December 22nd, 2013 | by
Tracy Weissenberg Trey Burke, acquired by the Jazz to fill a desperate need at the point guard position, spent the beginning of the season on the sidelines. The ninth overall pick suffered a fractured right index finger on October 12,...
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 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 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...
November 21st, 2013 | by
David J Smith For a team in need of some good news, the Utah Jazz received some yesterday: rookie point guard Trey Burke made his official NBA debut versus the New Orleans Pelicans. While the highly-anticipated return by Burke from his broken...
November 19th, 2013 | by
Laura Thompson Jazz fans have been getting rumblings that Trey Burke is close to returning, which is such welcome news for a team that has severely struggled at the point guard position in Burke’s absence. Alec Burks has spent some time at...
October 23rd, 2013 | by
Mario Alejandre On any franchise, there are particular positions that come with weightier expectations. For the Utah Jazz, that position is point guard. John Stockton’s Hall of Fame shadow still imposes itself over the many who have come...
October 16th, 2013 | by
David J Smith We often hear, when the Jazz win, that the team won by playing “Utah Jazz basketball.” For me, that has always connoted heart, hustle, tough defense, smart offense, and above all, teamwork. When you think about the...
October 2nd, 2013 | by
David J Smith The season is, at long-last, finally here. Media day is in the books, two-a-days are going, and Saturday’s annual scrimmage will give the public the first look at the new era of Utah Jazz basketball. In less than a week,...
