Stories of a Small Market: Jazz Photo Night

This is the first in a series of short stories highlighting the good parts of being a member of a rabid fan base in a small market. My dad loves basketball. Loves it. So when my parents moved to Utah in 1981, he made a...

Karl Malone: Best power forward of all time

Karl Malone was gracious and humble as he was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame this weekend. His incredible accomplishments over a long NBA career are well documented and as John Stockton mentioned, they seem even more...

Karl Malone HOF Week: A Tribute

by Brian Henderson Special to Salt City Hoops Karl Malone will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, joining only 295 other individuals who have ever played the game. Like many in Jazz Fandom, I want to...

2010-2011 Utah Jazz Schedule: Point-Counterpoint

By Mychal Lowman and Jeff Lind Special to Salt City Hoops With the release of the NBA schedule yesterday, Jeff Lind and Mychal Lowman take a look at how it affects the Jazz. They each answered 6 questions about the upcoming...

Karl Malone HOF Week: Special Delivery

By Jefferson W. Boswell Special to Salt City Hoops Many NBA players engage in a ritual when they step up to the charity stripe. Jason Kidd, for example, used to blow a kiss to his wife and kids (since a nasty divorce, his routine...

Sloan and O’Connor Re-up with the Jazz

“Second Rounder? Yes, only Second Rounders.” In a move that should surprise no one, the Jazz announced today that they have signed GM Kevin O’Connor to a multi-year contract extension. Jerry Sloan also confirmed...

Inside the Flopper’s Studio

By Mychal Lowman Special to Salt City Hoops I’ve been a Jazz fan my entire life, but due to genetics I never got to pursue a professional basketball career — it’s a cruel gene that never allowed me to grow past...

Summer of 2010: Free Agency Notes

By Brian Henderson, special to Salt City Hoops Some news and notes on a busy free agency summer for the Jazz. O’Connor’s Sneaky Summer Keeps Utah in the Hunt Utah Jazz GM Kevin O’Connor has been a busy man this summer....

Programming Note

My apologies for the slow summer posting. It’s all the result of a combination of real life, a move, a pending move, and a spotty internet connection in my interim location (read: a tent on BLM land. May or may not be...

Gordon Hayward to the Jazz

— Life is good for Gordon Hayward today. Even though his pro career began with hearty booing, he became a very rich man when the Jazz took him with the 9th pick in last night’s draft. It would have been a perfectly...