How the Jazz Spent Their Summer Vacation at P3 – Part 2

For the past several years, Jazz players have been spending weeks at a time during the summer training with the Peak Performance Project, or P3, in Santa Barbara. I sat down with several members of the P3 staff at their facility...

The Rewards of Selfishness: How Young Players Are Incentivized To Look Out For #1

Rumors swirled around Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins all summer regarding his availability for an extension this summer, and finally last night, the news came through: according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports,...

Can Scott Machado Make the Roster?

There was not that much excitement surrounding the 2012 NBA Draft for Utah Jazz fans. At one point in the season, there was the possibility that the Jazz would have two first-round draft picks: their own and Golden State’s....

Talking Burks, ESA’s HCA, and NBA 2K14’s Ratings with Purple & Blues – Salt City Hoops Radio

Midweek, Salt City Hoops Managing Editor Andy Larsen (hey, that’s me!) was interviewed by the crew at Purple and Blues, the Fansided Jazz affiliate. We talk about the Jazz projected starting lineup, and whether Alec Burks...

Gordon Hayward: What Kind of Leader Will He Be?

Expectations were high for the 9th pick in the 2010 draft. Very high. The Jazz received the pick as part of the 2004 Tom Gugliotta trade, and before Jazz fans watched the Warriors’ record with bated breath, we watched the...

Response to Readers: Hayward and Kanter’s Offense

We at Salt City Hoops aim to please, and that includes responding to comments and requests, such as these to my September 9th post projecting Hayward and Favors as primary offensive options this season. Casey said: I’d be...

A Few Players the Jazz Would Love to Have Back

Everyone makes poor relationship decisions at one time or another. Whether it’s letting an unhealthy relationship go on too long or cutting a good thing short, we’ve all experienced the feelings of relief, nausea, and...

How the Jazz Spent Their Summer Vacation at P3 – Part 1

For the past several years, Jazz players have been spending weeks at a time during the summer training with the Peak Performance Project, or P3, in Santa Barbara. I sat down with several members of the P3 staff at their facility...

A Fresh Take on Player Development and Potential

Is our understanding of player potential all wrong? According to an expert in development psychology, it probably is. Every now and then I read a non-sports book with so many sports linkages that I can’t help but relate it...

Who’s on the Utah Jazz’s Radar for Training Camp?

A few weeks ago, we discussed whether or not the Utah Jazz roster was complete. Given reports floating around, it appears that Utah may look toward training camp to make any additions to the squad. In another nice move (to close...