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Ron Mexico said:
He would not have turned it around for us.

He wasn't working hard at all. He wasn't trying on and off the court. Even watching his warmups before the game and half time he just goofed around and threw up stupid shots. Many people thought he would grow up and be more mature and start working a little harder or be out of the league. It looks like it took being dumped for a pick motivated him.

That's great for him but does not mean we should have kept him, nor that he would be playing well for us.
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Very well said. He showed no maturity here and needed a wake up call. His current approach to the game is exactly what we need in a 4
 
I don’t think Lyles fit this system. He’s still the same player in Denver. Rewatch the game and see how many times he passes when passed to. It works in Denver that way but not here. And on top of it he was a defensive liability. I do wish however we had given him more time. But we got D-Mitch for him so I am grateful.


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The one nice thing about Lyles playing better is Denver will take DLs calls prior to the draft. Maybe Lyles is the only player Denver was interested in (that DL was willing to trade) - it got us freaking Mitchell so noone should have any remorse about the deal.
 
Ron Mexico said:
He would not have turned it around for us.

He wasn't working hard at all. He wasn't trying on and off the court. Even watching his warmups before the game and half time he just goofed around and threw up stupid shots. Many people thought he would grow up and be more mature and start working a little harder or be out of the league. It looks like it took being dumped for a pick motivated him.

That's great for him but does not mean we should have kept him, nor that he would be playing well for us.
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Agree. I understand why he was traded and it was the right move for us. Obviously. We got God in return. But my point was to say Jazz fans have been obsessed with Lyles and constantly brag about the denver trade, dissing lyles, on nba forums and twitter. And like. Now it's embarrassing so please drop the grudge and accept the fact that he's very good.
 
yamers said:
wrong.

hood is fundamentally sound. He's forcing too much.
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He doesn't do anything particularly well but shoot, and he's wildly inconsistent. He is a simply atrocious defender, and I've yet to see him show any kind of passable skill on that end of the floor. He shows some skill with the ball in his hands and from mid-range, but his decision-lag often closes the windows he creates for himself or others.

Perhaps most importantly, he is most-frequently absent when he needs to be relied upon against good competition and has missed however many dozens of games because of anxiety. He is physically and mentally as soft as they come.

If you're relying on Hood for anything, you have a bad team. For all of your negativity, it is downright bizarre how much you homer for a guy with a below-average PER, negative VORP, and misses 1/3 of his games from phantom injuries.
 
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NUMBERICA said:
Hood is a tremendously and fundamentally flawed player, and his situation doesn't mirror that of Lyles in almost any way.
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I wasn't comparing Lyles to Hood, rather just stating the "what if" Hood blew up elsewhere if we didn't extend him that's all... got it now?
 
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