How the Utah Jazz Stopped Worrying and Learned to Embrace the 3 Point Bomb

It was only 3 seasons ago that the Jazz took only 12 three point shots a game, good for the 2nd fewest in the league.  The Jazz have never been in love with the 3 pointer, and I’m not sure they’ve even taken the long...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs 1/18/2015

1. The San Antonio Spurs will be perpetually good.  Midway through the game, I half-jokingly, half-seriously tweeted the following: The Spurs window is closing; there’s only 17 more years left. #UTAatSAS — David J. Smith...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers 1/16/2015

1. Jazz take advantage of bad Lakers night. Without Kobe Bryant, and on a back-to-back, the Lakers were pretty bad tonight. They tied a new franchise low in assists with 7, they shot a season-low 8 attempts from the 3 point line....

Jimbo’s Mailbag – The Greatest Day I Ever Had

  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...

Crashing the Core: Rudy Gobert is Making a Case for Himself

We keep saying that  decision time is approaching for the Utah Jazz in their journey back to contender status. One of these times, we’ll be right. The task of sussing out which of the current 15 Jazz players will be vital...

Are We There Yet? The Long Process Of Rebuilding

It’s hard to put an exact start time to the Jazz’s current rebuild. The beginning was more of a drunken stumble, with a few careless refurbishments of the marquee outside.  Then Dennis Lindsey came along and knocked...

Rudy Gobert’s Play, Enes Kanter Trades, and Jazz’s Future – Salt City Hoops Show

This week’s show talks about the difficult decisions Rudy Gobert’s emergence provides for the Utah Jazz. Should Rudy be starting? Probably, but why isn’t he? We talk about that. Then, we talk about possible...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Utah Jazz vs. Golden State Warriors 1/13/2015

1. Warriors’ 3rd quarter dominance leads to easy victory. One of the cool things I get to do as a result of having a credential is talk to media people from around the league about their teams, and tonight was one of the...

Grading Every Trade in Jazz History: Buying Mel Counts

June 13, 1974: Acquired C Mel “Goose” Counts from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for future considerations. Mel Counts had been a backup center for essentially his entire career, and the “future considerations”...

Utah’s Team-Wide Defensive Progression

Despite losses in their last two games to tough Western contenders over the weekend, the last several weeks have been an enormously positive stretch for this Jazz team. They’ve gone 7-6 starting with a victory over the Heat...