What the Jazz Can Learn from the Injury Bug and Some of Its Victims

The mere mention of the injury bug makes most Jazz fans’ skin crawl. It sends some into fits of denial or superstition. Can simply talking about injury invoke the wrath of the basketball gods and send the final seven...

It’s Time For Another Jazz All-Star

It seems like it’s been a very long time since the Jazz last had an All-Star. Six seasons have passed since the Jazz last had representation at the big February game, by far the longest streak in their history. They had...

How is Utah Performing Against the Three P Philosophy?

From the moment Quin Snyder was hired as head coach of the Utah Jazz, his intent was to play with the pass, with pace, and with purpose. It was a team mantra, bedrock philosophy ingrained through repetition. Now? The Jazz are,...

Hayward’s History Carries Jazz to Win

The Big Storyline Every year, thinkers around the NBA world assume that they’ve seen the best possible version of Gordon Hayward. This has to be it, they think, his ceiling can’t be much higher than this. And every...

Jimbo’s Mailbag: Alternate Body Parts

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...

Utah Jazz Lose Controversial Game To Miami Heat; 110-111

The Bad News Bears struck early Thursday afternoon as the Utah Jazz learned that not only would they be with out Alec Burks and Derrick Favors against the Miami Heat that evening, but starters George Hill and Rodney Hood would...

Salt City Seven: Jazz Streaking, Hayward Scoring, Exum Sitting

The Jazz are winners of four straight, their two top scorers are finally healthy and hitting at the same time, and their big man is playing the best all-around ball of his career to date. And yet the chatter among Jazz nation is...

Podcast: Jazz Turn Things Around

The Jazz, their best player and their young reserve guard are all in very different places than they were last week. For Hayward and team overall, that’s good news. Dan and Ken Clayton reconvene to talk about Utah’s...

Schedule Spotlight: December

State of the Jazz “If the Jazz emerge from November with nine or 10 wins, it should be considered a quality start, given the schedule.”  Utah stands at 11-8 entering the final month of the calendar year, and given...

Salt Lake City Stars Fall To Northern Arizona Suns; 78-103

  The Salt Lake City Stars hosted the Northern Arizona Suns for their third match-up of the year, where the Stars fell 78-103.  With this win the Suns are now tied for the most wins in the D-League with a 6-1 record.  This...