It was already bad enough that the Utah Jazz were losing because they were victims of magnet balls led by the likes of Ty Jerome. Then it got worse when Jaren Jackson Jr. suffered a knee injury that would keep him out indefinitely. All of it has led to the Jazz starting the season 1-4.
This definitely wasn't how Utah wanted to see their season start. This was supposed to be about how they were about to embark on their first run to the playoffs in years, but the Jazz are sitting right at the bottom of the conference, a sadly familiar feeling.
Alas, while the losing isn't fun to watch, it's more annoying than it is disheartening because their loss to San Antonio was yet another moral victory for them. The Spurs are the reigning Western Conference champions, and it took them until overtime to beat a Jazz team minus JJJ and Lauri Markkanen.
If that's not more proof of Utah developing winning habits as a team, despite all the losing thus far, then nothing is. It's only annoying because everyone thought this would be a season where we'd see more Ws than Ls.
Yes, growing pains are a part of the process for a team depending on its young talent, but it's still had to swallow with so much anticipation going in. Luckily though, we are still very firmly in the infant stages of the season.
If this continues into 2027, then we should be concerned
Utah was thrown a pretty big curveball with the JJJ injury, which they probably knew was going to happen at some point. It's a bad twist of fate, but it doesn't doom the Jazz, as he should be back with plenty of time left.
But this can get concerning if we march into January and the Jazz are still losing games that were within their reach against good teams. Not only do games like those become super decisive, but it shows a lack of progress on their end.
Even the best teams and players in NBA history had to take some losses on the chin before they reached a new level. The Jazz aren't on that level quite yet, but the fashion in which they are losing shows that they definitely could be in no time.
The talent to be something is definitely there, so of course that can lead to some losing early on. Here's to hoping that they get it out of their system before the postseason is out of reach.
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