The Key Question

What is the biggest obstacle?

The last few seasons, it appeared that the team did not have a unified direction. You would be hard-pressed to find a team out there in 'win now mode' that did so many non-winning things. You’d also be hard-pressed to find a team interested in developing youth that went out of their way to keep lottery picks on the bench, watching games instead of playing in them. They tried to do two different things, and failed at both. And they did that three seasons in a row.

Many Jazz fans are putting their eggs in the Dennis Lindsey basket right now. We hope for a unified sense or purpose and unified direction for the team this year.

But it can all be derailed easily if one party puts their individuals goals ahead of the needs of the franchise. Tyrone Corbin's contract runs out at the end of the year, and he may feel like winning now will help his resume more than following directions to play rookies more now. Previously, Corbin would side with the veterans and play them the minutes, but this season is about Corbin falling into a long-term relationship with the youth. If that marriage doesn't last, then this team could end up repeating the mistakes of previous seasons.