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Utah Jazz power ranking round-up: Where do Gobert-less Jazz rank?

HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz reacts on the bench during the first half against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on November 05, 2017 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz reacts on the bench during the first half against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on November 05, 2017 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
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CBS Sports

Link: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-power-rankings-celtics-win-12-straight-nuggets-surge-and-the-jazz-plummet/

West Ranking: 12th

This is where things seem a bit off.

CBS Sports is one of two power rankings listed that has the Lakers ranked above the Jazz. While they sit just one spot ahead at number 22, the Lakers are not a superior team to the Jazz. Even without Gobert, the Jazz should be able to handle their business against a struggling Lakers team.

Los Angeles is one game behind the Jazz in the Western Conference standings and has the same record in the last ten games at 4-6. The Lakers have also lost three in a row.

I would trust a Quin Snyder-led, disciplined and defensive-minded Jazz team over a young and mostly unproven LA squad.

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