Threading the Needle

Threading the Needle: April, May & Season Wrap

 By this point, we all know how special this Utah Jazz season was. In securing the clinching win over Sacramento last Sunday, this Jazz team achieved the best record in the league at 52-20, a franchise first. The team also...

Does Gobert Deserve MVP Buzz For Fueling No. 1 Jazz?

The Jazz sent out packs of customized zines to NBA awards voters this week and they are awesome. Just one thing, the zine they sent for Rudy Gobert was for consideration for “DPOY & ALL-NBA.” It’s incredible...

Defining Stats from a Historic Jazz Season

The Utah Jazz had one of their best seasons in franchise history. Despite missing their star guards for a combined 40 games, they still finished the season with some historically great numbers:1st place overall, best ranking in...

Utah Stars’ Golden Anniversary of Title Gold

There was no hotter ticket in Salt Lake than to the Salt Palace on Tuesday May 18, 1971. It was the Utah Stars’ inaugural season in town and a crowd of 13,260 welcomed the Kentucky Colonels to Game 7 of the 1971 ABA Finals....

Jingles or JC: Sixth Man Debate Centers On Utah Bench Duo

As good as the Utah Jazz are, the team’s rise from a decent playoff team to a 60-win pace season is primarily driven by a high-powered collectivism of the entire unit. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert (and others) have had...

Salt City Seven: Best in the NBA, Play-In Preferences, Season Wrap & More

Every Monday during the regular season, the week here at SCH begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Check...

Diamonds in the Rough

There are many paths to building a contending team. At minimum, though, some starpower is needed as a foundation. Some big markets teams are able to lure stars in free agency or be on the short-list resulting from a disgruntled...

Salt City Seven: Bogey’s Big Month, Role Players Leveling Up, Playoff Picture & More

Every Monday during the regular season, the week here at SCH begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Check...

The Definitive Guide to Gobert’s DPOY-Level Impact

Two drastically different defenders have emerged as frontrunners for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Ben Simmons is an elite, versatile defender who locks down opposing teams’ best players. The other, Rudy...

Fluid Seeding Race Has the West Up For Grabs

Let’s quickly dispel the notion that seeding matters in the Western Conference this season. The five teams are so good this year and roughly equivalent threats, so wherever a team lands from a seeding perspective, the path...