Utah Jazz

Jimbo’s Mailbag: Top 15, Arena Food and a Million Windbreakers

Some questions demand answers. Others demand Jimbo. Jimbo’s Mailbag is our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops. Jimbo, by virtue of being recently featured in the Deseret News, is now the world’s most famous...

Salt City Seven: A Week in the Land of the Almost-Healthy Jazz

For what looked like a light week on the calendar, the Jazz got a lot done since our last installment of the Salt City Seven. They nearly came back against the two-time reigning West champs, won two straight games by 20, received...

The Utah Jazz Roll Past The Oklahoma City Thunder; 109-89

The MVP front-runner, Russell Westbrook, and the Oklahoma City Thunder were in town on Wednesday to take on the Utah Jazz. With the Thunder comes a familiar face in former Jazz-man, Enes Kanter. The Thunder lost another...

Utah Jazz Shut Down The Sacramento Kings; 104-84

This game was all about stingy defense as the Utah Jazz Shutdown the Sacramento Kings in a 104-84 win on Saturday.  The Kings were playing their second game of a back-to-back, but unlike they Jazz they did not have a single play...

Jimbo’s Mailbag: Christmas Gifts and the Joes

Welcome to the next edition of Jimbo’s Mailbag, our regular dose of levity here at Salt City Hoops. In each mailbag, Jimbo answers your burning questions with his unique outlook on Jazz basketball. Jimbo, by virtue of being...

Offseason Targets Part II: Big Wings Who Can Defend, Shoot

The Utah Jazz are still trying to break into the contender class, and as we’ve been saying, they’re not that far off. With a couple of superstar-level guys at the top of the roster and a handful of complementary...

Depleted Jazz Fight Hard But Fall To Warriors; 106-99

Prior to the game Jazz fans learned that not only would they be without Derrick Favors, Alec Burks, and George Hill, but they would also be missing Rodney Hood and Gordon Hayward.  That meant the Jazz were going into battle with...

Salt City Seven: Taking Care of Business, Injuries (Still), Très Rudy

It was a 3-1 week for the Jazz, now winners of seven of their last eight. Let’s dive right into seven stories, trends and tidbits in our weekly summary of all things Jazz. There are a lot of reasons to think that the Jazz...

An Expert’s Perspective on the Jazz: An Interview with Chad Ford

NBA fans all know Chad Ford, the long-time ESPN writer who is an NBA Draft guru. Few do it better than Ford, whose analysis has been a constant for years. His ESPN work only entails one aspect of his incredibly busy, fascinating...

Utah Jazz Outlast Phoenix Suns, 112-105

Tuesday night the Earl Watson-led Phoenix Suns were in Salt Lake City to complete the back end of a back-to-back for the Utah Jazz.  While the Jazz were able to pull out a 112-105 win, it was not as comfy as the Jazz would have...