Jazz End Of Year Odds and Ends

After last night’s victory against the Bobcats, it’s really hard to not just write this as my entire article: Trey Burke is a stud. Trey Burke is a stud. Trey Burke is a stud. Trey Burke is a stud. Trey Burke is a stud. Trey...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs. Bobcats 12/30/2013

1. Utah’s defense has the Bobcats offense figured out. Part of it may be the familiarity of Al Jefferson, but the Jazz have won the season series against Charlotte by defending the Bobcats much better than any other team in...

A Per Quarter Profile of Derrick Favors

At the end of the first quarter of the Jazz’s November 15th game against the Spurs, I had a thought: Derrick Favors is a beast!  He’d racked up six points and nine rebounds in the first quarter alone.  (Not bad when...

Talking Enes Kanter, Minute Distribution, and Player Development – Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

On this week’s edition of the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, Andy Larsen, Dan Clayton, and Ben Gaines talk about important issues in the Jazz’s young season. the development of the young core. The team leads off by...

The Triple Team: Three Thoughts on Jazz vs Lakers 12/27/2013

1. Derrick Favors’ first game winner, at any level, got the Jazz’s win tonight.  It seems hard to believe that this is Favors’ first game winner, given how many games he has played, and especially given his...

A Jazz Fan’s No-Man’s Land

Entering this season, as a fan I had braced myself for what many of the national experts had said was going to be one of the worst teams fielded in recent history. With Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Randy Foye, DeMarre Carroll, and...

Method to the Minute Madness?

Already a lightning rod for criticism in the Jazz fan community, forward Richard Jefferson probably didn’t do himself many favors by announcing on Thursday that he plans on going “championship hunting” as a free...

Trey Burke Video Interview

  Trey Burke, acquired by the Jazz to fill a desperate need at the point guard position, spent the beginning of the season on the sidelines. The ninth overall pick suffered a fractured right index finger on October 12,...

Paul Millsap Jazz Media Interview

As reporters congregated around Paul Millsap, the eighth-year forward’s tone had a bittersweet tinge when reminiscing about his time as a member of the Utah Jazz. Millsap, the 47th overall pick in 2006, grew into a household...

Trey Burke: Is He Rookie of the Year?

Alright, I’ll admit it up front. I’m a little biased towards one of the candidates for Rookie of the Year. With that being said, let’s take a look at Trey Burke’s positioning against the other leading rookies. It’s no...