Derrick Favors: Better Than You Think He Is

No matter how good you think Jazz power forward Derrick Favors is, there’s a good chance he’s better. Even as the Jazz hype train barrels down the tracks with column after column citing reasons for optimism in Utah,...

Staff Scrimmage: Awards and Honors Watch

We’re kicking off Jazz training camp season with a series of collaborative columns about fun & burning topics. Today, we continue the series by taking some guesses on Jazz personnel’s chances at awards and honors...

Staff Scrimmage: Contract Decisions Loom

Our SCH staff has been celebrating the return of basketball with a series of roundtable columns about the excitement and expectations around the Utah Jazz and about rotation decisions. But October doesn’t just bring...

Who is the Fastest Man on the Utah Jazz?

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the words “Utah Jazz”? Do you think of Jerry Sloan, Karl Malone and John Stockton? Or do you think of more recent seasons with Quin Snyder, Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert, and...

Staff Scrimmage: Rotation Guesses

Our SCH staff is celebrating the return of basketball with a series of roundtable columns answering some of the burning questions in Jazzland. Yesterday we dealt with some broad questions about the excitement and expectations...

Staff Scrimmage: Camp Kick-off

We’re finally here. Utah Jazz fall training camp officially begins later today when players and staff will meet with the media at Zions Bank Basketball Center. That means that soon we’ll have actual basketball things...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Ideas for the Arena Renovation

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...

Win Total Over/Unders, Media Training Camp, Hayward Interview, and More – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops show, hosts Andy Larsen and Zach Harper begin by looking at the win total over/unders for the league released by Vegas. Who would we bet on? We go around the league. Then, we...

Why Did The Jazz Sign Henry Sims?

The Utah Jazz got one step closer to finalizing their training camp roster, inking veteran center Henry Sims. While this appears to be a simple, low-key camp invite, there may be a bit more to Sims than meets the eye. First, who...

Three Things to Watch This Season

There’s a buzz of national anticipation about this Jazz season. A possible playoff push, veteran additions, the preamble to Gordon Hayward’s free agency, and the return of Dante Exum consume much of the conversation....