Utah Jazz Talk

A lot of sports writers announced the Kyle Korver trade as a savior for the Utah Jazz. The Jazz finally got a long distance threat to spread the opposing defenses. The Jazz got a missing piece of a practically complete puzzle.

And the only things given up were a protected first round draft pick and Gordan Giricek, who of late had found himself in Jerry Sloan’s doghouse. Korver is likely worth more than either of those players, at least to the Utah Jazz, and everyone knows that yet another rookie would only make the Jazz even less experienced than they already are. They got something for essentially nothing.

Right?

The Utah Jazz have officially reached the Elite of the West now.

All kneel before them!

Um, well. Not quite.

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Alright.

So the headline is a little misleading.

You’re reading the article, aren’t you?

Jeff Hornacek has agreed to return as a part-time coach in charge of improving shooting on the team, particularly with Andrei Kirilenko, who has recently declared his desire to be traded or simply leave the team.

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The Jazz really didn’t have a reliable shooting guard last year. Considering all of the good shooting guards and small forwards in the league, it seems strange that many teams can’t seem to find one that fits their system well, or can play consistently well at that position.

Here is what the Jazz had at that position last year…

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