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...

Jazz Player Nicknames: Past and Present

There’s nothing like a good nickname, right? A good nickname can convey a lot with very little. Or, if you’re me, the nickname can be very long and slowly gets shortened over the years for brevity: “Little One of Many Moons...

Hoping for the Worst from the Golden State Warriors: Part 3

The Jazz organization and its fans are about to enter a third straight season of intense Warrior-watching. Once again, the two franchises’ futures will be simultaneously and inversely determined. The better the play by the...

Grading Every Jazz Offseason Move – from Clark and Andy, a Salt City Hoops Saturday Show

Salt City Hoops editor Andy Larsen calls up old podcast partner Clark Schmutz of SLCDunk.com to reprise the old Clark and Andy Show this week. Clark and Andy run down all of the Jazz moves this offseason, from the three trades...

One Movie Line That Could Change History for the Utah Jazz

The movie I’m thinking about is definitely one of the most popular sports flicks of all-time, though If you’re like me, you probably haven’t watched it more than once or twice in your entire life. Even if you haven’t seen...