The Gobert Factor Lifts Guard Play — and Not Just on Defense

It’s not a well-kept secret that Rudy Gobert is the finest defender this side (and any side, really) of the Mississippi. Gobert has been a runner-up DPOY and DPOY for the past two seasons, and unless he’s snubbed a la...

On Small Markets, Status, and Snubs

The current NBA moment strongly invites angst from small-market teams and their fans, and Jazz fans excel at that.The angst takes many forms: entrenched pessimism; bristling, chip-on-the-shoulder combativeness; a strange,...

Salt City Seven: Stifle Snubbed, Trade Rumor Context, Letdown Losses and More

The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...

For the Second Time, Korver Has Boosted Utah’s Offense After a Midseason Arrival

As soon as the Utah Jazz traded for Kyle Korver in November, the deja vu juices started flowing, a callback to his first sting with the club from 2007 to 2010. Back then, the sharpshooter revolutionized an anemic offense; has he...

Trade Deadline Podcast Special: Potential Targets, Jazz’s Thinking & More

We’re now less than a week away from the NBA’s trade deadline, and the Jazz are being mentioned in the buzz around some potentially available stars. Which targets are realistic? Are the Jazz interested in these guys?...

After Crucial Loss to Portland, Jazz Focus on Five Games Before Break

The actual game recap for Wednesday’s game between Portland and Utah is really quite simple: Portland played really well, and the Jazz played not so well. That sums up quite nicely what took place in the ESPN-televised...

Highs and Lows Define 2018-19 For Trio of Jazz Starters

Even good players struggle now and then over the course of 82 games. In the case of a trio of Utah Jazz starters, they’ve particularly found themselves riding that roller coaster of inconsistency, with scintillating...

The Jazz Play Postseason Leapfrog in the Western Conference

This season’s Western Conference playoff chase started opening night. That’s how closely matched the teams are in the incredibly deep conference. Like last year, a slow start by the Utah Jazz saw them staring at...

Salt City Seven: Putting Pressure on the D, Mitchell Making History, Gobert vs. Young Centers & More

The Salt City Seven drops every Monday throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles. Check in every Monday for the quotes, stats, plays and performances that...

Why the Western Conference Coaches WIll Make Gobert an All-Star

With how the All-star game is set up, it will always be extremely hard for a player wearing a Utah Jazz uniform to get into the game based on the fan vote. They would have to be a super-duper star, in the mold of franchise...