September 8th, 2015 | by
David J Smith To Utah Jazz faithful, the title of this post may seem like stating the obvious. Derrick Favors indeed is very good. Nothing shocking here. Yet recent events have caused one to feel that the rest of the NBA seems to be less...
September 7th, 2015 | by
Dakota Schmidt For most Jazz fans, the first opportunity that they have to get a look at newly signed 7’2 center Tibor Pleiss is during Eurobasket 2015. Playing with the German squad alongside the likes of Dennis Schroder and Dirk Nowitzki,...
September 7th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton Let’s continue our look ahead into the Jazz’s dozens of contingency options and an ever-changing cap sheet. As covered in part one of this two-part look, Utah has definitely given itself a number of different...
September 5th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton Cap space doesn’t score buckets, and financial flexibility has never hoisted a Larry O’Brien Trophy. The value of keeping financial doors open is limited to the sum of what teams are able to do in leveraging that...
September 4th, 2015 | by
Jimbo Rudding Here at Salt City Hoops, we’re occasionally accused of being too analytical. Basketball is a fun sport, they say, and we’re being too objective about it. Jumbo Rudding, on the other hand, is not analytical. He is zany. He...
September 2nd, 2015 | by
David J Smith The NBA off-season, especially the months of August and September, are always interesting. With little news out there — especially after the joy that is June and July — it can sometimes be a struggle for basketball...
September 1st, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett It seems strange to label any point guard on Utah’s roster a forgotten man given all the attention paid to the position this summer, but that’s just what Bryce Cotton has become to a degree. Despite a strong close to the...
August 28th, 2015 | by
Aaron Hefner 1. On a scale of 1 – 10 (1 being absolutely no agreement and 10 being complete agreement), how closely do you agree with the front office’s decisions this summer? Aaron Hefner: 6. While I don’t think the Jazz needed...
August 28th, 2015 | by
Jimbo Rudding Q: Which player will snap during a game this year and commit a flagrant foul against Hayward a la Aaron Afflalo and Delonte West? @Mare_Bear_Baum Great question! Also, congrats on the pregnancy, Maren! I think it’s hilarious...
August 26th, 2015 | by
David J Smith It is always nice to check in on former Utah Jazzmen. Many of them have been headliners this offseason, with several earning very handsome pay days. In fact, the trio of Paul Millsap, DeMarre Carroll and Wesley Matthews combined...
