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Hood is the reason 3.0 (Thanks for reading)

Hood is not nearly as bad as people try to make him out to be. I agree he has been pressing a lot this season but the man is very talented and a great shooter overall. You can't just purge your entire roster of talent because you have a shiny new toy (Mitchell). You have to build around and have the right pieces. Hood is a definite piece of the puzzle, we just have to get other parts that fit.
 
Whoever said that Hood is role is supposed to be what Korver/Reddick is doing... well, both of those guys are "smarter" defenders and actually play their hearts out on defense, despite their physical limitation. Oh, and they happen to be two of the best shooters in the NBA, that's why they play till their 30s.

I'll tell you who Hood reminds me of - CJ Miles. Extremely streaky, lack of BB IQ, and injury prone.

But it's not the shooting that bothers me, it's the lack of BB IQ that bothers me. Everyone knows Hood is going to take a fadeaway or stepback shot (most of the time a 3), he doesn't even look anywhere else. This is a classic case where a player thinks he's better than he actually is, and that often leads to bad results. NBA is very specialized that although players like Evan Fournier can get you 18-4-4, in the amount of minutes Hayward can get you 24-6-6, and Harden gets you 30-8-8. There is only one ball and finite number of minutes, and that differentiate great players and the rest.


I'm still on the boat to tank this season - at least 6 franchise changing players in this draft, it's not too late to tank. This might be the strongest draft in the last decade.
 
jazzmailman said:
Whoever said that Hood is role is supposed to be what Korver/Reddick is doing... well, both of those guys are "smarter" defenders and actually play their hearts out on defense, despite their physical limitation. Oh, and they happen to be two of the best shooters in the NBA, that's why they play till their 30s.

I'll tell you who Hood reminds me of - CJ Miles. Extremely streaky, lack of BB IQ, and injury prone.

But it's not the shooting that bothers me, it's the lack of BB IQ that bothers me. Everyone knows Hood is going to take a fadeaway or stepback shot (most of the time a 3), he doesn't even look anywhere else. This is a classic case where a player thinks he's better than he actually is, and that often leads to bad results. NBA is very specialized that although players like Evan Fournier can get you 18-4-4, in the amount of minutes Hayward can get you 24-6-6, and Harden gets you 30-8-8. There is only one ball and finite number of minutes, and that differentiate great players and the rest.


I'm still on the boat to tank this season - at least 6 franchise changing players in this draft, it's not too late to tank. This might be the strongest draft in the last decade.
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So did he have great BB IQ when he dropped 30 on Kobe in one half? Just curious cause it sounds like by your definition it's all based on points. And if that is in fact the case, the man is still averaging 17PPG this season. Not everyone is meant to be a superstar by your own definition. Hood is a scorer and a streak shooter like most scoring wings. He's actually one of the better ones but since we see his every move, he is more scrutinized by the Jazz fan base solely because he was supposed to be the man this season and has had a few injuries and the team saw the emergence of Mitchell. Doesn't make Hood a bad player at all or someone who lacks BB IQ as you put it.
 
DasJazz said:
So did he have great BB IQ when he dropped 30 on Kobe in one half? Just curious cause it sounds like by your definition it's all based on points. And if that is in fact the case, the man is still averaging 17PPG this season. Not everyone is meant to be a superstar by your own definition. Hood is a scorer and a streak shooter like most scoring wings. He's actually one of the better ones but since we see his every move, he is more scrutinized by the Jazz fan base solely because he was supposed to be the man this season and has had a few injuries and the team saw the emergence of Mitchell. Doesn't make Hood a bad player at all or someone who lacks BB IQ as you put it.
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This^

I watch the Cavs play every game as well because im a fan of Lebron. If not for the Warriors (which no one can emulate) the Cavs have a championship caliber team and yes Lebron is a huge part of that but there’s a few roll players who are streaky shooters on there. I see plenty of nights Kevin Love, JR Smith, and even Kyle Korver have bad nights. There’s just 3 streak shooters on the team so one guy can have a bad night and the other guy can cover it up. The Jazz don’t have the same talent as other places so it looks worse when Hoods struggling. If you’ll notice we play better as a team and win or are in more games when Hood is having an okay night. He is talented, and if the jazz can make a few moves to improve Hoods work load and pressure will drop and I think his consistency will start to fall into place. Not to mention he needs to accept his roll is never going to be the face of the franchise or a super star, he simply needs to fall into his roll and help the team win.

I think Mitchell has kind of given Jazz fans a foggy image of what a normal player developing looks like. Donovan Mitchell is a superstar, a player you don’t usually get a hold of. Donovan is charismatic, smart, a willing learner, a quick learner,a good teammate, not afraid of any moment, is very athletic, and a top notch competitor. He’s a true star and has such incredible game. He’s so much in one package especially in a rookie, maybe some fans are expecting too much. He is not the rule, he’s the exception to the rule, and thank God we got him. Very few guys are Donovan Mitchell and you can’t expect them to be.

Most players need much more time to develop than Mitchell, and Rodney seems to be one of those guys. Hayward was one of those guys. It took 6 seasons for Hayward to get as good as he was last year, and it took his commitment to get there. Hood is sort of thrown through a loop from transitioning into Hayward’s spot, to losing it to probably the best rookie this organization has ever had. He’s gonna have to accept his roll which i think has been hard for him. I don’t think he’s bitter or a negative teammate but I bet he isn’t a huge fan of coming off the bench, or with his current roll overall. Personally I think the Jazz plan on keeping and resigning Hood, that’s just seems to be the feeling is that they really still believe in Rodney. So let’s give the guy a little more time to learn and fall into husband roll, and support the guy.
 
DasJazz said:
So did he have great BB IQ when he dropped 30 on Kobe in one half? Just curious cause it sounds like by your definition it's all based on points. And if that is in fact the case, the man is still averaging 17PPG this season. Not everyone is meant to be a superstar by your own definition. Hood is a scorer and a streak shooter like most scoring wings. He's actually one of the better ones but since we see his every move, he is more scrutinized by the Jazz fan base solely because he was supposed to be the man this season and has had a few injuries and the team saw the emergence of Mitchell. Doesn't make Hood a bad player at all or someone who lacks BB IQ as you put it.
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He had an incredible half... However, how many points did he score the second half? ***also it was against a historical low point for an LA team.

the answer is:
None

I've never said hood cant shoot, However, he is either a negative or a wash by the end of almost every game... He doesn't help your team win. This is the biggest problem i have with him. I get it every player makes poor choices, and as a fan I can forgive that. But outside of scoring he gives you nothing of value.
I don't think he knows his role and i don't think jazz coaching staff is doing him any favors giving him so much rope and leeway.

Advanced stats say it all.. also 16 points on 14 shots isn't "that" good...
 
JGolds said:
He had an incredible half... However, how many points did he score the second half? ***also it was against a historical low point for an LA team.

the answer is:
None

I've never said hood cant shoot, However, he is either a negative or a wash by the end of almost every game... He doesn't help your team win. This is the biggest problem i have with him. I get it every player makes poor choices, and as a fan I can forgive that. But outside of scoring he gives you nothing of value.
I don't think he knows his role and i don't think jazz coaching staff is doing him any favors giving him so much rope and leeway.

Advanced stats say it all.. also 16 points on 14 shots isn't "that" good...
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He definitely helps the team win. It's stupid to say otherwise. His problem is he doesnt make other players better.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
He definitely helps the team win. It's stupid to say otherwise. His problem is he doesnt make other players better.
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I know you and I have had this conversation already in this thread.. Come on buddy... If your just a low IQ sheep watching a jazz game then yes I think you do think he helps us win...
In the past few years the Sports world has come out with some incredible stuff called statistics... They have even created advanced ways of looking at stats that don't always show up in a box score called "Advanced statistics"

Are you still with me Cy of KFC?

If you delve into those a bit.. OR hell even look at them you will see a whole different story...

The kid can shoot. but you give anyone 14 shots a game and I'd be dang surprised if they can't get you 15-16 ppg... And after all... that is the only state hood fills.
 
JGolds said:
Are you still with me Cy of KFC?
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Please copy and paste below and include your thoughts on each question:

I think something is lost in all this Mirotic bonanza. It would seem to me that we need Mirotic AND Hood if we are trying to make a run this year. Answer these questions below:

Wouldn't Mirotic only make sense if we were adding him to a team with Hood since we lack options on offense?

Aren't we a luxury paying team if we still have Hood, Exum, Rubio, Mirotic and Burks going into next season?

Would we endure being a luxury team for 2018-19 knowing that Burks and Rubio go away after the season?
 
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