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Rodney Hood Refuses to Enter Game in Garbage Time

Bad move for him. He's costing himself millions. I'm wondering if he's realizing he had it good here: 6th guy being utilized correctly, averaging a career high in points. We could definitely use someone like him in our bench, bombing away 3s. But that ship sailed due to his bad decisions/ego/desire to get paid
 
I bet Cleveland definitely regrets that trade. Crowder has been great for us in the playoffs.
 
dong2ha said:
I feel bad for Hood. He is a really nice guy. hope he finds a place in offseason. maybe orlando?


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This.

It is really kind of sad. I think he had so much potential, not sure why he was never able to connect the dots. Even in Cleveland off the bench in what should have been a perfect role for him where he had the green light and was supposed to be instant offense he sputtered. Not sure what it is, must be at least partly mental, but I feel for him. I hope he finds a gig, and a mind-set, where he can grow as a player.
 
Douchebag K said:
was the friction between Hood and Jazz management just based on the fact he wasn't being utilized as the primary guy or were there other factors ? Did he really think if he forced his way out he'd be used more somewhere else ?
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But the thing is, at the beginning of the year, he was the guy. He was meant to step up and fill the scoring void left by Hayworthless and Hill leaving. And even then he sputtered and could only haphazardly produce. Too bad.
 
Around All-Star break I met up with my cousin and he had a juicy rumor about Hood. He said he has a friend whose brother works with David Locke. This guy had lunch with Locke in Memphis (it was around the Grizzlies game) and Locke complained about Hood the entire time. Essential said Hood wasn't really injured and was refusing to play because he didn't like his role on the team.

I'm not sure I believe it (despite how much I typically trust my cousin's friend's brother), because around that same time Andy Larsen held a twitter chat and mentioned he saw Hood in shoot around and he had a limp. Also, DL said he gave Hood a big hug and told him he loved him during the exit interview. But seeing how Hood reacted last night, there might be something to this story my cousin shared.


I like Hood. Seems like a good guy. I hope he gets his head straightened out and figures out his role in the league.


P.S. I also love Favors, but I'm skeptical he sprained his ankle in game 3. Seemed to me that he walked off the floor just fine.
 
I like Rodney. I really do. Not sure this is a good look for him heading into free agency.

I expected him to take a step forward this year, but it never materialized. Still think he has great 6th man potential, but I’m not sure that he ever really was going to fit in with Cleveland. Remember how bad Crowder and IT and DWade and DRose all looked before they were traded?

My expectation is that he’s going to get a one year “prove it” deal somewhere and hope to carve out a bench role elsewhere.

Phoenix makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons. Can’t see him ending back up in Utah, but maybe a humbled Rodney Hood (who knows his role) will be a guy that DL and Snyder feel good about.

Looking at things, I don’t see how anyone can look at the Hood/Iso Joe for Crowder deal and decide it is anything other than a huge win by the Jazz. DL continues to shine with deals that feel like they break even (or are losses) in the moment.

Just this past year alone. . .

• Lyles + #24 for Mitchell.
• 2018 first round pick for Rubio.
• Hood/Johnson for Crowder.
• O’Neale off the scrap heap.
• Udoh, Jerebko and Sefalosha for peanuts and non-guaranteed contracts.
• NOT trading Favors at the deadline.

All huge moves made towards building this current team. Can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.
 
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Here is what's next:

Utah trades nonguaranteed contracts of Jerekbo, Udoh and Thabo to NY for #9 and Noah. NY thinks they can get LeBron and dumping that salary is worth dumping #9.

We find a way to use Burks' expiring, #9, #21 and other minor assets to trade up to get Doncic.

We move Joe to starting PF:
PG Rubio
SG Mitchell
SF Doncic
PF Ingles
C Gobert
Exum, Crowder, Bradley, O'Neale

That core wins 3 titles. At least.

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LoPo said:
@Ellis269

Here is what's next:

Utah trades nonguaranteed contracts of Jerekbo, Udoh and Thabo to NY for #9 and Noah. NY thinks they can get LeBron and dumping that salary is worth dumping #9.

We find a way to use Burks' expiring, #9, #21 and other minor assets to trade up to get Doncic.

We move Joe to starting PF:
PG Rubio
SG Mitchell
SF Doncic
PF Ingles
C Gobert
Exum, Crowder, Bradley, O'Neale

That core wins 3 titles. At least.

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Uhh... You're joking?

Neither of those trades has the tiniest chance of happening in isolation, let alone occuring together.
 
LogGrad98 said:
But the thing is, at the beginning of the year, he was the guy. He was meant to step up and fill the scoring void left by Hayworthless and Hill leaving. And even then he sputtered and could only haphazardly produce. Too bad.
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Why does Rodney remind us of Kirk Snyder?
 
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