SCH Visits ESPN 960 to Talk Jazz, Draft, Trades and More

Hours before Marc Stein reported that the Utah Jazz were not interested in trading star forward Gordon Hayward, a Salt City Hoops columnist told ESPN 960’s Tom Kirkland that trading Hayward didn’t make a lot of...

On Trades, Talent and Tiers

  We’re a week away from the NBA Draft, which is great for people who have a physiological reaction to the words “upside” and “wingspan.” But we’re also seven days away from what is...

Keeping the Band Together: Can the Jazz Pay Everyone?

After years of sacrificing short-term relevance to amass and develop young talent, the Utah Jazz have a solid core in place. An extra piece or two would certainly help accelerate the group’s contention, but Utah already...

Tall-Ball: Has Utah Relented on Decision to Fight Small With Big?

The Golden State Warriors deserve (and get) a lot of credit for almost inadvertently reshaping the positional conversation within pro hoops. Down two games to one in last June’s NBA Finals, the Dubs didn’t just go small; it...

Salt City Seven: That’s a Wrap

Get it while you can, fans and friends of the Utah Jazz. It’s time for the 24th installment of our weekly wrap-up on all things Jazz, the last before we carefully power down the SC7 machine until next fall. This is...

Salt City Seven: Why We Watch, Playoff Picture, Alec Burks & More

Seven more nights of NBA regular season basketball. And they’re big ones. For this last regular-season installment of the SC7, we refocus the playoff race, starting with a mammoth game on this weeks’ schedule. Games...

Salt City Seven: A Missed Opportunity, 4-on-4 and More

The Jazz wrapped up March with a 9-7 record, starting cold but finishing with an 8-3 surge. The last week of the month, though, was packed with storylines. Kobe. AK. The Dubs. Another worrying injury. And, oh yeah, four big...

Salt City Seven: Big Game Reps, Passing Surge and More

Don’t look now, the the Jazz have suddenly won six of their last seven, including consecutive road games and a home takedown of the reigning Eastern champs. The tide has turned for the blue, green and gold, who — at...

Salt City Seven: Big Trip, Big Mack, Three Game Balls & More

Fifteen left. One-five. Eight are on the road (seven of those against teams at or below .500), and seven are at home (including three elite teams). The playoff race is coming down to the wire, which is where we’ll start...

Salt City Seven: Floor Spacing, Playoff Chasing and More

In this 19th edition of the weekly touchbase on all things Utah Jazz, we put on the stethoscope to assess what’s up with the struggling club. The answer, or at least one of them: Utah’s best players haven’t had...