The Utah Jazz are primed to have their best season in years this coming week. Among those who see the vision with them long-term is former Jazz player and coach Tyrone Corbin, who played for the team from 1991 to 1994, then coached them from 2011 to 2014.
In an exclusive interview with NextPredict's Kyle Odegard, Corbin expressed his optimism about the team, particularly Darryn Peterson, who's considered their best prospect in a long time. Corbin expressed his belief that Peterson should be able to follow in the footsteps of the franchise's two legendary point guards that came before him.
“They had another guard there for a lot of years, John Stockton, and did a lot of great things with him,” Corbin told Odegard. “And another guard in Deron Williams, who did a lot of great things there. They have a history of taking point guards and building around him. Hopefully that continues with him.”
Corbin played with Stockton in Utah, then coached Williams, albeit briefly, after Jerry Sloan retired. Because the Jazz have previously gotten the best out of their two previous point guard legends, there's good reason to believe the same can happen with Peterson.
Corbin reveals his confidence in Jazz's long-term success
While talking with Odegard, Corbin voiced his confidence that the Jazz will find themselves like they have before, and better yet, it won't be too long before they find success.
“It’s Utah,” Corbin said. “They don’t overreact or go really fast. They’ll pace themselves and hopefully they hit on a couple of these young kids, build from the inside and have a chance to be better sooner than later.”
The past few years have been quite difficult for the Jazz, but part of that is because one, they were shamelessly tanking and two, that wasn't something they had typically pulled consistently over multiple years in the past. Corbin summarized why he thinks Utah will be back to where they normally have been this season.
“It’s a good organization,” Corbin said. “They do a good job.”
Corbin's ode of faith in the Jazz is quite heartwarming. Sure, it's a pretty safe bet to believe Utah is going to do much better this season, but what makes Corbin's words stand out here is that he knows how the Jazz have operated in the past, so he understands better than most that what they plan to do this season will likely be achieved and then some.
It may not necessarily be right away, but Utah has a history of getting the most out of their rosters when they have had the talent to compete with the best of the best. The fact that Corbin believes they can, knowing his history with the team, should give fans confidence for what's ahead.
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