November 4th, 2016 | by
Spencer Wixom The Utah Jazz knew it was not going to be easy to win two in a row to the San Antonio Spurs, and that proved to be true. While the Jazz had to play the Dallas Mavericks in between their last match-up, the Spurs had...
November 3rd, 2016 | by
Julia Mecham Jazz coach Quin Snyder is sometimes described as intense. His terrifying glare, fit for the Halloween season, is only one of the reasons why. In 2014-2015, Snyder’s first season as an NBA coach, we saw him vary his...
November 2nd, 2016 | by
Spencer Wixom While it may not have been the way they wanted, the Utah Jazz were able to dig deep and pull out a win against Dirk Nowitzki and Dallas Mavericks. It was a tale of two halves in this one as the Jazz only shot 26.1% in...
November 1st, 2016 | by
Thatcher Olson After an active NBA offseason, several different media outlets ranked the 30 teams’ starting units and benches. The Jazz bench consistently came out as one of the best in the league, if not the top bench. For example,...
October 31st, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton The Jazz cemented their defensive identity on Halloween, committing to a near-max deal for their young star center Rudy Gobert. The elite paint protector and his rising team agrees to a four-year extension that will start next...
October 28th, 2016 | by
Spencer Wixom The Jazz kicked off their 2016-2017 home season with a “Blue Out” game, inviting fans to don blue gear as the team itself debuted their blue, sleeved “Pride” jerseys. Fortunately for Utah, those...
October 28th, 2016 | by
Jimbo Rudding Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag, our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops. In each mailbag, Jimbo answers your burning questions with his unique outlook on Jazz basketball. Jimbo, by virtue of being...
October 28th, 2016 | by
Dan Clayton You’ve waited all summer, but one your favorite things finally returns this week. No, not just NBA basketball… The Salt City Seven. Last year, we started the tradition of a weekly check-in on all things Jazz. Every...
October 26th, 2016 | by
David J Smith Outside the Golden State Warriors, few teams had a better off-season than the Utah Jazz. They managed to add three savvy veterans in George Hill, Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw, all while retaining the entire rotation aside from...
October 25th, 2016 | by
Jarom Moore As the Utah Jazz enter a season with high expectations, what does success look like for individual players? Success for the team will be measured by things such as making the playoffs and improving the core. But success...
