Coaching
June 16th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonWater Cooler Conversations are glimpses inside Salt City Hoops. These are posted dialogues between staff members and contributors that share what we’re saying among ourselves about Jazz-related topics. The conversation this...
Draft
June 13th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonBefore the mock, a thought on how to address prospects. It comes from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s, but it’s a principle I believe in wholeheartedly. This quote probably explains better than anything...
Draft
June 4th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonSo the last 365 days gained the Jazz no playoffs, no 26th win, no compensation for the loss of Al Jefferson or Paul Millsap, no coach of the future, no emergent star from the young core, and no top three pick. Yup. Well, life...
Draft
May 21st, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonNow that the draft order is set, I finally share my mock draft of the full first round. Explanations for each selection will be forthcoming. 1 – Cleveland: Joel Embiid, C 2 – Milwaukee: Jabari Parker, SF/PF 3...
Draft
April 23rd, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonThe greatest tournament in American sport has concluded, a champion has been crowned, and now life turns toward the culmination of the college basketball year, at least in the minds of Jazz fans this season: the NBA Lottery and...
Opinion
April 8th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonI have not been a happy Jazz fan this season – and I am not alone. Gordon Hayward started the year unhappy with his contract impasse with the team and ends it unhappy at his disappointing performance as team option number...
Draft
March 5th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonThe greatest month in American sports is nearly upon us. Expect even more madness than usual with no team a dominant favorite and college hoops riding an influx of ultra-talented yet fascinatingly erratic freshmen. Anything...
Opinion
February 7th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonWith the Jazz halfway through the first season of a new era, nothing is cemented yet. Not the roster, not the coaching staff, not the systems or philosophy, not the identity. So I’ve recently asked myself, who do I hope...
Draft
January 17th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonThe 2013 NBA Draft resembled a game of king of the hill played on a pitchers mound. In a down class with no clear franchise prospects, a slew of players scaled what passed for the peak only to be displaced by a prospect little...
Derrick Favors
January 8th, 2014 | by
Clint JohnsonLast night, the Utah Jazz won their seventh game in the last twelve contests. For those Jazz fans who believe the one overriding purpose of this season is to get a high draft pick, this winning is devastating. The team that...
