[QUOTE]You have been part of the NBA for 17 years, you are the first European coach to achieve many milestones in your career in the States. However, this tournament with Slovenia can be called your biggest success? Igor Kokoskov:
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[QUOTE]You have been part of the NBA for 17 years, you are the first European coach to achieve many milestones in your career in the States. However, this tournament with Slovenia can be called your biggest success? Igor Kokoskov:
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/18/16320116/nba-rank-2017-2018-utah-jazz-roster-raul-neto-13th-most-valuable-least-valuable-offseason-brazil[/url]
[QUOTE]Neto
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/17/utah-jazz-retrospective-the-george-hill-trade/[/url]
[QUOTE]While Hill
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/18/16328656/the-downbeat-rest-players-greg-poppovich-lebron-james-golden-state-warriors-ut-jazz-2017-rule-change[/url]
[QUOTE]David Locke had a theory that I agree with in principle, that teams should simply cut minutes of players in certain games to rest them, rather than taking them out of games entirely. While this makes sense, it is something the players do not want whatsoever. Playing less minutes means that a player will naturally have worse looking stats, and that could impact their next pay check. That makes this suggestion basically unrealistic, and I doubt it is the solution that will make everybody happy.[/QUOTE]
That's why they have per 36 stats. If guys produce people will pay them
[QUOTE]Going along with the topic of rule changes, there has been talk of possibly allowing teams to draft players directly from high school once again.[/QUOTE]
Great! Once everyone has their own G-league team(hopefully next season) I see no reason why they shouldn't. It's time for kids to play in the minors until they prove they are NBA players. Would have helped Exum, Burke, Hood, etc.
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/18/utah-jazz-west-power-rankings-september-2017/11/[/url]
[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell has visions of Dwyane Wade dancing in fans
[url]https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/18/16227956/nba-player-rankings-top-101-2021-deandre-jordan[/url]
[QUOTE]87. Donovan Mitchell
TIM CATO: As frequently and liberally as we picked from these 2017 rookies (FORESHADOWING!), I
[url]https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689124/Utah-Jazz-must-cut-one-player-before-season-begins.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Quin Snyder will have to cut at least one of his players[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily cut. Some teams have roster spots
[QUOTE]the Jazz signed a number of role players to multi-year contracts this offseason, including Thabo Sefolosha, Ekpe Udoh and Jonas Jerebko. While their roster spots are secure with the Jazz[/QUOTE]
Probably but they have shown the willingness to eat money in recent years so being ona one year deal could make you vunerable
[QUOTE]Raul Neto, swingman Royce O
[url]https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/18/16175476/nba-player-rankings-top-100-2017-lebron-james[/url]
[QUOTE]100. Rodney Hood (NR)
Hood probably would have been 30 spots higher if this list had been made in 2016. Basketball is weird.[/QUOTE]
Go to guy! All-star! :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]82. Joe Ingles (NR)
Slow Mo Joe is a cerebral, skilled forward who can shoot and pass quite well. He should take on extra importance with Gordon Hayward gone.[/QUOTE]
Like with Hood and so much of the team they have unrealistic expectations for him. Be lucky if he can do as much as last year with the guys now around him. He is a role player
[QUOTE]67. Ricky Rubio (30)
Defense and passing are really important skills for a point guard, it turns out.[/QUOTE]
unfortunately so do shooting
[QUOTE]17. Rudy Gobert (NR)
Defense matters.[/QUOTE]
17 is way too low but he also might have a harder time this year
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/19/16328680/utah-jazz-nba-offseason-2017-rodney-hood-restricted-free-agent-extension[/url]
[QUOTE]Coming off a subpar season, he's primed to break out because he has the talent to be a great two-way guard. He's consistent, shooting roughly the same percentage on guarded catch-and-shoot opportunities as off the dribble.[/QUOTE]
no clue! :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]has the potential to reestablish himself as a max-deal candidate.[/QUOTE]
Bye bye if someone is stupid enough to give him even close to max :wtf:
[QUOTE]They follow that with talking about a previous Jazzman whose name kinda rhymes with Boredom He
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/19/16336866/nba-offseason-utah-jazz-return-of-alec-burks-injury-shoulder-knee-ankle-ty-corbin-quin-snyder[/url]
[QUOTE]The athletic product of the University of Colorado was supposed to have carved his niche in the NBA by now[/QUOTE]
He has. Unlike all of the all-stars I keep hearing about on the roster he proved himself as a top 6th man
[QUOTE]Burks
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/19/utah-jazz-derrick-favors-primed-become-three-point-threat/[/url]
[QUOTE]Will Dante Exum and Rodney Hood begin ascending to stardom?[/QUOTE]
:coleman:
[QUOTE]His setbacks last season caused many to lose hope in him and several to speculate that perhaps he would be traded. However, if Favors can stay healthy, he should be one of Utah
[QUOTE]Coach Nate McMillan said he has a starting lineup in mind heading into training camp, but wouldn
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2017/09/21/rudy-gobert-gets-star-reception-from-french-speaking-elementary-students/[/url]
[QUOTE]Gobert took a forward-looking approach when asked about being more of a leader on the Jazz.
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/20/16337864/2017-nba-officiating-bob-delaney-dennis-lindsey-adam-silver-utah-jazz-kevin-durant-twitter-downbeat[/url]
[QUOTE]Dennis Lindsey did it. Is there nothing he can
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/20/utah-jazz-media-day-training-camp-fast-approaching/[/url]
[QUOTE]At least one player will have to be cut prior to that date for the Jazz to get to the 15-man maximum roster. That excludes Nate Wolters and Eric Griffin, each of whom inked two-way contracts with the team.[/QUOTE]
I imagine they could get cut in favor of someone else on the 2 way too. Their contracts are small.
[QUOTE]Barring injuries or a surprise move from Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey, second-year big man Joel Bolomboy and former Baylor wing and Spanish Supercup winner Royce O
Chris Reichert: The NBA G League announces the dates for the Showcase will be January 10-13 in Mississauga, ON
[QUOTE]Bobby Marks: Phoenix will enter the season with $14.3M in cap space after the $4.2M signed Alex Len qualifying offer.
[url]https://www.theringer.com/nba/2017/9/20/16337768/2017-nba-breakout-players-preview[/url]
[QUOTE]The fact that Hood
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/21/16342690/the-downbeat-utah-jazz-2017-power-rankings[/url]
[QUOTE]ESPN released their latest power rankings basked on BPI (basketball power index), and it put the Jazz about where everyone else is thinking.[/QUOTE]
higher than I'd put them. Certainly would have the Grizzlies over them
[QUOTE]The Jazz came in at 16th overall in the NBA, 9th in the Western Conference, and 5th in the Northwest Division. Obviously the Jazz will have much higher expectations than missing the playoffs and finishing last in their division. They are the defending Northwest Division champs, and they will look to defend the banner.[/QUOTE]
Defend a meaningless banner! They are 5th without a doubt on paper
[QUOTE]Rodney Hood has shown he can score in bunches. But scoring consistently and efficiently is what he needs to do to breakout in 2017-18.[/QUOTE]
Needs to show he can do more than just score if he's going to be the starter/all-star/go-to-guy everyone thinks he is. I'm not seeing it. I thought late in his rookie year into his 2nd year he might be that guy but now I see 6th man. Now that it's time to get paid he goes to work? Never a good sign!
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/21/utah-jazz-jp-strong-rudy-gobert-feel-good-ness/[/url]
[QUOTE]It
[QUOTE]Jonathan Feigen: Rockets will sign former Vipers star Chris Johnson tomorrow, per source. Johnson, who played briefly with Jazz, gets partial guarantee.
[QUOTE]FC Dallas has nine homegrown players on its roster, including Jesus Ferreira, a 16-year-old who recently became the second-youngest player in MLS history to score a goal. Its academy is the envy of every MLS club. And it might be coming to the NBA.
[QUOTE]Brad Turner: The Clippers have hired Bruce Bowen as game analyst, replacing Michael Smith, who had been the color commentator for 19 years, per source.
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/21/utah-jazz-top-10-story-lines-watch-2017-18/[/url]
[QUOTE]Can Derrick Favors get back to form?[/QUOTE]
If healthy I imagine. The bigger question is can him and Rudy play together and can either be effective without shooters opening up the rolls to the rim. Also how much can they net for him once he's traded?
[QUOTE]even if Alec can remain healthy, there
[url]https://fansided.com/2017/09/21/2017-18-fantasy-basketball-preview-utah-jazz/[/url]
[QUOTE]Gobert could be in line for a major uptick in offensive production, which makes him worth a look toward the end of the first or beginning of the second round.[/QUOTE]
He'll be better. His stats might not be though
[QUOTE]Of course there
[url]https://www.ksl.com/?sid=45895054&nid=304&title=5-different-utah-jazz-lineups-to-watch-for-this-season[/url]
[QUOTE]Each member of the Exum-Sefolosha-Johnson trio measures at 6-foot-6 or 6-foot-7, which gives the Jazz the ability to switch three like-sized defenders across the perimeter positions while working alongside Mitchell
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/22/16348300/2017-2018-nba-preseason-utah-jazz-vivint-smarthome-arena-reopens-renovations-renovated-new[/url]
[QUOTE]Raul Neto is the third point guard, but the Jazz have a handful of players (Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles) who could play spot minutes at point guard to fill in minutes not taken by Ricky Rubio and Dante Exum.[/QUOTE]
Neto should be considered the 2nd pg until someone proves otherwise. Can't see him being cut. He's an NBA rotation player somewhere where length isn't the end all. He might get traded.
[QUOTE]Bolomboy is fairly expendable. He’s the fourth power forward on the roster in a league where power forward is a very undervalued position. Despite some hometown love from fans, Bolomboy seems more likely to be on his way out than the other two.[/QUOTE]
They have no other young PF. He can stretch the floor and he played his role well the two times he got quality minutes last year.
To me Exum is the guy to go if he doesn't step up.
[QUOTE]Gobert and Rubio will likely find their way to 10/10 seasons (taking entirely different routes to that 10/10)[/QUOTE]
Rubio has only averaged 9 assists once and barely reached 10 points in any year. How is that likely?
[QUOTE]I think it’s really great that the Jazz are trying to keep the arena modern and giving the fans the best product they can.[/QUOTE]
I'd rather they tried giving the fans the best product on the floor personally but apparently that will never happen
[url]https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689282/Examining-the-Utah-Jazzs-strengths-and-weaknesses-heading-into-the-2017-2018-season.html[/url]
[QUOTE] the Jazz have good secondary defenders such as Joe Ingles, Derrick Favors and Dante Exum.[/QUOTE]
Exum sucked last year
[QUOTE]Utah improved its backcourt defensively by trading up to draft rookie combo guard Donovan Mitchell and then dealing for Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio.[/QUOTE]
we'll see
[QUOTE]Adding those two in the backcourt should help the Jazz get easy buckets in transition off turnovers.[/QUOTE]
Too bad Rubio sucks in transition
[QUOTE]Perhaps the one question for Utah offensively is: Can players such as Gobert, Ingles and Rodney Hood run the floor effectively in those situations?[/QUOTE]
Ingles and Gobert can. Not sure that is Hood's strong suit though
[QUOTE]Exum is also a question mark given that he hasn
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/23/utah-jazz-northwest-division-get-even-stacked/[/url]
[QUOTE]adding All-Star Jimmy Butler for nearly nothing [/QUOTE]
Wouldn't call a young 20 point scorer almost nothing personally not to mention the Wolves last two lottery selections!
[QUOTE]The Wolves were already a young and rising team, but now with the likes of Butler and other savvy veterans, they will look to be a force to be reckoned with in the West as well.[/QUOTE]
more importantly maybe the best coach in the world
[QUOTE]with Rudy Gobert anchoring the defense, several new players that are bound to make an impact [/QUOTE]
Why are they bound to? They could all suck. Jonas is the one that makes sense to me
[QUOTE]far from a weak link in the dominant Northwest Division.[/QUOTE]
definitely the weak link
[QUOTE]there’s a chance that Utah’s division is about to get even more stacked with yet another All-Star in Carmelo Anthony set to switch teams[/QUOTE]
I think he could make a team worse personally. One of the most overrated players ever!
[QUOTE]it appears now that Melo is expanding his list of teams to include two Northwest Division foes – the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers.[/QUOTE]
He hasn't included Portland
[QUOTE]One would imagine that the Melo saga should be wrapped up in the next few days [/QUOTE]
Don't count on it. You just wrote that it will be hard because of his contract :wtf:
[QUOTE]even though training camp is essentially upon us, this wacky offseason is far from finalized just yet.[/QUOTE]
Yeah we're still waiting for the Jazz to add one more guy to camp
Only get to boo Enes once a year now. Hayward once a year. Deron currently out of the league. What will Jazz fans do? :facepalm
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2017/9/23/16354812/nba-offseason-carmelo-anthony-trade-new-york-knicks-northwest-division-oklahoma-city-thunder[/url]
[QUOTE]This is just another blow to Utah
OKC opened up a roster spot and Semaj Christon is their 3rd pg so Neto would make sense there. I'd take him over Felton too especially on a team that will need D and shooters around their stars
[url]https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689490/Dear-Rudy-Jazz-fans-have-some-questions.html[/url]
[QUOTE]So I
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/23/icymi-utah-jazz-fans-may-not-be-too-pleased-with-espns-bpi-rankings/[/url]
[QUOTE]However, according to the recent ESPN Preseason BPI (Basketball Power Index) Rankings, the Jazz are calculated to find themselves just barely on the outside looking in this upcoming season. The rankings have them pinned as the 16th best team in the league overall and 9th in the Western Conference, finishing behind the likes of the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers.[/QUOTE]
a lot higher than I see them!
[QUOTE]I was actually surprised to see the Los Angeles Clippers pinned as high as they were[/QUOTE]
2 all-stars one of which is comparable to the Jazz's best player and the other an actually superstar unlike the half dozen this site likes to tout!
[QUOTE]all signs this offseason have seemed to indicate that the Jazz are going to have an incredible chemistry[/QUOTE]
really? :rolleyes:
[QUOTE] unmatched depth that will allow them to remain formidable for a full 48 minutes night in and night out.[/QUOTE]
Unmatched? :facepalm
So the Jazz are waiting til the last minute to fill the last camp spot? :confusedshrug:
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/09/23/utah-jazz-trey-burke-agrees-backs-out-okc/[/url]
[QUOTE]Despite the issues Burke had with his time in Utah, it
[QUOTE]Zach Lowe: Deal will leave Bulls w/ only about $7.5M in space to use as dumping ground in trades.
[QUOTE]Bobby Marks: Chicago is one of a handful of teams next summer with room. The Bulls could still have between $36-50M in space.