Salt City Seven: Big Game Reps, Passing Surge and More

Don’t look now, the the Jazz have suddenly won six of their last seven, including consecutive road games and a home takedown of the reigning Eastern champs. The tide has turned for the blue, green and gold, who — at...

The Bench’s Role in the Utah Jazz’s Recent Success

During the forgettable skid following the All-Star break, the Jazz’s bench play was sporadic. There were nights where the lack of depth was astoundingly glaring. Poor shooting, a rash of turnovers and inconsistent efforts...

Trey Lyles Appreciation Thread

At the beginning of the season, the only highlights Lyles seemed to provide were those from the bench; his on-court play had many Jazz fans asking if Dennis Lindsey whiffed on the #12 pick, especially with Devin Booker still on...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Do Bolerjack and Harpring Lie to Us?

Q: Did you see the errant pass into my nachos tonight? I was honored, but hungry since the ref wouldn’t allow cheese scraped off the ball. @JimmerFrodette Boler and Harpring were saying it was mustard. So, either you eat...

Jazz Suppress Suns With Decisive 103-69 Win

The Utah Jazz, sans Gordon Hayward, were able to keep the frazzled Phoenix Suns under 70 points in a major blowout at The Viv Thursday night, extending the home-team’s win streak to four before hitting the road for a five-game...

Salt City Seven: Big Trip, Big Mack, Three Game Balls & More

Fifteen left. One-five. Eight are on the road (seven of those against teams at or below .500), and seven are at home (including three elite teams). The playoff race is coming down to the wire, which is where we’ll start...

Jazz Winning, Mascot Bracket, and Clark Schmutz – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s edition of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Zach Harper begin by talking about the Jazz’s win against the Cleveland Cavaliers: how it happened, why it happened, and whether the Jazz can...

Thinking Out Loud: Where do the Jazz go from here?

I personally have decided not to talk, or even worry about the Jazz and the playoffs this season. It just isn’t healthy. On top of that, it almost seems like a flip of a coin at this point. As soon as I think the Jazz...

Random Jazz Thoughts

The following is a collection of thoughts I’ve had over the past few weeks, but was unable to expand each into it’s own separate post so they are all getting bunched in together. Shelvin Mack: Not the solution or the...

Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Day 2 Takeaways

One of the big themes of the 2016 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) was rest/sleep for athletes. In the NBA, back-to-backs are legendary for draining players of energy and contributing to injury in some cases. Most SSAC...