utah Jazz beat the NO Pelicans. Markkanen is back and was dominant, as was Zion in limited minutes. Yuck and Yum about new NBA tophy names.
Sol and John talk about the Utah Jazz over the last 8 game stretch without their starting PG. Was Sexton the answer? Spoiler: No, er maybe, someday. Who knows? We do! Maybe. We can say who doesn't know--all the other Utah Jazz podcasters. This podcast was long so we'll just let you know right now that Yuck and Yum starts at the 52:03 mark.
John and Sol make their arguments for breaking up this team for draft picks or to let this team ride.
Sol and John run down the roster this year and compare it to last year to try to figure out why this team is winning so much to start the season.
Jazz go to 5-2. John and Sol wonder when they're going to start 'tanking'. Also:
20:36 Listener Mail
29:06 Yuk and Yum
Sol and John talk about the upcoming season, yuck and yum, violin lessons, and Apple hashtags. Listen before the Jazz start the 2022-23 season against the Denver Nuggets.
John and Sol talk about all the changes the Utah Jazz made this summer. Quin, Rudy, Donny, all gone. Who we got now?
Sol and John talk about the disppointing 1st round exit by the Utah Jazz, and discuss the Rudy V. Donny while wondering if it has to be one or the other.
Sol and John give their hot blooded whisky sippin' recap of Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs between the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks.
Sol and John hit the reset button for the Jazz season and get pumped for the playoffs. Plus, some Classic Jazz talk.
Sol and John squash their beef and discuss all the drama surrounding the Jazz and look forward to the playoffs.
Sol and John bring some yuk and yum during the grueling NBA Allstar break. They talk Jazz, food, palindromes, and Howards.
John and Sol talk about some the frustrating losses of recent days with a little yuk and yum thrown in there.
Sol and John decide that 10 games in is the right time to talk about the Jazz season so far. They yuk and yum it up about the Jazz, and food.
John and Sol are back! In Pod Form!
We'll make our predictions and talk about what we're excited about for the new Utah Jazz season.
John and Sol yuck and yum it up about the Utah Jazz transactions during this years free agent season.
Sol and John feel its time to start the grieving process in podcast form and talk about what could have or should have been for the Jazz this year.
Rust or Rest? John and Sol shake off the rust and talk about the Jazz upcoming playoff series against the LA Clippers.
Sol and John talk about how they're feeling about the Jazz winning 5 of their last 10 games, about the approaching trade deadline, and ice cream with cashews.
The Jazz made it to the Allstar break with the best record in the NBA. We chat about the season so far, the allstar game, and other Jazz notes we've needed to catch up on.
The Jazz have played 10 games now, so John and Sol give their thoughts on this years team so far.
John and Sol are getting excited about the start of the NBA season. They talk about the Jazz schedule, Donny and Rudy on ESPN's top 100, and donuts, again.
Sol and John review episode 11 and give there thoughts on season 4 of Fargo as a whole.
John and Sol talk Fargo Episode 10. And we talk about Jazz Dark Mode jerseys, fans in the stands, and Donovan's 5th year option.
John and Sol talk about the chaos of Episode 8 of Fargo. Then the chat about Mike Conley exercising his player option.
Sol and John talk Fargo Episode 7. They also talk about donuts and macaroons, which are Italian, not French, according to nurse Mayflower.
Sol and John distract themselves and you, the listener, from a dragging US election by talking about gangsters getting wacked in Fargo Episode 6.
John and Sol talk Episode 5 of season 4. Who has the best quote? Who wins the Howard Eisley award? Who gets made?
Sol and John have to start this episode talking about news of the Utah Jazz being sold for $1.66 Billion, and then we get back to Fargo.
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0:40 Ollie the producer
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3:45 Food
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6:30 Sale of Jazz
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21:43 Fargo
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49:49 Stupid Celtic Fan's Rudy for Hayward trades
John and Sol discuss Fargo Season 4 Episode 3. We also discuss a little NBA and turkey.
SPOILER: Solomon is not a fan of turkey.
Sol and John chat about Episode 2 of Fargo Season 4. We also through in a little Jazz and a little food.
John and Sol watched the first episode of season 4 of Fargo and will chat about it. And because we can't go without some Jazz talk, we talk about a fan proposed trade and the new Jazz assistant coach hire.
The Lakers are the 2020 NBA Champs. yay. John and Sol talk about the game, the bubble, and announce a new podcast pivot for the offseason.
Jimmy Vs James in Game 5 of the NBA Finals! John and Sol talk about the Heat winning to keep the finals alive.
Jimmy does it all in game 3 to get the Heat a win against the Lakers. John and Sol talk about the game and hot dogs!
Sol and John just watched Game 1 of the NBA bubble Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, and then talk about it. Also, fun facts about Glen Rice.
Heat close out the Celtics in 6 and are 'on their way to the world championship'! Also, for the Jazz fans we chat about the new assistant coaches hired and a Jazz hypothetical.
John and Sol chat about game 4 with between El Heat and Los Celtics. No banter on this one, just serious basketball talk!
Sol and John talk Game 3 between the Heat and Celtics. Also, puppies and babies! And some Jazz stuff.
Sol and John talk about game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Heat and Celtics. And of course we talk a little about desert pastries.
Sol has some wacky trade ideas from the internet! We also talk about the weather, like good midwesterners.
Sol and John had a chance to come to terms with the end of the Jazz season. Now they put on their GM hats or Coaches hats, or someone's hats, and think of what the returning players can improve on to make this team a championship caliber team.
Sol and John are down. But listen anyways. We talk about an incredible game 7 and get it all off our chests so we can grief and move on with life as Jazz fans.
Once again, the Jazz can't close the Nuggets out. John and Sol try not to get too down while talking about game 6.
The Jazz lose 15 point lead and were not able to close out the Nuggets in game 5. Sol and John discuss it, and also beans!
Jazz take game 4 in a close back and forth! Sol and John go positives and negatives in this one after the Jazz take a commanding 3-1 series lead, as they say.
Jazz get Papa Mike back for game 3 and dominate behind his hot shooting. John and Sol are getting cautiously excited about potential of this team.
Jazz come back strong in Game 2 and tie the series 1-1. John and Sol discuss it! Also, Mike Conley likely back for game 3, how will that help the Jazz.
Jazz and Nuggets take game 1 into overtime! Sol and John recap and look ahead to game 2.
The Jazz will end up the 6th seed in the West and will match-up with the Denver Nuggets. John and Sol, finding out about this during the podcast, discuss the match-up, the Jazz tanking narrative, and what we hope to see from the Jazz during the bubble playoffs.
John and Sol start to get excited after talking about the Jazz scrimmage games, upcoming restart, Donny, Rudy, Conley, and X factors...and olives.
The return of the 19-20 season is approaching, Sol and John reunite from their bubbles to share their thoughts and just talk about things like grilling steaks.
John and Sol discuss Jerry Sloan and there perspective on him as a legendary Jazz coach. They also talk about the proposed structure and start date for resuming the NBA season.
Sol and John talk about the Last Dance and their perspective as Jazz fans who were there to witness it.
Sol and John return with Quarantinis and talk about some classic Jazz players who were maybe overrated or underrated.
Sol and John give their takes on a surreal week of Jazz, NBA, and Coronavirus news as Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell contract the virus and the NBA shuts down.
John and Sol stay positive - which is easy to do when the Jazz win 5 in a row. Plus the Jazz curse and yuck/yum.
Jazz are losers of 4 straight at home! Panic button is activated! We'll talk about what's wrong with them and Sol will try to bring John out of the doldrums of jazz fandom.
John and Sol talk about the NBA All-star festivities, the Utah Jazz all-stars, and review the last 5 Jazz games leading up to the break.
Sol and John talk All-stars and the Jazz got 2 of them. Also, we talk about the 4 game losing streak and the trade deadline this week. We also find time for some yuck or yum.
John and Solomon talk about the sudden, tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and share some memories of him as a Jazz opponent. After that, we talk Jazz v Mavs, Yuck and Yum, Rolls Royce, and the upcoming gauntlet.
Sol and John mourn the loss of a 10 game win streak and take an overview of the first half of the Jazz' season.
Sol returns with stories from his travels through the Caribbean and John and Sol talk Jazz win streak. Plus Yuk/Yum
Sol and John ring in the new decade with a nostalgic look back at the last decade of Utah Jazz basketball.
John and Sol talk Blazers-Jazz, Rudy Burn, bye Exum and uncle Jeff/Welcome Clarkson, and answer some Mailbag questions!
The Jazz have been in a major slump lately, so should we start to panic? Also, some yuck and yum and who is the best offensive Jazz player of recent past?
John and Sol catch-up on the Jazz, talk about the perfect piece for this team, and yuck some yum!
Gettin' Bogey wid it! Beef Bojan is boiling! Bogdamnitsgood!
Sol and John are pumped after Bogdanovic hits 3 point game winner for the Jazz against the Bucks!
Sol and John discuss the themes running through the last few games for the Jazz and try to decide if they'll continue.
John and Sol talk about the 1st week of Jazz basketball. They also look ahead and touch on the rest of the surprises in the NBA.
After a long offseason, Sol and John finally have a real basketball game to talk about. Plus some other news about the Jazz.
Sol and John have some actual basketball to talk about...sort of, 2 preseason games!...sort of. Plus we had to talk a little about the NBA's relationship status with China, its complicated.
Sol and John reunite for the eve of the Jazz season. We talk Donnie, Rudy, Mikey, Bogey, and Maladies.
John and Sol discuss the Jazz signings of Emmanuel Mudiay and Jeff Green. We also discuss how the Jazz are looking for next year at this stage of the offseason. Also, we touch on the Kawhi/PG13 to the Clippers scheme hatched by the unsavory Kawhi Leonard.
Jazz make a few big free agent decisions in the opening 24 hours of the 2019 NBA free agent period, John and Sol will share our thoughts.
Sol and John make their predictions about where the big free agents will go this summer and discuss some possibilities for the Jazz.
Jazz trade for Mike Conley ahead of NBA draft. Here what John and Sol think of it. Plus brief finals recap and discussion of the other trade that went down this week involving the hot mess from LA.
Sol and John checked in to talk about the NBA finals match-up and the Jazz upcoming offseason (no Spoilers) and GOT finale (with Spoilers).
Sol and John took some time to think, reflect, process, debrief, go on long walks, and cry about the end of the Utah Jazz season of a season of shame? pride? We'll answer that and talk a little playoffs.
Sol and John give their pre-game thoughts on their way to game 3 and the post-game analysis leaving game 3.
John and Sol break down the game 1 loss by the Jazz to the Rockets and they talk about what can be down in game 2.
Playoffs start Sunday for the Jazz! We will talk about the tough match-up with the Houston Rockets and try to keep our cursing of the Denver Nuggets to a minimum.
Sol and John, mostly John, are getting anxious about the the Utah Jazz seeding for the playoffs. 2 games are left and its still up in the air! Also, John and Sol delve into reality and discuss Kyle Korver's player's tribune article.
John and Sol discuss the Russell Westbrook/Jazz fan incident. Also Dante Exum injury news and the season outlook for final 13 games.
Sol and John check in on the Jazz since the Allstar break. They talk Bucks game, Nuggets game, Donny, Favs, PGs, and upcoming games.
Sol and John take to relax on a beach in an undisclosed location to chat about the passing trade deadline, All-Star festivities, the Jazz remaining schedule, and some NBA drama.
Your Jazz buddies Sol and John talk about how the Jazz are doing, the approaching trade deadline, and Rudy getting snubbed for the Allstar game.
The Jazz are 42 games into the season. John and Sol discuss the season so far, the last 10 games, Donovan, and Booing.
Sol and John review that past 8 games, discuss Favors for Jabari trade rumors, and give their thoughts on Rudy and whether or not they are disappointed with the Jazz so far.
John and Sol return to check in on the Jazz to this point and discuss the newest re-addition to the Jazz.
John and Sol check in to review the first 5 games of the season. We talk surprises, disappointments, all that!
John and Sol answer a few long awaited mailbag questions about Coach Quin Snyder and bring with it a bio on the Jazz coach.
We go over a few points from game 5 loss to Rockets and take an overview of this surprising season.
John and Sol discuss the Jazz loss in game 4, some bright spots, Rudy v. Capela, and the Jazz offense.
Rockets demonstrate their superiority in game 3. We try to find some bright spots in this ugly game for the Jazz.
Jazz start round 2 of the playoffs 36 hours after closing their series against the Thunder. Were they fatigued? Where Sol and John fatigued? Find out!