The Rundown: Blazers @ Jazz 11/4/15

  The Jazz struggled on both ends in their home opening loss to Portland Wednesday night. They shot a miserable 5-24 from three-point range (20.8 percent), were under 65 percent from the line and well under 40 percent from...

Early Notes From Utah’s Opening Road Trip

Writing the first in-season column can be a frustrating process. We’re all excited to finally be throwing ourselves into a new year of NBA basketball, and eager to draw conclusions right away from a product we’ve been...

What’s Happening With Hayward?

The Utah Jazz are currently 2-1 and have looked mostly impressive against some subpar competition. Derrick Favors has been playing like an All-Star and alongside Rudy Gobert, the defense has been suffocating. But the third member...

The Rundown: Jazz @ Pacers 10/31/15

It was the best of halves, it was the worst of halves, it was the age of Snyder, it was the age of Vogel, it was the epoch of Gobert, it was the epoch of George… you get the picture, right? It’d be hard to...

Game Recap: Jazz @ 76ers 10/30/15

The Jazz are just who we thought they’d be. Utah’s 99 – 71 demolition of Philadelphia on the Sixers’ home floor displayed practically all the likely hallmarks of the team going forward. What will certainly...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – My Arena Name Suggestions

Q: Treys parents used Twitter to defend his low minutes. What was the most embarrassing thing your parents did to you? @hadleyjazzboy Q: Would Alfonso Burke the 3rd play better if he didn’t have Alfonso Burke the 2nd...

Season Preview and Seth Partnow – Salt City Hoops Show

On this episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Dowsett review the Jazz’s first game of the season before previewing the rest of the year for the league. What did the Jazz’s first game tell us...

Personnel Notebook: Roster Housekeeping, D-League Rights and A Bit of Wishful Thinking

Basketball’s back. The Jazz kicked off their season on Wednesday with a five-point loss in Detroit despite 26 points from forward Derrick Favors. Favors was the first Jazz player since 2009 to drop 25 or more in a season...

Game Recap: Jazz @ Pistons 10/28/15

One loss with 81 games to go is hardly cause for panic. But for those so inclined, the Jazz’s 87 – 92 loss to the Pistons provided plentiful reinforcement for existing anxiety. Practically every concern heading into...

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...