{"id":698662,"date":"2026-04-04T23:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/698662\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T23:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:41:27","slug":"utah-jazz-fan-survey-results-can-will-hardy-coach-a-good-defense-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/698662\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Jazz fan survey results: Can Will Hardy coach a good defense?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">In our most recent Utah Jazz Reacts survey, we got some interesting answers from Utah Jazz fans. Utah is nearing the end of another season where draft position was the goal. With that in mind, most of Jazz Nation is looking forward to next season and how good the team will be. One of the biggest questions these last four years under Will Hardy is, \u201cCan Will Hardy turn them into a top-10 defense in the NBA?\u201d Even though the team has been purposely designed to lose games, they\u2019ve been one of the worst defenses in the league, if not dead last, each season. With an upgraded roster, that\u2019s going to be one of the most interesting storylines next season. But how do Jazz fans feel?<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d7a47157563ddc3eeb5dcd52395ef8a0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">From this survey, it looks like Jazz fans have a lot of faith in Will Hardy going forward. AlthoughThere may be some noise in that data. For example, maybe the roster doesn\u2019t have enough players who are able to defend at a high enough level. We\u2019ll see. All that said, it is interesting that Hardy has the seal of approval for the defense from the fans.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The next question I had was: who has the best chance of making the All-Star Game next season? According to Jazz fans, it looks like that is Lauri Markkanen.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d9dac7a5e11c40991b2762d2c3942d6b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That may be very likely, although I also think Keyonte George would be my own pick. The ball will be in George\u2019s hands a lot and will be the player making everything happen. That might give him an advantage, but we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To look at the odds for these and the upcoming playoffs, you can visit FanDuel <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In our most recent Utah Jazz Reacts survey, we got some interesting answers from Utah Jazz fans. 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