Utah Jazz

The 3rd 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, #6, #5, and...

Thabo Factor: Sefolosha’s Defense and Smarts Elevate Teammates’ Play

Even before the 2017-18 Utah Jazz figured out how to play winning basketball on a consistent basis, one player stood out for impacting games in a positive way throughout the doldrums. And, perhaps ironically for a team that is...

Finding a Comp for the Jazz’s Spida-Stifle Core

A few months into the 2017-18 NBA season, a star was blossoming in the Salt Lake Valley. Donovan Mitchell was slashing and scoring his way into stardom, a feat few envisioned to happen this quickly and to this level when he was...

NW Division Foes: The Oklahoma City Thunder

Editor’s Note: Tyler Crandall, one of SCH’s new additions, is ramping up for the 2018-19 season by taking a look at Utah’s divisional opponents. Last season, all five Northwest Division teams won between 46 and 49 games,...

The 4th 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, #6, and #5...

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...