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...

Jazz Early Returns: Sustainable or Unsustainable?

Under a week into a fresh campaign and with hopes and dreams of success still mostly intact for all non-Lakers-and-Sixers fanbases, those of us attempting to analyze results thus far are in something of a temporary pickle. On one...