The Utah Jazz and slow starts have become nearly synonymous in recent years. Ever since Quin Snyder took over, his guys have started significantly worse than they’ve ended. Don’t believe me? Check it out:
- 2014-2015: Started off 17-33 (.340) but finished 38-44 (.463)
- 2015-2016: Started off 19-25 (.432) but finished 40-42 (.488)
- 2016-2017: Started off 7-8 (.467) but finished 51-31 (.622)
- 2017-2018: Started off 19-28 (.404) but finished 48-34 (.585)
- 2018-2019: Started off 18-20 (.474) but finished 50-32 (.610)
Now obviously some of those are worse than others, but the trend is there.