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Trade for Zach Lavine

Kobe and Garnett came out of HS in the 90s, but that's still fine for Hack's point. Same era.

At 19, Darko was hoisting the championship trophy. He must be GOAT.
 
One of the biggest knocks on Hood was his age, so you expect his development level to be closer to peaking (less upside). Because of this, I wasn't a big fan of drafting him (that and I hate Duke). That said, I liked LaVine even less, and still feel that way. Hood has a high BBIQ, which if he stays healthy, will mean he will have a long and successful career. LaVine makes a lot of bonehead plays. Not sure he will change. He may end up being better, but I wouldn't take that bet.

Hood has become one of my favorite Jazz players. A lot of players on this board seem to like LaVine more than Wiggins, which is simply nuts. Does anyone on this board watch any other games but the Jazz? Wiggins is really good on both ends of the floor.
 
King Cy said:
18-19 Freshman year at MSU
19-20 Transfer year at Duke
20-21 Sophomore year at Duke
21-22 Rookie year with Jazz
22-23 2nd year with Jazz
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You are right. I didn't know he sat out a year. Still doesn't matter. He was still coming off a 10 ppg year at MSU and not even playing ball, while Zach is in the NBA.

Even if you want to look back at Zach last year and compare it to Hood's year at MSU, he still was doing a lot more. He was dropping 37 points on the Warriors.
 
Lavine has handles on the ball and Hood does not. That is what will keep Hoods game from going to a different level. He basically is a 3 D player at best. Lavine can take it to the rack and shoot it.. His defense needs to step up but someo can teach him this since he has all the athletic ability he could be a lock down defender. People that think Hood has a brighter future are nothing but HOMERS. Not one Gm would take Hood over Lavine at this point.
 
Wiggins is okay but what you see is what you get with wiggins.. He is a better version of Loul Deng. The Twolves are building that team around Anthony Towns not Wiggins.



JAZZGASM said:
One of the biggest knocks on Hood was his age, so you expect his development level to be closer to peaking (less upside). Because of this, I wasn't a big fan of drafting him (that and I hate Duke). That said, I liked LaVine even less, and still feel that way. Hood has a high BBIQ, which if he stays healthy, will mean he will have a long and successful career. LaVine makes a lot of bonehead plays. Not sure he will change. He may end up being better, but I wouldn't take that bet.

Hood has become one of my favorite Jazz players. A lot of players on this board seem to like LaVine more than Wiggins, which is simply nuts. Does anyone on this board watch any other games but the Jazz? Wiggins is really good on both ends of the floor.
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ncoloradojazz said:
Wiggins is okay but what you see is what you get with wiggins.. He is a better version of Loul Deng. The Twolves are building that team around Anthony Towns not Wiggins.
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Clearly Towns is their top player, and it isn't even close. But if you seen the Wolves regularly, you can see how much better Wiggins is than LaVine.
 
Y'all bashing the upside of Rodney Hood don't think he can be better than Michael Redd?? Another lefty sharpshooter that fell in the draft..
 
Who is bashing Rodney Hood?


Point them to me so I can laugh in their faces.
 
There will be some players with LaVine like talents in the 2017 draft. Pretty sure they LaVine supporters in this thread are going to like Terrance Furgeson, who's not only a prolific 3pt shooter and run and jump athlete, he's a big shot taker and maker. Team USA member, 5 star recruit and Alabama commit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuYFy2TpLck


There's also Malik Monk who's an absolute freak athlete, and can really shoot, he'll likely be out of the Jazz drafting range though..
 
Hack said:
You are right. I didn't know he sat out a year. Still doesn't matter. He was still coming off a 10 ppg year at MSU and not even playing ball, while Zach is in the NBA.

Even if you want to look back at Zach last year and compare it to Hood's year at MSU, he still was doing a lot more. He was dropping 37 points on the Warriors.
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What? LaVine was also a Freshman in college when he was 18-19, just like Hood. Only difference is that Hood is 5 (or so) months older in their respective classes.
 
King Cy said:
What? LaVine was also a Freshman in college when he was 18-19, just like Hood. Only difference is that Hood is 5 (or so) months older in their respective classes.
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lol. what are you talking about. You are making too much of this. It doesn't matter.

All you need to know is, Hood 23, LaVine is 20. Hood is 2.5 years older than Lavine. They were drafted the same year. Lavine has already put up higher Career scoring nights than Hood. It's reasonable to say that Lavine is further ahead at his age, than what Hood was at the same age. And Hood was somewhere in college still at 20, while Lavine is already making his mark in the NBA at 20.
 
ncoloradojazz said:
Lavine has handles on the ball and Hood does not. That is what will keep Hoods game from going to a different level. He basically is a 3 D player at best. Lavine can take it to the rack and shoot it.. His defense needs to step up but someo can teach him this since he has all the athletic ability he could be a lock down defender. People that think Hood has a brighter future are nothing but HOMERS. Not one Gm would take Hood over Lavine at this point.
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Hood has very good handles
 
fishonjazz said:
Hood has very good handles
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Agreed. For a 2/3 Hood has very good handles. LaVine actually has a pretty loose handle and plays a bit reckless. Hood has fewer turnovers per game and averages 7 more minutes than LaVine.
 
JAZZGASM said:
Agreed. For a 2/3 Hood has very good handles. LaVine actually has a pretty loose handle and plays a bit reckless. Hood has fewer turnovers per game and averages 7 more minutes than LaVine.
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Hood's handles are great. They aren't flashy or anything, so they aren't going to stand out. The biggest thing for Hood is just using his off hand more and finishing with contact around the rim, which he is improving on.
 
King Cy said:
Hood's handles are great. They aren't flashy or anything, so they aren't going to stand out. The biggest thing for Hood is just using his off hand more and finishing with contact around the rim, which he is improving on.
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Hood's handles aren't great, for the exact reason you mentioned. He's one handed, and that makes his moves predictable. That should be his primary focus in the off-season.
 
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