December 20th, 2013 | by
Scott Stevens Alright, I’ll admit it up front. I’m a little biased towards one of the candidates for Rookie of the Year. With that being said, let’s take a look at Trey Burke’s positioning against the other leading rookies. It’s no...
December 20th, 2013 | by
Ben Dowsett Editor’s note: This is a guest piece done by Salt City Hoops writer Ben Dowsett, written on GotBuckets.com, a statistically oriented NBA-wide blog. They’re doing a series on “Plus/Minus All Stars”, and...
December 19th, 2013 | by
David J Smith Each season, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein comes out with his trimester awards–recognizing the NBA’s high achievers–always a fun read. Make sure to give it a perusal when it comes out. Because this is Salt City...
December 17th, 2013 | by
Dakota Schmidt One of the paths towards respectability for a number of teams in the NBA is to assign some of their younger players towards the NBADL (NBA Development League). While the D-League has been around since the early parts of the 21st...
December 14th, 2013 | by
Andy Larsen Benji Burke, Trey Burke’s father, joins us on this edition of the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show. We talk about how Trey came to be an NBA player, and what following his fame has been like as a father. We also talk about his...
December 13th, 2013 | by
Andy Larsen On our inaugural episode of the Salt City Hoops Midweek podcast, Andy Larsen invites Salt City Hoops writers Clint Johnson and Ben Dowsett on the show to talk about the causes of the Jazz’s recent success. Is Trey Burke...
December 10th, 2013 | by
Laura Thompson This season has been quite a bumpy ride for Alec Burks. With Trey Burke injuring his finger in the third game of the preseason, Burks was thrust into playing the point guard position—something he was asked to do last year for...
December 4th, 2013 | by
David J Smith A few weeks ago, the point guard situation for the Utah Jazz was dire. Rookie Trey Burke was out with a fractured finger and the veteran duo of Jamaal Tinsley and John Lucas III were not cutting it (and that may be being a bit...
November 30th, 2013 | by
Clint Johnson Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter are the core duo to the Jazz’s grand design. One an athletic marvel and defensive game changer; the other an irresistible force with the polished offense of a cowhide prodigy — an anchor in...
November 22nd, 2013 | by
Evan Hall So before any internet writer is allowed to talk about the basketball failures of an NBA player, he should probably have to start with some disclaimer. We never do, of course, because that’s an understated but nonetheless...