Jazz Fighting for Their Playoff Lives

Even with an impressive win over the 76er’s last night at Energy Solutions Arena the Jazz are still on the outside looking in. The Jazz are currently the ninth seed in the West which means if the playoffs started today the Jazz would be OUT!!! How did this happen? The season was supposed to be the Jazz’s best shot at making a title run. So many players are fighting for contracts; D-Will was coming off his best season and looking to prove he is the best point guard in the league. Before the regular season even started those hopes were dashed when D-Will went down with an injury. Since then the Jazz can’t seem to stay healthy, their All-Star power forward needs to get an MRI on his heart not on his knee and the Jazz continue to lose to terrible teams. So now the Jazz find themselves in a very uncomfortable position, but one they can take advantage off. If you recall this time last year the Jazz were also out of the playoff picture and they ended up finishing 5th in the West and won their first round playoff series. The Jazz are starting to get healthy. D-Will said that last night was the first time he has felt 100% all season and it showed; D-Will dropped 27 points. AK47 is playing like a man possessed. Besides Paul Millsap, Kirilenko has been the MVP of the team so far this year. The do-it-all forward has provided energy, hustle and defense. His effort has trickled down to all the Jazz players. The Jazz are working hard and showing Coach Sloan and every Jazz fan that they want to win. It’s the first time all year that the Jazz actually look like they’re having some fun out there. Mark my words………………..the Jazz are about to make a run. With Millsap coming back, and the Jazz finally playing with urgency and purpose, look for the Jazz to go 11-4 in the month of January which should put them right back in the playoff picture. With the Jazz completely healthy come playoff time, regardless of home court advantage, no team in the league will be looking forward to that match-up. With the New Year comes the real start of the Jazz season and you gotta love it baby.