Jimbo’s Mailbag – Who Will Be Finals MVP?

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...

Jazz What-ifs, NBA Finals Preview, & More – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Zach Harper talk about the Jazz’s offseason, and take Twitter suggestions for what the Jazz could do with their pick in a trade. Then, we talk about the...

Why “You Need a Superstar to Win a Title” Is Wrong

The belief an NBA team needs a superstar to win a championship is strong, especially whenever the lottery and draft creep up, tempting fans and maybe even front offices to gut a roster for that magical ping-pong bullet. One major...

Defensive Coaches: The Two-Year Theory, Part II

Three years ago, I posted my theory on a coach’s timeline for defensive influence and stamp on a team. I thought it might be interesting to dig into some data and see if the theory continues to pull some weight, or if the...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Convincing Free Agents NOT to Sign With the Jazz

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...

Renegotiating Derrick Favors’ Contract: What Makes Sense?

It is against the rules of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement in the NBA for a player to renegotiate their contract and take a smaller amount of money. However, when a team is under the cap, they can renegotiate current...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Jazz Player Workouts

Q:  Any insights into who the Jazz may be working out in the next couple of weeks? @artdirector_g Thanks for the question! As a matter of fact, I just got off the phone with my source in the Jazz front office, who coincidentally...

Tall-Ball: Has Utah Relented on Decision to Fight Small With Big?

The Golden State Warriors deserve (and get) a lot of credit for almost inadvertently reshaping the positional conversation within pro hoops. Down two games to one in last June’s NBA Finals, the Dubs didn’t just go small; it...

No Lotto Luck: Jazz Will Pick 12th in 2016 NBA Draft

The NBA Draft Lottery is a night of potentially endless chaos. Teams could lose picks to rivals. Barely eligible lottery teams can make a jump into the top three slots, giving GMs the chance to select a franchise changer....

Jimbo’s Mailbag – The New Uniforms

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a team without any humor can be dreary. As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity to our site via Jimbo’s unique outlook on...