The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Heat 12/17/14

1. Jazz got out to a great start! As everyone knows, the Jazz have had many slow starts this season, falling routinely behind by double digits in the first quarter. Tonight against the Heat, they were immediately hot, especially...

How are Former Jazzmen Performing This Year?

Several former Utah Jazz players have been making the news lately. From Carlos Boozer coming off the bench, Andrei Kirilenko finally being moved and Deron Williams now rumored to be on the trading block, it is interesting to see...

Ty Corbin, Quin Snyder, and How We Evaluate Coaches

It’s been a whirlwind 36 hour period for NBA junkies, as news surfaced late Sunday night of a mostly shocking decision from the Sacramento Kings to fire coach Mike Malone, replacing him on an interim basis (for now) with Ty...

This Year’s Gifts for the Utah Jazz

  Christmas is a time for generosity. So, while it may be easy to focus on the negatives of an early 6 – 16 season, this post assumes the young Utah Jazz are securely on Santa’s Nice List. After all, there is...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Heat 12/12/14

1. This is the story of the Jazz’s season: They give up a lead in the 1st half, fight back in the 2nd, but lose the game. Here’s tonight’s quarter by quarter breakdown:            ...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – More Halftime Show Ideas, Kobe MVP Chants, & More

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...

Gordie Chiesa, LOLakers, and More – Salt City Hoops Show on ESPN700

On this week’s episode, our main guest is Gordie Chiesa, who shares his coaching experience on what the Jazz are doing well and what they need to improve on in order to become a contending team. We play quotes from Gregg...

On Actions, Outcomes and Playing with Purpose

  Oh good, you’re thinking. Another diagnostic piece about the Utah Jazz. Well, it comes with the territory. The Jazz narrowly avoided the worst losing streak since before all current Jazz players were born, so logic...

Utah Jazz Sign Patrick Christopher: A Scouting Report

Update: SCH writer Dakota Schmidt gives his opinion on Patrick Christopher’s game: Throughout the D-League, there sit many extremely solid scoring threats. But within that landscape, Patrick Christopher has always...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Spurs 12/9/2014

1. Jazz avoid ignominy, first 10 game losing streak in 33 years.  Had the Jazz lost tonight, it would have been the team’s first double-digit losing streak since the 1981-82 season. However, the 9 game streak is only their...