If you can coach, you can coach: Natalie Nakase and Earl Watson

Natalie Nakase is an assistant film coordinator for the Los Angeles Clippers and former head coach of the Saitama Broncos, a men’s professional basketball team in Japan. You’d be forgiven for thinking that her...

A former walk-on reflects on the passing of Rick Majerus

AP Photo/Jack Dempsey — by Tim Cannon, special to Salt City Hoops The life lessons I remember the most from Coach Majerus were the ones he had the most difficulty following. During my one year as a walk-on in his program...

Lindsanity – Utah Jazz Twitter Power Rankings

We’re starting a new column this week that turns the tables on Power Rankings. As fans, we spend a lot of time critiquing players, coaches, fan bases, front & back offices, and even the fandom of upper vs. lower decks....

Jeremy Evans is still the best artist in the league

Besides being one of the nicest humans in history and reigning NBA Dunk Champion, Jeremy Evans is an impressive artist. Earl Watson posted the picture above that Evans said he drew sometime last summer. Evans said he was working...

Jazz steal a wild one from the Nuggets, remain undefeated at home

Jazz 105 – Nuggets 103 ESPN Recap | Box Score Where to begin on one of the strangest Jazz home games in recent memory? To paraphrase Stefon, this game had everything: World-class matador defense giving up 65 points in the...

Jazz 102 – Rockets 91: Player Grades

Houston Rockets 91 Final Recap | Box Score 102 Utah Jazz Paul Millsap, PF 26 MIN | 4-9 FG | 2-2 FT | 8 REB | 1 AST | 10 PTS | -1A solid/decent game from Paul, despite the slow start. Luckily, Omer Asik provided...

JazzRank 2: Al Jefferson

Easily the most consistently powerful emotion I feel when I watch Mad Men is guilt. Obviously I feel a healthy degree of vicarious guilt for all of the horrible things the characters do to each other, but mostly I’m...

On James Harden and hypothetical team building

By Matt Pacenza, special to Salt City Hoops Something exceedingly rare happened a few weeks ago: an NBA team voluntarily traded a young star on the cusp of greatness. The impact of the momentous trade of shooting guard James...

JazzRank 3: Derrick Favors

  As one of many Jazz fans who has gushed over Derrick Favors and his enormous potential, I feel obligated to write a well-reasoned justification for the reckless promotion of the Favors Hype Machine. Here is that...

Jazz drop close one in Boston, Hayward silences KG

The Jazz missed a perfect chance to steal a win in Boston last night, but failed to take advantage after Rajon Rondo left with an injury. Also, someday I’d like to replay the final few minutes and maybe not have Mo Williams...