Utah Jazz

For the Jazz, Success Follows the Arc of Rubio’s Revival

At the moment the ball found Ricky Rubio open on the left wing in Toronto with the shot clock off and the Jazz down by two, the Jazz’s winning streak stood at one game. They had defeated the Detroit Pistons two nights earlier,...

A Blessing or a Curse: Two Sides of the Consistency Coin

After the Utah Jazz won 29 of their last 35 games in the 2017-18 season, NBA fans wondered if they were real, if the success was viable. Utah was the hottest team in the league post All-Star break and then picked up a convincing...

Improving the O Through Advantage Basketball

The Quin Snyder-era Utah Jazz have been landmarked as an elite defensive force. In fact, I’ve previously called them a candidate for one of the best Jazz defenses of all time. Even though the Jazz went into last season pegged...

Jimbo’s Mailbag (Training Camp Edition) – Butler, Bird and a Whole Lot of Muscle

Following an NBA team should be fun, and Jimbo Rudding makes sure it is. Jimbo is our resident mailbag artist at Salt City Hoops, providing our regular dose of levity as he answers questions with his signature blend of...

The 5th Best Player Performance of 2017-18

Leading up to start of the 2018-19 Utah Jazz season, Salt City Hoops is counting down the ten best player performances from last season. See games that just missed the top ten here and also check out #10, #9, #8, #7, and #6 from...

Summer Book Report: How the Jazz and the NBA Are Chasing Perfection

Adieu, offseason. We made it.The Utah Jazz start their training camp this week, which means we survived the long slog of a basketball-free summer. Not that the offseason is all bad. It’s a good chance to burn through the...

The 6th Best Player Performance of 2017-18

Leading up to start of the 2018-19 Utah Jazz season, Salt City Hoops is counting down the ten best player performances from last season. See games that just missed the top ten here and also check out #10, #9, #8, and #7 from...

The 7th Best Player Performance of 2017-2018

Leading up to start of the 2018-19 Utah Jazz season, Salt City Hoops is counting down the ten best player performances from last season. See games that just missed the top ten here and also check out #10, #9, and #8 from...

Recurring Rivalries of Yesteryear Suggest Jazz, Thunder Just Getting Started

For a two-week stretch in late April of 2018, the Utah Jazz played indisputably better basketball than the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s a fact. We saw it, and there’s a historical record of a 4-2 playoff series...

The 8th Best Player Performance of 2017-18

Leading up to start of the 2018-19 Utah Jazz season, Salt City Hoops is counting down the ten best player performances from last season. See games that just missed the top ten here and also check out #10 and #9 to from...