On Rodney Hood’s Progression, Plus Player Grades for Knicks @ Jazz 3/10/15

It’s easy to forget at times given the speed with which an encouraging season has flown by, but Rodney Hood is still just learning the game at this level. Not only is he a rookie, he’s less experienced at this point...

Spreading their Wings: How Utah’s Perimeter D Has Flourished

By now, any observant Jazz fan knows the numbers. Utah’s defensive ascension has been rapid and incredible, and they remain the league’s best per-possession unit since the All-Star break and, indeed, since the start of...

Game Ball V: Team Basketball at the 26 Win Mark

The way the Utah Jazz are winning games right now, giving out game balls has become a much tougher job. And not just because of the volume. Sure, when I promised readers a game ball update every five wins or so, I thought that...

Utah Jazz NBA Draft Prospects: Justise Winslow

For the Jazz, who have been stuck in the rebuilding process for the past few seasons, the team’s recent stretch has been a huge sign of the possibilities that could be right around the corner. Over their past 10 games, Utah...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Jazz Players’ Grocery List

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...

Spring Training: Why the Stretch Run Matters

A significant chunk of basketball still remains in the 2014-15 season. Sure, 22 games — or six weeks, as our friends from the other side of the Rockies reminded us — might seem paltry. But that means a quarter of the...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz @ Celtics 3/4/15

1. Two matchups with Boston this year have exposed some flaws in Utah’s team construct. This game will be most discussed for the events in the final minute, but the other 47, combined with a January home loss to these same...

Finding A Niche: How Elijah Millsap Has Hung On With The Utah Jazz

When the Jazz signed D-League vet Elijah Millsap to a 10-day contract in early January, it was thought that he’d offer fix after both Alec Burks and Rodney Hood suffered separate injuries that took them out of the lineup...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz @ Memphis Grizzlies 3/3/2015

1. Utah’s Post-Trade Deadline Defense Continues To Be Deadly Since the Trade Deadline passed, the Utah Jazz have faced four playoff-bound teams (Milwaukee, Portland, San Antonio and Memphis). Against those stretch of...

Super Stats, Would You Rather, and Jimbo – Salt City Hoops Show on ESPN700

  On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Dowsett have much to discuss with the new and improved Jazz. We lead off with a two new segments: “Super Stats at Seven”,...