January 2nd, 2014 | by
David J Smith Happy New Years to one and all. 2014 is upon us and like all dutiful Jazz fans, I have pondered what could transpire this year for the team. It could be one of the biggest years in franchise history, with many things to look...
December 19th, 2013 | by
David J Smith Each season, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein comes out with his trimester awards–recognizing the NBA’s high achievers–always a fun read. Make sure to give it a perusal when it comes out. Because this is Salt City...
December 2nd, 2013 | by
Andy Larsen 1. Trey Burke’s ability to get an advantage on a defense portends good things for his NBA future. This game continued Trey Burke’s coming-out party, scoring 21 points and accumulating 6 assists in tonight’s...
November 22nd, 2013 | by
Evan Hall So before any internet writer is allowed to talk about the basketball failures of an NBA player, he should probably have to start with some disclaimer. We never do, of course, because that’s an understated but nonetheless...
November 1st, 2013 | by
Dan Clayton There are WojBombs and then there are WojBombs. Much of Jazz nation spent Halloween with one eye on the candy bowl and the other eye on Twitter, hoping news would surface on the 10 p.m. MDT deadline for the Jazz to extend Gordon...
October 16th, 2013 | by
David J Smith We often hear, when the Jazz win, that the team won by playing “Utah Jazz basketball.” For me, that has always connoted heart, hustle, tough defense, smart offense, and above all, teamwork. When you think about the...
October 2nd, 2013 | by
David J Smith The season is, at long-last, finally here. Media day is in the books, two-a-days are going, and Saturday’s annual scrimmage will give the public the first look at the new era of Utah Jazz basketball. In less than a week,...
September 30th, 2013 | by
Andy Larsen On this week’s Salt City Hoops Saturday Show, Austin Horton and Andy Larsen are joined by Daniel Tate of the WeAreJazzNation pages, representative of the voice of the fan. Besides giving away a autographed Trey Burke photo...
September 9th, 2013 | by
Clint Johnson In an attempt to score, every team has a Plan A. Last season’s Plan A was Al Jefferson on the block. Big Al’s execution of that plan earned frequent complaint from Jazz fans. He was too slow, too finesse, too...
August 27th, 2013 | by
Denim Millward I’d like to begin this post with a hard truth about Jazz fans. We’re not great with objective analysis and reasonable expectations for our team. I don’t want to begin my post with such negativity, but it has to be said. ...