The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks 4/13/2015

1. Jazz end home season on high-note. This was almost a preseason game in a lot of ways: Dallas held Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki, Monta Ellis, and Chandler Parsons out, while the Jazz didn’t play Derrick Favors, Gordon...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies 4/10/2015

1. The Jazz’s clutch difficulties strike again. While most of the attention will be on Gordon Hayward’s final missed FT that prevented the Jazz from tying the game, the opportunity really slipped away in a much more...

End of Jazz Season and Coach Nick – Salt City Hoops Show on ESPN700

In this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show with Andy Larsen and Ben Dowsett, we talk about Rodney Hood’s recent stellar play and Gordon Hayward’s fatigue that’s allowed it. We look at the...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Sacramento Kings 4/8/2015

1. Jazz consistently did just barely enough to win in tonight’s game. You could see it in the Jazz’s play tonight: the Jazz felt they could easily win tonight’s game, from start to finish. Some of that feeling...

Enes Kanter, Jazz Development, and Royce Young Guests – Salt City Hoops Show

  On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, Ben Dowsett and I talk about the Enes Kanter quotes, what we learned about Enes, and what we learned through the Jazz’s reaction to them. We also talk about...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets 4/1/2015

1. The Jazz’s defensive switch is a little insane at this point. In the first 12 minutes, Denver scored 29 points. In the next 30 minutes, they scored 32 points. Those sort of insane defensive runs are starting to become...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 3/28/2015

1. Enes Kanter made this game about him, and the Thunder were punished for it. There was a very simple way forward for Enes Kanter today: he could have thanked the organization for his time here, said that it wasn’t an...

Enes Kanter Says He Had “3.5 Years of Frustration” In Return To Utah

Enes Kanter’s never been particularly afraid to speak his mind, but this morning after shootaround, he wasn’t afraid to compare his new situation and happiness in Oklahoma City with the frustration he felt in Utah....

Jazz Signings, Struggles, Layne Vashro, And More – Salt City Hoops Show

SCH – 3-26-15 – Complete On this week’s Salt City Hoops Show, we talk about the Jazz’s 1-4 performance over the last week: the Jazz’s offensive struggles with and without Gordon Hayward, the poor...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trailblazers 3/25/2015

1. Jazz’s defense dies in the 4th quarter for the 2nd consecutive game. This is a little bit of a worrying trend now. After allowing 36 points to the Timberwolves in the 4th quarter of Monday’s game, the Jazz allowed...