From Deseret News archives:
Expectations on the rise for 2006-07 Jazz
Expectations are fairly high both locally and nationally.
Among the national media, the Jazz are picked to make the playoffs by both Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News. SI even rates the Jazz the fourth-best team in the West and pegs them to finish first in the Northwest Division.
Sporting News is slightly more reserved, predicting the Jazz will finish seventh among Western Conference teams and second to Denver in the division. A seventh-place finish would put the Jazz into the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
A preseason poll among the NBA general managers also has the Jazz trailing Denver in the division 71 percent to 18 percent.
Even Jazz owner Larry H. Miller in a radio interview last week said 50 wins wasn't out of the question, but he couched his remarks by saying he wasn't putting any pressure on his coaches or players and that injuries could play havoc with his prediction.
Jazz preseason predictions
Publication Wins Division Conference Playoffs
DMN sports staff 46 2nd 7th 1st round exit
Sports Illustrated n/a 1st 4th 2nd round exit
Sporting News n/a 2nd 7th 1st round exit
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