Appreciated Lauri being so open and honest about the journey.

I know the preseason doesn't really count but it is a picture of how well the lineups play together and how the individual players are performing.

I'd say JJJ and Key have performed the best out of the bunch with good scoring and great percentages from the floor. JJJ hit 50% of his threes and Key did even better with 67% but at lower volume. Lauri hit 42.9% of his threes while attempting 4.7 a game. Key is uncharacteristically shooting below his average from the free throw line at 68.8%. Okogie missed all his free throws in the preseason.

On minutes, DP and Ace have been the workhorses with 25.3 mins and 22.3 mins respectively. Both shot around 45% from the floor and 82% from the free throw line but need to improve on their below-30% 3-point shooting accuracy. DP led the team with 4.0 assists per game while Collier averaged 3.5 in about 8 mins less a game.

Brice averaged the most points at 13.5 pts and 50% shooting from the floor and behind the 3 point line. His turnovers negated his assists at 2.5 per game though he managed half a steal a game.

As I thought, Svi has shot poorly from three so far with a 29.2% rate while taking the most attempts (6.0, tied with Brice). He's got to improve on that aspect or Blake Hinson, who made 50% of his, will take his shots and minutes. Blake averaged more rebounds than Svi though he didn't do much of anything else (Blake did average 2.0 offensive rebounds a game, tied with Mo Bamba).

Flip and Bamba averaged the most rebounds at 7.0 and 6.8 a game respectively. Bamba also shot 71.4% from the field and averaged half a block a game. I noticed his size and presence in the paint dissuaded opponents from shooting near the basket.

Hayes blocked a high of 1.3 shots a game. JJJ averaged 0.8 while Ace and Okogie averaged 0.5. Ace also averaged the most steals at 1.8, Key and Collier swiped 1.3 steals a game.

I think the Jazz should move on from Trey Alexander.

I guess someone in the Jazz organization left over from the Quin Snyder days still remembers Bradley. I suppose on a per-36 minute basis his stats look good enough but it's not like he played much better after leaving the Jazz. I would have thought Kevin Love would have been a no-brainer for a spare PF/C who can rebound and has high basketball IQ plus great shooting and passing skills to boot.

What's the minimum you would consider a successful 26-27 Jazz season?

For me: In the playoffs, either through top #1-6 seed OR via play-in & be competitive in those playoffs. Wins in these playoffs would be great, but being competitive (under 10 pt losses in 3-4 games) would be enough.