Millsap’s Return: The Other Stretch Four

Last night marked Paul Millsap’s first game in Utah since signing with the Atlanta Hawks in the offseason. Millsap was my favorite Jazz man for years, and I’m still not used to seeing him in the Atlanta jersey (seeing him in...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Hawks 3/10/2014

1. Former Jazz players got the best of their old team. Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap, and DeMarre Carroll combined for 60 points and 9 for 13 shooting from 3 point land in their return against the Jazz. Despite the 3 point barrage,...

Future Coaching Options – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

This abbreviated version of the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show (Sadly, we forgot to press the record button during the first half of the radio show) talks about the coaching staff of the future. Who are some good options for the...

Is Derrick Favors Too Short To Play Center?

Coming into his first season as the top big man on Utah’s depth chart, folks familiar with Derrick Favors’ game had a pretty reasonable handle on what to expect from him for the year.  Still raw offensively, especially in...

The Difference a Screen Makes

Ready for a bold prediction? I think the most significant early advances in the realm of video tracking will have to do with helping us understand and quantify the value of setting and using screens properly. The NBA, more than...

Updating The NBA Tank Race

As the season slowly, but surely winds down, the off-season draws closer. It will once again be another vitally important one–one that could affect the trajectory of the Utah Jazz franchise for many years to come. There are...

Jazz Jolt Podcast: Sloan Sports Conference

  On this week’s Jazz Jolt, host Ben Dowsett is joined by Salt City Hoops Editor Andy Larsen to discuss his return from last weekend’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.  Ben and Andy discuss some of the...

2014 NBA Draft Rankings: March Madness Is Coming

The greatest month in American sports is nearly upon us.  Expect even more madness than usual with no team a dominant favorite and college hoops riding an influx of ultra-talented yet fascinatingly erratic freshmen.  Anything...

On Gordon Hayward’s Role Change

In a season full of disappointments and questions about his role, positives have been few and far between for Jazz swingman Gordon Hayward.  Marred in what feels like a season-long shooting slump as the days count down to his...

Anatomy of a Deal: How the Warriors used the Jazz to sign Andre Iguodala

It sounds obvious: if you can get both sides to win in a negotiation, it’s much easier to get a deal done. That was the basis of one of the ten tenets of negotiation in a panel entitled “The Science of a Deal”...