Review: John Stockton’s “Assisted”

If you’ve heard John Stockton in interviews before, you’ll be able to hear his voice throughout the book, because he writes very similarly to how he speaks. The style is classic Stockton: humble, gracious, and deflecting...

Enes Kanter: Ahead of the Curve

While it’s been no secret to those in Salt Lake City, folks around the league are starting to take note of what we’ve known for some time: the Jazz are stacked with young talent.  Their usual dose of smart drafting coupled...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Rockets 11/2/2013

1. In the second half, the Jazz fell apart both offensively and defensively. The Jazz took a 16 point lead into halftime of this one, having both out-executed and out-hustled the Rockets on both ends of the floor. But in the...

Hayward’s Extension, First Week Review – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

This week on the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, Andy Larsen, Austin Horton, and Ben Gaines take a closer look at Hayward’s non-extension. What does it mean for the team that he wasn’t extended before the October 31st...

81 Predictions for 81 Jazz Games

One down. 81 to go. After the first game of the season, we still have no idea what to expect from the youth movement. So I wanted to make some bold predictions about this Jazz team, as well as a few other things around the...

2014 NBA Draft Rankings: Out of the Gate

And they’re off!  How have the top prospects for the 2014 NBA Draft come out of the gate in the race to be the first overall pick?  One week into the season, here are my rankings. Andrew Wiggins, SF —...

Gordon Hayward & Restricted Free Agency FAQ

There are WojBombs and then there are WojBombs. Much of Jazz nation spent Halloween with one eye on the candy bowl and the other eye on Twitter, hoping news would surface on the 10 p.m. MDT deadline for the Jazz to extend Gordon...

Fun Facts About Your Favorite NBA Referees

The NBA just released its 2013-14 Referee Media Guide, which you can download here. It’s a wonderful document full of NBA refereeing minutia, perfect for basketball nerds who have come to know the referees’ names...

48 Minutes In: What We Know So Far About the Young Jazz

Have you heard the phrase about “knowing just enough to be dangerous”? That’s where we as a Jazz community are right now. We finally have real basketball to dissect, with the first 48 minutes of the new-era Jazz...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Thunder 10-30-2013

1. The Core Four showed a lot of ability. With the injury to Trey Burke, there’s no need to fabricate new names for the Jazz’s dynamic young team; the moniker “Core Four” suffices. And indeed, Utah’s...