Media Day has come and, thankfully, gone. Monday's blitz at the Zions Bank Basketball Center was a rapid-fire crash course on the 2014-15 Utah Jazz, with two players doing interviews at a time and altogether more cameras and recorders in one place than there were for some weeklong stretches last season.We learned everything.We learned nothing.Let's relive some of the highlights and lowlights together.• There were some mixed responses about expectations for the season. The Jazz brass has, and I assume will continue, to stress (1) patience and (2) the importance of not skipping steps as they rebuild the team. Jazz president Randy Rigby mentioned "small victories" and not judging success by wins and losses. On the players' side, I think most know there's a ways to go. But Enes Kanter, ever the optimist, started talking about playoffs, but stopped himself from using the word "promise." Trib columnist Kurt Kragthorpe wrote a little more about all of this today; click here to give it a read. I'm very interested in the fan approach to this season. Last year, the overwhelming sentiment (at least on Twitter and the emails I received) supported what we'll lazily and generally call "tanking." The end result was Dante Exum, who I think most fans and people in the organization are genuinely enthused about. But what about this year? I haven't quite had that same sense. At the same time, few seem to think this is a team ready to do much winning now.• Kanter remains a terrific interview. He was obviously frustrated about needing surgery for a second straight summer, though he said he's feeling healthy now. The Turkish big man was also effusive in his praise of Quin Snyder. Kanter obviously has the tools to succeed, and he seems more at ease dealing with Snyder (who seems to have helped taken away a sort of fear of failing) than he has in past years under Ty Corbin.• There have been some issues with Kanter and the Turkish national team in the past. But Kanter on Monday said he was in fact planning on playing in the World Cup before he was sidelined by injury.• Meanwhile, Dennis Lindsey has opened contract extension talks with agents for Alec Burks and Kanter. Last year, the Jazz extended Derrick Favors before the fall deadline and failed to reach a deal with Gordon Hayward. Subsequently, Hayward became a restricted free agent this summer, allowing him to land his max deal.• Late Sunday, nude photos of Trey Burke started to spread on social media. The second-year point guard on Monday apologized for the incident and said they were old photos meant to be kept private.• Ben Anderson, a really smart host over at 1320 KFAN, asked Lindsey if he intentionally took away some of the veteran leadership from last year to force the young players to step in."I'm not sure how to totally answer that question at this point in time," Lindsey replied. The GM talked about some of Favors' and Haywards' leadership qualities before saying, "Did some veterans move on and will some young guys need to replace that voice? Absolutely."• No doubt that Hayward is expected to lead. Read Tony Jones' story on the $63-million man.• Hayward ruffled some feathers earlier this summer when he talked to Trib columnist Kurt Kragthorpe about his expectations having just signed a new deal. Here's what Lindsey had to say about that: "I think the message that Gordon was trying to say is, 'I always feel accountable to producing and trying to find wins and being a part of a winning club.' I think if you're in the business of basketball and you're a competitor, you're going to find the right reasons why to compete. Usually those guys if they're doing it for a dollar sign, they're in it for the wrong reasons. We're very confident in Gordon, in who he is."• Exum has had a whirlwind summer and said he's glad to be in Salt Lake City and settling down. He's living downtown and said he's been to "both malls." He's also been to a University of Utah football, his first American football experience.• There seems to be one spot up for grabs when it comes to the handful of non-guaranteed camp invitees. And there are some interesting skill sets and stories to be told there.Dahntay Jones spent part of last year as an NBA analyst after being waived by the Bulls. It kept him around the game and gave him practice at something he can see himself doing once he's done with basketball.Jones has been in long-shot situations before. He was a member of the D-League Fort Wayne Mad Ants before he got his shot with Denver.But he sees his arrival in Utah more like his move to Indiana."You had a team that was rebuilding and they started from the bottom and wanted to definite the team they wanted to have. They started with different pieces and they grew from there. [Eventually], they go to the Eastern Conference Finals."• Media availability will be after practices this season. This is a departure from years past. It's a minor thing. It'll mean a little more sleeping in for me and the other reporters. But it will also mean that if there's an injury at practice, we can ask about it that day instead of waiting until the following availability.• Two-a-days start tomorrow. Remember you can always hit us up with questions and comments on Twitter or email.— Aaron Falk
