The Underrated Importance of Joe Ingles

The Utah Jazz’s offseason mantra has been one focused on internal improvement. Organic growth. Naturally, a lot of that is focused on the young core of Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert, Alec Burks, Rodney Hood...

Quin Snyder on Growth, Evolution and New Challenges

In the midst of a trying portion of Utah’s preseason, speaking with media ahead of a loss to Oklahoma City that later that night would serve as a jumping off point for maybe his most passionate and impactful monologue since...

Who Should Start At Point Guard For the Utah Jazz?

And then there were two. Recently, the Utah Jazz waived point guard Bryce Cotton, leaving Trey Burke and Raul Neto as the only healthy floor generals on the roster. So who should start for the Jazz when the regular season tips...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – The End of the Jazz Bear?

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...

Solid Ground: Analysis and Notes From a Strong Jazz Preseason Finale

Preseason or no, shorthanded opponent or no, the Jazz needed a game like Thursday night’s blowout over Denver to cap an inconsistent preseason. Heading into the game, there was a palpable sense of minor frustration from...

Most Likely to Succeed, 2015-16 and Beyond

Award speculation is a fun lens through which to preview a season. Until Quin Snyder rains on the parade. One way to think about the season ahead is to get wildly hypothetical about league recognition relative to Utah Jazz...

Free Throw Shooting: A Key to the Utah Jazz Season

Free throws are among the least exciting aspects of a typical NBA contest. After all, it sometimes takes 90 seconds or so for a player to shoot his two or three attempts, thus slowing the game. In outings where the officials are...

Quin Snyder’s Mic Drop, Plus Notes for Thunder @ Jazz 10/20/15

Tuesday night’s game between the Jazz and Thunder had several notable on-court developments. There were a few big runs, a few silly fouls, some great plays and some clunkers. Those of us on media row proceeded downstairs...

10 Utah Jazz Season Predictions, 2015-16

Last week, we marked the approaching beginning of the 2015-16 season with the first of two annual columns, my best cast/worst case scenarios for the Jazz this season. Today, with just one week until NBA regular season play begins...

Playoffs Pessimism Part II: Are Stretch Runs Sticky?

In my previous post, I evaluated a claim that optimistic Jazz fans make: That a team that improved significantly during last season will get even better this year. I found, however, that such back-to-back jumps in wins are...