returning. They are bolstering that core with 2 additional key cogs in Conley and Bogdanovic. I'm not sure where you're getting 4 of the best 7 from. I'm not entirely sure who the next 2 best players are. It could be any 2 of O'Neale (returning), Davis (new), Exum (returning), Green (new), and Niang (returning). Your point can only be proven after a number of games are played. Of course, the schedule also plays a factor. If the Jazz get a schedule similar to the one they had last season, then it will take them a while to get going no matter what. That was the most front-loaded schedule I can recall in my years watching the Jazz.