The Utah Jazz, despite all the ups and downs, finished with 51 wins. In the over four decades of Jazz basketball we’ve seen this happen two other times, in 1988-89 and again in 2006-2007. Both were monumental years in terms of building the Jazz mythology. Will 2016-2017 be as well? Only time will tell, but time has passed on the ‘89 and ‘07 NBA Playoffs. So let’s look back at those Jazz teams.
The 1988-89 Utah Jazz (51-31):
This one hurts. This was Jerry Sloan’s first year as head coach of the Utah Jazz after Frank Layden stepped down mid-season.