The best team in the NBA right now plays in Salt Lake City. But just how good are the Utah Jazz? Can they really compete for a title, or is this just a cute early-season story. Ben Dowsett, longtime Jazz writer and creator of the Jazz Film Room subscription site, joins Mike to discuss the keys to Utah's improvement, Mike Conley's comfort, common national media misperceptions, and the underlying discussion the Shaq/Donovan Mitchell beef sadly overlooked. Plus, why the future of these Jazz will have a profound impact on the modern game.

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