The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Pelicans 4/4/2014

1. The benches determined tonight’s game. In the second quarter, the Jazz went with an ultra-small Diante Garrett/Ian Clark/Alec Burks/Marvin Williams/Jeremy Evans lineup for 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Perhaps...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Knicks 3/31/2014

1. Jazz started Marvin Williams tonight against Carmelo Anthony. I actually like this move. During the Knicks media session, coach Mike Woodson announced that Amare Stoudemire wouldn’t be playing, calling it a...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Grizzlies 3/26/2014

1. Memphis allowed just 7 points in the last 7 minutes of the game. That was the difference: the Jazz went into the 4th quarter with a 9 point lead, but Memphis shut them down offensively with just 16 points in the quarter. This...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Pistons 3/24/2014

1. Everyone agrees the Jazz didn’t bring effort tonight. But is that all that occurred? The official topic of discussion for this game is that the Jazz, for whatever reason, didn’t bring the effort tonight. Here are...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Magic 3/22/2014

1. Trey Burke gets the credit for the game winner, but Gordon Hayward was the one who won the game for the Jazz. Trying to get themselves out of a 3 point deficit while being out of timeouts with 20 seconds left, the Jazz had...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Clippers 3/14/2014

1. Jazz’s turnovers gave them no chance in an otherwise great performance. The Jazz did so much well in this game. They shot well from 3, at a 50% clip. They won the battle of paint points, 44-32. They won the rebounding...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Mavericks 3/12/2014

1. The Mavs made their shots, the Jazz missed them. Around EnergySolutions Arena, you hear it a lot: the NBA is a make or miss league. Tonight’s Dallas game was perhaps the perfect example of that:   The Jazz actually...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Hawks 3/10/2014

1. Former Jazz players got the best of their old team. Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap, and DeMarre Carroll combined for 60 points and 9 for 13 shooting from 3 point land in their return against the Jazz. Despite the 3 point barrage,...

Future Coaching Options – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

This abbreviated version of the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show (Sadly, we forgot to press the record button during the first half of the radio show) talks about the coaching staff of the future. Who are some good options for the...

Anatomy of a Deal: How the Warriors used the Jazz to sign Andre Iguodala

It sounds obvious: if you can get both sides to win in a negotiation, it’s much easier to get a deal done. That was the basis of one of the ten tenets of negotiation in a panel entitled “The Science of a Deal”...