By the end of last season, “stay ready” had become a mantra of sorts for a faction of the Utah Jazz bench. With as much depth as the Jazz boasted, there simply wasn’t enough playing time to go around among some guys who were a part of the rotation in the beginning of the season.
Udoh was one of those guys. So were Alec Burks, Raul Neto and Jonas Jerebko. Udoh didn’t know if or when he was going to play from game-to-game. But his professionalism, his support of his teammates, his work in the community, and not to mention his defense, won him a lot of fans in the Jazz organization.