A book about Utah Jazz

zbone · Post #1 » by **zbone** » Tue May 25, 2010 12:41 pm

Hi.
Can someone recommend a really good book about Utah Jazz history, key players, some insider stories, etc? Something really worth time and paper it's been printed on, not just commonly known facts diluted with bla-bla-bla

UTJazzFan_Echo1 · Post #2 » by **UTJazzFan_Echo1** » Tue May 25, 2010 2:54 pm

I would suggest the new biography about Larry H. Miller.

Not so much about the Jazz but a good book about a Jazz all-time great would be a book titled "Pistol". It's about Pete Maravich and his life, really enjoyed reading that and has a bit of stuff about the Jazz in there.

Post #3 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Tue May 25, 2010 3:31 pm

I'd check the publisher of the LHM book. If it's a publisher of LDS books you are likely to get a pretty substantial slant.

BarneyGumble · Post #4 » by **BarneyGumble** » Tue May 25, 2010 6:03 pm

Check out these books. Great insight about the history of the Jazz, the formation of the Jazz in Utah, and the peak of the Jazz in the 1990's:

http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ ... QprZ349729

http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ ... QprZ309813

Doc Cherno · Post #5 » by **Doc Cherno** » Tue May 25, 2010 10:37 pm

I'm partial, but...

http://www.amazon.com/Salt-Palace-Darren-DeFrain/dp/1930974310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274827014&sr=8-1

J_Ray · Post #6 » by **J_Ray** » Wed May 26, 2010 12:02 am

DWill_daShizzle wrote:Check out these books. Great insight about the history of the Jazz, the formation of the Jazz in Utah, and the peak of the Jazz in the 1990's:

http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ ... QprZ349729

I recommend this one too. Definitely a great read to how Utah became such a good organization and how their franchise formed such a historic past by bringing in guys like Stockton, Malone, and Sloan.

zbone · Post #7 » by **zbone** » Wed May 26, 2010 12:18 am

Thank you guys.
I read description of tbe LHM book and I am puzzled whether it is about hard nosed man becoming a millionaire, his dealerships and so on or there is a focus on the Jazz in it.

Bullet · Post #8 » by **Bullet** » Wed May 26, 2010 5:22 am

On a related note, is there a good documentary on the Jazz? Is it available on DVD?

Racer X · Post #9 » by **Racer X** » Wed May 26, 2010 5:29 am

DWill_daShizzle wrote:Check out these books. Great insight about the history of the Jazz, the formation of the Jazz in Utah, and the peak of the Jazz in the 1990's:

http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ ... QprZ349729

http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ ... QprZ309813

Thats a nice pull.

BarneyGumble · Post #10 » by **BarneyGumble** » Thu May 27, 2010 7:30 pm

One thing that reading these books will leave you with: Frank Layden may be the all-time MVP of the Jazz organization...

Reckless · Post #11 » by **Reckless** » Fri May 28, 2010 9:29 am

http://www.google.com/