Triple Teams
February 23rd, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. Second consecutive remarkable defensive performance by Utah After holding Portland to just 76 points on Friday (a season low), the Jazz turned around and held the world champion San Antonio Spurs to 81 points (a season low)....
Gordon Hayward
February 23rd, 2015 | by
Ben DowsettThe truly great players in this league know that being successful means more than sinking shots or putting points up in a box score. And as Gordon Hayward takes aim at this sort of lofty perch, he’s already well aware of...
Derrick Favors
February 23rd, 2015 | by
Clint Johnson The trade of Enes Kanter to the Oklahoma City Thunder for, in essence, a protected 1st round pick and 280 pounds of cap space is proving difficult for many Jazz fans to swallow. That’s because they aren’t...
Triple Teams
February 20th, 2015 | by
Andy Larsen1. The new-look Jazz defense was dominant. Okay, sure, maybe the Blazers were a little bit sleepy coming off of the newly extended All-Star break. But wow, that was a seriously impressive performance by the Jazz, who held...
Mailbag
February 20th, 2015 | by
Jimbo RuddingWelcome 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...
Enes Kanter
February 20th, 2015 | by
Andy LarsenAfter weeks of speculation, the deal really occurred today: the Utah Jazz officially traded Enes Kanter and Steve Novak to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a protected future 1st round pick from OKC, a 2017 2nd round...
Podcast
February 19th, 2015 | by
Dan Clayton As the dust settled on a wild trade deadline day, Dan and Ken linked up from 2,500 miles away to survey the scene. The Brothers Clayton podcast is back, and the two brothers from the same mother spent a half hour talking...
Trades
February 19th, 2015 | by
Andy LarsenThe Salt City Hoops Trade Deadline Live Blog took place from 10:45 AM to 3:15 PM MST. If you want to relive all of the trade deadline fun, keep reading...
Trades
February 19th, 2015 | by
Dan ClaytonA pivotal trade deadline day for the Utah Jazz has arrived. Any trades to be made during the 2014-15 NBA season will be completed before the earth rotates once more on its axis, which means some questions will be answered soon,...
Trades
February 18th, 2015 | by
David J SmithThe trade deadline is one of the most unique things in sports, and seemingly more so in the NBA. It is simply a remarkable combination of drama, excitement and intrigue. There are disgruntled players who feel the proverbial...
