Utah Jazz: Answers to 10 Big Questions at Midseason

With everything we know (injuries included) what grade would you give the Utah Jazz through the first 41 games?

Given everything that’s gone down with the injuries, the patchwork lineups and the schedule, the Jazz have done a pretty incredible job for themselves through the first half of the 2016-17 campaign. For their efforts, I’m giving them an A- grade.

In sports and in life, I’ve always adhered to the credo that things are never as good or as bad as they seem. The Jazz have managed to hit both ends of the spectrum; they had a four-game losing streak in November and had a stretch of three losses in four games during the recent road trip, but have also scored multiple three and four game win streaks to arrive at their 25-16 midseason mark.

Through the ups and the downs, my opinion of the Jazz has largely remained the same. They’re a pretty good team and a threat to win a playoff series.

The fact that they’ve managed to not only stay afloat, but thrive in spite of their injuries, ranking among the best teams in the league in terms of offensive and defensive rating, is a small miracle. Hence the high grade.

Now, if they can get their chemistry going and have everyone firing on all cylinders come playoff time – look out.

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