Utah Jazz 2008-2009 Season Preview!

Yes! It's finally here! The AllThatJazz season preview!

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This is so overdue, but this is so exhausting. Other blogs have already put their previews out. My excuse for this being so late is that this season preview is so chock-full of Awesome! that it needed this long to get it done. To simplify things, I've been leaking it out over the last month. But let's get down to the nitty gritty:

2008-2009 Season Forecast:

Anything less than 65 wins this season (including playoffs) is abject failure. That's it. It's year 4 in our rebuilding, by this time we should be serious contenders or break up. As fate would have it, this may be our last year with this group anyway . . . so there's no time like now to get it done. The Jazz will win their division and secure homecourt in the 1st round of the playoffs for the first time since Stockton and Malone were playing. The Jazz have their sights on the promised land -- and you should too if you have an honest appraisal of their roster.

Team Roster:

							Season Expectations:	Bonus:
	2	Brevin Knight	5'10	166	PG	-	link	Top Transaction of the Off-Season
	5	Carlos Boozer	6'9	266	PF	C	link
	8	Deron Williams	6'3	207	PG	SG	link	Star Player Spotlight
	9	Ronnie Brewer	6'7	227	SG	SF	link
	13	Mehmet Okur	6'11	263	C	PF	link
	15	Matt Harpring	6'7	230	SF	SG	link
	17	Ronnie Price	6'2	184	PG	SG	link	Top Breakout Player?
	22	Morris Almond	6'6	225	SG	SF	link
	24	Paul Millsap	6'8	250	PF	SF	link	Top Breakout Player?
	26	Kyle Korver	6'7	212	SG	SF	link	Top Breakout Player?
	31	Jarron Collins	6'11	249	C	PF	link	Top Position Battle - Back up Center
	34	C.J. Miles	6'6	227	SG	SF	link
	41	Kosta Koufos	7'0	265	C	PF	link	Top Position Battle - Back up Center
	44	Kyrylo Fesenko	7'1	300	C	-	link	Top Position Battle - Back up Center
	47	Andrei Kirilenko	6'9	225	SF	PF	link	X-Factor

Special Features:

• Coaching focus:
  • The 5 Epic Errors of Jerry Sloan
  • The 5 Epic Qualities of Jerry Sloan
• Position Spotlight -- Shooting guard
• Full pre-season stats
• National TV schedule of Utah Jazz games and what to watch for!!!
• Key to the season: The first 20 games
• Playing time / Rotation Breakdown

Conclusion:

Sure, my concept of how well the team will do is far different from ESPN's first take, but hey, I pride myself on knowing my own team better than they do. We'll win our division, be a top 4 team in the West and finish the season with a combined 65 wins.