Defining Success for Jazz Players in 2016-17

  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...

Where Should Our Expectations Be For Exum?

How much should we adjust our expectations of Dante Exum after seeing him in the 2016 preseason? Exum could have an awesome, rock-star year where he surprises us with a series of The Exum Games. He could also look like a...

Alec Burks: The Forgotten Man?

“Our best free agent, I’ve said this before, is Alec Burks.” One year ago, this is what Dennis Lindsey had to say about Alec Burks and the Utah Jazz offseason. He received criticism for the lack of initiative in...

Schedule Spotlight: October/November

At the end of each month, SCH’s resident schedule expert, Clint Johnson is going to take a look at the month ahead, breaking down where the team is at and what is coming. This month’s edition drops a little early to...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Opening Night Starters

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...

Phantom Cap Room Not a Reason to Make Rudy Wait

In five days, the Utah Jazz will be playing basketball. Not exhibition basketball. Not glorified practice games. Real NBA basketball. But in 11 days, they have to have reached decisions on a contract extension for Rudy Gobert and...

Utah Jazz Waive Henry Sims

The Utah Jazz announced Thursday morning that they have waived center Henry Sims.  Sims average 6.3 minutes per game in the preseason and it was clear he was facing an uphill battle to make the roster, with several capable big...

Reflections from the Not-Cheap Seats: Jazz vs. Clippers

During Monday night’s preseason Jazz blowout win over the Clippers, my 12-year-old son and I were fortunate enough to sit in VIP courtside seats for the first time in our lives. The fourth row seats — right behind the...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – How is Hayward’s Finger?

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...

The Exum Game: Coming Soon?

Just over three minutes into Wednesday night’s preseason game against Phoenix, Dante Exum was already cooking. At the 8:40 mark, the Jazz guard found himself in the corner, with Suns star Eric Bledsoe trying to deny him the...