Who Will be the Jazz’s Leader Next Season?

Every successful NBA team needs a leader. The Celtics of the 60’s had Bill Russell, the Lakers of the 80’s had Magic Johnson, and the Bulls of the 90’s had Michael Jordan. A team without a leader is like a car without a...

We(‘re Getting to) Know These Guys!

In the craziness of NBA players being on national television, starring in commercials, contract amounts I can’t even wrap my brain around, playing in the Olympics, sometimes I forget that these men who don Utah Jazz jerseys are...

The Pain of Being a Jazz Fan

The greatest player in NBA history still gets a lot of press; you can’t talk about Lebron’s potential legacy or any part of Kobe’s game without referencing MJ. And if there’s only one play they can show, it’s always the...

Derrick Favors & Gordon Hayward: Do They Get Extensions, and For How Much?

The Jazz have just under three months to complete what would be their most important transactions of this off-season (no offense, Richard Jefferson). The extension deadline for Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors looms in late...

Primer: NBA Contract Extension Rules

As Peter Novak and I were preparing for our nerd smackdown debate on extension values for Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors, Peter aptly threw in a primer on extension rules. I decided to share those here as a companion post for...

The Greatness of Jeff Hornacek

While some of the different articles out there have varying opinions on how the Jazz off-season has fared (NBA.com’s David Aldridge, for instance, listed Utah 29th of 30), in many ways, I think the Jazz are having a very...

2013-14 Utah Jazz: Figuring out a Rotation

In a season that most anticipate to be a rebuilding effort for the Jazz, the prime objective seems to be giving the young core as much playing time as reasonably possible.  Despite this clear path, Utah’s rotation is, as my...

Utah Jazz Likely To Receive Significant Revenue Sharing Payments

Remember when revenue sharing was the big topic of debate during the recent lockout? You’ll recall that most small-market ownership groups wanted the new Collective Bargaining Agreement to address the struggle for...

Salt City Hoops Saturday Show: Intangibles and Pace of Play

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Saturday show, The Big Show producer Austin Horton and Andy Larsen sit down and talk about intangibles: should sports teams look at character when making personnel decisions, or...

Could a Fashion Change Translate to Wins?

Lately it seems NBA players are recognized more for their fashion than their ability to play basketball. Have you witnessed the trend?  In the last few years the once popular Nike Dri-FIT t-shirt worn by the NBA’s elite has...