Five reasons why the Utah Jazz will make the playoffs in 2018-19

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After a stunning conclusion to the 2017-18 regular season, the Utah Jazz are in great shape to return to the playoffs for a third consecutive year.

The Utah Jazz have exceeded expectations for two consecutive years by not only making the playoffs, but by advancing into the second round. With that being the case, and especially after bringing back nearly everybody from the 2017-18 season, expectations have risen for the Jazz this upcoming season. Making the playoffs is no longer just a hope, it’s a requirement.

Fortunately, while doing so will always be a hard task while playing in the incredible league that is the NBA, I’m quite confident that the Jazz will find themselves back in the playoff mix for the third year running.

Sure, there are doubters out there who state things such as, ‘the Jazz won’t be catching anyone off guard this year, so they won’t have as much success.’ Or, ‘the West has gotten so much better this offseason, the Jazz will almost certainly be one of last year’s playoff teams that falls out of the mix.’

To this, all I can do is shake my head. The Jazz are set to be leaps and bounds better than they were last year and I’m extremely confident that they’ll not only make the playoffs, but do so with flying colors. Here’s why–

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