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[QUOTE]Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Royce O’Neale: I worked on everything. I want to become a consistent and better shooter. Defensive end, want to be that leader with Rudy. I wanted to work on everything[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
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You're shooting is great. You need to shoot when you are open!
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50059773/bojan-bogdanovic-is-really-happy-with-wrist-rehab-but-status-for-start-of-season-still-uncertain[/url]
[QUOTE]So, despite his pleadings to play in the playoffs, [URL="https://www.ksl.com/article/46754558/bojan-bogdanovic-to-undergo-season-ending-surgery-on-right-wrist"]Bogdanovic had surgery in May[/URL] to repair a ligament in his right wrist — an injury that had caused him pain for much of his first season in Utah.
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too bad it wasn't in March for whatever reason
[QUOTE]He won't find anyone who'll disagree with that. Bogdanovic averaged 20.2 points on 41% shooting from three on a career-high 7.3 attempts. He hit two game-winning 3-pointers in his first season in Utah. It's only a bit ironic the Jazz's season ended when a last-second three rimmed out as he watched from home.
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it's debatable. Except for the final game O wasn't their problem. D was and I'm not sure he plays much
[QUOTE]The Jazz will be looking to take advantage of Bogdanovic's vast skill set even more this season. For example, head coach Quin Snyder said Utah will try to use him in the post more this season.
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Niang is great in the post
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[QUOTE][h=1]Does Derrick Favors Solve Utah’s Problems?[/h]
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It looked like they had solved their problems when because of injury he was forced to the bench in Hayward's last year. But of course him and Hood were inserted back in the starting lineup along with Ricky and it was a shitshow again. So what do they do after fixing it again? Bring him back! :facepalm
[QUOTE]That season has now come and gone, and... well, how better to describe it than as a roller coaster ride? Mike Conley struggled for much of the season, the bench showed a shocking lack of depth, and star players’ effort waxed and waned. One thing became very clear; this Utah Jazz team had some legitimate issues.
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Conley didn't struggle most of the season and why did anyone think they were deep with no starting 4 and 6 rookies?
[QUOTE]These changes made for a drastic swing. Utah went from a team who couldn’t beat [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/houston-rockets"]Houston[/URL] because they couldn’t shoot, to a team who couldn’t beat [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/denver-nuggets"]Denver[/URL] because they couldn’t defend. Essentially, the Jazz overcorrected.
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the bigger problem as it was all year was not having the versatility to match up when Denver went big on them. The answer? Favors spotting up for 3 in the corner again!
[QUOTE]When healthy, the Jazz will now have 8 starter level players. That is a luxury that the team desperately needed last year. The new second unit will likely include Jordan Clarkson, Derrick Favors, and [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/297999/joe-ingles"]Joe Ingles[/URL]. That’s right, that means we can once again look forward to the famous Ingles to Favors pick and rolls that used to eat second units for breakfast. Quin may also continue to stagger minutes with some of the starters like he did with Mike Conley during the end of last season, giving the Jazz a truly dangerous bench.
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Clarkson, O'Neale and Ingles aren't guys you want starting for you and you certainly don't want Favors starting at the 4. They have 3 or 4 guys that play both ends of the court now. Is that enough especially when they are playing out of position like Favors and O'Neale will be?
[QUOTE]Having Favors lead the second unit will greatly benefit the other bench players. [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/276599/georges-niang"]Georges Niang[/URL], for example, was often the subject of Jazz fans displeasure last season during the struggles of the Jazz bench. Niang is a role player who shoots the three at an elite level, but if he’s depended on to do too much, the team will struggle. Now he’ll be able to fit into a role in which he can play to his strengths, and Favors can help cover his weaknesses. Adding a player of Derrick’s caliber helps everybody on the Jazz bench slide into their correct roles.
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Ingles, O'Neale and Clarkson all play too much. Will that change especially with Bojan still hurt?
[QUOTE]Now, the Jazz now have the best of both worlds. They have shooters. They were the best three point shooting team in the league last season. They also have defenders. They’ll now have 48 minutes of elite rim protection. Derrick can play center with the bench, or he can play power forward alongside Rudy Gobert, only this time, surrounded by shooters. Quin Snyder can alter the lineups to match up with big teams or small teams, slow teams or fast teams, scoring teams or defending teams. This is a versatility that the Jazz haven’t had in a long time.
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they won't be the best shooting team anymore with Favors at the 4. They still lack defenders unless the gleaguers play and it doesn't appear they will. Tucker won't. They were more versatile 2 years ago!
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[QUOTE]Ben Anderson: Joe Ingles on the @UtahJazz re-signing Derrick Favors. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“Really glad to have Favs back, not only for myself but for the team and to help that really at that five spot. Obviously, everyone knows offensively what he can do but I think defensively too.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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the 5 isn't the problem
[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe says he hasn’t spoken with Quin yet about whether he’ll start or not: “Coming off the bench last year was a bit of an adjustment. … For all I know, with Quin’s crazy mind, we might start a diff lineup every game. It def gives us more options having Fav and with Bojan back.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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You are a role player. You need to hit open shots, Run pick and roll and get under the other teams skin. Shouldn't matter if you start of come off the bench where you will be if Bojan is back. Yeah more options. Favors in the corner!
[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles said he stayed in Utah during the offseason for the first time ever. Has been making extensive use of ZBBC: “I’ve been going pretty hard for a long time now — it feels like forever. I wanted to be as fit as I could be. My shot feels great, my body feels good.”[/URL]
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what is fit for Joe though? :lol
[url]https://kslsports.com/447534/niang-focused-on-team-safety-not-role-with-jazz/[/url]
[QUOTE][I]SALT LAKE CITY, Utah –[/I] The Utah Jazz are back in training camp with changes to the roster and new safety protocols in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With regular-season games less than three weeks away, forward Georges Niang is less worried about his role on the team and more concerned about keeping his teammates healthy.
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Good to hear. I think his minutes should be up for grabs and I love Niang
[QUOTE]According to [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/niangge01.html"]basketball-reference[/URL], Niang played more than 80 percent of his minutes at the power forward position in the Jazz lineups. With Favors assuming the roughly 15 minutes backup center minutes available behind Gobert, all indications point to the newly acquired big man earning added minutes behind Bogdanovic at the other frontcourt position.
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Behind O'Neale you mean. Favors isn't the guy that should be competing for Niang's minutes.
[QUOTE]As a result, the move may open minutes for Niang to shift to other wing position opposite smaller opponents.
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He definitely shouldn't be on the wing
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[url]https://kslsports.com/447527/ingles-happy-to-have-favors-back-in-jazz-uniform/[/url]
[QUOTE]“I think his defense doesn’t really get talked about or highlighted enough,” Ingles said. “Even when we started [Gobert] and Favs’ we were pretty tough to score on.”
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thanks Rudy
[QUOTE]Now, with Favors back in the mix, Ingles hopes to see his numbers stabilize regardless of his role.
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it shouldn't matter. They are paying you a lot to play your role. Do it
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[QUOTE]The strange thing about this noticeable change in national perspective is that the Jazz will definitely be better this season than last. Two of their biggest weaknesses in the playoff series against the Nuggets (one that they had a double-digit lead up 3-1 and definitely should have won) was backup big man and scoring outside of Donovan Mitchell. Adding Derrick Favors and drafting Udoka Azubuike resolved the depth of the C position, and one can not underestimate how much getting Bojan Bogdanovic back will help the Jazz.
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The problem was a starting 4, size, versatility, D and depth. Favors helps them with D but hurts them elsewhere and Bojan helps them score even more to make up for bad D?
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[QUOTE]We're basically looking at the 2017 Jazz again, swapping Hill for Conley, Hayward for Bogdanovic, and adding a kid that just averaged 40 ppg in a playoff series
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no because Hayward played D and Hill gave them more size than Conley does
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[QUOTE]Other teams imagine this Gordon. Several [URL="https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/story/_/id/30449408/nba-redeem-team-six-players-ready-bounce-back-season"]— maybe as many as 10, maybe more — called Orlando to express interest in trading for Gordon during the recent transaction period,[/URL] sources said. Minnesota was one, sources said, and Gordon would fit there in a supporting role alongside high-volume playmakers and one of the greatest shooting bigs ever in Karl-Anthony Towns. How might Gordon look in Portland, playing off two elite guards and a snazzy-passing center in Jusuf Nurkic? What about as the nominal center in small-ball Brooklyn lineups featuring Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and two other perimeter guys?
– via [URL="https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/story/_/id/30449408/nba-redeem-team-six-players-ready-bounce-back-season"]Zach Lowe @ ESPN.com[/URL]
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Jazz? Only worry would be his shooting but as long as Favors is spotting up in the corner might as well
Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]2 Jazz players did not practice today due to COVID-19 protocols[/URL].
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[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2019/10/i_32_2e_54_bojan-bogdanovic.png?w=190[/IMG]Sarah Todd: Also, [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bojan Bogdanovic was a practice participant with the Jazz today,[/URL] their first day of team practice
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin said that Bojan “was able to do everything” in practice. Medical staff kept a close eye on him.[/URL] “As much as Bojan shows excitement about anything, he was looking pretty excited today.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz announced layoffs to the business side of operations today.[/URL] The statement from the team:
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as they pay luxury tax for Clarkson and Favors in the corner for 3! :lol
[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Derrick Favors, on his first practice back with the Jazz: “It did feel kinda weird ’cause I’ve been away for a year … It just felt regular again. I’m happy to be back.[/URL] It feels good to be familiar with everything again.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Fav said there won’t be much adjustment to playing with Bojan and Clarkson, because his role is “pretty much the same”:[/URL] “Those are two guys that can put the ball in the basket. … Those are two guys I’m excited to play with. I enjoyed watching them when I was in New Orleans.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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Favors in the corner from 3!