None of the Jazz players would come right out and say one way or the other on this, but with just five games remaining on their regular-season schedule and playoff positioning coming to a critical point, the questions emerge: Who would the Jazz prefer to play in the postseason’s first round? Who do they want to avoid? Who should they want to avoid? Should they want to avoid anyone?
A healthy outlook and attitude for the Jazz themselves is … whoever, whatever, whenever. Worrying about playoff matchups, or trying to actually lose a game down the stretch to position themselves for a more favorable matchup is weak, and could lead to competitive atrophy, a pitiable condition.