The 2017 off-season...Hayward, Hill, Ingles...?

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[QUOTE]The killer is this year the Jazz play only 3 games against the Mavericks, Kings, Grizzlies, and Lakers. All four teams are projected below the Jazz in the Western Conference.[/QUOTE]

By who? I would certainly put the Grizzlies ahead of them and it certainly wouldn't surprise me if the Mavs or even Kings were ahead of them in the end

[QUOTE] The imbalance in the schedule may very well be the difference between the playoffs and just out of the playoffs.[/QUOTE]

hard to see anything but the lottery for them

[QUOTE]Believing you are good is often a large part of the battle. Can you find a part of the schedule where the team can get hot and believe in itself? It is hard to find an extended stretch of confidence builders when you play in the Western Conference.

This season the best stretch might be the opening of the season. The Jazz open the year playing 10 of their first 14 games at home. After the 4th game of the season the Jazz play just 2 of their next 16 games against team Pelton projected to win 48 or more games. The Jazz opening 21 games only 5 of the games are against teams that project to over 48 wins, 3 in the first 4 games.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much have to get off to a great start. December will bury them and they will start looking to dump guys

[QUOTE]The Jazz 2nd confidence builder stretch happens from March 3rd to March 22nd. The Jazz play 9 of 10 games against teams that are projected to have losing records by Pelton. The New Orleans Pelicans are the only team in this stretch who is projected to win over 35 games.

The Jazz better take advantage of these two stretches because when it is brutal it is seriously brutal.[/QUOTE]

By March the team will look much different and they will be looking towards the lottery and next season already

[QUOTE]From Dec 4th to Dec 30th the Jazz play 14 games and 11 of them are against teams projected by Pelton to win at least 48 games. Two of the exceptions are really good, Dec 9th at Milwaukee and Dec 26th at Denver. The Jazz may only be favored in 1 of 14 games from Dec 4th to the 28th.[/QUOTE]

goodbye playoff delusions

[QUOTE]Unfortunately, the close to the Jazz season will be brutal as well. When some teams are no longer putting out full rosters the Jazz close with 13 games and 10 of them are against teams likely battling for playoff position.[/QUOTE]

hard to predict how teams will approach the end of the year. The Jazz will certainly be looking for ping pong balls

[QUOTE]The key stretch of the season will be how the Jazz are mentally after the brutal end of 2017. From Jan 1st to March 22nd the Jazz play only 7 of 35 games against the top teams in the NBA. You can make the NBA playoffs beating the teams you should.[/QUOTE]

They have to beat up on the east again. The west will be tough to get victories against

[QUOTE]Another tough stretch is the Jazz leave on Jan 4th for a 4 game 8 day road trip. (These used to be shorter but the expanded schedule means more days on the road) then the Jazz come home for one game, go back to Sacramento before home for a home back to back and then leave the next day for a 3 game 6 day road trip. The Jazz will be home for dinner for 3 nights from Jan 4th to the 27th. Then the Jazz play one game for 7 days before going back on the road.[/QUOTE]

The January stretch is supposed to be against lesser teams but it might be tough because of all the road games

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[QUOTE]If Dante Exum hopes to prove worthy of being a long-term contributor for the Utah Jazz, he

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[QUOTE]In David Locke's podcast today, he mentioned that he has heard that Alec Burks is pain free and playing well down in LA this summer.
He talked a little bit about the strong possibility that Alec Burks could be a key rotation player for the Jazz this upcoming season.

Wouldn

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[QUOTE]Of all the Utah Jazz players who have pressure on them to step up in the wake of the departure of Gordon Hayward, perhaps none will have higher expectations than Rodney Hood.[/QUOTE]

Exum. We already know Hood can play if he can stay on the floor. He's not the go to guy they are trying to make him into but he can score the basketball

[QUOTE]In some ways, it

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Their unis have always been ugly especially the green though gold may be worse. I like the idea of a black one though

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[QUOTE]Mitchell is set up very well to prove himself as a major steal and could end up being a dark horse candidate for Rookie of the Year. He

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[QUOTE]Favors

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[QUOTE] Rudy Gobert wants to display a complete offensive game which, if not evident by this stretch, is unlikely to surface at all. [/QUOTE]

His offense will get better once they put shooters around him again

[QUOTE]Quin Snyder

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[QUOTE] The organization went after Schiller in part because of his reputation for player development, according to the release, which will be critical as the Jazz attempt to grow this year

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[QUOTE]Neither Hayward nor Irving are known for their defense. [/QUOTE]

Hayward defends

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[QUOTE]The starting lineup will be composed of John Stockton at the point,

[QUOTE]Sirius XM NBA:

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[QUOTE]Adding a beard, tattoos, and a man bun is quite a haul for a single off-season and summer. Hate it if you want, but personally I like this version of Rubio as opposed to the

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