Dan is joined by Tony Jones (@TjonesontheNBA) for a deeeeep dive into the Utah Jazz ahead of 2021-22 NBA season. They talk urgency within the franchise, Rudy Gobert’s value, Donovan Mitchell’s next step, the wing defense, the rotation, Jared Butler, regression candidates and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:00 – Intro 3:56 – Urgency in Utah? 7:25 – Regression candidates 9:59 – The Rudy Gobert discourse 16:28 – Will Utah try playing when Gobert sits? 19:40 – Donovan Mitchell’s next step 25:53 – Jordan Clarkson’s importance 28:45 – Will Jared Butler play? 31:27 – Eric Paschall, Miye Oni, Elijah Hughes 34:03 – More Jared Butler 38:30 – Utah’s wing defense 40:47 – Royce O’Neale appreciation 45:31 – Is Utah playoff-proof now? 49:57 – Is the front office willing to make a move? 54:02 – Best crunch-time lineup 55:39 – Quirky lineups we want to see 57:46 – Win-total prediction
58:27 – Utah’s place in the West