Early Utah Jazz Impressions: the Bench

Each passing game gives Utah Jazz fans a little more of a sample size to gauge, assess, critique and react. Last week, we took a look at the Jazz starters; it is time to take a gander at Utah’s bench and look at how the...

Should Trevor Booker Start?

Over the course of the summer, speculation began to be whispered around Salt Lake City that a controversy could begin emerging in Utah’s frontcourt before long once the season got started. If Enes Kanter was unable to improve...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Pistons 11/9/2014

1. Rodney Hood’s absence and foul trouble made for some interesting Jazz rotations. Rookie forward Rodney Hood sat out Sunday’s bout with the Detroit Pistons due to a case of plantar fascitis. This injury is a...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Mavs 11/7/2014

1. The Jazz killed themselves by giving extra possessions to the Mavericks The Jazz actually played passably on offense and defense tonight. On offense, they missed a lot of open shots: the Jazz shot just 30% on uncontested jump...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Where Should Kanter Put His Mouthguard?

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 (though, admittedly, not this week). As such, we decided to add a little bit more levity...

Analyzing Utah’s Awesome Victory Over The Cavs – Salt City Hoops Show

After one of the best games in Utah Jazz history, what else could we do but break it down? Ben Dowsett and I go through the highlights of last night’s 102-100 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, including...

The Three Emerging Utah Jazz Stars

Yes, it’s early. Yes, the Jazz are still sub-.500. And yes, the record will probably get worse before it gets significantly better. But Jazz personnel are off to a nice start making names for themselves. In particular,...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Cavaliers 11/5/2014

1. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS A game this exciting is probably best described with some highlights. In chronological order: Hayward chasedown block on LeBronto dunk on the other end:   Hayward’s defense on LeBron...

Early Utah Jazz Impressions: The Starters

  We are now a week into the NBA regular season and it’s a great feeling to have  basketball back. It’s like being reunited with a good friend who’s been away for a while. The Utah Jazz faithful are...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz @ Clippers 11/3/2013

I was at Staples last night for the Jazz/Clippers game and, aside from the fact that the Clippers intro is one of the coolest multimedia displays I’ve seen–the floor ended up being one giant big screen–here are...