Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Day 2 Takeaways

One of the big themes of the 2016 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) was rest/sleep for athletes. In the NBA, back-to-backs are legendary for draining players of energy and contributing to injury in some cases. Most SSAC...

Magic Mack’s 27 Gives Jazz W in Must Win Game Vs. Wizards

The Utah Jazz grabbed a must-win game over the wilting Wizards Friday night in emphatic fashion, scoring 114 points to Washington’s 93 and lead by semi-freshly acquired point guard Shelvin Mack who scored a career high 27...

Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Day 1 Takeaways

The first session of the 10th annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) in Boston opened today with a memorable quip from Bill James, arguably the godfather of sports analytics. The moderator, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan,...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Are Season Tickets REALLY a Good Idea?

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...

Salt City Seven: Floor Spacing, Playoff Chasing and More

In this 19th edition of the weekly touchbase on all things Utah Jazz, we put on the stethoscope to assess what’s up with the struggling club. The answer, or at least one of them: Utah’s best players haven’t had...

Jazz Offense, Ethan Strauss, and Warriors Optimism – Salt City Hoops Show

Sure, the Jazz had lost 6 of their last 7 coming into Wednesday night’s game against the Warriors. And sure, the Warriors haven’t lost in Oracle in 45 straight regular season games. But our producer Jon La Follette...

Hawks’ Defense Stifles Jazz in SLC

The Utah Jazz lost their 34th game of the season to the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday, turning what was once a 13-point lead into a seven-point loss after four quarters. Jeff Teague had a monster game for the Hawks, clocking 24 points...

Grading Quin Snyder: Part 2

Last time, we covered some of Quin Snyder’s strengths, of which I feel there are many. This round covers a few of the negatives. While these negatives signify areas of improvement for Snyder from my perspective, I think they...

Utah Needs A Hero

Editor’s note: this post is written by Garrett Faylor, a local Utah sportswriter who has written for the Logan Herald Journal, the St. George Spectrum, the Deseret News, and now Salt City Hoops. Mr. Faylor is a big believer...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Are the Jazz Ever Going to Win Again?

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...