DEFENSE CRISIS: Can Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic RESCUE the Utah Jazz at the Rim?

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🗓️ 20 July 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Utah Jazz face a pivotal question: can elite rim protection propel them into NBA contention, or will defensive struggles hold them back? David Locke spotlights rim protection as the number one indicator of winning in today’s league, examining why teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics surged with strong interior defense while others faltered without it.

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0:00.0	It's the number one indicator of winning in the NBA to where I thought the jazz were going to be great.
0:09.3	And now the question is, can they find a way to be next?
0:12.9	Unlocked on Jazz.
0:15.4	But um, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum.
0:19.0	Pow. Pum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, pow. You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:31.6	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:37.7	How are you? I am, David Locke. Thanks to Leaf Toleen for carrying the load for the last
0:42.9	little while. Today we kick off a series of shows this week on areas where the jazz must be
0:51.0	okay, must improve, must figure out the real issues for the jazz.
0:54.8	And we open with rim protection.
0:57.6	We will talk about the beginning of what is the 2024 draft bloodbath that is absolutely
1:03.4	incredible.
1:04.5	But the focus today is on rim protection.
1:07.0	Tomorrow we will look at some offensive issues.
1:09.8	We will look at defensive rebounding. And we will look at some offensive issues. We'll look at defensive rebounding.
1:13.1	And we will look at our overall offense of whether it's enough shooting in another episode.
1:20.1	So it'll be four episodes this week and then Ask L.O.J. on Friday on areas,
1:26.4	issues for the Jazz series.
1:28.0	The number one issue to me coming into this season is obviously defense.
1:34.8	We've been terrible.
1:36.1	We have not tried to be good.
1:38.4	The area where I was most convinced we were going to be great,
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