I’d say not moving Rubio to the bench is illogical at this point and we’re resting on previous hype to rationalize the necessity of his starting position. I’d say clearly Quin is okay with continuing the Rudy/Derrick/Ricky lineup at least for (terrible) starts and (terrible) continuations in the third. However, I’d assume this is a decision DL stays out of and honestly feels we spent a price on Ricky (could cost us the opportunity to trade for someone like Niko) and we have to rationalize that.
If there's contention, it's probably DL taking the long view (after all, he's the master of the perpetual rebuild). And Snyder is highly competitive; he wants to win NOW. You also have reports that Gobert wants to rush back.
Agree. The decision is really about adding players now like Mirotic, Fournier, or anyone else that might be available, committing to Hood and/or Exum, or setting the Jazz up for making offers in 2019. Of course, that latter strategy is extremely risky. Would the prospective UFA's even have interest in signing with Utah?
He’s making like $5M. What people in that salary range did you have in mind that other teams feel they need to dump, and what do you think they’ll include to be able to dump $5M?
The Jazz have succeeded largely without contributions from Hood or Exum (or Favors for that matter). I don't see the risk.
What in the **** are you talking about? This changes nothing about his contract, it absolutely made him less of an asset.
I think you’d be disappointed in what a team would give to clear $5M in salary. I don’t think we could even get a protected pick for $10+ expirings of JJ and Favors.
