1. What will our record look like?
2. Who wins our division?
3. NBA champ?
4. Finals matchup?
5. Rookie of the Year?
6. Utah Jazz rookie of the year?
7. MVP?
8. Utah Jazz MVP?
9. What changes does Corbin make?
10. What will be the best 'surprise' of the year for Jazz fans?
11. What will be the worst 'surprise' of the year for Jazz fans?
12. What will Enes Kanter's stats look like?
13. What will Alec Burk's stats look like?
14. What will be our point guard rotation at the beginning of the season?
15. Jeremy Evans, small forward or power forward?
16. Does Andrei return?
17. Who gets traded?
18. How does Memo play?
19. Devin Harris, is he an all-star with Paul/Williams gone? What are his stats?
20. Games lost to injury?
21. Who makes the playoffs in the West?
1. What will our record look like?
31-35. Good enough to be respectable, bad enough for a lottery pick between 9-12 at worst.
2. Who wins our division?
Oklahoma City (easy!)
3. NBA champ?
Dallas Mavericks - I know, the repeat doesn't exactly seem likely after losing Chandler, but they still have Haywood, added Odom and still have some pieces to move.
4. Finals matchup?
Dallas-Chicago
5. Rookie of the Year?
Kyrie Irving
6. Utah Jazz rookie of the year?
Alec Burks
7. MVP?
Kevin Durant
8. Utah Jazz MVP?
Al Jefferson
9. What changes does Corbin make?
A more perimeter oriented game. Lots of off-ball screens for Hayward - breaks out some of Brewer's old plays for Burks. Rookies will get more minutes than usual, but still not a substantial amount.
10. What will be the best 'surprise' of the year for Jazz fans?
CJ Miles. I thought he was ready last year and was disappointed, but I think this year he'll put it together....at least, I hope he does.
11. What will be the worst 'surprise' of the year for Jazz fans?
Earl Watson. I hate to say it, but he's getting up there in years and it's very possible he has a bad year. I hope it doesn't happen, but I'm prepared for the possibility.
12. What will Enes Kanter's stats look like?
5p 3r 1a ish. Nothing spectacular, but he'll look very promising in a low amount of minutes.
13. What will Alec Burk's stats look like?
7p 3r 2a. Again, he'll look very promising in low minutes but won't set the world on fire.
14. What will be our point guard rotation at the beginning of the season?
Devin Harris/Earl Watson/Trey Gilder
15. Jeremy Evans, small forward or power forward?
Small forward.
16. Does Andrei return?
Next year, he got injured in Euroleague and I think that's why he hasn't signed a contract.
17. Who gets traded?
Paul Millsap if he can't play small forward, otherwise, no one.
18. How does Memo play?
Good enough to get some spot minutes, bad enough for us to know he'll never be the same.
19. Devin Harris, is he an all-star with Paul/Williams gone? What are his stats?
Not an all-star, but close. Nash/Parker/Westbrook are the West's all-star point guards if Paul ends up an an east-coast team. 16p 4r 7a.
20. Games lost to injury?
Not as many as in past years. Harris, Memo, Watson and Bell will all miss a few, outside of that we should be one of the healthier teams.
21. Who makes the playoffs in the West?
1. Dallas
2. OKC
3. MEM
4. LAC (assuming they get Paul)
5. SAN
6. LAL
7. POR
8. HOU
9. GSW
10. UTA
11. PHX
It will be a tight race with a lot of teams competing for that last spot, including us.
