Salt City Hoops - The ESPN TrueHoop Utah Jazz Site
The 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...
2024 October Archive
Oct 1, 2024 · Podcast: Jazz Player Previews, Part 2. October 1st, 2024 | by Salt City Hoops. 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...
The Greatness of Jeff Hornacek - Salt City Hoops
Aug 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.
The NBA’s Goaltending Leaders - Salt City Hoops
Here’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 ...
2024 September Archive
Sep 27, 2024 · Podcast: Jazz player deep dives, part one. September 27th, 2024 | by Salt City Hoops. 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...
Where Are They Now? Former Utah Jazz Players | Salt City Hoops
Sep 15, 2014 · It’s always interesting for fans to keep an eye on those who once donned the Utah Jazz uniform. After another busy offseason around the league, here is the full list of where former Jazzmen are playing, and some thoughts about their upcoming seasons. DeMarre Carroll, Atlanta Hawks: Last season, the gritty forward enjoyed a career-year.
A Breakdown of Jerry Sloan’s Offense and Its Impact
Oct 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 ...
5 NBA Free Throw Routines Worth Remembering | Salt City Hoops
3. Gilbert Arenas —Aside from being completely crazy and pulling a gun on his own teammate, Gilbert Arenas is a pretty decent free throw shooter. When he first begins his free throw routine, you’d think he’s about to work on a ball handling drill instead of shoot a free throw. He passes the ball around his body three times before finally ...
Podcast: Jazz player deep dives, part one | Salt City Hoops
Sep 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, Isaiah Collier and Johnny Juzang. More to come!
Salt City Seven: Lineup Experimentation, Sexton’s Burst, Ghost …
Jan 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.