If not Rubio then what?

[Jingled]

I don't know what the answer is for us at point guard moving forward but I'm completely out on Rubio. Maybe we can add someone via trade or free agency or maybe we can move Donovan to the point. Rubio has to be one of the worst shooting point guards in the history of the NBA. Defenses are sagging way off of him and daring him to shoot and he still can't hit wide open shots. He kills our spacing and makes life much more difficult on Mitchell, Ingles, Gobert etc. Most nights it's almost like we're playing 4 on 5 on the offensive end. We don't need a pure point guard, just a guy who can knock down shots and not turn the ball over very much. If we could just find someone to give us the same production George Hill did then we'd be set. I don't want to use any of our cap space to re-sign Ricky.

 

[David Ginola 14]

Ricky Rubio in his last 6 games:

17/66 from the field (26%), 5/28 from 3 (18%), 39 assists, 20 turnovers, and a -18 while on the court

 

[Jazz]

U give Dante a chance to start and tell him to play with freedom like quin allows Rubio to play with. U see what u got. If they doesn't work then u have to sign someone.

 

[fishonjazz]

Watching him miss so many wide open shots is game after game is killing this season for me.

 

[Sugarless]

The infatuation of some of you guys with Dante is amazing. Someone should make a study of it, seriously. A PG (supposedly) who can't run a team, is a below average passer, can't shoot, is barely average from the line, doesn't have great handles, won't rebound despite being 6-6, is way too passive, doesn't play smart, and on top of that is injury prone. "But he can defend, and he's fast". So what. He's not starting material in this league and he certainly isn't a PG four years into his career, injuries or not. Since they decided to re-sign him and invest 11M per year on him, the Jazz should focus on developing his 3-pt shooting (which has gone down every year, BTW) to try and open some lanes for him and play him at the 2 some 14-15 minutes per game. His defense is not consistent nor great enough to merit more than that, considering his approach to the game and overall lack of offensive skills.

 

[Piso]

Ricky Rubio (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0.1 0%
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.3/1 28.6%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 0.9/3.1 27.3%

Dante Exum (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0 -
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.1/0.9 16.7%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 0.4/1.3 33.3%

Donovan Mitchell (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0.3/0.9 27.3%
4-6 feet (Open) : 1/3 33.3%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 0.7/2.4 27.6%

Alec Burks (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0 -
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.2/0.6 33.3%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 1/1.7 58.8%

Joe Ingles (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0.1/0.3 50%
4-6 feet (Open) : 1.1/2.6 40.5%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 1.4/3.6 37.3%

Jae Crowder (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0.6 0%
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.9/3.1 27.9%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 1.1/2.9 39%

Jazz players have 18.9 wide-open 3PA per game (4th team in NBA) - efficiency : 35.6% (22th team in NBA).

 

[LoPo]

We have too many bench role players and not enough starter quality. I don't think anybody is bad, but too many solid guys. We have so many of them that they can't get consistent time to become better than a bench role player.

Starter quality:
Gobert, Mitchell and Ingles

Bench role player:
Crowder (borderline starter)
Favors (would be starting C)
Rubio
Exum
Burks
O'Neale

We don't have the answer at PG (even Mitchell) unless we start O'Neale at SG almost completely for defense. We can't start Exum over Rubio because Exum isn't ready and I bet that pisses Rubio off (which I dont care about but we dont want to rattle the locker room).

It is a freaking shame we couldn't do better to build around Mitchell, Gobert and Ingles.

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[mdalby]

Ricky LEADS the whole team in scoring last night and you guys STILL aren't happy.






JK

 

[LoPo]

It's not as simple as he led us in scoring. He has become too ball dominant. His flaws mean opponents blanket Mitchell and Ingles so they can't even shoot.

It's like defending Westbrook for his point total in the playoffs despite his inability to get others involved.

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[Alfalfa]

It's not as simple as he led us in scoring. He has become too ball dominant. His flaws mean opponents blanket Mitchell and Ingles so they can't even shoot.

It's like defending Westbrook for his point total in the playoffs despite his inability to get others involved.

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He was joking, and it's not like that at all. Rubio had something like 12 points. He was highest scorer because everyone else had a horrible game.

 

[Game6Conley]

Ricky Rubio (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0.1 0%
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.3/1 28.6%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 0.9/3.1 27.3%

Dante Exum (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0 -
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.1/0.9 16.7%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 0.4/1.3 33.3%

Donovan Mitchell (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0.3/0.9 27.3%
4-6 feet (Open) : 1/3 33.3%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 0.7/2.4 27.6%

Alec Burks (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0 -
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.2/0.6 33.3%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 1/1.7 58.8%

Joe Ingles (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0.1/0.3 50%
4-6 feet (Open) : 1.1/2.6 40.5%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 1.4/3.6 37.3%

Jae Crowder (3P%) :
2-4 feet (Tight) : 0/0.6 0%
4-6 feet (Open) : 0.9/3.1 27.9%
+6 feet (Wide open) : 1.1/2.9 39%

Jazz players have 18.9 wide-open 3PA per game (4th team in NBA) - efficiency : 35.6% (22th team in NBA).

If the Jazz falter this season they should draft Darius Garland 6'2" PG. He's a lights out shooter when open and has a super fast shot release, plus he's a great PG... I'm rather convinced he'd be a huge upgrade in Utah.

Seems kinda crazy that were here discussing drafting PG's high again tho...

 

[Jazzta]

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