DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 29 Houston 9:00 Oct. 30 at Dallas 8:30 Nov. 1 Phoenix 9:00 Nov. 3 at Los Angeles 10:30 Nov. 5 Cleveland 9:00 Nov. 7 Dallas 9:00 Nov. 9 at Detroit 6:00 Nov. 10 at Indiana 7:00 Nov. 12 at Atlanta 7:30 Nov. 14 at New York 7:30 Nov. 15 at Toronto 7:30 Nov. 18 Oklahoma City 9:00 Nov. 21 at Golden State 10:30 Nov. 22 New Orleans 9:00 Nov. 24 Chicago 9:00 Nov. 26 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Nov. 29 Los Angeles 9:00 Dec. 1 Denver 9:00 Dec. 3 Toronto 9:00 Dec. 5 Orlando 9:00 Dec. 8 at Sacramento 10:00 Dec. 9 San Antonio 9:00 Dec. 12 Miami 9:00 Dec. 14 at Washington 6:00 Dec. 16 at New Orleans 8:00 Dec. 17 at Miami 7:30 Dec. 19 at Orlando 7:00 Dec. 20 at Charlotte 7:00 Dec. 22 at Memphis 8:00 Dec. 27 Philadelphia 9:00 Dec. 29 at Los Angeles 10:30 Dec. 30 Minnesota 9:00 Jan. 2 Atlanta 9:00 Jan. 3 at Minnesota 8:00 Jan. 5 Indiana 9:00 Jan. 7 at Chicago 8:00 Jan. 9 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Jan. 10 at Houston 8:00 Jan. 13 Golden State 9:00 Jan. 16 Los Angeles 9:00 Jan. 18 at San Antonio 7:00 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 21 at Cleveland 7:00 Jan. 22 at Milwaukee 8:00 Jan. 24 Brooklyn 9:00 Jan. 26 Boston 9:00 Jan. 28 Los Angeles 9:00 Jan. 30 Golden State 9:00 Feb. 3 at Portland 10:00 Feb. 4 Memphis 9:00 Feb. 6 at Phoenix 9:00 Feb. 7 Sacramento 9:00 Feb. 9 at New Orleans 8:00 Feb. 11 at Dallas 8:30 Feb. 20 Portland 9:00 Feb. 23 San Antonio 9:00 Feb. 25 Los Angeles 9:00 Feb. 27 at Denver 9:00 Feb. 28 Milwaukee 9:00 Mar. 3 at Memphis 8:00 Mar. 4 at Boston 7:30 Mar. 6 at Philadelphia 7:00 Mar. 8 at Brooklyn 6:00 Mar. 10 New York 9:00 Mar. 12 Houston 9:00 Mar. 14 Detroit 9:00 Mar. 16 Charlotte 9:00 Mar. 18 Washington 10:30 Mar. 19 at Los Angeles 10:30 Mar. 21 at Golden State 10:30 Mar. 23 Minnesota 9:00 Mar. 25 Portland 9:00 Mar. 27 at Denver 9:00 Mar. 28 Oklahoma City 9:00 Mar. 30 at Minnesota 8:00 Apr. 1 Denver 9:00 Apr. 4 at Phoenix 10:00 Apr. 5 at Sacramento 9:00 Apr. 8 Sacramento 9:00 Apr. 10 Memphis 9:00 Apr. 11 at Portland 10:00 Apr. 13 Dallas 9:00 Apr. 15 at Houston 8:00 * All Times Eastern. type. Enes Kanter, another recent high draft UTAH JAZZ 2014-15 SCHEDULE pick, struggled badly on the interior and isn’t much of a rim deterrent either. With guards leaking into the paint on a routine basis, the Jazz are forced to help on defense, leaving wide open threes to the opponent. It’s a mess, and the result is that Utah opponents made 37.6 percent of their three-point attempts (third worst in the League) and 47.3 percent of their overall field goal attempts (worst). The Jazz need a lot of help to be competitive on defense in the NBA. They need a shotblocking presence. Second-year center Rudy Gobert is by far the best shotblocker on the team, and he had an excellent run in the FIBA World Cup for Team France over the summer. However, he’s still raw and has difficulty handling some of the more physical big men in the low post. Gobert is probably not ready to handle a 2,000 minute workload. Utah also needs a stopper on the wing, and some veteran leadership to help sort the defense out. Without either of those things, Utah will probably finish near the bottom of the defensive efficiency ratings again in the 2014-15 season. Offense Utah is definitely better on the offensive end than they are on defense, but that isn’t saying much. While players like Hayward, Favors, and Kanter have their merits on offense, none of them is a superstar or go-to scorer. Hayward is a poor fit as the leading man in an NBA offense. He can shoot and he can drive, but he struggles when opponents identify him as the most important player to stop. Open looks were hard to come by as Hayward’s three-point percentage dropped from 41.5 percent in 2012-13 to 30.4 a year ago. Hayward’s overall field goal percentage hit a career low at just 41.3 and he turned the ball over at an increased rate while playing a whopping 2,800 minutes. It’s clear that Hayward was asked to do too much last season, but things are unlikely to change in the 2014-15 season, since the roster is largely the same collection of players as it was a year ago. Favors was a regular starter for the first time last season, and he responded with his most efficient offensive season to date. However, Favors is not a prolific scorer who draws double teams or creates his own shot. For the most part, he takes advantage of position in the low post. It’s also an awkward fit having Favors and Kanter in the same lineup, as neither of them is
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