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Rodney Hood reminds me a lot of Allan Houston.

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mrob said:
It's great that Hayward has that range and is a decent threat from the 3, but that is not and should not be the focus of his game. Burks is also very inconsistent for that range. It's not what he likes to do.

Not sure why we're arguing about it though. If you don't think having a great 3-point shooter in our starting lineup is important, just say that. Don't try to make out our players into something that everyone knows they aren't. I do hope that Hood can develop into that type of player though. He shot 42% at Duke, but it will take some time before we know if he can be that type of player in the NBA.
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I think having 2 or 3 good shooters is more important than having 1 great one. It would be great to have 1 great with 1-2 other good ones I admit. But having Hayward 37.7 %, Burks 38.2% and Hood 34.5% but hopefully improving as a rotation of our SG/SF is not bad. I'd like to see either Millsap or Ingles moved for a better shooter just to fill in the rotation a bit. But I think 2 out of Hood,Burks and Hayward could make a very good wing starters.
 
sgjazzfan said:
This is Homey, there is no other option. He doesn't even know there is a college basketball and an NBA draft (or an NBA for that matter). There is just the D-league.
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I can't imagine a person more happy with the way the Jazz are doing things right now than Homey. How many D-Leagers have we given a shot tis year alone?
 
gregbroncs said:
I think having 2 or 3 good shooters is more important than having 1 great one. It would be great to have 1 great with 1-2 other good ones I admit. But having Hayward 37.7 %, Burks 38.2% and Hood 34.5% but hopefully improving as a rotation of our SG/SF is not bad. I'd like to see either Millsap or Ingles moved for a better shooter just to fill in the rotation a bit. But I think 2 out of Hood,Burks and Hayward could make a very good wing starters.
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I understand your logic and I would certainly agree that having more players that can hit the 3 is always a good thing. But ok 3-point shooters don't stretch the floor like excellent 3-point shooters even if you 2 or 3 of them. I would much rather have that one player that the opposing defense can't ignore. I think that type of player particularly suits our style of offense and makes it so much easier for our post players to get easy dunks and for our cutters to get clear lanes to the basket.
 
homeytennis said:
Walt Perrin says for the Jazz to take the next step the Jazz need shooters. According to FG% in the DLeague, Bryce Cotton, Kevin Murphy, David Stockton, and Elliot Williams all meet that criteria. Is he talking about bringing in a shooter in the draft or free agency?
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Free agency probably or trading the pick. It is such a deep draft that I hope they do not trade the pick, though.
 
mrob said:
I understand your logic and I would certainly agree that having more players that can hit the 3 is always a good thing. But ok 3-point shooters don't stretch the floor like excellent 3-point shooters even if you 2 or 3 of them. I would much rather have that one player that the opposing defense can't ignore. I think that type of player particularly suits our style of offense and makes it so much easier for our post players to get easy dunks and for our cutters to get clear lanes to the basket.
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I think we just have different opinions here and that's okay. I usually prefer players with more than one skill and the "shooter" your describing generally does nothing but shoot. For me being able and willing to put it on the floor is an asset. I would not mind a shooter by your definition but we had that in Novak and because he did nothing else he did not play.
 
gregbroncs said:
I think we just have different opinions here and that's okay. I usually prefer players with more than one skill and the "shooter" your describing generally does nothing but shoot. For me being able and willing to put it on the floor is an asset. I would not mind a shooter by your definition but we had that in Novak and because he did nothing else he did not play.
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I agree with this line of reasoning. I'd rather have a guy like Hood who will hit 38-40% of his 3's and play good defense than a player who shoots 45% but can't defend on the other end. If we can upgrade to a great "3 and D' player, FANTASTIC!. If not, I like what Hayward, Burks and Hood bring to the table.


Next year, Hood may very well be a better guy to start over Burks since he has more range (I think). And we need that with two interior bigs and a wing (Hayward) who scores more off drives than outside shooting. If Utah can have Hood and Exum hitting 3's like they did against Houston, they'll be tough to beat.
 
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