The Utah Jazz are grasping at straws. It's hard to be optimistic after having probably the worst start anyone could imagine. At this point, the Jazz just want to keep their heads above water, but a 1-9 start is quite a hole to climb out of.
There aren't that many better options for Utah right now than simply waiting for everyone to get healthy. In the meantime, among the little things they can do is bring Kevin Love back as a way to ease the pain from the struggles.
Bleacher Report's Dan Favale pitched this idea, believing that Love's presence could be beneficial in that locker room.
"Injuries and all, the Jazz are underachieving at the offensive end. This increasingly feels like a team that needs an adult in the room. Love checks that bellwether box," Favale wrote
Favale added that Love could do some things on the court, but what he brings to the locker room would probably be his biggest contribution to the team. It wouldn't count for a whole lot, but compared to what Tony Bradley has done for the team, it could be useful in the long run this season.
Love and Jazz enjoyed each other's company last season and he didn't fetch any teams this offseason. He hasn't said he's done with the NBA, so this may simply be a matter of waiting and seeing. With Utah's struggles, this could be the opportunity he has been waiting for.
It would be doing something!
Bringing Love back wouldn't save the season, but it's getting harder and harder to tolerate these early losses. Why not bring back someone familiar with the team, even if he's definitely not the player he once was? He's probably only less capable than he was when they acquired him last year.
There were rumors that bringing Love back was the plan for the Jazz before they decided not to, though no one exactly knows why. Maybe he already has a spot promised and is simply waiting until mid-season to get it. That sounds pretty optimal for someone whose career is on its last legs, if it's not already done.
It's hard not to grasp at straws with everything that's already happened. There isn't really an easy solution for all that's gone wrong for Utah. If they don't think bringing Love back would work, would anyone be surprised or lose any sleep? Of course not, but it's not a terrible idea?
The truth is, we wouldn't discuss this if the Jazz had started their season on an average pace, but because it's been pretty bad, now this has become a discussion. If they turn their season around without bringing Love back, no one's going to bring that up.
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