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Guest commentary: Thanks to GM Dennis Lindsey, the Utah Jazz are once again a force to be reckoned with

Scott G Winterton,

Utah Jazz Head Coach Quin Snyder and Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey talk as the Utah Jazz and the Philadelphia 76ers play in Summer league action in the Huntsman Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.

The Utah Jazz faced a hefty problem when Jerry Sloan stepped down as an NBA coach: they knew only one way to run a franchise.

The Jazz had risen to historic heights under Sloan and his no-nonsense style of basketball. Between owner Larry H. Miller, Sloan — and even former coach Frank Layden — a lot of honesty, heart and hard work went into the Jazz.