Brad Rock: Copycats will show up if Utah Jazz continue trajectory

Jae Crowder and Georges Niang laugh as they and the rest of the Utah Jazz team attend media day at the Zion's Back Practice Facility in Salt Lake city on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018.SALT LAKE CITY — Monday at Zions Bank Basketball Campus, the 2018-19 Utah Jazz reintroduced themselves in a friendly but perfunctory manner. Much as they like to say it’s a new year, with a different group, this edition is as familiar as an old tweed jacket.

Thus the Jazz met with the media for the first time this season, and the optimism was obvious. They’ve reached the second round of the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. With the only notable difference being Grayson Allen for Jonas Jerebko, it’s easy to envision…