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A minor topic in the broad scheme of things, but I must ask: what is the conventional wisdom on Jeremy? I would think he is a misfit for the system, where we would want him to be a 3/4 and D (Bowen-esque), while he has neither range nor elite defensive skills. If he had either he'd have a shot. But I'm assuming he is out of the rotation (barring injuries) and gone after this year?
 
He had a good run at an NBA career and took home a slam dunk trophy.

Good thing he has his artistic skills to fall back on.
 
He's a tweener with no 3 point shooting ability - I hope they can make it work for him. It would be a shame to drop Evans while keeping a D-League talent like Clark at the end of the bench.
 
He has never been a good NBA player and has not improved anything since entering the league. He either needed to learn to shoot and handle the ball, or to defend big guys in the paint. He still does neither. I don't see any dramatic improvement in his years here. I think he is done here after the season. If he even makes the final roster. I would not put it past the Jazz to just cut him and move on.
 
He is best friends with Hayward, that will keep him at the end of the bench this year....
 
I think this is the last year of his contract, isn't it? Might as well let him play it out on the bench.

No more playing him in front of Gobert. That was cray.
 
fishonjazz said:
He is alot better shooter now than when he came into the nba.
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He is but he can't shoot 3's or dribble. The bigger problem is he is a defensive liability. He can't guard SF's or PF's well. He is offensive game isn't good enough to overcome his defensive weaknesses. In certain matchups he isn't a defensive problem so you could give him minutes. But Booker and Gobert are better than he is. Kanter should be better.
 
Qman said:
He is but he can't shoot 3's or dribble. The bigger problem is he is a defensive liability. He can't guard SF's or PF's well. He is offensive game isn't good enough to overcome his defensive weaknesses. In certain matchups he isn't a defensive problem so you could give him minutes. But Booker and Gobert are better than he is. Kanter should be better.
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Yep.
Just pointing out that he has actually improved something
 
ty Corbin says Evans is one of the oldest players on the team.... He should start
 
gregbroncs said:
He has never been a good NBA player and has not improved anything since entering the league. He either needed to learn to shoot and handle the ball, or to defend big guys in the paint. He still does neither. I don't see any dramatic improvement in his years here. I think he is done here after the season. If he even makes the final roster. I would not put it past the Jazz to just cut him and move on.
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I wouldn't be quite that harsh. I think he HAS improved since he entered the league. He went from being a novelty leaper drafted in the last 2nd round to a rotation player last season, averaging nearly 20 mins/per. He had no shot when he entered the league but had a short mid-range shot last year. Is he a player of the future? No. But most 2nd's don't even make a team. He's been a good addition, given us great attitude and energy off the bench, not to mention his summer work. His problem is that he's a tweener. He just doesn't have the body frame to be a PF and doesn't have the shooting or quickness to defend SF's. He FAR exceeded expectations. IIRC, Jazz scout attended his college game to look at a different player originally.

It's clear his game doesn't fit Snyder's system, where everyone but the 5 needs to be able to shoot 3's. If I'm DL I let Jeremy's agent shop him around the league. If he doesn't find a team wanting to take him on, or a team next season, the Jazz should find him a job within the organization.
 
I think we should send him to Minnesota for cash/filler that's easily written off. Let the athletic freakshow draw
 
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