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WEBThe Utah Jazz are primed for an extremely active offseason of roster shakeups, following a rookie draft that many are lauding. Dan Clayton and Mark Russell Pereira from Salt City Hoops will introduce Jazz fans to the new rookies...
The Numbers Don’t Lie: The Greatness of John Stockton
WEBMar 25, 2015 — Go ahead 1. With all this in mind, the last two years, I delved into John Stockton’s greatness for Salt City Hoops. In 2013, we discussed the staggering amount of points for which Stockton accounted. Last year, we looked at 52 John Stockton memories, right in time for his 52nd birthday 2. Well, tomorrow is Stockton’s day of birth.
The NBA’s Goaltending Leaders - Salt City Hoops
WEBHere’s the list of defensive goaltending leaders: 2013-14 Defensive Goaltending leaders. At the top: Ibaka and Drummond, but Dwight Howard also goaltends on D quite frequently too. Since this is a Utah Jazz site, I’ll include all of the Utah Jazz’s goaltends last season: 2013-14 Utah Jazz Goaltending. Sadly, the Jazz didn’t go for the ...
The Greatness of Jeff Hornacek - Salt City Hoops
WEBAug 7, 2013 — In six and a half seasons, Jeff missed 10 games. An iron man, just like Karl and John. Utah’s record with Jeff Hornacek: 350-137 (.719), including the three 60-win seasons in franchise history, four visits to the conference finals, and of course, the two series versus the Bulls. The 8-8 three-point night versus Seattle was electric.
Podcast: Jazz Player Previews, Part 2 | Salt City Hoops
WEB3 days ago — Sexton leads off our next batch of player previews. (Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Jazz have begun training camp, so we better hurry and get to our next quintet of players in the season preview deep dives. After looking at five players last week, Mark Russell Pereira and Dan Clayton fire it up again to explore the same set of ...
Podcast: Jazz player deep dives, part one | Salt City Hoops
WEBSep 27, 2024 — As the Jazz prepare to get their season underway, Mark Russell Pereira and Dan Clayton convene to explore the 15-man roster in a 3-part podcast. In this one, they ask the same set of questions about the first set of five players on the main roster: Lauri Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks, Drew Eubanks ...
A Breakdown of Jerry Sloan’s Offense and Its Impact
WEBOct 22, 2013 — Share this: If you missed part one of this two-part series, we covered the amazing impact coach Jerry Sloan had, not only on the Jazz teams he coached but on the city in which he coached them. Here in part two, we’ll focus in more detail on how ahead of his time Sloan was with his offensive system, and how his innovations have helped shape ...
On Markkanen’s Impact, Value and Potential All-Star Trajectory
WEBNov 22, 2022 — 36.1. 82.1. 60.5. A group of Salt City Hoops writers agreed before the season that Markkanen would probably be Utah’s most productive player. But it’s unlikely that anybody foresaw this level of production. Only nine other players are averaging at least 20 points and 8 rebounds per game, and of those nine, only …
Salt City Seven: Lineup Experimentation, Sexton’s Burst, Ghost …
WEBJan 1, 2024 — Breaking down the Xs and Os behind a Jazz score. One of the ways the Jazz use Markkanen’s gravity to engineer a ton of open looks is by using the Finnish forward as a “ghost screener.”. A ghost screen is essentially a fake ball screen. A guy makes it look like he’s going to screen but instead sprints into open territory.
A former walk-on reflects on the passing of Rick Majerus
WEBDec 3, 2012 — AP Photo/Jack Dempsey. by Tim Cannon, special to Salt City Hoops. The life lessons I remember the most from Coach Majerus were the ones he had the most difficulty following. During my one year as a walk-on in his program (1994-1995), I remember him having us sit in the first row of the Huntsman Center stands after …