The Jazz Take in Miami's Nightlife

After reading out Salt Lake Tribune beat writer Phil Miller's recent travel nightmare, I was feeling kind of sorry for the Jazz, who recently lost at every stop of a "four games in five nights" road trip. Traveling through the night hopping from one city to the next can be tough, no matter if you're flying coach or a chartered plane.

But from the sounds of it, maybe the Jazz didn't try make it any easier on themselves, enjoying a night on the town last Monday on the eve of their first game in Miami. From the Miami Herald:

Visiting from Sin City, the expert in champagne wishes and caviar dreams, Robin Leach, had dinner at Prime 112 on Monday night. In the house, all the Utah Jazz players with, according to Leach, ''a collection of UM blond beauties.''

Maybe I'm jumping the gun -- players need to eat, don't they? -- but I'm curious just how many of those players immediately hit the sack after dinner or perhaps joined the University of Miami co-eds for a nightcap at one of Miami's numerous hot spots (and I'm not talking Wi-Fi). On the other hand, it's hard to blame them if they did -- a night in South Beach must feel like an exotic vacation after being cooped up in Salt Lake City for most of the winter.

(I admit, this post isn't exactly heavy in substance ... but Miller's piece is an interesting read, and at the very least I got to use that pic of Robin Leach and Monique Benevento.)