Trade deadline discussion
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That's why its really Smart for me... he does well individually and rotating. RoCo is just such a turnstile that I think he'd actually be the one that gets targeted in some cases.
I get what you are saying... they could just screen a lockdown guy... or target a bad player... but maybe that guy can disrupt the action and you would at least make them move down the food chain a bit to target the guy they want.
I do like getting a disruptor... just wish RoCo wasn't so bad individually.
Wood is a 5 so he won't have many functional minutes alongside Gobert even if he makes do for some time. Also he is uninterested in defense and his performances waver a lot when things don't go his way.
Smart would be a great get especially if the price gets lower. We have been running some Conley-Clarkson-Forrest 3 guard line-up and I like the movement and defense didn't look half bad. To replace Forrest with Smart would be so gooood.
The purpose of Wood here is to give the Jazz an alternative to Royce, so that we have more defensive length on the perimeter and more rebounds without losing spacing. Plus, if you give Wood the open looks that Royce currently gets Wood is going to score 20 pts a night. He'll make open shots and he'll drive down the lane for floaters and dunks. Harrison Barnes would do the same, for the most part, but he costs more. I get that there's some redundancy with Rudy Gay, but Gay is old and inconsistent.
If I'm Houston, bringing in local hero Jared Butler and a FRP is enough to make me do the deal. Plus, I can flip Joe Ingles to a 3rd team and probably get something for him.
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Wood plays on the perimeter. He plays minutes next to Sengun right now anyway. Wood next to Gobert would be like Evan Mobley next to Jarrett Allen.
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Boucher sucks. I doubt he'd get minutes. If the Jazz want to improve from where they are, they need someone who is good enough to take some minutes from Royce. This is why the trade rumors said that the Jazz are looking for a "starting-caliber" player.
I'm not in on RoCo at this point. You might talk me into Larry Nance Jr. though.
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Smart and Grant address our issues, Wood really doesn't.
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Because Şengün is a great passer and can play the post. Gobert's strengths are different. I think the offense could work reasonably well but it would definitely take a hit if it's Bogey you are moving. The defense would also take a hit if it was Royce. I don't think Jazz are a good fit.
Wood and Mobley aren't similar at all. Especially on defense.
He'd be very ineffective next to Gobert.
Wood's numbers are way better when he can be the primary PNR option. Next to Rudy he'd just be a big dude who'd float on the perimeter without much scoring pressure.
And Mobley isnt good because of the offense he brings.
I like Smart because he’s great in every situation. He’d be our guy to matchup against Curry, LeBron, and also be infinitely better than most of our guys in rotation. If he’s as gettable as he seems, the Jazz need to be on that.
I see and have voiced the same concerns about Roco, but I do still think he’s a very good defender that would add a ton to our team. He’s exactly the type of guy you want against a team like GSW who is going to put us in a permanent scramble.
We’re going to be hung out to dry in the playoffs with the roster the way it is. I really do think a trade is necessary to prevent what’s happened two years ago from happening again.