Salt City Hoops Saturday Show: Free Agency Plan Contest

In this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, we bring together 5 different bloggers from Jazzland: Andy Larsen, Dan Clayton, Laura Thompson, Clark Schmutz, and Peter Novak, and have them give their version...

Trey Burke as Chris Paul

The Jazz stunned the world in 2005 when they took Deron Williams over Chris Paul with the third overall pick in the NBA draft. Thought by many to be the superior candidate for a team in desperate need of a solid point guard,...

What This Draft Shows Us About The Jazz (aka In Dennis Lindsey We Trust)

I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for a draft as I was this one, and I know I’ve never been as pleased with the results of a draft as this one (I was in diapers when Stockton was drafted, though maybe I booed...

Drafting Relevance

“The draft doesn’t matter. We’ll let you guys draft the talented ones and find the hidden gems each year, and then we’ll just sign them away from you in free agency.” – A direct quote from my Laker-fan coworker....

Jazz Free Agency Primer ’13

Several months’ worth of draft geekery is winding down, which only means it’s time to shift the focus to another crop of players and another set of complicated rules: NBA free agency is days away. Don’t fear,...

Final Mock Draft Compilation/Random Jazz Draft Thoughts

Well, it is finally here. The NBA Draft is tomorrow and most likely the Utah Jazz will welcome three new players to the family. It could be more, it could be less. Who could guess what will happen when it is all said and done....

Draft Comparison: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder Part 3

Today, we post the final Part 3 of Clint Johnson’s PG prospect breakdown of Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder. In case you missed them, you can read Part 1 and Part 2. Ball Handling...

Diamonds in the Rough: Searching for 2nd Round Value

The dichotomy between the paths of first-round NBA draft picks and second-round choices is a stark one.  First rounders parade across the stage of New York, exchange awkward hugs with David Stern and instantly become the...

Draft Comparison: Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder Part 2

Yesterday, we released Part 1 of Clint Johnson’s PG prospect breakdown, covering the shooting and finishing games of Michael Carter-Williams, Shane Larkin, and Dennis Schroeder. Today, Part 2 focuses on their athleticism,...

Knights and Dragons in Miami: The Archetypal Heroism of the 2013 San Antonio Spurs

My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death! -Smaug the Dragon I had a sort of sympathy for the dragon in the Hobbit,...