And, yes, the messaging has been mixed. It's driving a lot of Utah fans crazy because they don't know what to expect, get their hopes up, etc. It feels like last year all over again - fans were told for a lot of weeks that Rising was close to being able to play, but it never came to pass. Then we learned that his injury was bad enough that mid-season recovery was never realistic. It's maddening.

In any event, something is "off" and people are losing patience.