Utah Jazz

The Bench’s Role in the Utah Jazz’s Recent Success

During the forgettable skid following the All-Star break, the Jazz’s bench play was sporadic. There were nights where the lack of depth was astoundingly glaring. Poor shooting, a rash of turnovers and inconsistent efforts...

Jazz Suppress Suns With Decisive 103-69 Win

The Utah Jazz, sans Gordon Hayward, were able to keep the frazzled Phoenix Suns under 70 points in a major blowout at The Viv Thursday night, extending the home-team’s win streak to four before hitting the road for a five-game...

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...

Thinking Out Loud: Where do the Jazz go from here?

I personally have decided not to talk, or even worry about the Jazz and the playoffs this season. It just isn’t healthy. On top of that, it almost seems like a flip of a coin at this point. As soon as I think the Jazz...

Random Jazz Thoughts

The following is a collection of thoughts I’ve had over the past few weeks, but was unable to expand each into it’s own separate post so they are all getting bunched in together. Shelvin Mack: Not the solution or the...

Magic Mack’s 27 Gives Jazz W in Must Win Game Vs. Wizards

The Utah Jazz grabbed a must-win game over the wilting Wizards Friday night in emphatic fashion, scoring 114 points to Washington’s 93 and lead by semi-freshly acquired point guard Shelvin Mack who scored a career high 27...

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...

Hawks’ Defense Stifles Jazz in SLC

The Utah Jazz lost their 34th game of the season to the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday, turning what was once a 13-point lead into a seven-point loss after four quarters. Jeff Teague had a monster game for the Hawks, clocking 24 points...

Utah Needs A Hero

Editor’s note: this post is written by Garrett Faylor, a local Utah sportswriter who has written for the Logan Herald Journal, the St. George Spectrum, the Deseret News, and now Salt City Hoops. Mr. Faylor is a big believer...

Salt City Seven: Road Reliance, Depth Options and More

Twenty-two games left, and the Jazz find themselves in a bit of a slump. How do they get out? This week’s SC7 looks at a potential area for personnel answers, but we also hear from the coach, and look at some X&O themes...