Utah Jazz: The J-Notes’ west power rankings, Halloween edition
By Ryan Aston
A look at the pecking order in the wild Western Conference, where the Memphis Grizzlies have surprised and the Utah Jazz are treading water early.
We’re just two weeks into the 2017-18 NBA season and, already, it’s been a wild ride. The Golden State Warriors stunningly lost two games early, the Memphis Grizzlies continue their trend of defying expectations, Chris Paul got hurt in Houston and the Dallas Mavericks…
Well, let’s just say the Mavs have been as advertised.
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz have already put fans on a roller-coaster. With two strong wins in week one, back-to-back bad losses to follow, then a rout of the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend, it’s hard to say we’ve really learned anything about the Jazz.
Especially given Rudy Gobert’s surprising struggles.
Nevertheless, there’s definitely a pecking order in play right now in the Western Conference. The odds of it remaining as is seem slim as the year progresses, but this is how things shake out currently…