The Jazz’s next step for improvement is valuing possessions

The Utah Jazz have fallen short of their goals two seasons running, falling short in the first round of the Playoffs consecutive years.

The Jazz employed two strategies: 1) a defense oriented team with an approach of continuity in 2018-19, and 2) an offense oriented team with an approach of roster turnover in 2019-20.

The result?

Cleaning the Glass, Adam Bushman

Utah won the same percentage of games and failed to win another first round series. Worse still, the offense improved less than the defense worsened, resulting in a lower net rating (source: Cleaning The Glass).