Salt City Seven

The Salt City Seven Returns: Guard Questions, Game Ball, Historic Streak & More
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The Salt City Seven Returns: Guard Questions, Game Ball, Historic Streak & More

October 30th, 2023 | by Dan Clayton
Every week during the regular season begins here at SCH with the Salt City Seven, a septet of recurring features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Check in...
Game One Overreactions and Observations
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Game One Overreactions and Observations

October 27th, 2023 | by Steve Godfrey
The Jazz kicked off the 2023-24 NBA season in the L column, losing in front of their home crowd to the Sacramento Kings, 114-130. Shooting guard Jordan Clarkson led the squad in scoring, netting 24 points and dishing out six...
OnePlay: How the Jazz will create opportunities without a traditional point guard in 2023-24
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OnePlay: How the Jazz will create opportunities without a traditional point guard in 2023-24

October 26th, 2023 | by Riley Gisseman
 OnePlay is a micro-analysis of individual plays that summarize the basketball philosophy presented by the Utah Jazz decision makers. It comes with breakdowns of which strengths are being used, how advantages are created,...
Group Predictions: Scoring, Trades & Bridging to the Future
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Group Predictions: Scoring, Trades & Bridging to the Future

October 24th, 2023 | by Salt City Hoops
Here we go.As the Jazz prepare to tip off their season, five Salt City Hoops writers tackle a unique set of predictions. It seems fairly obvious who the Jazz’s top scorer will be, but who will be the #2 threat? And how many...
Previewing the 2023-24 Season Using Gambling Odds
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Previewing the 2023-24 Season Using Gambling Odds

October 24th, 2023 | by Mark Russell Pereira
I’m feeling awfully confident after my prescient prognostication last year of a wildly new-look Utah Jazz team that most experts couldn’t really nail down. I picked the Jazz to comfortably go over their estimate of 23.5 wins...
Predictions: Win total, Hardy, hardware & more
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Predictions: Win total, Hardy, hardware & more

October 23rd, 2023 | by Steve Godfrey
The Jazz’s 2023-24 season begins in a little over 48 hours. Here are three big predictions for the season, plus a few more rapid fire ones. The Jazz will exceed 34.5 winsAccording to Vegas Bets and DraftKings, the odds are...
Positive Takeaways from Jazz Preseason
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Positive Takeaways from Jazz Preseason

October 23rd, 2023 | by John Keeffer
One common theme as we sports fans scroll through social media is how often the conversation is centered on negativity and skepticism. Every player is under performing, every rookie or off-season acquisition is looking like a...
With Dame and Portland, Nobody Owed Anybody Anything
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With Dame and Portland, Nobody Owed Anybody Anything

October 20th, 2023 | by Mark Russell Pereira
The agonizing, annoying, and interminable saga surrounding Damian Lillard’s future (or lack thereof) with the Portland Trail Blazers and/or Miami Heat came to a merciful end last month when Portland sent Lillard to the...
Do the Jazz need to trade for a point guard?
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Do the Jazz need to trade for a point guard?

October 19th, 2023 | by Zarin Ficklin
Perhaps the biggest topic du jour in Jazzland is the guard rotation. The six strongest candidates for minutes are Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton, Talen Horton-Tucker, Kris Dunn, Keyonte George, and Ochai Agbaji. Thus far, coach...
Preseason notebook: Guards, Favors, and more
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Preseason notebook: Guards, Favors, and more

October 18th, 2023 | by Steve Godfrey
The preseason is winding to a close, and the Jazz’s 2023-24 season will officially start in just eight days. Here are a few items of note to digest as the exhibition season continues on.Point guard position still...