December 3rd, 2017 | by
Salt City Hoops The surging Jazz have now played more than a fourth of their 2017-18 season. Now 12-11, Utah passed the quarter mark this past week, which makes it a good time to check in on some trends, key players and expectations in light of...
December 1st, 2017 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game When a star is born that becomes the story, and the star and story of the night is Donovan Mitchell. Perhaps his 12 point first quarter was an indicator of what would follow. But when the Jazz trailed 43 to 55...
December 1st, 2017 | by
Dan Clayton If it feels like we just did this, it’s because, well, we kind of just did this. The holiday moved last week’s Salt City Seven column back a couple of days, which means this edition covers a shorter period than usual....
December 1st, 2017 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game If Utah wants to make the playoffs, the one thing they cannot survive is bad losses. Midway through the third quarter, this game’s looked like it may end up one of those bad losses. A Clipper team missing...
November 29th, 2017 | by
Steve Godfrey The absence of Utah’s leading scorer didn’t slow them down much in Tuesday’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Rodney Hood and his 17.7 points per game weren’t available, but other Jazz players pitched in...
November 27th, 2017 | by
Dan Clayton Normally we gather here every week to relive the stories and games from seven days in Jazzland. Because of the holiday, you get bonus coverage this week. Here are the big stories, key numbers, awesome plays and superb...
November 25th, 2017 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game When Rudy Gobert went out of the Jazz lineup due to a knee injury, something unexpected happened. Likely due to necessity, Utah turned to an offensive powerhouse–at least compared to how they’d...
November 22nd, 2017 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game Smarting after a 1 – 3 road trip, the Jazz were heartily thankful for a home game against the Chicago Bulls, who looked dosed to their noses in tryptophan. Or maybe they really are that bad. Six...
November 18th, 2017 | by
Clint Johnson Story of the Game Blowout wins are always welcome. For a Jazz team who had lost six of their past seven and become the NBA’s lone franchise without a road victory, their 125 – 85 demolition of the Magic was...
November 18th, 2017 | by
Jimbo Rudding The Jazz may be slumping, but Jimbo Rudding is still bringing it. Jimbo is our resident mailbag artist, providing a regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops. He does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans...