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....
January 5th, 2018 | by
Dan Clayton Welcome to a very rookie-heavy edition of the weekly Salt City Seven. Donovan Mitchell is central to more than have of the week’s sections, and with good reason. The 21-year-old is now leading the Jazz (and the rookie...
January 4th, 2018 | by
Steve Godfrey After Donovan Mitchell’s 29 points helped the Jazz spoil LeBron James’ birthday on Saturday night, Utah fell short in their attempt to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since their six-game win...
January 3rd, 2018 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game This 98 to 108 loss to the Pelicans is disappointing for a variety of reasons. Losing the first game of a new calendar year is never fun. Losing a home game to the team that currently holds the final playoff...