[url]https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2017/08/30/minnesota-timberwolves-won-northwest/[/url]
[QUOTE]they lost their best player in Gordon Hayward and weren
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[QUOTE]they lost their best player in Gordon Hayward and weren
[QUOTE]With not too many free-agent options available to replace Hill
[QUOTE]In order to move beneath the luxury-tax threshold, the Milwaukee Bucks waived 7-footer Spencer Hawes, league sources told ESPN. The Bucks will use the stretch provision to spread the balance of Hawes’ $6.2 million salary this season over three years, sparing the franchise the full salary-cap hit this year. – via ESPN
Bobby Marks: Milwaukee is now $2.5M below the luxury tax with 13 guaranteed contracts. Spencer Hawes will carry a $2M cap hit for the next 3 seasons. – via Twitter BobbyMarks42[/QUOTE]
too bad the Jazz aren't interested in stretch 5's anymore
looks like the Bucks could use another pg maybe. Might be a landing spot for Neto though the Bucks are as obsessed with length as the Jazz
[QUOTE]David
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2017/09/01/utah-jazz-rodney-hood-discuss-contract-extension-sources-say/[/url]
[QUOTE]The two sides have had preliminary conversations as the Jazz hope Hood can become their primary perimeter scorer this season after Gordon Hayward left for the Boston Celtics. [/QUOTE]
They're expecting too much out of him. Hopefully they don't pay him more than what a top 6th man would earn at most because that is the role is built for
[QUOTE]Another meeting is expected to occur in the next few weeks, according to league sources.[/QUOTE]
after he proves something in pre-season I would assume
[QUOTE]The Jazz are expected to allow Exum to reach restricted free agency unless he accepts a team-friendly deal similar to Alec Burks, who extended for $10 million annually three years ago.[/QUOTE]
They better not give Exum that kind of money when he's proven nothing. Burks had shown he was one of the best 6th men in the league at the time already. He's had bad luck since. I'd consider giving Exum a deal that reflects a developing talent if he shows he's earned that in pre-season maybe. A deal that would probably be a pay cut to his rookie contract! If he was smart h'd probably take it because otherwise he might be playing in front of Kabong next year in Australia
[QUOTE]There is hope internally that Exum is on the verge of a breakout[/QUOTE]
of course there is. The wizard is looking too good with that pick
[QUOTE]he is expected to play a key role off the bench this season[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't be expecting anything of him. I'd hope and pray he doesn't continue to suck. If he does he shouldn't be playing
[QUOTE]Exum has yet to find his stride in the NBA, partially due to his torn ACL two years ago[/QUOTE]
Mostly because he's looked like an athlete and not a basketball player. Time to quit making excuses for him. The injury was unfortunate but he has shown little outside of 4 pre-season games in 3 years
[QUOTE]Hood
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/1/16230734/the-downbeat-rodney-hood-offseason-utah-jazz-2017[/url]
[QUOTE]If there is one thing the Jazz need this season, it
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/08/31/utah-jazz-offseason-retrospective-grading-ekpe-udoh-signing/[/url]
[QUOTE]if he can even be a slight improvement over Jeff Withey, last year
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/08/31/utah-jazz-boris-diaw-finish-playing-career-europe/[/url]
He'd be a great guy to have at the end of the bench. Might even get away with having him in the rotation in the east
[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/247304/Bulls-Acquire-Quincy-Pondexter-2nd-Round-Pick-From-Pelicans[/url]
Could have been worth eating another contract for a pick. He has shown 3 point ability in the past too
[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Just been told Alec Burks is healthy and should be 100 percent good to go for training camp with no restriction. As of today.
[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: Ricky Rubio today in Spain
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[QUOTE]Hood is eligible for an extension to his rookie scale contract until Oct. 31. [/QUOTE]
I knew that other date was too early
[QUOTE]CARMELO takes into account both Hood's injured season in 2016-17 and 2015-16 when making the projection, and splits the difference, projecting about 2.2 wins added per season for the next few years. You'll notice that none of Hood's closest comparables went on to be All-Star caliber players: instead, they're guys who were nice role players for much of their careers. C.J. Miles has contributed well to the Pacers. Junior Bridgeman was a nice off-the-bench microwave scorer who then became worth $400 million (after buying a bunch of Wendy's franchises). Terrence Ross, Calbert Cheaney, Morris Peterson are all guys who are or were nice wing options for 20-30 minutes per game.
To be honest, that's Hood's most likely outcome: a solid rotation player, an average starter. In today's NBA, that puts Hood in line for a salary of about $12.5 million per year. 4 years (almost all rookie contract extensions are for four years), $50 million is a reasonable starting point.[/QUOTE]
Finally someone that can look at things realistically instead of making everyone on the Jazz out to be a star. He could be a great 6th man.
[QUOTE]Hood's frequency numbers here are going to spike in 2017-18. Without Gordon Hayward, Hood is now probably the Jazz's No. 1 option to create offense in late shot clock situations, at least in those majority of minutes when Joe Johnson isn't on the floor. He'll take over a large portion of Hayward's scoring and playmaking responsibilities, and even with no improvement, will probably convert them at a slightly-above-average efficiency.
That's why I believe Rodney Hood is likely to be the Jazz's leading scorer next year. And if he is, it's probably reasonable to slate him in for about 17 points per game. Every team in the NBA had their leading scorer score at least 17 PPG last season except for one: the Detroit Pistons. Tobias Harris led them with 16.2 points per game, and even he recently signed a 4-year, $64 million extension. Orlando's Evan Fournier was the second lowest leading scorer last season (17.2 PPG), and he recently signed a 5-year, $85 million extension.
So you can see why the Jazz would be interested in getting Hood extended now: they're trying to get Hood at rotation-player-or-average-starter money before he gets the chance to show he can make nominal-leading-scorer-but-not-All-Star money. Meanwhile, Hood's representation will naturally shoot for more.[/QUOTE]
Gobert was averaging 17 plus at the end of last season and Burks and Favors have both been at 15 and 16 plus before. I think the bigs will have a harder go of it without shooters but I wouldn't count out Alec. He's a more dynamic offensive talent than Hood and the Jazz will want to showcase him. I'd bring them both off the bench personally. It's where they belong and Burks has already proven himself in that role. Hood os one dimensional and not a high paid starter.
[QUOTE]On one hand, getting Rudy Gobert locked up last summer seems masterful now.[/QUOTE]
until he leaves in 4 years because he didn't get the 5 year max
[QUOTE]you have the example of Hayward, who the Jazz opted not to give an extension to, which led to Hayward testing restricted free agency, getting a max offer, opting out a year earlier than he otherwise would have, and bad feelings all around. [/QUOTE]
bad feeling because the Jazz made you sign a max deal with Charlotte? Grow up!
[QUOTE]Hood isn't as good as Hayward (even Hayward wasn't back in 2014)[/QUOTE]
a voice of reason. He's not an all-star? A go to Guy? Big 3? :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]But Hood has been working out with assistant coach Johnnie Bryant all summer, just as Hayward did before making his All-Star leap last year. And Hood has been a model citizen, the kind of player that the Jazz want to keep around the organization. He works hard[/QUOTE]
Much like Favors it doesn't sound like he has worked that hard until it was time to get paid
[QUOTE]knows the importance of defense[/QUOTE]
:facepalm
[QUOTE]If anyone has the intangibles and situation well-situated to improve, it's Hood.[/QUOTE]
Than why hasn't he? He improved slightly last year before the flu. He was more consistent. But at his age I don't see it. He's a scorer. He's never shown much else
[QUOTE]Signing Hood to an extension now would reduce the amount of cap space the Jazz have to offer in free agency in 2018. Without a Hood extension, they can open up a maximum salary cap slot. With a Hood extension, they can't without doing some significant maneuvering. [/QUOTE]
Who's this max guy they are going to get to be part of the mess known as the Jazz? :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]Stretching-and-waiving Burks' contract isn't enough, and outright dumping it on another team might not be either depending on the size of Hood's deal. [/QUOTE]
and Burks could outplay him
[QUOTE]Hood's representation will be interested in guaranteeing Hood a good paycheck, but know that a bigger one is likely around the corner if Hood puts up a solid, healthy season in an expanded role.[/QUOTE]
If I'm Hood I take the money if it's reasonable with his injury history
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[QUOTE]it
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[QUOTE]Honestly, you could have convinced me that he was the best player on the Jazz after the 2015-2016 season.[/QUOTE]
:roll:
[QUOTE]But Favors and Rudy Gobert can
[QUOTE]A source told Basketball Insiders last week that the Pelicans were among the teams interested in Cleveland Cavaliers forward Iman Shumpert. Since acquiring Jae Crowder from the Boston Celtics in the Kyrie Irving trade, many speculated that Shumpert could be expendable. There were conflicting reports last week that indicated Shumpert requested a trade from the Cavaliers, while some reported that he made no such request. Regardless, a source has maintained that the Cavaliers have been shopping Shumpert this summer.
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/01/utah-jazz-reason-optimism-alec-burks/[/url]
[QUOTE]while at this point it would seem almost hard to believe, there is reason to be optimistic for Alec
[url]https://hoopshabit.com/2017/09/01/utah-jazz-complete-2017-offseason-grades/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz’s offseason was at large, a net negative, but there’s not a lot else the club could have done to prevent this. [/QUOTE]
Wrong. They upgrade the team and Hayward has a hard time leaving. Downgrading the roster he had little choice but to leave. After he left they could have signed guys that could shoot and defend and they didn't for some reason
[QUOTE]Mitchell tore up NBA Summer League, even putting up 37 points and eight steals in one contest. The one thing to watch will be his shot selection, but playing with a more talented lineup should alleviate some of his tendencies to chuck.[/QUOTE]
He's just got to defend and hit open shots to start. Be hard not to play him if he does
[QUOTE]There’s a bit of competition at the guard positions on the Jazz’s depth chart, but if Mitchell is as ready as he’s shown himself to be, he’ll be in line for minutes at the backup shooting guard spot behind Rodney Hood.[/QUOTE]
I think he could back-up Rubio as well. Ideally they will want him at the one eventually anyway
[QUOTE]
He wasn’t a win-now pick, but Bradley might be able to one day take over the backup center position.[/QUOTE]
Maybe even play some next to Rudy too? Hopefully he can have a big year with the Stars. Maybe get some rotation minutes with the Jazz after Johnson, Favors and maybe others are dealt
[QUOTE]His fit will be something to watch, but there’s no question the Jazz pulled a great trade here.[/QUOTE]
He doesn't fit and Hayward left. How is it great?
[QUOTE]Perhaps the team wouldn’t have re-signed Ingles, at least for the years and dollars they did, if they had known Hayward would be leaving.[/QUOTE]
Only reason to sign him was to keep Hayward happy so this was not a good signing. At least the money goes down every year
[QUOTE]Thabo Sefolosha. A 12-year veteran, the forward is known mostly for his defensive prowess, but will be used as a complementary 3-and-D asset.[/QUOTE]
without the 3!
[QUOTE]he’ll be sharing the court with mostly spacing-challenged point guards.[/QUOTE]
Neto can shoot. Mitchell might be able to
[QUOTE]there’s really nothing to lose in signing a player like Thabo Sefolosha, which is why this deal earns a favorable grade.
Grade: A[/QUOTE]
Only way this makes sense is if he ends up at the 4 when Johnson is dealt
[QUOTE]There’s also the possibility that he could play some small-ball center, where he spent 21 percent of his minutes last season.[/QUOTE]
That's where he makes the most sense next to Favors or Johnson.
[QUOTE]Udoh’s signing may be a signal that the Jazz are planning on playing Derrick Favors at the 4 rather than the backup center spot[/QUOTE]
I'm thinking he is behind Jerebko. Have to stagger Favors and Gobert
[QUOTE]Their roster sat at the regular season maximum of 15 contracts for next season, and with no discernible depth chart holes, there wasn’t a clear reason to add another player.[/QUOTE]
lack of talent is good reason
[QUOTE]there’s a good chance that he’ll have to show management a lot in order to stick with the team for the following year.[/QUOTE]
Going to have to show a lot to make the team. He looks like the 16th guy to me
[QUOTE]He might have been better served on a two-way contract, especially as his presence means the team will have to release one other player. Maybe the front office knows something we don’t, but at the moment, this looks like a confusing decision.[/QUOTE]
Yep! Might be to motivate Bolomboy?
[QUOTE]The Jazz did just about all they could to convince Hayward to stay[/QUOTE]
They downgraded the roster instead of upgrading it!
Final Grade: A- LOL!
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2017/09/01/nba-5-biggest-sleepers-rookie-of-the-year/4/[/url]
[QUOTE]That being said, if Rodney Hood, Ricky Rubio, and Dante Exum all stay healthy, finding enough minutes for Mitchell to make his case might be tough. I do think that Mitchell will be in the rotation, and I even think he
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/03/utah-jazz-two-games-ricky-rubios-efficiency-eurobasket-appears-promising/[/url]
[QUOTE]He logged seven points and seven assists in a blowout win over Montenegro in Spain
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/4/16249510/ranking-the-2017-utah-jazz-roster-royce-oneale-least-valuable-nba[/url]
[QUOTE]The results are in and unfortunately they don
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[QUOTE]Fringe Star
These are the players who are close to being stars, and have potential to put up star-level numbers many times throughout the season. Any one of these players could break out and have a fantastic year. Some of these players may be young guns with a lot of room left for growth. Putting these players in this tier isn
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/04/2017-18-utah-jazz-compare-2013-14-indiana-pacers/[/url]
[QUOTE]The 2013-14 Indiana Pacers were an elite defensive team that found success despite struggling offensively. Could the 2017-18 Utah Jazz follow that model?[/QUOTE]
The game has changed in 3 years and that was the east so no!
[QUOTE]If the @utahjazz can repeat as a top 5 defense, history says they will finish above .500. Even with a bottom 10 offense.
10:14 AM - Sep 4, 2017[/QUOTE]
Al eastern conference teams. Coincidence? :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]although he
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/04/utah-jazz-take-vegas-win-projections/[/url]
[QUOTE]Teams with a top five defensive rating and a top 20 offensive rating, make the playoffs.[/QUOTE]
top 20 is very optimistic though. Top 5 D is not guaranteed because their offense will make it tougher on the D.
[QUOTE]Favors and Hood are coming off injury-riddled seasons and want to prove that they can stay healthy and can be stars. [/QUOTE]
Hood will never be a star. 6th man of the year maybe. Favors could be a star in the east
[QUOTE]Dante Exum finally has a full off-season to train, is in the last year of his rookie contract, and wants to prove that he was worth the 5th pick in the draft.[/QUOTE]
needs to prove he belongs in the league first
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/04/utah-jazz-full-nba-2k18-player-ratings-leaked/[/url]
[QUOTE]The complete Jazz player ratings for NBA 2K18 shake out as follows
[url]https://www.ksl.com/?sid=45685110&nid=304&title=gordon-hayward-cements-his-place-as-utahs-public-enemy-no-1[/url]
[QUOTE]Hayward
[url]https://bballbreakdown.com/2017/09/04/proving-grounds-time-now-dante-exum/[/url]
[QUOTE]being on a rebuilding team that was suddenly too good to invest developmental minutes. In other words, he has plenty of excuses for looking like a top-five pick only in brief flashes so far.[/QUOTE]
If he really refused to go to the Stars last year than he has no excuse!
[QUOTE]Quin Snyder couldn
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/05/utah-jazz-pursue-cleveland-cavaliers-brooklyn-pick/[/url]
[QUOTE] It would be a shame to see the Jazz trade away any combination of, say, Derrick Favors, Rodney Hood or Dante Exum for a high lottery pick that didn
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/6/16258488/2017-spain-eurobasket-fiba-nba-ricky-rubio-offseason-basketball-points-assists-utah-jazz[/url]
[QUOTE]Spain has been winning it
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/6/16262552/ranking-the-2017-2018-utah-jazz-roster-joel-bolomboy[/url]
[QUOTE]Even if he was released, I really hope the Jazz can bring him right back on a 2-way contract.[/QUOTE]
can they do that?
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/6/16264172/utah-jazz-gold-uniform-estimation[/url]
worse than I could have imagined
Jody Genessy: But this message is hard to write. It
[url]https://www.ksl.com/?sid=45707741&nid=304&title=jazz-are-in-transition-on-offense[/url]
[QUOTE]activating its transition and early offense.
As a team, the Jazz ranked 29th in steals last season, averaging a full steal less per game (6.7) than the league average. But with Rubio, Sefolosha and Ingles now in the same uniform, the Jazz will be appreciably better in that category because all three players finished in the top 20 for steals last season. What
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/8/16272786/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-nba2k18-hammer-the-over-las-vegas-odds[/url]
[QUOTE]There appears to be a divide among NBA analysts, fans and Vegas about how the Utah Jazz will do this season. Jazz fans (and Utah media) insist Utah will do fine. Advanced
Tony Jones: Going to miss being on the road with the terrific @Jody Genessy
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/08/utah-jazz-three-impending-free-agents-three-big-decisions/[/url]
[QUOTE]With Derrick Favors, Rodney Hood and Dante Exum all set to hit free agency at the end of the season, the Utah Jazz are in for some big decisions.[/QUOTE]
Should be easy decisions. Favors is gone. He would be already if he'd been healthy last year. Exum is gone if he doesn't show he's an NBA player or at least show some progress and hope that one day he will be. Hood is the big one. Someone is going to overpay him when he is really just a 6th man. Hopefully it's not the Jazz making the mistake
[QUOTE]there is a bit of underlying uneasiness facing this season given that the Jazz currently have three key players on their roster
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2017/09/09/utah-jazz-gms-challenge-to-hood-sparks-offseason-commitment-to-improvement/[/url]
[QUOTE]There has been some positive returns already. Take with Exum, who dominated summer league in Utah. Yes, it was only summer league, but Exum displayed a midrange jumper he hadn
[QUOTE]Milwaukee Bucks: The Bucks have requested waivers on Jalen Moore. Undrafted out of Utah State, Moore was originally signed to a Two-Way contract on July 8.
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/09/utah-jazz-nba-may-change-draft-lottery/[/url]
[QUOTE]I would also put the free agency period before the draft. How nice would it be to know which free agents are going to join your team and then draft for needs instead of the
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/10/utah-jazz-can-succeed-offensively/[/url]
[QUOTE]the Utah Jazz immediately filled the void from a defensive standpoint, but were unable to bring in much offensive firepower.[/QUOTE]
I'd go with unwilling not unable
[QUOTE]the Rubio trade will help advance the offense of both Favors and Rudy Gobert[/QUOTE]
I think it could hurt both because they want have the space to dive to the rim anymore
[QUOTE]Rubio is an elite passer that excels at making the right decisions on the fast-break[/QUOTE]
and yet sucks in transition :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]he
[url]https://hoopshabit.com/2017/09/10/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-ready-silence-doubters/[/url]
[QUOTE]playing more inside-out rather than outside-in could be an interesting experiment.[/QUOTE]
could make sense except without shooters it's going to be tough like anything they try to do
[QUOTE]If all these pieces start to mesh together, with Gobert screening for Rubio while Hood spaces the floor and acts as a secondary playmaker, they could seriously surprise people next season on the offensive end.[/QUOTE]
the problem with that is Hood rarely passes the ball. 6th man