A historical look at the Jazz at the deadline
If you go back into the archives of the NBA you end up seeing some patterns emerge. With the Utah Jazz the patterns that seem to emerge the most is that randomness gives way to deliberate action. Nothing happens without thinking it over first, and sometimes, a little too much thinking and a little too little action can ruin something that is turning out great. This has been the case of every Jazz General Manager from Frank Layden to Dennis Lindsey. But it's that persistence and caution that has kept a pro sports team in Utah for decades, without having to suffer as much as some of the other, more poorly-managed, small market teams have.