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Should John Collins still be starting for the Jazz?

Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy has been very creative with his lineups this season. Hardy has played 16 different starting lineups this season. Some of that has been due to injury, while others have just been coaching decisions. Hardy has clarified that players need to earn playing time and that he doesn't "believe in free minutes."

That philosophy, combined with a Jazz roster with too little high-end talent and entirely too much middling talent, has resulted in many changes in the rotation. Talen Horton-Tucker was a starter on day one of the season and has fallen completely out of the rotation.