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Bill Oram: 35-year-old Jamaal Tinsley told me yesterday that he "realistically" thinks he has three or four years left in the league. Twitter @tribjazz

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“I wish we could just get the Jazz back, because there’s a lot of jazz in New Orleans,” Temple continued. “There’s not a lot of jazz in Utah. I don’t know what Utah would be. Do a name trade, something.” Washington Post

Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Garrett Temple, New Orleans Pelicans 

David Locke: Paul Millsap "I play too much chess so I am alawys thinking about the next move and sometimes it hurts me." Twitter @Lockedonsports

Utah Jazz, Free Agency, Paul Millsap 

Thus the Jazz entered the off-season with a few dozen questions, not the least being whether they should fire Corbin. Answer: Not if the Jazz have anything to say about it. “His status is that Ty’s our coach and he has the Miller family’s full support,” general manager Dennis Lindsey said. “You guys know how we do it around here, and it’s a blame-the-coach culture in sports. We subscribe to a little different philosophy. That’s not going to pacify all of the masses of our fans, but Ty is, one, the person to lead us and, two, he’s really growing as a coach.” Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Dennis Lindsey, Coaching, Tyrone Corbin 

Wednesday’s loss to Memphis assured the Jazz of their second non-playoff season in three years. It was also (cue the "Twilight Zone” music) Corbin’s third season. Asked if he is feeling pressure, Corbin said, “I put pressure on myself.” Going strictly by percentages and playoffs, the Jazz are in worse shape than last year. They have nine potential free agents, depending on whether Marvin Williams exercises his option. Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Coaching, Tyrone Corbin 

With three and a half point guards on the team — the three being veteran free agents and the half being a two-guard who is unlikely to make a career at the position, the Utah Jazz are bound to make changes at the point guard position in the offseason. Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Free Agency 

Mo Williams did say he would love to return to the team that drafted him with the 47th pick back in the 2003 NBA Draft and then re-acquired him this past offseason in a four-team trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. “Absolutely, they know that,” he said. “First off, I was drafted here. This was the organization that gave me a shot when I first came in the league when I was a young pup. I’m at a point in my career where stability is the key and this is an organization that is top notch and cares about winning.” Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Free Agency, Mo Williams 

Tinsley, who joined the Jazz in 2011 after spending a season in the D-League, is grateful to the Jazz for giving him a chance and expressed a desire to stick around another year. “I would love to come back here, but that ain’t up to me,” he said. “I don’t control that, I let my agent control that.” Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Free Agency, Jamaal Tinsley 

Watson, who injured his right knee late in the 2012 season and rehabbed throughout the offseason, was uncertain about his plans for next year. “I don’t know, I don’t know,” he said. “It’s a long way from now. The first thing is to get healthy. My main thing now is getting healthy, because if I can’t contribute 100 percent healthy, I’d rather contribute doing something else.” Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Free Agency, Earl Watson 

"I’m a Utah Jazz until they don’t want me," Carroll said. "If I got the same offer and the same contract and all that, I’d be back. I love it here. I think I’ve built something here." Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, DeMarre Carroll 

Jody Genessy: Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey: "Ty's our coach and has the Miller family's full support." Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Utah Jazz, Coaching, Tyrone Corbin 

Bill Oram: Lindsey: "By and large Ty did an outstanding job of managing nine pending free agents and four quality big men." Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Coaching, Tyrone Corbin 

Bill Oram: Marvin Williams, who has an early out: "I haven’t thought too much about it, but I will say that I love playing here." Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Marvin Williams 

David Locke: Dennis Lindsey "Tyrone Corbin is our coach and has the Miller family full support." Twitter @Lockedonsports

Utah Jazz, Dennis Lindsey, Coaching, Tyrone Corbin 

Utah's hopes of sneaking past the Lakers into the West's final playoff berth have dwindled since a hope-generating win at Golden State as recently as Sunday night. After finally finding a way to win one in Portland, L.A entered the weekend as a 73.5 percent favorite, according to ESPN.com's Hollinger Playoff Odds, to snag the No. 8 spot. But one source close to the situation, echoing the sentiments in last weekend's Weekend Dime, insisted to ESPN.com this week that Tyrone Corbin will be back next season for the final year of his contract even if the Jazz -- filled with free agents and youngsters -- fail to reach the postseason. ESPN.com

Utah Jazz, Coaching, Tyrone Corbin 

Utah finishes its regular season in Minnesota and Memphis, so Friday's game against the Timberwolves could possibly be the free-agent-to-be's home finale after a seven-year stint in Salt Lake City. The longest-tenured Jazz player clearly didn't want to think about that fact, somewhat brushing off a question about whether he'd have extra emotions going into what could be his last home hurrah in a No. 24 Jazz jersey. "I don't approach it differently than any other game, especially in these past few weeks," Millsap said. "The main focus, the main goal, is to win." Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Paul Millsap 

It's obvious, though, that Utah has become a second home to him since he followed Karl Malone's path from Ruston, La., to the Beehive State. "I don't have enough time to really talk about it. It's been a long road — a long, long, long time being here. Seen a lot. Done a lot," Millsap said. "(I've) met some great people and everybody that I've met (here) has been a part of my growth, has been part of me getting better as a person, as a basketball player. "I owe a lot to this community," Millsap added. "I owe a lot to this organization." Deseret News

Utah Jazz, Paul Millsap 

In an attempt to acquire that final rebound, Davis purposefully shot and missed at his own basket. (By rule, a player cannot be credited with a rebound for a miss on his own goal.) Then things got ugly. Old-school enforcement ensued when Utah's DeShawn Stevenson fouled Davis. Hard. Utah coach Jerry Sloan turned irate, telling reporters afterward, "I was glad that Shawn tried to knock him down. They can put me in jail or whatever they want for saying that, but that's the way it is." The sequence ignited a fierce debate about individual achievement and results in sports. The Cavaliers fined Davis $35,000. Figures around the league denounced him and his selfish style of play. Davis has the advantage of a decade's worth of perspective now. He says he's surprised the stunt has stuck with him, but he also concedes it was all his own doing. Grantland

Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Jerry Sloan, Ricky Davis, DeShawn Stevenson 

By mid-afternoon Wednesday, Enes Kanter was alert in his hospital room, watching a movie. Kanter underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder earlier in the day in Chicago. His agent called the procedure "very simple" and said it "went perfect." But, as the Utah Jazz announced a day earlier, their amiable backup center will miss the remainder of the season and is unlikely to return to the team before the end of year. Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Injuries, Enes Kanter 

Kanter’s agent, Max Ergul, said the second-year Jazz center would remain in Chicago for the foreseeable future to rehab the shoulder, which he injured while diving for a loose ball against Phoenix on March 27. Ergul said he did not know when Kanter would return to Salt Lake City. "He has no reason right now," Ergul said. "His medical staff is here [in Chicago], his rehab staff is here. He will start with that Friday." Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, Injuries, Enes Kanter