Salt City Hoops - The ESPN TrueHoop Utah Jazz Site
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...
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 ...
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.
Get to know Omer Yurtseven - Salt City Hoops
Jul 21, 2023 · News surfaced Sunday that they were signing Turkish big man Yurtseven, a 25-year-old and third-year pro. The first-year salary is $2.8 million, but is only half guaranteed at $1.4. The second-year of the contract is a team option for $2.7 million. Free agent Omer Yurtseven has agreed on a two-year deal with the Utah Jazz, agent Keith Glass ...
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 ...
Does a Dejounte Murray trade make sense? | Salt City Hoops
Rather than focusing on how accurate these statements are, let’s look at whether Murray is worth targeting altogether. The key stats on Murray: 6’5” height, 6’10” wingspan, 180lbs. 27 years old. Averaging 21.4 pts, 5.1 reb, 5.2 ast this season. 47/37/83 shooting splits, 53.1 eFG%. Will begin a 4-year, $120 million contract extension ...
The Numbers Don’t Lie: The Greatness of John Stockton
Mar 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.
Podcast: Jazz Player Previews, Part 2 | Salt City Hoops
Oct 1, 2024 · 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 ...
About - Salt City Hoops
Salt City Hoops launched in 2009 as the Utah Jazz affiliate in the ESPN TrueHoop Network. Spencer Hall, who covered the NBA, Team USA and NBA’s developmental league, founded the site as part of the TrueHoop Network’s inaugural launch.While serving as the site’s editor, Spencer contributed regularly to the NBA coverage on ESPN.com, hosted post-game chats for the Salt Lake Tribune and ...
Picks on the Move: 23 Years of Draft Trade Precedent
Jun 20, 2023 · Of the 130 first-round picks acquired in draft-adjacent deals over the past 23 years, 49 involved a team improving their draft position by adding some kind of asset to an existing first-round selection. Let’s start with 24 move-up trades where the highest pick acquired was a lottery selection. Draft-adjacent move-up trades involving a lotto ...