Nothing Like Beating The Whiners In LA

I should’ve known this game was going to go well for two reasons: a) it only took me 45 minutes for me to get from Newport Beach to the Staples Center—on THANKSGIVING EVE, and b) when walking to my seat, I saw a gentleman...

Clark Schmutz, #LOLakers, Jazz’s Bench, & More – Salt City Hoops Show on ESPN700

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, host Andy Larsen (yes, sadly, no Ben Dowsett) brings on 4 guests to talk about the state of the Utah Jazz and the NBA. The first is Clark Schmutz who looks at the big...

The Importance of Trevor Booker

Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert have been a dynamic duo for the Utah Jazz this season, as many expected. The tandem’s defense has picked up where it left off. They are dominating things on that end, forcing opposing teams to...

Whistling Dixie: Do the Jazz Have a Fouling Problem?

NBA basketball is the most difficult team sport in the world to officiate. Every game has its tough elements, but no other combines so many responsibilities for such a small number of officials. Three NBA referees are tasked with...

The Rundown: Thunder @ Jazz 11/23/15

Another mic drop speech from Quin Snyder would be a bit too much to ask for in such short order, right? Were it not for Snyder’s forceful words following a somewhat similar-looking defeat at the hands of these same Thunder...

A Tale of Two Teams

After a disappointing loss to the Dallas Mavericks, the Utah Jazz are back to .500. At times it feels like the Jazz can do no wrong and other times it feels like they still have a lot of growing pains left to experience....

Salt City Seven: Early Western Conference Tiers, Game Balls For Favors, and More

It’s been 168 hours since our last Salt City Seven, so we’re back with yet another weekly recap of all things Jazz. Here are seven themes, thoughts and miscellanea from the Jazz’s 2-2 week. Game 1 counts just as...

The Rundown: Raptors @ Jazz 11/18/15

They say a sign of a good team is the ability to win without playing your best ball, right? Turns out the Jazz might be a good team. Battling some of the same periods of inconsistency that have plagued them early on in the year,...

Around the Horn: A Look at Former Jazzmen in the NBA

Sunday’s tight, nail-biter of a match-up between the Utah Jazz and the Atlanta Hawks came down to the wire. The Jazz found themselves on Paul Millsap jumper away from a winless road trip. While that would not have been a...

Wing-T Formation: The 3-Wing Lineup Makes a Case as Utah’s Best

From the moment Dante Exum went to the floor holding his knee with the Australian national team over the summer, the point guard position was going to be a hot topic for the Utah Jazz. Exum’s injury removed one of the pieces...