Jazz's Will Hardy Reacts to Isaiah Collier's Record-Setting Night

The Utah Jazz came up short in their efforts against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, which inevitably ended up in a 106-110 loss to make their 6th loss in a row, as well as their 60th-total on the year –– their lowest mark in franchise history.

However, the Jazz still managed to have an eye-catching moment during Monday's contest as first-year guard Isaiah Collier broke Utah's franchise record for most assists in a rookie season, previously held by John Stockton, after landing his 416th dime of the season in the second half of the matchup.

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Of course, from the perspective of head coach Will Hardy, the end results of this one weren't the best to take a look at, but he made sure to give his due credit to his rookie guard during his post-game presser.

"I do think that the process for our guys was good tonight," Hardy said following Monday's loss. "So, it's a tough game to lose that way. Obviously, we'll show Zay some love for breaking the rookie assist record. It's been talked about a lot, and hopefully we can move past that and keep pushing as our young group continues to improve."

Collier finished this one with some nice numbers even with a loss in the books. In 32 minutes of play, he put together 17 points, two rebounds, and seven assists on a strong 54.5% shooting from the field.

In the end, though, it was the Hornets capturing the narrow win, snapping their five-game losing streak while extending Utah's, with a ton of credit going to Miles Bridges thanks to his game-high 26 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.

As for the Jazz, Coach Hardy, and Collier, they'll have just six games to go before their 2024-25 campaign comes to a close. Perhaps that'll provide the rookie guard enough time to add a bit more fluff with a few more assists to his newly established record in the history books.newly established

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