It was easy to be discouraged with the way the Utah Jazz started the season considering that by and large their performance simply didn’t match up with the preseason hype that had followed them. Sure, their record through the first quarter of the season was the best it’s been in the Quin Snyder era, but the way the Jazz were playing didn’t produce much confidence in terms of their cohesion, fit or proficiency with one another.
But what a difference the last few games have made. Suddenly, a once middle-of-the-road Jazz team is starting to look like they could very well be a force to be reckoned with in the Western Conference.