The Utah Jazz is facing criticism for developing a losing culture while in the process of rebuilding, with head coach Will Hardy stating that the team is not creating a culture of losing. This concern is valid if you lump all tanking and rebuilding teams into one category, but not all are created equally. The Jazz, even with injuries to key players such as Keyonte George and Jaren Jackson Jr., have been able to take the Denver Nuggets to the last moments of the game, before losing 128-125. However, Hardy insists that their team does not behave or play like losers. The team's success is proof that the benching lineups are worth the risk of losing games, rather than manipulating injury reports and mass massing massing.