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The Rockets have waived Ryan Anderson. I don't know how much he has left in the tank but the Jazz have the second worst bench in the league, averaging just 26.7 points a game on 40% shooting and 31% from 3. In November we're only averaging 23.4 points a game on 38.6% shooting and 27% from 3. There's no way around it, our bench desperately needs more scoring and shooting. He has to be better than Niang and might very well be better than Jeff Green too. Worst case scenario, it doesn't work out and he takes a roster spot from one of our scrubs at the end of the bench that's never going to see playing time anyway. Best case scenario, he gives our bench a much needed boost.
 
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Jingled said:
The Rockets have waived Ryan Anderson. I don't know how much he has left in the tank but the Jazz have the second worst bench in the league, averaging just 26.7 points a game on 40% shooting and 31% from 3. In November we're only averaging 23.4 points a game on 38.6% shooting and 27% from 3. There's no way around it, our bench desperately needs more scoring and shooting. He has to be better than Niang and might very well be better than better than Jeff Green too. Worst case scenario, it doesn't work out and he takes a roster spot from one of our scrubs at the end of the bench that are never going to see playing time anyway. Best case scenario, he gives our bench a much needed boost.
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I’d be all over this though. It would require waiving someone, which would be a no-go for DL, and he’d likely get the Steve Novak treatment, but I’d rather see him get Niang’s minutes and at least a couple of Jeff Green’s.
 
Also, he’s averaging 18 rebounds per 36 this year.

On a more serious note, he’s a better rebounder than anyone we have who’s not Gobert, Davis, or Bradley. Obviously that’s not saying much because he’s not a good rebounder, but he’s better than other guys.
 
It is weird, he was bad last year, but decent prior to that. He is only 31, I'm surprised his offense dropped off so much. Agree he is likely done, but I think I'd still take him of Niang, LOL.
 
I can’t decide if he’s fully washed or hit a series of bad fits. Suns sucked so fast it became all about development... he was never a fit for what Miami does. Cap circumstances in Houston are tenuous. They are right at the tax and trying to dip under... his deal had low guarantees.

im just not sure on him... if we didn’t have Jeff Green then maybe... think he’d be a lateral move... but there might be something there. Don’t think it’s worth the money or trouble to give him a try. Think I’m more worried about backup center if Ed is out too long and Tony continues to struggle.
 
It's interesting when guys have a couple years where they don't play or drop off people's radar, we assume they're done. I've been a huge Dwight hater for a long time, but when people finally caught up to where I was, he became underrated and people assumed he couldn't contribute meaningfully to a basketball team. I think he's proving that wrong (for now). Ryan isn't Dwight, and that's not my point, but the dude is 31. His game was never based around athleticism, so his decline isn't as big. You could point to his defense, I'm sure, and the fact that he got beat out by PJ Tucker probably because of it, but we're talking about a guy who would take Niang's minutes and some of Green's. Basically playing a poor man's Korver role. I'm all for it. AND I'm all for getting another center. But he'd be a decent guy to run with Davis. At least he'd spread the floor a bit for Mudiay, if we're continuing down that path, and if Mudiay had awareness for a kick-out.
 
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