August 8th, 2014 | by
Freelance Friday Editor’s note: This Freelance Friday, we had 3 different submissions focusing on Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter. As a result, I decided that the best way to include all 3 point of views was a roundtable of the best parts of...
March 28th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett As a long season winds down in Salt Lake City, we begin the transition to the offseason – both a look back at the results from the year that was, and a look forward to the future. In this year’s case, there will be somewhat...
February 20th, 2014 | by
Dakota Schmidt On the eve of the 2013-14 season, the Utah Jazz brass were cautiously expecting the duo of Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors to be the team’s frontcourt catalysts for the next decade. As we reach the unofficial start to the...
January 22nd, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett Building and maintaining a competitive NBA roster from year to year is a complex task. More often than most GM’s around the league would prefer, crises arise in some area of this process. These situations can come up...
December 30th, 2013 | by
Andy Larsen On this week’s edition of the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, Andy Larsen, Dan Clayton, and Ben Gaines talk about important issues in the Jazz’s young season. the development of the young core. The team leads off by...
November 4th, 2013 | by
Ben Dowsett While it’s been no secret to those in Salt Lake City, folks around the league are starting to take note of what we’ve known for some time: the Jazz are stacked with young talent. Their usual dose of smart drafting coupled...
October 29th, 2013 | by
Denim Millward Approximately seven years ago, I started a new job with an insurance company. (I know this is quite possibly the most boring lede ever, but stick with me.) After seven years of learning the fascinating ins and outs of the...
October 18th, 2013 | by
Scott Stevens It’s been a long time coming for Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors. After waiting patiently behind on the bench and fighting for minutes, it’s finally their time to shine. Kanter has already shown his soft touch around the rim,...
September 23rd, 2013 | by
Clint Johnson We at Salt City Hoops aim to please, and that includes responding to comments and requests, such as these to my September 9th post projecting Hayward and Favors as primary offensive options this season. Casey said: I’d be...
June 5th, 2013 | by
Clint Johnson Welcome Coach Karl! Or maybe it’s Periodic Expat Demi-coach of a Largely Undesignated Nature and Frequency Charged with Development of Players 6’8” and Taller (preferably far, far away from the press) Karl, but hey,...