Gordon Hayward

East Coast Hayward

In a recent Locked on Sports podcast with Jazz radio play-by-play caller David Locke, a question was raised concerning what Gordon Hayward’s status would be if he played for an Eastern Conference team. In an ideal world,...

3 NBA Insights From The San Francisco Sports Analytics Summit

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...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – My Worst Jazz Memories

  Q: What is the over/under for the season on in-game murderous glares from Quin Snyder? @joel_hiller I, for one, welcome the Quin Snyder glares. It seems to be a GREAT motivator for the players. He gets this glow about him...

Utah Jazz Ceilings and Floors, Part II: Bigs

Yesterday in this space, I looked at each guard and wing likely to make Utah’s 15-man roster through the lens of their potential floor and ceiling as an NBA player. I ranked the group in reverse order of ceiling. Today, we...

Rudy Gobert Wrecking Havoc In EuroBasket

Over the past few years, the French National Team has been able to make their mark as one of the elite teams on the international circuit. While they’ve remained respectable over the past decade, due to the likes of Tony Parker...

Utah Jazz Ceilings and Floors, Part I: Guards and Wings

Among the most common and often divisive topics of basketball debate is the theme of player ceilings and floors. It’s fun in large part because it’s such an inexact science – attempting to look years into the future and...

Derrick Favors: A Reason For Hope

Overlooked and underappreciated, Derrick Favors might never get the respect he rightfully deserves. On another team, in another market, he almost certainly would get more hype. But Favors is more than just hype — he’s...

Roundball Reminiscing: My Saturday in the Hall

Pay no attention to the grown man choking back tears in front of the video board. There must have been some dusty air particles floating around Western Massachussetts last weekend, or else somebody was waxing seriously...

Interviewing Dr. Lyle Mason, Part III: Owners, GMs, Dante, and Gobert

This is my interview with Dr. Lyle Mason, continuing from Part II. Lyle, an orthopedic surgeon, was the Jazz physician for 36 years and sat down with me for a couple hours to talk Jazz and the NBA. My questions are in bold; his...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Preseason Predictions

Here at Salt City Hoops, we’re occasionally accused of being too analytical. Basketball is a fun sport, they say, and we’re being too objective about it. Jumbo Rudding, on the other hand, is not analytical. He is zany. He...