<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">All that Jazz By John English / July 14, 2004 Last year the Utah Jazz had a ton of cap space and all they really got out of it was Raja Bell. This led to dire predictions that the Jazz would be the worst team in the NBA next year. Had anyone bet on them having a winning season, they would have made a lot of money in Vegas. And this was a team where Keon Clark only played two games, Matt Harpring went down halfway through the season, and the starting power forward was non-scorer Michael Ruffin or the gimpy Tom Gugliotta. Now here's a very promising team. Carlos Arroyo has agreed to come back, and he and rookie point guard Raul Lopez are a year better. Gordan Giricek flourished in the offense when he was traded to the Jazz, and now he'll get to enjoy a full season here. Raja Bell became a dark horse for Sixth Man of the Year the way he blew up, going from 3.1 ppg to 11.2 ppg in his fourth year as a pro. Matt Harpring's knee surgery has been successful and he's said he feels in the best shape of his life. Power-forward Kris Humphries and shooting-guard Kirk Snyder look like solid picks in the draft. Most importantly, head coach Jerry Sloan said he'll be back next year. But what would put the Jazz over the hump? What will get them back into the playoffs and in line to be a contender down the road? </div> Jazz Analysis
