Utah Jazz

Contenders and Pretenders… For The Top 2014 Draft Pick

With the Champions Classic tonight in Chicago getting so much attention, what’s the landscape looking like for the top picks in the 2014 draft? I think you’ve got the Pretenders and the Contenders—but not for the...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Nuggets 11/11/2013

1. The Jazz are a terrible shooting team. We talked about it on this week’s Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, but it’s worth mentioning in print: The Jazz are the worst shooting team in the history of the NBA since the...

A Little Advice for Each Jazz Player

Seven games into the NBA season, all losses, and it’s tempting to believe that something significant needs to change.  Such is a good time to take a deep breath, remember that seven games really is just a beginning to a...

Alec Burks’ Promising Start

Well, things haven’t exactly gotten off to the best of starts in Jazzland.  Despite several periods of entertaining and competitive basketball, the Jazz have found themselves overmatched late in games (or sometimes just the...

Jazz Player Trade Likelihood Watch: Part II

Today we continue looking at all 15 Jazzmen in terms of their likelihood of being traded between now and June 30. This is not a ranking of trade value; that list would look a lot different, as will be clear as soon as we crack...

Jazz Player Trade Likelihood Watch: Part I

Throughout the preseason, the SCH staff brought you JazzRank, a series of player profiles released in rank order of expected basketball impact. But there are many ways to rank a roster, and today we look at all 15 Jazzmen in...

Upward Trajectory: A Look at the Utah Jazz’s 2013 Offseason

Halloween night came and went without Gordon Hayward and the Utah Jazz agreeing on an extension. While that was certainly disappointing, it may be the one tarnish is a very active offseason for the franchise. The summer of 2013...

The Two Jazz Fans Who Fell In Love On Twitter

Ashly Mae used to scare her daughter while watching Utah Jazz games. “When I watch a Jazz game alone, I’m a completely different person,” Ashly says. “I’m a lunatic. I’m screaming, I’m...

Review: John Stockton’s “Assisted”

If you’ve heard John Stockton in interviews before, you’ll be able to hear his voice throughout the book, because he writes very similarly to how he speaks. The style is classic Stockton: humble, gracious, and deflecting...

Enes Kanter: Ahead of the Curve

While it’s been no secret to those in Salt Lake City, folks around the league are starting to take note of what we’ve known for some time: the Jazz are stacked with young talent.  Their usual dose of smart drafting coupled...