Utah Jazz

Staff Scrimmage: Jazz Predictions and Defining Success

Jazz basketball is back in mere hours, which makes it a good time to put a stake in the ground on some weighty issues. Welcome to the first “Staff Scrimmage” of the 2017 preseason, where five of our SCH contributors...

The Unlikely Transformation of Rodney Hood

Dennis Lindsey: “We believe Rodney Hood can be a primary scorer. It’s time for us to pivot, it’s time for us to move on.” — Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) July 6, 2017 Following Gordon Hayward’s...

NBA Star Treatment Bias and Our Own Cognitive Biases

Benjamin Franklin once quipped, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If dear old Ben were alive today he may have included a third certainly: death, taxes, and NBA fans complaining about...

A Look at Jazz Guard Nate Wolters

  The Utah Jazz have reportedly added an 18th player, with point guard Nate Wolters being the latest addition in what has been a busy off-season for the team. Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune broke the news first. The...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Arena Rumors and VERY Early Season Predictions

It’s not the offseason for our resident mailbag artist. Jimbo Rudding provides our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops, and he does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans just must have...

Globe Guide 2017: Where You Can Catch Jazz Players — OK, Player — in FIBA Competition

As we like to do around these parts to survive the dog days of summer, let’s talk FIBA. Usually the very international Jazz have a lot of basketball to follow as national teams go to work during the NBA offseason. And we...

Donovan Mitchell Ready to Write a New Chapter for the Jazz

  This summer, Jazz fans endured an Independence Day full of plot twists and posturing to rival the 1996 blockbuster of the same name. While it wasn’t completely apocalyptic, the aftershock of “The...

Why This Season’s Jazz Will Be MORE Fun to Watch

Jazz fans should be giddy at the prospect of the upcoming NBA season, which may well provide the most pure fun the fanbase has had in a long, long time. To be clear: I am not saying this team will be better or win more this...

Favorable Returns? Jazz Can Benefit from a Big Man Resurgence

There are a lot of reasons to still believe in a version of the Utah Jazz without 2017 All-Star Gordon Hayward, and some of them have been chronicled nationally since the Jazz’s top scorer left via free agency. They still...

Hello Yellow: One Man’s Take on the Jazz’s Golden Get-Up

I’m here to advocate for the hated, the downtrodden and the much-maligned. Yes, I’m here for the yellow jerseys. As Nike gets set to enter its first year as the outfitter of NBA teams, the sportswear giant recently...