Why should Jazz fans be excited about this team?

Last season, the team was specifically built for the NBA draft lottery. The Jazz didn’t have any imagination on offense, were astoundingly poor on defense and played at such a slow pace that it only seemed to make the season seem longer.

The new era promises much more for fans. They’ll try to fit the offense to the talents of the players and not shoehorn Derrick Favors or Enes Kanter in Al Jefferson’s old playbook. They have a point guard who can dunk. The big men will be allowed to expand their range. Better yet, the pull quotes from practice this year are more likely to be informative and constructive instead of the “get better / be better / young guys / you know” mantra.

But the most important reason is the simplest: this era will return the Jazz style back to the Jazz franchise. The team is filled with hip athletes who get along and want to play with one another. The coach is bringing in an offense that flows, swings, jives and jams. The players will be smiling on the court. Getting fans out of their seats – and not because they want to beat the traffic out of the arena after another blowout loss at home – will be easier.