Episodes
BlueWire NBA Draft specialist Jonathan Wasserman joins Ben to break down the 2019 NBA Draft in simple terms for non-experts, plus dig into the value in the late first round and players potentially available for the Utah Jazz with the 23rd pick. 
Published 06/12/19
This week, Ben and SCH's Dan Clayton jump around some off season Jazz and NBA targets, including some officiating points of interest, Jazz acquisition methods for talent this summer, and some brief NBA Finals previews. For more podcasts like this, check out bluewirepods.com
Published 05/29/19
Ben is joined by Dennis Lindsey, Executive VP of Basketball Operations for the Utah Jazz, to discuss his recent promotion, Justin Zanik's new role as GM, the franchise's pivotal off-season approaching, and how Dennis and his staff value internal progression and excellence. For more podcasts like this, check out bluewirepods.com.
Published 05/22/19
Ben is joined by Ian Tulloch of The Athletic to discuss systemic officiating bias issues in the NHL, how these compare to the NBA in the past, and how the NHL could learn a few things from what the NBA did to solve their issue. For more podcasts like this, visit bluewirepods.com.
Published 05/16/19
Ben this week hosted Blue Wire Buckets, Blue Wire's NBA Playoffs podcast, along with Andy Liu of Light Years. The two discussed the Warriors' thrashing of Portland in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals & looked ahead to preview the Bucks-Raptors series. They also discussed the ramifications of the unexpected results of the NBA Draft Lottery.
Published 05/15/19
Host Ben Dowsett takes a number of listener questions on the Utah Jazz's offseason targets, developmental needs and much more headed into a pivotal franchise summer.
Published 05/08/19
Ben is joined by Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune to look back on a completed Utah Jazz season, then look ahead to a pivotal summer upcoming. For more podcasts like this, check out bluewirepods.com.
Published 05/01/19
Ben is joined by Justin Rowan of The Chase Down & Richie Randall of Buzz Beat for another edition of Blue Wire Buckets. Here is a segment on the officiating in Warriors-Rockets from the most recent episode.
Published 04/29/19
Ben is joined by SCH's Dan Clayton to recap the Jazz's Game 5 and series loss to the Rockets, plus some broad takeaways from the series and season.
Published 04/25/19
Ben is joined by SCH's Dan Clayton to recap the Jazz's first win of the series, strong play from Mitchell, Favors and others, and whether Utah has a shot to win Game 5. 
Published 04/23/19
Ben and guest Dan Clayton break down a tough, nailbiting loss for the Jazz in Game 3 to the Rockets. 
Published 04/21/19
Ben joins Justin Rowan & Andy Liu for an episode of Blue Wire Buckets, Blue Wire's roundtable NBA Playoffs podcast. Here's a segment from the most recent episode of Blue Wire Buckets.
Published 04/19/19
Host Ben Dowsett and Dan Clayton of Salt City Hoops break down another Rockets blowout in Game 2 of their series over Utah. 
Published 04/18/19
Ben and guest Dan Clayton of Salt City Hoops break down a big Jazz loss to Houston in Game 1 of their series, and offer some minor optimism.
Published 04/15/19
Monty McCutchen, NBA VP of Referee Development and Training, joins Ben to talk about the league's major points of emphasis this year, evolving player-referee relationships, playoff refereeing assignments and much more. 
Published 04/09/19
Ben is joined by Dr. Scott Goldman, performance psychologist active across North American team sports and inventor of the Athletics Intelligence Quotient Test. 
Published 04/02/19
Host Ben Dowsett is joined by Salt City Hoops' Dan Clayton to jump around Jazzland and take listener questions.  bluewirepods.com
Published 03/20/19
Host Ben Dowsett is joined by Jody Genessy to chat about his new book, "100 Things Jazz Fans Should Know & Do Before they Die"
Published 03/04/19
Host Ben Dowsett spends some time resetting Donovan Mitchell's progress as a sophomore, then takes listener questions on all things Jazz.  bluewirepods.com
Published 02/27/19
Over the NBA All-Star break, Ben is joined by Athletic NHL writer Ian Tulloch to investigate a concept: Is hockey on the precipice of a tactical revolution similar to the one basketball recently experienced?  bluewirepods.com
Published 02/19/19
Host Ben Dowsett is joined by Eric Woodyard, beat writer for the Deseret News, to talk about the impact of trade deadline rumors on the Jazz's locker room plus the culture present in Utah.  bluewirepods.com
Published 02/11/19
On the latest Sharp Notes, Ben reviews the Rudy Gobert All-Star snub, a potential Mike Conley trade with the Memphis Grizzlies and welcomes on Action Network NBA writer Matt Moore to discuss the Jazz and other league-wide . topics. bluewirepods.com
Published 02/05/19
Host Ben Dowsett breaks down the state of the Jazz headed into trade deadline season, then takes listener mailbag questions. 
Published 01/29/19
Ben Dowsett is joined by The Ringer's Jonathan Tjarks to talk about Joe Ingles' importance to the Jazz's present and future, plus break down potential playoff matchups
Published 01/23/19