Around the halls of the Zions Bank Basketball Center this weekend, there’s a palpable sense of anticipation, perhaps more than ever before. It’s with good reason: Jazz basketball is back.
The team’s annual ritual of media day is Monday afternoon, when the entire roster will appear in uniform together for the first time. Then, work begins in earnest on Tuesday, with two-a-day practices leading up to the team’s first exhibition game on Saturday against the Perth Wildcats.
Thanks to the shortened preseason schedule, head coach Quin Snyder and his staff are working around the clock to prepare every minute of these practices, trying to get the most out of every instant.