The Year of Parity, Chapter 2: Competitive Balance and the Era of Star Duos

For the first time in a very long time, the NBA is balanced. The era of superteams has apparently passed and the year of parity has begun. For once in a very long time, eight to ten teams could make their case as NBA Finals...

Stars Collide in SLC as Jazz Survive Sixers

At any given point in the season, a team is dealing with several storylines. How soon will Mike Conley become accustomed to the Jazz offense? How will Joel Embiid respond as he returns to the lineup after a short suspension? How...

Salt City Seven: Spida’s Special Start, Rebounding Woes & More

Every week here at SCH begins with the Salt City Seven: seven regular features that let us relive the biggest moments, key performances and hot issues in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every week for the quotes, stats,...

Another Bad Weekend in Los Angeles as Jazz Fade Late

The good news for the Utah Jazz is that they don’t play a basketball game in California next weekend. The Jazz remain undefeated in games played outside of the state of California and we can only hope the trend continues as...

The Year of Parity, Chapter 1: June, July, and the Death of the Superteam

For the first time in a very long time, the NBA is balanced. The era of superteams has apparently passed and the year of parity has begun. For once in a very long time, eight to ten teams could make their case as NBA Finals...

Kings Out-Hustle the Jazz For Their First Win, 102-101

In what ultimately became a close and down the wire nail-biter, the Jazz gave the previously winless Sacramento Kings their first victory of the young season, dropping Friday’s game 101-102. It’s a game that the Jazz...

Flashback Friday: What’s New in 35 Years?

On Tuesday night, I was dining out with my wife. In addition to eating, she was busy catching them all, so she wasn’t much of a conversationalist. Twitter and Facebook were a little slow, so I flipped over to the NBA app to...

Jazz Fans Rally Behind Conley’s Breakout Performance

Cheers of “Conley, Conley!” echoed loudly in Vivint SmartHome Arena as the crowd chanted after a timeout by the Los Angeles Clippers with 8:03 left to go in the third quarter of Wednesday’s contest. Mike Conley, the...

Bojan Bogdanovic is Filling the Void

You have to admit it. Just like all of us, you thought Gordon Hayward was the chosen one. The one who would save the Utah Jazz fans and organization from darkness. And for very good reason.  In his last season in Utah, Hayward...

Gobert, Bogdanovic Bring Utah Back Against the Suns

For a while now, the fourth quarter of a Jazz-Suns game has been a good time to check emails and make a grocery list. Not anymore.Utah secured its eighth straight victory over the Suns on Monday night, but this one felt very...