The Utah Jazz have officially tipped off the season with their home opener against Memphis. For those of you who were afraid that preseason success would carry over into the regular season, put your worries to rest—the Jazz are bad, and the tank is going according to plan.
The Memphis Grizzlies have properly hybernated and entered the Delta Center with a fresh roster complete with Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Marcus Smart—three players who struggled to avoid the injury monster throughout last season’s hectic transitory campaign.
For the Utah Jazz, this season’s goals couldn’t be more separate than their opening opponent from Memphis, as the team’s rookies, sophomores, and everyone in between will be focused on talent development at the expense of their win/loss ratio.