Jazz Open Camp

Tomorrow the Utah Jazz return with its annual media day where the players smile for the cameras and swap "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" stories as they prepare for 2008-9 NBA Season. They will then head to Boise from Sept 30th through October 3rd at Boise State's Taco Bell Arena to open camp. Their first preseason game is October 7th in Anaheim against the Lakers.

There are certainly countless reasons for optimism for Jazz fans. Heading into the season Utah is injury free. The Jazz have returning proven experience and depth at all positions. There are no contract hassles needing to be dealt with. Lastly the "franchise" players are in their prime.

With any season there are numerous questions which remain to be answered. Is Andrei honestly happy? Were the Olympic duties too much? Can a reliable center emerge (Fesenko, Koufos, etc)? Are there enough minutes and basketballs to go around (Brewer, Almond, Harpring, Miles, etc) to satisfy the logjam? Is this "The Window" year with Korver, Booz, and Okur possibly bailing next year? Definately stay tuned throughout the year to find out. It's gonna be a fun ride!