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https://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11670109/power-rankings

It has the Jazz as the worst team in the WC. Tied for 3rd worst overall with Boston. Only behind the Sixers and Bucks.

Projected record of 26-56. 1/2 game better than the Vegas odds.

It cites two main things:

1. "porous defense"

2. "...poor in the low posts, as Favors gets no help inside"



I think the Jazz are much better than thought and win about 34 games.
 
Stoked said:
https://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11670109/power-rankings

It has the Jazz as the worst team in the WC. Tied for 3rd worst overall with Boston. Only behind the Sixers and Bucks.

Projected record of 26-56. 1/2 game better than the Vegas odds.

It cites two main things:

1. "porous defense"

2. "...poor in the low posts, as Favors gets no help inside"



I think the Jazz are much better than thought and win about 34 games.
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They don't even mention Gadget, I think ESPN missed the FIBA world cup.

15. Pups (Long over due reset)
14. Lakers(somebody call an ambulance)
13. Kings (took a step back IT for Collison? really?)
12. Jazz
 
heyhey said:
They don't even mention Gadget, I think ESPN missed the FIBA world cup.

15. Pups (Long over due reset)
14. Lakers(somebody call an ambulance)
13. Kings (took a step back IT for Collison? really?)
12. Jazz
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I think it is based entirely off last years performance and that sells this team short. They won't make the playoffs but they will win more than 26 games.
 
I still stand by my 29 win prediction from several months ago. That would put us at about 13 in the west...
 
Something that should be said is the timing of our rebuild. The western conference is getting a little weaker. The next five years will probably be softer than the last.
 
Per ESPN, with an average D, the Jazz will win 39 games. I think it's reasonable to expect that from the team considering what we saw in pre-season so far.
 
These previews are garbage every year. Every year they project virtually every team to remain exactly the same as last year, accounting only for big-name personnel changes. Every year they are hopelessly wrong. The only "improvement" over the years has been the addition of a kindergarten analysis that even the most casual of fans will learn nothing new from.

In 2007 the Jazz were projected to miss the playoffs and they made it to the WCF.
 
I thought Pelton would give us more love, Locke shows him a lot of love by getting him on podcast.

Our half-court defense is still an issue, even with Gobert. Look at how Blake just dominated us in preseason. I know Blake is a top 5 player and all, but he made it look like he got buckets inside whenever he felt like it.
 
KD's Framily said:
These previews are garbage every year. Every year they project virtually every team to remain exactly the same as last year, accounting only for big-name personnel changes. Every year they are hopelessly wrong. The only "improvement" over the years has been the addition of a kindergarten analysis that even the most casual of fans will learn nothing new from.

In 2007 the Jazz were projected to miss the playoffs and they made it to the WCF.
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It's hard to blame them. Most of Utah's young players have lost the grace period of improvement with the mainstream media. Most of them are probably viewed as finished products and they don't account for the bad system coaching that Corbin forced on them.
 
heyhey said:
They don't even mention Gadget, I think ESPN missed the FIBA world cup.

15. Pups (Long over due reset)
14. Lakers(somebody call an ambulance)
13. Kings (took a step back IT for Collison? really?)
12. Jazz
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Collison could be an upgrade in the long run. Not anywhere near the scorer, but do the Kings really need scoring when they have Cousins and Gay? Better defender and will take less shots and feed the scorers more.

Honestly, if the Kings didn't have Gay, I would like them way more. I think Cousins is on the verge of figuring it out and converting stats into wins.
 
Fabtrey said:
with corbin we are 25 win team. but with snyder we are 35 win team. in snyder we trust.
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And that would be with the exact same team. Snyder could have gotten around 35 wins with last year's bunch. For one, they wouldn't have quit on him the last 30 games.
 
Reading the article I'm surprised they put such a large emphasis on Exum. Even the biggest Dante fan can't expect him to be a factor as early as this season. It stands to reason that the biggest difference for this lone season will be the young vets on already on this team and the coaching change, not a 19 year old rookie with little experience playing against players of this caliber to boot.
 
Cy said:
I thought Pelton would give us more love, Locke shows him a lot of love by getting him on podcast.

Our half-court defense is still an issue, even with Gobert. Look at how Blake just dominated us in preseason. I know Blake is a top 5 player and all, but he made it look like he got buckets inside whenever he felt like it.
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I think it goes the other way around - Locke should be happy to be able to bring Pelton on :P

You are right about our defense. I am still a bit worried. It wasn't just Blake, even Aldridge abused our defense and had almost a point per minute played in one of the games. The good thing is our transition defense has been fantastic so far - we've allowed just 8, 10 and 7 in the 3 games(the average for the league is 13.3), which is fantastic improvement compared to last year(15.6) if we can keep it, and one of the games was against the second best team in transition - LAC(18.2).
 
Fabtrey said:
with corbin we are 25 win team. but with snyder we are 35 win team. in snyder we trust.
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This.

Corbin played the Jazz under their potential. Snyder's effect only will be minimum 5 games, the improvement of the team and the new players will add min 5 games as well. That makes 35 wins.

Add to that minimum 10 wins too which will come from my support this season. It's 45 wins and that will carry us into the play-offs.
 
I think 35 wins is reasonable. A lot of that will be improvement from the current roster, and having a coach who knows that letting a player who has a hot hand stay in the game isn't punishment.

Just saying that makes me realize how much I hated Corbin.
 
TheStormofWar said:
I think 35 wins is reasonable. A lot of that will be improvement from the current roster, and having a coach who knows that letting a player who has a hot hand stay in the game isn't punishment.

Just saying that makes me realize how much I hated Corbin.
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The bolded statement is making my head spin. I think I know what you were trying to say, but the conflicting words and images are waging an epic battle in my brain. Regardless, I completely agree with your conclusion.
 
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