Welcome to the New-Look Salt City Hoops!

As you can tell, Salt City Hoops has updated its design. We’ve worked on this for many months now, and we are extremely proud to be launching this new design for a project we truly love. Here’s what we hope we...

Favors/Kanter Lineup, Kevin Love Trade? & More – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter haven’t played much together recently: can they be good together? This week’s team of Andy Larsen, Austin Horton, and Ben Gaines go in depth into the topic. Is it Enes Kanter or Derrick...

2014 NBA Draft Rankings: January Edition

The 2013 NBA Draft resembled a game of king of the hill played on a pitchers mound.  In a down class with no clear franchise prospects, a slew of players scaled what passed for the peak only to be displaced by a prospect little...

Trey Burke: Ice in His Veins

Moxie. Swagger. Cool. Fearless. Calm. Patient. Composed. Confident. Poised. Ice. We’ve been hearing all sorts of adjectives to describe Trey Burke, especially his clutch, late-game play. After last night’s game—even though...

6 Predictions for 2014 – Salt City Hoops Podcast

After a good loss against the San Antonio Spurs, Andy Larsen, Clint Johnson, and Denim Millward got together and recorded their predictions for the 2014 calendar year for the Utah Jazz. In this podcast, we get out our crystal...

The Growth of Alec Burks

During his first few seasons, Alec Burks experienced the requisite ups and downs common to young players in the NBA. His rookie season showed great flashes of promise–slashing, athletic play that excited the Utah Jazz fan...

Talking Trade Possibilities and Dan’s Goodbye – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

On this episode, Andy Larsen, Austin Horton and Dan Clayton talk about the current state of the Utah Jazz. We begin by talking about Gordon Hayward’s injury: is it real, or a convenient injury so the Jazz lose more games?...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Nuggets 1/13/2014

1. Alec Burks can score and amaze. Alec Burks was Utah’s best player tonight, scoring a career high 34 points in the 5th start of his career. First of all, he got the shots around the basket that he likes: 13 of his 19...

Gordon Hayward’s Shooting %s: A Fleeting Dip or a Worrying Trend?

Looking ahead to the 2014 offseason, the Jazz will face two decisions critical to their future: who to draft and whether to sign young wing Gordon Hayward. Hayward is a player many Jazz fans adore. His game has grown over his...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Cavaliers 1/10/2014

1. Jazz without Hayward… are they tanking?  The Jazz played without Gordon Hayward tonight, Hayward’s first DNP of the season. Hayward was ruled out due to a muscle strain in his left hip flexor. When I asked Ty...