SALT LAKE CITY — In an NBA so littered with strategic losing and tanking warfare, there is more honor than ever in making the playoffs.
It means you put forth an effort to compete on a nightly basis.
It means you didn't just collect your participation trophy and accept handouts in the form of lottery balls to improve your future lot in life.
So even though legends will never be built on the splendor of earning an eighth seed, real inspiration can be found in the valleys of the standings.
It's why it's fun to prop up some mostly anonymous soul, such as Shelvin Mack in Utah, as an example of all that is right about this time of year.
The Jazz are getting quite good, which they might well show everyone Wednesday night in handing the Golden State Warriors a rare defeat. Utah has won eight of 10, reached the West's top eight and is playing as if it doesn't intend to drop out again—which is a major problem for some team among Dallas, Houston and Portland that won't make the playoff cut.
It's honestly not unreasonable to think the Jazz, undercut so many times by so many differe ...
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