The Utah Jazz as we know them are no strangers to getting off to slow starts. Two years ago in Donovan Mitchell‘s rookie season, the team began 19-28, which had many believing at that point that the Jazz would be a sure fire lottery squad. However, they eventually turned things around with an electrifying 29-6 finish to earn the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
Last season, many supposed that their hot finish from the prior year would carry over along with the chemistry and compatibility that they had developed. Instead, the Jazz once again limped out of the gates and didn’t truly look like themselves and the team they were capable of becoming until around January.