January 19th, 2018 | by
Jimbo Rudding Jimbo Rudding provides our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops, and he does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans just must have answers. You can submit questions to Jimbo at...
January 18th, 2018 | by
David J Smith After dropping 15 of their last 19 games, the Utah Jazz earned a much-needed respite Wednesday evening, scoring an easy 120-105 victory over the Sacramento Kings. In one of their most complete outings since early December,...
January 16th, 2018 | by
Dan Clayton At least until the trade deadline, we’re going to make the regular Q&A a tradition to start each week. There is so much to discuss right now, from cap rules to specific trade possibilities to the general direction the...
January 16th, 2018 | by
Clint Johnson On paper, the Indiana Pacers without Myles Turner and Utah Jazz without Rudy Gobert are fairly evenly matched teams: both deep on talent but lacking elite impact players; both egalitarian in their offensive scheme; both...
January 12th, 2018 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game Jazz fans, and much of the rest of the NBA world, are falling in love with rookie Donovan Mitchell. In tonight’s 88 to 99 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, Mitchell put on a display illustrating why –...
January 12th, 2018 | by
Dan Clayton Halfway to what? The Jazz have reached the midway point of 2017-18, but once again, a lack of health and continuity has robbed them of a clear sense of where their season is headed. At 17-24, they’re as close to the...
January 10th, 2018 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game Losers of 13 of their last 16 games, the Jazz have desperately been seeking a winning formula. Tonight they found it: Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors both out with injury, their second leading scorer Rodney Hood...
January 8th, 2018 | by
Dan Clayton Just when the Jazz had a break in the on-court action, ESPN’s “Woj” filled the awkward silence by ushering in the rumors of trade season. Adrian Wojnarowski detailed the latest NBA trade scuttlebutt on Monday,...
January 7th, 2018 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game The Jazz haven’t had that many close games this season and it showed in their execution down the stretch in a brutal one point loss, 103 to 102, in Miami. This contest progressed in fits and starts, with...
January 5th, 2018 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game If one thing has become clear this season, it’s that this Jazz team simply isn’t good enough to win games against quality teams when they play less than a full 48 minutes of solid basketball....