One Perspective on the Dante Exum Injury: Ramifications and Options

The image of Dante Exum crumpling to the ground, writhing in pain was the one that most likely occupied most Utah Jazz fan’s thoughts and dreams — more like, nightmares — the past 24 hours. As the news broke,...

Summer Ball: Your Guide to the Jazz’s FIBA Connections

If October 4 seems like too long to wait to watch some of your favorite Jazz players in action, don’t worry. FIBA is there for you. Just like last year, several Utah Jazz players have summer basketball plans with their...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Who Will Be the Starting Five?

Here at Salt City Hoops, we’re occasionally accused of being too analytical. Basketball is a fun sport, they say, and we’re being too objective about it. Jumbo Rudding, on the other hand, is not analytical. He is zany. He...

Trade Trails: The Gifts that Keep on Giving

Without looking, take a wild guess at how many of the 18 Jazz players who have contracts for 2015-16 were acquired using Utah’s own picks. Go ahead, guess. I’ll wait… For a program that has ostensibly been built...

Ben, Dan, Clark, Seth Partnow, Dean Demakis – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, we use a rotating cast of guests with different POVs on the Jazz and the NBA. Our first guest is our usual co-host, Ben Dowsett, who joins us from Canada and weighs in on...

Aaron Falk Co-Hosts, Jazz Songs, Trey Burke & More – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz beat writer Aaron Falk cohosts along with Andy Larsen as we talk about the latest happenings in Jazzland. First, Trey Burke got mad at me on...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Latest Jazz Rumors and Jazz Mount Rushmore

Here at Salt City Hoops, we’re occasionally accused of being too analytical. Basketball is a fun sport, they say, and we’re being too objective about it. Jumbo Rudding, on the other hand, is not analytical. He is zany. He...

The Why Behind the Jazz Signing J.J. O’Brien

During the Utah Jazz’s recent summer league performance, most eyes were focused on Trey Lyles, Bryce Cotton and the other returning players. Forward J.J. O’Brien felt like an afterthought — a warm body to fill...

Five Jazz Duos to Watch This Season

Few basketball fans know the potency of a great dynamic duo better than Utahns. The Jazz franchise is built upon a frame laid by John Stockton’s passing and Karl Malone’s scoring. The modern Jazz lack a player the...

The Utah Jazz Model & Summer League – Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, usual co-host Ben Dowsett is in Vegas, so Layton Shumway hosts alongside Andy Larsen to talk about the Utah Jazz and the NBA. We do bring Ben on to the show in the first...