Regardless of how much talent is in place, no NBA team can be on the rise forever. Generally speaking, organizational direction feels more like a roller coaster than a rocket launch.
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Peter W. Oddo, 57, of 18 Kendall Road, Preston, was charged Friday with third-degree larceny of a motor vehicle.
John Stockton, 31, of 41 S. Main St., No. 32, Jewett City, was charged May 15 with second-degree criminal mischief and breach of peace.
Alex Jambor, 22, of 173 Mell Road, Lisbon, was charged Sunday with a stop sign violation and sale of marijuana.
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Utah must regroup, and potentially do so without Donovan Mitchell, in order to respond in Game 2.
So what happens to a team built around a star player and 3-point shooting when that star doesn’t play and those shots don’t fall?
You become a suspicious No. 1 seed and find yourself down 0-1 in a first-round playoff series against an eighth seed that barely escaped the State Farm Play-In tournament.
A fall from the penthouse to the sidewalk is a long one, and the Jazz are at least staring at the possibility after dropping the 112-109 opener to the Grizzlies and losing home-court advantage which, given the large gathering inside Vivint Smart Home Arena, gave them an edge. Or was supposed to, anyway.