June 30th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton Let the craziness begin. There are just hours to go before NBA free agency, and you probably have questions. Whether or not the Utah Jazz wind up making a big splash with a major signing or summer trade, the conversation...
June 30th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett Let’s get this out of the way from the jump: Trey Lyles wasn’t anywhere near the top of my Jazz draft board. If I were Dennis Lindsey, he wouldn’t be in a Jazz uniform. Luckily for everyone involved, I’m not Dennis...
June 26th, 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...
June 26th, 2015 | by
Aaron Hefner You know that friend who hypes up a burger from a joint that you’ve never been to? After weeks and weeks of buildup, you accompany him to the restaurant only to find the “epic burgers” are just ho hum. They’re not bad,...
June 25th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton Updated: Since the Jazz kept their #12 pick and don’t sound like they’ll be shopping Trey Lyles, the following pre-draft article has been updated. Now, the maximum the Jazz could clear just by waiving non-guaranteed...
June 22nd, 2015 | by
David J Smith One of the best teams in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors are the new world champions — very well-deserved. After winning 67 games and displaying some of the best advanced stats ever, they finished the job and...
June 22nd, 2015 | by
Clint Johnson Rudy Gobert makes the Utah Jazz a defensive powerhouse. After Gobert’s insertion into the starting lineup following the trade of Enes Kanter, the Jazz became the NBA’s new It! team – with Gobert himself the...
June 19th, 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...
June 18th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton The NBA is a strange little marketplace, especially in June. There are a finite number of actors — 30 — and it’s never entirely clear who’s buying versus selling. The merchandise is NBA talent, which as...
June 17th, 2015 | by
Ben Dowsett In a 2015 Finals series that was exhilarating for so many reasons, perhaps most intriguing for the nerds among us was the back-and-forth chess match between coaches. Steve Kerr and David Blatt traded haymakers in the form of...
