August 29th, 2014 | by
Freelance Friday Editor’s note: This is one of our Freelance Friday posts, a chance for users from around the Jazz community to contribute to Salt City Hoops. This post was written by Brad Tilley. Brad (@bradjtilley) is a devoted Jazz fan...
August 21st, 2014 | by
David J Smith While training camp is still several weeks away, the Utah Jazz roster is starting to materialize quickly. In the past week, three names have emerged: point guard Dee Bost, shooting guard Kevin Murphy and forward Jack Cooley. Who...
August 18th, 2014 | by
Dakota Schmidt After the expected departures of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap during the 2013 offseason, it was apparent that the Jazz were in the midst of an extended rebuilding period. While that chapter of the franchise was on the verge of...
August 12th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton If you like bold predictions, then the recent throwback installment of the Salt City Hoops podcast is right up your alley. Among other gutsy calls, SCH founder Spencer Hall said he expects Rudy Gobert to play his way past...
August 11th, 2014 | by
Dakota Schmidt Earlier this week, Andy Larsen did a terrific piece on this very site about the different reasons behind Utah’s signing of veteran forward Trevor Booker. In that article, Larsen pointed out the level of energy and toughness...
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...
August 8th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton A hoopless August? No way. A few Jazz players are keeping busy this summer in preparation for FIBA’s World Cup of Basketball in Spain. And even though that tournament doesn’t start until the very end of August, the...
August 5th, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen When looking at their team’s performances last season, one thing Jazz management noticed was a lack of toughness. This came out especially on the defensive end: despite a seemingly capable roster, with a lot of...
July 31st, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen Ben Dowsett returns to the Salt City Hoops Podcast after his Canadian excursion, allowing us to talk about the last two weeks of Jazz news. In that time, the Jazz have signed Trevor Booker and traded for Carrick Felix, we talk...
July 29th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson I was looking at some stats for the team, and what stood out to me was the discrepancy between Trey Burke’s free-throw rate (.126) and Alec Burks’ (.449). Burks has a FTr better than 3.5x that of Burke’s. I don’t...
