I started this blog site because I am a huge, and always will be a huge Utah Jazz fan. I will keep faith no matter what happens. Which brings me to this 2011 season. This has quite possibly been the worst season I’ve witnessed in my recent memory. Mostly because of the expectations coming into the season. This team went from a 27-13 start to a 36-36 in a matter of two months. Nine wins in the last 33 games! And right about now we’ve all probably repeated over and over again the phrase, “Can this get any worse”, Right? As we have come to realize, yes it can. And it has, but enough about this ugly season.
I remember watching a loss to the Thunder about a week ago, and I heard something uttered by our friends Bolerjack and Harpring on FSN, now ROOT TV. They spoke of Oklahoma City and how they are the “3rd youngest team in the NBA”. And where is this 3rd youngest team ranked right now? Division leaders by a lot of games and 4th in the Western Conference. And exciting to watch! How? Through the draft. Yeah, some trades and free agent signings along the way happened as well. But their core: Westbrook, Durant, James Harden, and even Jeff Green (now traded back to the Celtics, from who the Thunder originally acquired his rights) all top five picks. That’s right, lottery picks. And not all acquired in the same draft either. OKC had to have some patience, some down years, in order to get where they are now.
How does this relate to the Jazz? We're used to two words here in Utah: Consistency and Stability. And in two short months both of those have gone out the window. It’s time to start over, to begin again. This team hasn’t had to rebuild in 26 years. And no, getting Deron Williams in the draft was not completely a rebuild mode. This will take time, patience, and fan support, to see this through. The Jazz are in full rebuild mode. The Jazz have some very important pieces already in place: a young and extremely talented PF Favors, a young but extremely smart Hayward, and Al Jefferson your key center piece. And let’s not forget a still young (23yrs), talented CJ Miles. They’ve got a great core of guys, now they just need to add some more young pieces. And before you know it the Jazz will be the next OKC Thunder team.
The future is BRIGHT Jazz fans! Please don’t give up hope. Keep positive thoughts, Go Jazz! We are going to keep fighting. As long as they keep that fighting edge about them, there’s always something to be excited about. And I will keep cheering them on.
While I would take being half as good as the Thunder, I hope the Jazz draft smart this year. Last year drafting Gordon in the top 10 was not a great move, there were a lot more guys with bigger upside than Heyward. I am not saying that Gordon is not good, but he will never be great. I hope the Jazz use their picks a little better in the future years.
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