Mailbag

Jimbo’s Mailbag – How to Sneak Down to the Lower Bowl

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...

Miami Survives Favors… Barely

Like a lot of things in Florida, this was (almost) too close to call. No, not hanging chads, just some really good basketball, as Miami held off Utah, 92-91. Here are some quick themes, thoughts and figures from Utah’s...

Salt City Seven: Hayward, Horns, Happy Birthday and More

Welcome to Thursday: the warmup act for the weekend, a Jim Croce B-side, and the day for our new tradition of dropping seven nuggets of Jazz wisdom. This is the second installment of the Salt City Seven, a weekly recap of all...

Early Utah Jazz Impressions: The Bench

Most of the attention the Utah Jazz have received after a solid — and surprising for some media members — 4-3 start has centered around Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward. They are, after all, Utah’s...

News and Notes From Jazz @ Cavs 11/10/15

Sigh? Yes, the Jazz had a nine point lead halfway through the fourth quarter Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, one of the NBA’s best teams. And, yes, they ended up losing by four points, after Rudy Gobert twisted...

Using SportVU Motion Data to Examine Jazz Roles

SportVU motion tracking data has brought a vast wealth of new information to basketball nerds everywhere. Even while only utilizing public data that’s barely the tip of the iceberg of what’s available to teams and high-paying...

It’s Trey Burke’s Time

When the Utah Jazz drafted Trey Burke back in 2013 there was a lot of hype surrounding the point guard. Burke had just led the Michigan Wolverines to the NCAA National Championship game and was named the College Player of the...

The Rundown: Grizzlies @ Jazz 11/7/15

  It would be tempting to call Saturday night’s explosion from the three-point line a breakout game for Trey Burke, but really, this was just part of what’s been a pretty excellent start for Utah’s...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Gordon Hayward’s Slumpbuster

Q: Just heard the Utah Jazz have no ideas for halftime acts after next week’s needlepoint demonstration. Know anyone with ideas? @JimmerFrodette I’m so glad you let me know about this! I’ll be sure to buy tickets for...

The Rundown: Jazz @ Nuggets 11/5/15

It’s amazing what just a few made shots can do, both on the scoreboard and for a team’s confidence. For the second consecutive road game, the Jazz used the confidence boost from a few early buckets to open the second...