Los Angeles • Here are a couple of simple questions with perhaps not-so-simple answers:
Did the Jazz come into this season overconfident? Did the combination of last season’s incredible 29-6 stretch run and the return of nearly that entire roster create the false impression of an ability to flip the proverbial switch when needed?
It’s worth asking, considering a team that was pegged as one of the Western Conference’s elite based on the strength of its continuity and familiarity has stumbled to a lackluster 8-11 start, partly from a failure to largely play efficient offense and stifling defense in the same game.