Salt City Seven: Road Reliance, Depth Options and More

Twenty-two games left, and the Jazz find themselves in a bit of a slump. How do they get out? This week’s SC7 looks at a potential area for personnel answers, but we also hear from the coach, and look at some X&O themes...

Mack Attack: Shelvin’s New Opportunity in Utah

Just two short weeks ago, all the Utah Jazz talk swirled around the impending trade deadline. While names like Jeff Teague, Jrue Holiday, George Hill and Ty Lawson were oft-mentioned by media members and fans alike, the team did...

Thinking Out Loud: Two Jazz Seasons Diverged in a Wood

Author’s note: I think about basketball way too much. Thinking Out Loud is my attempt to get those thoughts and feelings on internet paper before I move onto another topic.  I don’t know how to say it, but it feels like...

March Schedule Look Ahead

Another month down in the NBA season so it’s time to take a look at the March schedule to make some predictions. @ Toronto (3/2) The Raptors are nipping at the heels of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the top spot in the Eastern...

Jazz drop disappointing game to bottom-dwelling Nets, 98-96

Despite scoring 35 points in the fourth quarter and having a chance to win it at the buzzer (on a Jingles game-winning 3, ‘cause: sure), the Utah Jazz dropped a winnable home game to the Brooklyn Nets who collected just their...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – I Want to Punch the Rockets in the Face

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...

Jazz’s 3-point shooting ice cold in loss to Spurs

Well, it was a good streak while it lasted. I came into tonight’s game having covered four Jazz games and four Jazz wins. Alas, streaks are made to be broken and the Utah team fell to the ageless/bionic/real, real good San...

Salt City Seven: Three’s a Crowd at PG, Tough Month, Freeing G

Welcome to the 17th installment of the weekly modular recap of Jazz basketball. With 26 games to go, there’s a lot to talk about.   Suddenly, some of the intriguing second-half subplots for the Utah Jazz involve the...

The Jazz’s Forgotten Man: Jeff Withey

Things are starting to really hum smoothly for the Utah Jazz. While they dropped a few heart-breakers of late, they have emerged victorious in nine of their past 12 outings. They look every bit the part of a Playoff team in the...

Portland’s Shooting and Rebounding Overshadow Shelvin Mack’s Utah Debut

Any Utah Jazz fan who followed the team in the late 1980s and early 1990s can most likely recall clearly those painful battles with the Portland Trail Blazers. It felt like every 3-point shot Terry Porter. Clyde Drexler or Danny...