The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz at Sacramento Kings 4/5/2015

1. Rodney Hood is the real deal. Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward have gotten the most publicity and credit for the Utah Jazz’s post-All-Star game surge, and rightfully so. Not to be overlooked, though, is...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns 4/4/2015

1. The no-call. So obviously, any discussion of this one needs to start right here: (Vine credit: Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey.) While you can’t really expect refs to win games for you, this one was a painful no-call...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – What Enes Kanter Will Miss About Utah

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag! At Salt City Hoops, we know that covering a losing 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...

Dante Exum and the Third Defender

When Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder talks about his young point guards, the conversation naturally steers towards their ability to make reads. So when Dante Exum had perhaps his best pro game, it’s only natural that...

Enes Kanter, Jazz Development, and Royce Young Guests – Salt City Hoops Show

  On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, Ben Dowsett and I talk about the Enes Kanter quotes, what we learned about Enes, and what we learned through the Jazz’s reaction to them. We also talk about...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets 4/1/2015

1. The Jazz’s defensive switch is a little insane at this point. In the first 12 minutes, Denver scored 29 points. In the next 30 minutes, they scored 32 points. Those sort of insane defensive runs are starting to become...

Dante Exum’s Growing Comfort, Plus Player Grades for Nuggets @ Jazz 4/1/15

Dante Exum relentlessly got into the lane in Wednesday’s win over Denver. He flew past Ty Lawson, one of the quickest players in the league, on multiple occasions and sliced through Denver’s weak help defense on the...

The Value of Alec Burks

The Utah Jazz have been one of the league’s really fun stories over the second half of the season. The defense has been the league’s best, experiencing an absolutely stellar metamorphosis right before our very eyes....

HAGS: What Each Jazz Player Needs to Improve This Summer

Player’s goals for improvement during the season are dramatically different than player’s goals for improvement over the summer. In-season growth is often about learning the system, understanding the game better, reading...

How Utah’s Length Has Become a Defensive Weapon

During Utah’s emotionally-charged victory over Oklahoma City Saturday night, one particular play stood out as the Jazz began to mount their comeback in the second quarter: No, it wasn’t for the long shot of The Former Player...