2011 Game 40: Jazz 121 – Cavs 99

What a difference a year makes. Last year’s thrilling game between these two teams ended with an unbelievable comeback and unforgettable final shot from a guy who was riding a 10-day contract from the D-league. Without...

Jazz 131 – Knicks 125

— It was nice of the Knicks to agree to play church ball with the Jazz on Wednesday night. New York shot 29 threes (hitting 14 for a 48% clip) while the Jazz launched 22 of their own (hitting 10 for 45%). The hot shooting...

10 Things I Know Almost Half Way Through…

With each passing week, the concept of Super Team is looking rosier and rosier. Fans throughout Utah’s base panicked this summer after hearing all about the superfriend’s super alliance. There was a certain contingent...

The value equation – overpaid and underpaid Jazz players

There is a reason why people enjoy shopping on Black Friday.  Is it the opportunity to buy stuff?  No.  You can go to a store any day and buy till your heart is content and your wallet is empty.  Is it because stuff is...

New Year – New Optimism

I know that Jazz fans can be a little down right now.  Last night the Jazz lost a home game by 23 to the Atlanta Hawks.  It wasn’t an inspiring effort even if you take it account that they were without *Paul Millsap. ...

Curious Case of Gordon Hayward

A few years back a friend of mine said, “You know your team is bad when you are worrying about your starting 5 players.  You know your team is really good when you have time to worry about your water boy.”  Right...

Jazz – review of preseason predictions

Almost three months ago I sat down and tried to predict how the Jazz were going to do in the 2010-2011 season.  For those interested here is the link to that post – Steady With Sloan.  Now that we are 30 games into the...

Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams (again)

On February, 10th 1997 Terrell Brandon of the Cleveland Cavaliers was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the title “The Best Point Guard in the NBA.” At the time it wasn’t completely off base even...

The Jazz championship problem – Look no further than the Draft

This summer there was a minor stir created by owner Greg Miller’s “I think that the best approach for us to take as a franchise is just to be competitive” quote.  When he admitted that “we’re...

Take it to the Court: Playing Ketchup

Take it the Court is a new weekly column on SCH featuring the arguments, opinions, and random musing of a Utah Jazz fanatic. It has been a slow posting week for Salt City Hoops – but the Jazz haven’t had the luxury of...