Utah Jazz: 2 things the franchise cannot afford to lose

What the Utah Jazz cannot afford to lose: Painful memories

There’s more than one way Utah could view its blown two-game leads in back-to-back playoff crashes. Likewise, there’s more than one way to combat the issues that came to light as the 2020-21 group collapsed after finishing with the NBA’s outright No. 1 record for the first time in franchise history.

The healthiest way to view it all is in a humble light, as a collective lesson for the future.

So long as the pain provides fuel next season rather than provoking locker-room friction, chances are the Jazzmen will take several noticeable steps in figuring out what has kept them from the promised land.

Indeed, instead of the organization concocting an unnecessary overhaul, Quin Snyder and his players could own their past, vowing together not to allow history to repeat itself.

Simple as that.