USA Today calling Jazz the new elite in the West:

[Miggs]

The hype is sweet, but wins are more filling.

Agreed. I'm also a much bigger fan of flying under the radar.

 

[Boris]

Agreed. I'm also a much bigger fan of flying under the radar.

**** bruh that ship has sailed ain't nobody underestimating jazz. We going 8-2 are next ten am will be on pace for a 56 win season. Gobert gonna wreck Golden State, Memphis, an ever one else.

 

[addictionary]

I would not call it elite but I would call the Jazz a team so full of everything and deep that there absolutely is no reason for them not to take what they want. To me the best part of Jazz is there is no elite talent on the team to become the ball hog so you can expect contribution from anyone.


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[Scorpjazz]

EE leet

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

I would not call it elite but I would call the Jazz a team so full of everything and deep that there absolutely is no reason for them not to take what they want. To me the best part of Jazz is there is no elite talent on the team to become the ball hog so you can expect contribution from anyone.

If you put the teams into tiers, I think a healthy Utah team could be in that top tier, which means they'd be elite. You can't call them that yet, because we haven't seen the team healthy yet. However, a quarter of the way through the season, they were 1 of only 3 teams(now 4) in the top 10 efficiency both offensively and defensively, and they've done that having been decimated with injuries. For a team that's not yet elite, they are definitely knocking on the door.

Pretty much every year, this team has been one or two players away from making some serious noise in the playoffs. That is no longer the case. Utah can be a legit contender with the team currently constructed as is, just so long as they get mostly healthy.

 

[The Midnight]

I love Sam Amick. He does great work.

 

[Boris]

EE leet

Utah L33T


Change the name Millers.

 

[Stifle Tower]

EE leet

Are we taking about the bra size of the game thread girls?

 

[8]

The Jazz have been playing well, and beating some bad teams. The Mavs were gutty. The upcoming schedule should give a better indication as to whether or not this team starting Dante Exum and Boris Diaw should be considered elite.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

The Jazz have been playing well, and beating some bad teams. The Mavs were gutty. The upcoming schedule should give a better indication as to whether or not this team starting Dante Exum and Boris Diaw should be considered elite.

the obvious answer to that question is of course they're not and besides that will only be for another few games.

Moot point

 

[str8line]

Cappy has already gone on record as saying Jazz are on the doorstep of becoming elite. Utah hasn't had an elite team since S&M. IMO, the real measure of an elite team is the ability to win games on the road. By the end of the season, even with the injuries, I expect this to be the best road team since John and Karl.

You really put yourself out there with going on record. Congrats, you want an award? And I'd say reaching the Western Conference Finals is pretty elite, but I guess it's all about road wins.

 

[carolinajazz]

Looks like the Jazz are for REAL this year, huh? Beat the Cav's with all the big time players in the Cleveland lineup! May check them out next time on National TV, or against the locals down here, Hawks and Hornets.