Utah Jazz

What the Jazz Can Learn from the Injury Bug and Some of Its Victims

The mere mention of the injury bug makes most Jazz fans’ skin crawl. It sends some into fits of denial or superstition. Can simply talking about injury invoke the wrath of the basketball gods and send the final seven...

It’s Time For Another Jazz All-Star

It seems like it’s been a very long time since the Jazz last had an All-Star. Six seasons have passed since the Jazz last had representation at the big February game, by far the longest streak in their history. They had...

How is Utah Performing Against the Three P Philosophy?

From the moment Quin Snyder was hired as head coach of the Utah Jazz, his intent was to play with the pass, with pace, and with purpose. It was a team mantra, bedrock philosophy ingrained through repetition. Now? The Jazz are,...

Hayward’s History Carries Jazz to Win

The Big Storyline Every year, thinkers around the NBA world assume that they’ve seen the best possible version of Gordon Hayward. This has to be it, they think, his ceiling can’t be much higher than this. And every...

Jimbo’s Mailbag: Alternate Body Parts

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag, our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops. In each mailbag, Jimbo answers your burning questions with his unique outlook on Jazz basketball. Jimbo, by virtue of being...

Utah Jazz Lose Controversial Game To Miami Heat; 110-111

The Bad News Bears struck early Thursday afternoon as the Utah Jazz learned that not only would they be with out Alec Burks and Derrick Favors against the Miami Heat that evening, but starters George Hill and Rodney Hood would...

Salt City Seven: Jazz Streaking, Hayward Scoring, Exum Sitting

The Jazz are winners of four straight, their two top scorers are finally healthy and hitting at the same time, and their big man is playing the best all-around ball of his career to date. And yet the chatter among Jazz nation is...

Schedule Spotlight: December

State of the Jazz “If the Jazz emerge from November with nine or 10 wins, it should be considered a quality start, given the schedule.”  Utah stands at 11-8 entering the final month of the calendar year, and given...

Utah Jazz Blow Out Atlanta Hawks; 95-68

Quin Snyder knows what kind of team Atlanta is: “A Good one, a very good one. Obviously the best defensive team in the league right now. They are tough to score on and are a veteran team.” The Utah Jazz proved on...

Salt City Seven: Schedule Turning, Hill Back and More

Here’s your Thanksgiving Salt City Seven: seven heaping helpings of Jazz topics and talking points, ranging from macro to micro. The particular 168-hour period we’re encapsulating with this edition of the SC7 had more...