Derrick Favors stared into space, what there was of it in the Jazz’s postgame locker room the other night. Asked to consider the recent path he has traveled, his expression revealed something about his mindset … not indifference, not nonchalance, not insouciance, not displeasure or disengagement. No, it uncovered an unusual mix of … resolve and tranquility.
In a season that was at one juncture barreling toward the first five and none of the sixth and seventh, the veteran Jazz forward/center somewhere along that progression — or lack thereof — slammed on the brakes and redirected his outlook.