USA Today calling Jazz the new elite in the West:

[FalseFlagg K]

We need to talk about the difference between a good game by a great player, and a breakout game.

Don't forget the difference between a good game by a breakout player and a statement game by a good player

 

[Rgiss]

We beat one good team an this clown wants us to go 15-2. Who knows, maybe Jazz will never miss a three ball again.

we're favored by 538 in all but two, homie. I'm personally expecting 12 or more wins, and hoping for 14 or 15.

 

[Rgiss]

We beat an 8th seed to get there, and never were a good road team. So yeah, since we can't count on facing an 8th seed in the playoffs to get to the WCF every year, the best measure of when good teams turn elite, is when they start winning most of their road games.

That WCF team that you consider "elite" won a whopping 3 more road games than Utah did the year they traded Kanter. This team, when fully healthy, is better than the Deron/Boozer led teams, and I'm betting this year will be the first time since S&M that Utah has a road record over .500.

And the year after their WCF appearance they won more home games than our second finals team. We can cherry pick stats too all day brotha.