2019 off-season- Bring back the same group for more of the same?

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[QUOTE]Allen

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crazy people

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[QUOTE]In fact, many of the advanced metrics say the talented young guard actually regressed in 2018-19. That may be a bit harsh considering he started the season off playing through a debilitating toe injury, plus the fact that Mitchell actually improved his point-per-game average to 23.8 per night and upped his three-point shooting to a respectable 36.2 percent. Still, the expectation was that Mitchell would better his decision-making and shot selection enough this year to receive All-Star consideration as a sophomore, and that simply didn

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[QUOTE]When Joe Ingles signed his four year, $52 million contract to return to the Utah Jazz back in 2017, most saw it as more of a nod to Gordon Hayward than in Joe Ingles monetary value to the Utah Jazz. Gordon Hayward and Joe Ingles shared an agent

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[QUOTE]Harris would be the perfect fit for the Jazz. This season, despite Jae Crowder only shooting 33% from three, Utah

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2nd highest paid player. 23 minutes a game. Has to go

Another NBA official, whose team has Brogdon on its free-agency radar, contends if Brogdon is productive in the playoffs and proves his feet are fine, he will then become a coveted free agent.

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[QUOTE]No one was laughing at the end.
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I've been crying since they traded for Rubio and it just keeps getting worse with Favors and Exum contracts

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[QUOTE]Now with the 2018-19 season in the books, it has become more and more clear how Snyder views the

[QUOTE]Internal improvement: Can Mitchell shoot 38-40% from three and improve his finishing while decreasing turnovers? Can Rudy maintain his defensive prowess and add an offensive game out to 12-15 feet? Can Exum finally take a step forward and stay healthy? Can Royce get a handle?

Draft: Can we hit another mid-to-late home run that pays immediate dividends?

Roster shuffle: Can we land a free agent that improves us more than the amount we lose to the players we need to let walk to get them? Or can we put together a trade package that achieves the same thing?

I think our most realistic bet is leg #1. We have two legitimate stars who both have areas in which to improve. They are already going to get 30 minutes or more per game, so improvement there is pure value-add. Help from an improving supporting cast is much the same (at least raising our floor, if not getting us over the hump). We

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[QUOTE]With all of that being said, it

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[QUOTE]Still, you have to love all that Favs does for the Jazz. And if he continues to improve in minor areas and if Quin somehow magically finds him more opportunities, there

Donovan Mitchell: I tell everyone that @Rodney Hood had one of the biggest impacts on me my rookie season

[QUOTE]To try and understand Snyder

Favors knows many people view that cap space and the lure of another star player as the best means to vault the franchise toward title contention. He also knows he would have viable options elsewhere, with Donovan Mitchell recently claiming Favors could start for 80% of the teams in the league. He still hopes to return, though.

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[QUOTE]It

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[QUOTE]George Hill has been solid in the playoffs, including in the second round against the Boston Celtics, averaging 13.3 points and no turnovers in 26.0 minutes per game while shooting 61.5% from the field, 50.0% from three-point range and defending Irving, one of the league

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With the Jazz likely seeking an upgrade at the point over Ricky Rubio, one name that has come up a number of times among the Utah faithful is Malcolm Brogdon. Since we

[QUOTE]In short, if the Jazz plan to make upgrades, the roster spots of Sefolosha and Udoh seem all but guaranteed to be among the first to open up. Neither was all that impactful come playoff time, nor are they pushing the needle for the Jazz to compete with the best of the best. Factor in that they

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[QUOTE]However, rather than look outside of the Jazz roster, this time let

Ramona Shelburne: Golden State Warriors assistant Jarron Collins interviewed for the Memphis Grizzlies head coaching job today, sources told ESPN.

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I'd like to see it eliminated but that won't happen. Getting rid of the corner 3 seems like the next best idea. Teams wouldn't be able to play 4 or 5 out

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[QUOTE]Fortunately, it

Jonathan Feigen: Gersson Rosas, at his introductory press conference in Minnesota, cited/thanked Leslie Alexander, Tilman and Patrick Fertitta, Tad Brown and Daryl Morey, but also influence of Carroll Dawson, Rudy Tomjanovich and Dennis Lindsey. Couple decades of Rockets history in there.

[QUOTE]Eric Woodyard: The Utah Jazz Summer League will return to Salt Lake City on July 1-3 with the Jazz, San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers at @vivintarena. pic.twitter.com/ifQADXtL79[/QUOTE]

a couple of the top picks

Zach Braziller: Told Shamorie Ponds won

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[QUOTE]Judging by Utah general manager Dennis Lindsey

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[QUOTE]SALT LAKE CITY

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[QUOTE]For the second year in a row, the Utah Jazz had a lackluster start to the season, followed by a dominant second half. I don

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[QUOTE]That

[QUOTE]Defense is incredibly valuable and probably undervalued by the average fan, but that

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If you could bring back any former Jazz player who is currently playing in the NBA who would it be?

[QUOTE]Here is a list:

Trey Burke

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[QUOTE]On the surface, a 4-1 first round exit for the Jazz seems like a disappointment, and while there may be some merit to that, a 50-win season and a hard fought series against a great Houston team is nothing to mope about.
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a wasted year. Same team same results. Big surprise :rant

[QUOTE]64.4: Assist percentage -64.4 percent of the Jazz's field goals made were assisted on, the fourth best mark in the NBA. While the Jazz may have the identity of a great defensive team, they showed they have some of the best ball movement and offensive strategy in the league.
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until you look at the turnovers from all that passing

[QUOTE]39.8: Projected max salary cap heading into next season -If the Jazz are going to raise their ceiling, they will need to make some changes on the roster, particularly in the field of playmaking. If the Jazz don't pick up Derrick Favors' contract option of $16.9 million and they renounce the rights of Ricky Rubio, with the potential retirement of Kyle Korver, the Jazz could have potential cap space of nearly $40 million. That figure is more likely to be around $25-30 million, which could be just enough to try and lure a big name free agent to Salt Lake City to pair with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Names like Kemba Walker and Tobias Harris are among the targets that many believe the Jazz should try to bring in. If the Jazz can create enough cap space and land a big name, fans could very likely still be watching the Jazz on TV this time next season.
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might have won the championship this year with Conley but here we are yet again wishing and hoping and wondering what could be :cry:

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[QUOTE]But since great is the objective, that means the Jazz intend to change as they head toward the draft and free agency. Last year Lindsey and Quin Snyder embraced standing pat with existing personnel. It made sense, considering their surprising second-round playoff appearance in 2018.
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it made no sense. Houston owned them. They had obviously flaws and two players to build around. Over 4 years now and we've only briefly seen what a team built around Rudy can do

[QUOTE]Now it

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[QUOTE]Given his size, length (6-foot-9 wingspan) and penchant for coming up big in the clutch for

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[QUOTE]If Paul Millsap becomes available in free agency, should Utah Jazz pursue reunion?
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Should definitely be high on their list. Even at his age he makes more sense than Favors. :rant

[QUOTE]The NBA Conference Semifinals have featured a number of former Utah Jazz players putting on a show. Rodney Hood was the savior for the Portland Trail Blazers in their quadruple overtime Game 3 win over the Denver Nuggets. George Hill has been prolific for the Milwaukee Bucks off the bench and is a leading reason why his team has a 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics.
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Hill should be on their list as well

[QUOTE]But of all the former Utah players in the postseason, perhaps the one that has been the most solid has been none other than former Jazz fan favorite Paul Millsap. Millsap broke out in Utah by being a gutsy hustle guy that always played his heart out. The only frustrating aspects of his time with the Jazz weren

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[QUOTE]2018-19 Grade: C+
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very arguably their 2nd most important player :roll: