Utah Jazz power ranking round-up: Are the Jazz the best of the worst or worst of the best?

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 26: Coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz speaks with Donovan Mitchell #45 during the game against the Denver Nuggets on December 26, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 26: Coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz speaks with Donovan Mitchell #45 during the game against the Denver Nuggets on December 26, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/01/08/nba-power-rankings-raptors-legitimate-contenders-rockets-stay-afloat/1012173001/

Looks like USA today did some serious in-depth research on the status of this Jazz team. NOT.

It appears that they simply looked up a few of the most readily available stats on the Jazz in their weekly piece on Utah.

Despite their lack of insight on the Jazz, their decision to leave Utah in the 20-spot after an 0-3 week is, in the words of Nikola Mirotic, “intriguing”.

Does that speak more about USA Today’s faith in Utah or about the lack thereof in other squads ranked in the bottom 10?

Who knows. I do, however, agree that the Jazz are still one of the league’s top-20 teams.