I was unaware that 40% 3pt shooter who can get his own shot and score is such a useless piece in the modern NBA.
And IDK how anyone can just dismiss a 4th year player after the jumps we have seen from many players in their 4th to 5th year.
Jazz any closer to knowing their 2019 roster configuration?
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And IDK how anyone can just dismiss a 4th year player after the jumps we have seen from many players in their 4th to 5th year.
Hood at 42% 3pt shooting on 7 attempts. That is a long-term piece you want to keep.
radiohegel
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Especially considering his seemingly newfound willingness to try to attack the basket more. Granted, he's not super efficient at it yet, but he'll get there. Making himself comfortable with attempting to do so is a pretty big first step.
Who said he was useless?
He may produce like that, but he's missed more than a third of his games due to little injuries, many of which we don't even see occur. With how injury prone he is, I'd balk at a max offer even if he was a significantly better player.
His being a part of the future is contingent, and that's just reality or he would have already been extended at this point.
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JazzFanInNuggetLand
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The main thing that separates Mitchell and Gobert is their competitiveness and desire to win. I agree that despite early season struggles Rudy is such a rare talent that you don't get rid of him unless you can get a huge haul.
I definitely like the idea of signing Hood even though he may be expensive. The Jazz are not in a position to be picky about talent at this point. If they can retain some of what they currently have, then that is imperative.
It could possibly be a blessing in disguise that Exum has been limited with injuries this year. He still has great potential, and his market value has probably been capped due to his injury history. I was very bullish about the Exum/Mitchell backcourt from Summer League.
I really like the three primary FAs from this year (Jonas, Thabo, Epke). However, they may all go to contenders after this season. Being a young team, the Jazz may have to cycle temporary veterans in each year.
Favors is another great talent and I have his jersey, so I would love to keep him. However, he is often injured and is way too inconsistent. He will look like a top 5 big man one game and then become invisible for the next 10 games or so. It just seems that he is inconsistent in the passion that he displays.
For me, the main keepers are:
-Mitchell
-Gobert
-Hood
-Ingles
-Exum
Starting PF will be a concern going into next year, I believe.
I definitely like the idea of signing Hood even though he may be expensive. The Jazz are not in a position to be picky about talent at this point. If they can retain some of what they currently have, then that is imperative.
It could possibly be a blessing in disguise that Exum has been limited with injuries this year. He still has great potential, and his market value has probably been capped due to his injury history. I was very bullish about the Exum/Mitchell backcourt from Summer League.
I really like the three primary FAs from this year (Jonas, Thabo, Epke). However, they may all go to contenders after this season. Being a young team, the Jazz may have to cycle temporary veterans in each year.
Favors is another great talent and I have his jersey, so I would love to keep him. However, he is often injured and is way too inconsistent. He will look like a top 5 big man one game and then become invisible for the next 10 games or so. It just seems that he is inconsistent in the passion that he displays.
For me, the main keepers are:
-Mitchell
-Gobert
-Hood
-Ingles
-Exum
Starting PF will be a concern going into next year, I believe.
framer
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Are you kidding? The injuries are great in that it will lower Hood's overall value league wide. There just isn't enough max slots league wide to take a chance on Hood, as he is, with a max contract. Two years ago he was a for-sure max. I think this ensures that both Hood and Exum are matched or offered fair contracts, and will be a part of the future.
Seriously, though, if Hood has anxiety attacks playing for Utah, I can't imagine a market like Philadelphia is going to be a big draw. The Utah media is Disneyland in comparison.
He's missed a third of his games from mostly non-contact injuries. Not sure how that's exciting to anybody.
With regard to Hood, I'm hopefully going to just make one more post:
I am not anti-Hood, I am just wary of him (by the way, what are we to make of him having a performance anxiety issue as a professional athlete?) and whatever price tag might come with him.
The question is who are we going to have in 2019, and unless you're real comfortable throwing a ton of money at Hood and greatly limiting the team's cap that offseason, you can't say that Hood is going to be here.
I am not anti-Hood, I am just wary of him (by the way, what are we to make of him having a performance anxiety issue as a professional athlete?) and whatever price tag might come with him.
The question is who are we going to have in 2019, and unless you're real comfortable throwing a ton of money at Hood and greatly limiting the team's cap that offseason, you can't say that Hood is going to be here.
FalseFlagg K
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agree with your reservations regarding Hoodie, but i'd be stunned if they let him go.
framer
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Because you cannot have all max or near max players on your team. Every team is going to have dudes with warts because of this. I'll take Hood's warts over most others because there is a chance they go away all together. Hood as the third or fourth cog on a team is a damn fine piece, especially at an affordable price, which I think we will get.