The Utah Jazz easily have one of the toughest rosters in the NBA. With toughness comes conflict, more times than not.
If you were picking from a hat that contained every Utah Jazz player’s name on a note, the odds of picking an instigator would be pretty high. Being an instigator in the NBA isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It gives your team an edge and makes you mentally tougher.
However, you have to be careful not to instigate too far and get your team in trouble.
For the Utah Jazz, they have more than a handful of guys who mix it up. During Game 4 of their first round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder in April, there were a whopping 11 altercations. 11 altercations and 7 technical fouls. In one game. Let’s take a look at the instigators of Utah.