October 1st, 2015 | by
David J Smith When Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder was hired in the summer of 2014, one of the points of emphasis that was consistently mentioned was his desire to see his team “play with the pass.” A focus on a pass-heavy system...
September 18th, 2015 | by
Freelance Friday Brad Tilley (@bradjtilley) is an Analytics Consultant in the health insurance industry. He lives in Bountiful, Utah with his wife and two daughters. This is his second freelance article for Salt City Hoops. He recently attended...
August 18th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett By now, even the most casual Jazz fan knows how incredible the team’s defense was over the latter months of the ’14-15 season. A group that was a train wreck the previous season and even early on last year turned that notion...
May 1st, 2015 | by
Clark Schmutz I’m sure every Jazz fan has tried to figure out just how good the Jazz are, or will be, next season. And I’m sure every fan has gotten carried away to some extent, dreaming of 50-win seasons and pushing for...
March 3rd, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett During the All-Star break, NBA.com unveiled yet another set of intriguing and informative stats, this time in the form of Synergy Sports figures that had been largely unavailable to the public since the site’s fan version shut...
February 25th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett Analytics and all its accompanying elements has been one of the hottest topics among NBA die-hards for much of the year, and especially in the last few weeks. Comments by guys like Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal on...
December 31st, 2014 | by
Clint Johnson Perhaps the most fundamental defensive principle of all is Guard Your Man. Players who cannot effectively defend their assigned offensive player are weak points in defensive armor. Put together enough such weaknesses and the...
December 18th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton As we’ve discussed plenty here at SCH, there is more to pace than anything a single number can convey. Sure, the Utah Jazz are still crawling along in the bottom three for possessions per game, but smart people know...
December 11th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton Oh good, you’re thinking. Another diagnostic piece about the Utah Jazz. Well, it comes with the territory. The Jazz narrowly avoided the worst losing streak since before all current Jazz players were born, so logic...
December 8th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett The Jazz lost their eighth consecutive game against a shorthanded Magic team Friday night, and morale surrounding the team has likely reached a season low. Utah continues to hemorrhage points at an alarming rate, still 29th in...
