Utah Jazz
January 7th, 2022 | by
Zarin Ficklin2021 is in the books. Let’s look at the past month (and some change) forecasts about 2022.Donovan Mitchell was December’s Western Conference Player of the Month. It’s the first time a Jazz player has won the award since...
Utah Jazz
December 24th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinIn the song Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Santa keeps tabs on who’s naughty or nice — always watching, always taking notes. A bit creepy, really. But to be honest, not too different from those who write about the NBA. We...
Trades
December 15th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinTrade season is upon us. The league has been in a holding pattern for deals since many recent signees couldn’t be traded until today, but 84% of the league became trade eligible.Recent mid-season trades by the Jazz have...
SCH-Tribune Crossover
December 10th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinConley and the Jazz could execute their way to league history (Tony Dejak via sltrib.com).The Jazz own the NBA’s best offense this season, and it’s not close. At the start of this week, they were three full points better than...
Utah Jazz
December 2nd, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinAnother month in the books! A quarter of the season completed. Welcome to an experimental column that will check in on some high-level Jazz items near the end of each month. Topics may evolve, but include how Jazz players stack...
SCH-Tribune Crossover
November 19th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinEditor’s Note: This is the first ever Salt City Hoops-Salt Lake Tribune crossover...
Utah Jazz
November 4th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinTalk about Hassan Whiteside on the internet, and you’ll hear about empty stats, mercurial play, or disinterest in the game. Whiteside can be a hard player to evaluate. He’s one of the largest humans in the NBA. He’s led the...
Utah Jazz
November 1st, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinAfter six games, the Jazz once again sit atop the league by record and a close second in net rating. Remove garbage time, and Utah owns the second best point differential, fourth best offense, and third best defense. Yes,...
Utah Jazz
October 19th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinLast week, we walked through some of the biggest storylines facing the 2021-22 Utah Jazz and I offered my predictions on each one. Now, on the even of this pivotal Jazz season, let’s keep going and analyze four more...
Utah Jazz
October 14th, 2021 | by
Zarin FicklinJust like that, another season is upon us. If there’s a silver lining to the chaos that the coronavirus brought to the NBA (not to mentions our lives), it’s that the last two offseasons have been shorter. Jazz...
