Early takeaways from Jazz’s preseason

The Utah Jazz hype train continues barreling down the tracks at full bore. And preseason games are offering clues on the merit of that hype.
In Game 1, the Portland Trail Blazers, who have fully embraced the three-point revolution, blitzed the Jazz. Game 2 saw Utah grind out a victory without Derrick Favors and Rodney Hood (plus Gordon Hayward and Dante Exum for most of the game).
Typical “it’s just preseason” caveats apply, but both games were instructive.
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