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    Sexton Makes a Leap in Second Jazz Season
    By Steve Godfrey: The two key pieces from the 2023 Donovan Mitchell trade have both treated Jazz fans to resurgences. But while Lauri Markkanen’s leap...
Derrick Favors – Was the Extension for Too Much?
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Derrick Favors – Was the Extension for Too Much?

October 28th, 2013 | by Ben Dowsett
One of the largest challenges in managing an NBA franchise outside a major market will always be the inherently unbalanced nature of free agency within the league.  The big boys just have the deck stacked in their favor in too...
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Grading the Preseason – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

October 28th, 2013 | by Andy Larsen
On this episode, Andy Larsen, Austin Horton, and the newly returned Ben Gaines talk about the just-concluded preseason. What can we learn from the 8 games? We grade each of the top 5 players with an A-F grade. Then, after Ty...
2014 NBA Draft Rankings: Pre-Season Positions
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2014 NBA Draft Rankings: Pre-Season Positions

October 25th, 2013 | by Clint Johnson
I doubt Jazz fans have ever anticipated a draft prior to a season’s beginning as highly as they now do the 2014 Draft.  With the Jazz looking to struggle this season, and the most highly anticipated draft class since 2003...
All Losses Aren’t Equal
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All Losses Aren’t Equal

October 25th, 2013 | by Scott Stevens
  The Jazz’s season is now only days away. For the first time in decades, however, their success won’t be determined by wins and losses. The most important thing for this young team is something that won’t show up on a...
The Doctor Is In: Five Under-the-Radar Performance Tips for the Jazz
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The Doctor Is In: Five Under-the-Radar Performance Tips for the Jazz

October 24th, 2013 | by Dan Clayton
The Jazz are days away from their Halloween Eve debut, but I have neither tricks nor treats planned for my last column of the preseason. Instead, I’ll be doling out some free advice to several Jazz players. I know, I know:...
JazzRank #5: Alec Burks
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JazzRank #5: Alec Burks

October 24th, 2013 | by Tracy Weissenberg
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in the annual series from Salt City Hoops ranking the current players on the Utah Jazz roster. Throughout the preseason, we’ll count up through the current Jazz roster, from worst to first,...
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Whittling Down the Utah Jazz Roster

October 23rd, 2013 | by David J Smith
5:00 pm. EST on October 28th signifies the deadline for final Opening Day rosters for the 30 NBA franchises. Each passing day, teams are trimming their ranks. Some teams may have already whittled their rosters down and are...
JazzRank #6: Trey Burke – Raised to be a Pro
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JazzRank #6: Trey Burke – Raised to be a Pro

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...
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A Breakdown of Jerry Sloan’s Offense and Its Impact

October 22nd, 2013 | by Ben Dowsett
If you missed part one of this two-part series, we covered the amazing impact coach Jerry Sloan had, not only on the Jazz teams he coached but on the city in which he coached them.  Here in part two, we’ll focus in more detail...
Jerry Sloan: A Biography
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Jerry Sloan: A Biography

October 21st, 2013 | by Ben Dowsett
“…I’ve always said that the most important thing in sports is to keep trying. Let this be an example of what it means to say it’s never over.” Every Jazz fan over the age of 20 or so remembers The Hug –...