Staff Scrimmage: Pecking Order of Jazz Player Value

The Salt City Hoops crew is back to answering the burning questions facing the Jazz this season. On Monday, five of our columnists and contributors kicked off the preseason by tackling topics such as the Jazz’s success and...

Staff Scrimmage: Jazz Predictions and Defining Success

Jazz basketball is back in mere hours, which makes it a good time to put a stake in the ground on some weighty issues. Welcome to the first “Staff Scrimmage” of the 2017 preseason, where five of our SCH contributors...

Training Camp, Media Day, etc. — Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Andy Larsen and Ben Anderson talk about the first week of Jazz happenings. Who has impressed, who hasn’t, and other news and notes from training camp and...

The Unlikely Transformation of Rodney Hood

Dennis Lindsey: “We believe Rodney Hood can be a primary scorer. It’s time for us to pivot, it’s time for us to move on.” — Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) July 6, 2017 Following Gordon Hayward’s...

NBA Star Treatment Bias and Our Own Cognitive Biases

Benjamin Franklin once quipped, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If dear old Ben were alive today he may have included a third certainly: death, taxes, and NBA fans complaining about...

Andy Bailey, Zach Harper, Dan Clayton, Tony Jones — Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, Ben Anderson is out, so Andy Larsen called in some favors, filling in each segment with four of the biggest names in Jazz coverage. We start with Andy Bailey from Bleacher...

The Rubio Effect: Jazz Offense About to Get Some Fluff

Utah’s “greatest snow on earth,” one of the state’s slogans, comes from a phenomenon called lake effect snow. As a snowstorm passes over the Great Salt Lake, it collects additional moisture from the lake that...

A Look at Jazz Guard Nate Wolters

  The Utah Jazz have reportedly added an 18th player, with point guard Nate Wolters being the latest addition in what has been a busy off-season for the team. Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune broke the news first. The...

Jimbo’s Mailbag – Arena Rumors and VERY Early Season Predictions

It’s not the offseason for our resident mailbag artist. Jimbo Rudding provides our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops, and he does it by answering the burning questions to which Jazz fans just must have...

Kyrie/IT Trade, Best All-Time Jazz Rosters — Salt City Hoops Show

On this week’s episode of the Salt City Hoops Show, hosts Ben Anderson and Andy Larsen start by talking about the Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas trade. Why did the Celtics do this trade, of all trades? How good is Kyrie,...