Salt City Hoops on TV, Talking Jazz Draft & More

On this week’s episode of ABC4’s after-news sports show Real Sports Live, I was featured alongside hosts Bill Riley and Wesley Ruff talking the state of the Utah Jazz after the lottery. Who do I think the Jazz will...

Draft Prospect: Noah Vonleh

With the draft lottery finished earlier this week, another piece of the summer puzzle has fallen into place, the Jazz slotted to select fifth in June.  It seems strange to see an entire year’s worth of expectation now...

Dennis Lindsey: “Nothing Sacred” in Jazz’s Search for Star

The fifth pick in an NBA draft is normally a huge asset, but if was ever OK to feel a little dejected about occupying that spot, it’s this year. It’s supposedly a 4-man draft at the top, with potential franchise...

Utah Jazz Post-Lottery Mock Draft Round-up

Utah Jazz fans are still trying to put everything together after last evening’s disappointment. Even though the mathematical probabilities were difficult to ignore, watching the team settle in at the fifth slot was a big...

Clint Johnson’s Post-Lottery Mock Draft

Now that the draft order is set, I finally share my mock draft of the full first round.  Explanations for each selection will be forthcoming. 1 – Cleveland: Joel Embiid, C 2 – Milwaukee: Jabari Parker, SF/PF 3...

Backward Bounce: Jazz to Select Fifth in Upcoming NBA Draft

Down with math. The statistically probable gut punch arrived this evening in Times Square in an envelope marked “5.” The Utah Jazz, slotted fourth going into the NBA Draft Lottery, now own the fifth pick after the...

Feeling Lucky vs. Creating Luck

Tonight is the night Jazz fans have been looking forward to ever since the season ended and we won the non-coin flip against Boston: the NBA Draft Lottery. Currently slotted 4th, we are statistically more likely to be bumped back...

Salt City Hoops News… and Feedback, Please?

It’s been an exciting year for Salt City Hoops. 364 days ago, Spencer Hall announced he had been hired as the News Director at KSL.com, and chose myself as successor to the Salt City Hoops Managing Editor position. In the...

4 Potential Choices with the Jazz’s #23 Draft Pick

As the percentage of teams still in the hunt for 2013-14 glory continues to narrow with another two sent packing just last night, at least one eye in every front office but the few remaining in the title hunt turns to the...

Contemplating the Jazz Core

First there was the Core Four. Then Four turned into Five. Next month could make it Six. Dennis Lindsey has talked about Jeremy Evans becoming a core-type player, and for those excited about Rudy Gobert or overseas Jazz draftee...