Trey Burke

Waiting With Bated Breath for Trey Burke’s Return

Jazz fans have been getting rumblings that Trey Burke is close to returning, which is such welcome news for a team that has severely struggled at the point guard position in Burke’s absence. Alec Burks has spent some time at...

10 Games In, The State Of The Jazz

Through nearly one-eighth of the NBA season, we’re just crossing into territory where we’ve seen enough basketball to start making some conclusions.  For the Jazz, it goes without saying that some of these conclusions...

The Problem with “Potential”

I’m starting to hate a certain P-word. It’s one that Utah fans have been hearing all too much lately. “Potential” is starting to have a dirty ring to it. What does potential mean anyway? It’s a supposed or possible...

The End of Rookie Initiation

Goodbye, kids’ backpacks. Ciao, glittery manicures. Adieu, kicking balls into the stands and forcing the kids to fetch them. Hasta luego, rookie rites of passage. The NBA put an end to the tradition of rookie hazing last...

Contenders and Pretenders… For The Top 2014 Draft Pick

With the Champions Classic tonight in Chicago getting so much attention, what’s the landscape looking like for the top picks in the 2014 draft? I think you’ve got the Pretenders and the Contenders—but not for the...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Nuggets 11/11/2013

1. The Jazz are a terrible shooting team. We talked about it on this week’s Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, but it’s worth mentioning in print: The Jazz are the worst shooting team in the history of the NBA since the...

A Little Advice for Each Jazz Player

Seven games into the NBA season, all losses, and it’s tempting to believe that something significant needs to change.  Such is a good time to take a deep breath, remember that seven games really is just a beginning to a...

Alec Burks’ Promising Start

Well, things haven’t exactly gotten off to the best of starts in Jazzland.  Despite several periods of entertaining and competitive basketball, the Jazz have found themselves overmatched late in games (or sometimes just the...

Jazz Player Trade Likelihood Watch: Part II

Today we continue looking at all 15 Jazzmen in terms of their likelihood of being traded between now and June 30. This is not a ranking of trade value; that list would look a lot different, as will be clear as soon as we crack...

Jazz Player Trade Likelihood Watch: Part I

Throughout the preseason, the SCH staff brought you JazzRank, a series of player profiles released in rank order of expected basketball impact. But there are many ways to rank a roster, and today we look at all 15 Jazzmen in...