that they are just barely above .500 it's because of the long journey it's been to get to this point. They are finally injury free for the first time in forever (or relatively), Hayward, Favors, Gobert and Hood are playing as good as anyone can remember, and they actually have a coach who seems to know what he's doing. (After having Jerry Sloan for so long, Ty Corbin was painful to watch).
It's all in perspective. Jazz fans aren't hoping for a championship, but they probably want to get to that caliber one day (As a Broncos fan you should know how much it rocked to see your team go the distance for the first time since 97-98)