Salt City Seven: Mitchell Gets Going, Gobert Piles Up Double-Doubles & More
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Salt City Seven: Mitchell Gets Going, Gobert Piles Up Double-Doubles & More

October 29th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...
Jazz’s Bench Guards Can Lift Team With Improved Play
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Jazz’s Bench Guards Can Lift Team With Improved Play

October 26th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
According to lore spread by his old Manchester United teammates, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo used to train with weights strapped to his ankles. In his quest to become one of his sport’s best players, Ronaldo’s idea was to...
Salt City Seven: Ingles’ Blistering Start the Highlight of Utah’s First Week
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Salt City Seven: Ingles’ Blistering Start the Highlight of Utah’s First Week

October 20th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...
Favors, Gobert Feast as Jazz Look to Reestablish the Roll
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Favors, Gobert Feast as Jazz Look to Reestablish the Roll

October 19th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
Throughout the preseason and again in Wednesday’s regular campaign opener, the Utah Jazz have been clearly prioritizing the involvement of their diving big men. As a result, it was the visiting duo of Derrick Favors and Rudy...
Salt City Hoops’ Team and 2018-19 Utah Jazz Coverage
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Salt City Hoops’ Team and 2018-19 Utah Jazz Coverage

October 17th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
A little over five years ago, I shared a secret with my press row pal Spencer Hall up by our Portal J seats. And then he shared an idea with me.I had just concluded the postgame show on the Jazz’s Spanish radio broadcast, and...
Perfect Preseason Provides Answers (and More Questions) About Rubio & the Bigs, Exum and More
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Perfect Preseason Provides Answers (and More Questions) About Rubio & the Bigs, Exum and More

October 12th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
As 5-0 preseasons go, that one wasn’t terribly informative. Sure, the Utah Jazz finished their exhibition season undefeated, but that doesn’t mean observers learned a lot about Quin Snyder’s team. Beyond all the usual...
Thabo Factor: Sefolosha’s Defense and Smarts Elevate Teammates’ Play
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Thabo Factor: Sefolosha’s Defense and Smarts Elevate Teammates’ Play

October 5th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
Even before the 2017-18 Utah Jazz figured out how to play winning basketball on a consistent basis, one player stood out for impacting games in a positive way throughout the doldrums. And, perhaps ironically for a team that is...
For the Jazz, Success Follows the Arc of Rubio’s Revival
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For the Jazz, Success Follows the Arc of Rubio’s Revival

September 28th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
At the moment the ball found Ricky Rubio open on the left wing in Toronto with the shot clock off and the Jazz down by two, the Jazz’s winning streak stood at one game. They had defeated the Detroit Pistons two nights earlier,...
Summer Book Report: How the Jazz and the NBA Are Chasing Perfection
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Summer Book Report: How the Jazz and the NBA Are Chasing Perfection

September 24th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
Adieu, offseason. We made it.The Utah Jazz start their training camp this week, which means we survived the long slog of a basketball-free summer. Not that the offseason is all bad. It’s a good chance to burn through the...
Recurring Rivalries of Yesteryear Suggest Jazz, Thunder Just Getting Started
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Recurring Rivalries of Yesteryear Suggest Jazz, Thunder Just Getting Started

September 10th, 2018 | by Dan Clayton
For a two-week stretch in late April of 2018, the Utah Jazz played indisputably better basketball than the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s a fact. We saw it, and there’s a historical record of a 4-2 playoff series...