Utah Jazz A Litmus Test for The Raptors

Tonight's game against the Uath Jazz is a litmus test for the Raptors. After a grind it out victory versus the 76ers, the Toronto Raptors came out with their best display of this young season with an absolute thrashing of the Chicago Bulls. But the Utah Jazz pose some interesting matchups. At 6-2, the Jazz are buitl similarly to the Raptors with some diverse big men in Kirilenko, and Boozer, an oversized shooter in Okur . They have a wide array of shooters, have a strong bench, and like to keep the ball moving up tempo. If Chris Bosh can neutralize the play of the Utah big men, then the game will come down to a showdown of guards and the bench, which is a battle the Raptors can definitely win. Either way, at 8 games into the season, and after a few days to rest their legs, tonight we will have a vison of how the Raptors can shape up against an upper echelon western conference foe.