No. 35: Utah Jazz Ultimate Standings 2012 Updated: September 6, 2012, 5:42 PM ET By Max Klinger | ESPN The Magazine Last year's rank: 62 Title track: 88 Ownership: 29 Coaching: 77 Players: 48 Fan relations: 37 Affordability: 28 Stadium experience: 66 Bang for the buck: 50 In a one-franchise state like Utah, fan loyalty is always there for the taking. Even during a rebuilding year, the Utah Jazz have managed to score near the top of the NBA in areas such as "show commitment to community," "have players that act professionally on and off the court" and "have an honest ownership." That polling is underscored by deeds like the one Derrick Favors undertook this summer when he logged 1,500 miles driving to some of Utah's most remote towns to host youth skills clinics (fan relations jumped 17 spots). Some might gripe about non-dazzling second-year coach Tyrone Corbin or a team that didn't even garner an All-Star invite last season, but the Jazz's minimalist philosophy earned them a surprising playoff bid, proving that one of the league's most consistent operations can get it done even during an off year. That stability is reflected in a team that made improvements in nearly every category in our poll. Even if EnergySolutions is one of the older arenas in the NBA, it remains below the average in cost categories like ticket prices, parking, soda and hot dogs. Besides, the Beehive State has always been a place that is proud of qualities that other franchises might consider shortcomings: Even as eight player contracts are set to expire this season (plus four more with team options), Jazz devotees won't stop believing that a #JazzTitle is within reach. 在只有單隻職業球隊的猶他州，球迷的忠誠度當然無庸置疑。即使經歷重建的一年， 爵士球團在某些部份獲得的評分在NBA隊伍中仍名列前茅，包括："實現對球迷的承諾"、 "擁有在場內外都表現出職業態度的球員"、"誠實的經營者"。 這個夏天，Derrick Favors答應接下遠在1500哩外舉辦的青年籃球營，如此舉動讓 他們的球迷互動上升了17個名次。 有些人也許不滿執教第二年的教練Tyrone Corbin，或是對於球隊沒有任何一位球員 入選明星賽發出牢騷，但爵士的簡僕打球哲學卻讓他們意外地搶得季後賽席次，這證 明了這個聯盟中最穩定的球團即使在休整期還是能有所表現。這個穩定度也反映在我 們的投票上，他們幾乎每個項目於每年的名次都有所上升。 雖然能源解決中心是聯盟中較老的球場，但他們的票價、停車費、汽水和熱狗的價格 都保持相對的便宜。 除此之外，蜂巢州有個引以為傲的優點，雖然其他球團也許會認為是缺點： 就算有八個球員的合約將在球季後到期，爵士狂熱者們對於爭取冠軍的可能性，仍會 一直地保持信念。 http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?page=UltimateStandingsJazz2012 --

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