Andy Larsen: Joel Bolomboy is up and walking around postgame, no ice, no brace. Right knee sprain is the word.
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Andy Larsen: Joel Bolomboy is up and walking around postgame, no ice, no brace. Right knee sprain is the word.
Tony Jones: Have been told that Utah indeed has interest in possibly signing Eric Griffin.
Jody Genessy: Rudy Gobert on Donovan Mitchell (37 points), who had another strong summer showing:
Hayward Sr. said that if the Celtics had defeated the Cavaliers in the conference finals, his son would have been less interested. But it was clear watching them get pummeled by LeBron James that they needed help, and perhaps he could provide it.
[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: Rudy Gobert told us that he felt it was likely that Gordon Hayward was leaving after their meeting July 3.
[QUOTE]Spencer Checketts: Jazz have until July 15th to waive Diaw, who is set to make $7.5 mill. If Jazz waive him, they will have just over $16 mill in cap space.
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44979356&nid=294&title=ben-anderson-hayward-departure-reveals-jazzs-greatest-strength-biggest-enemy[/url]
[QUOTE] Burks and Exum have yet to live up to their enormous potential[/QUOTE]
Burks was top 6th man. Not sure you can ask for much more for a late lottery pick. The broken leg was unfortunate
[QUOTE]Only Hood and Gobert have significantly outperformed their draft positions in the Jazz rebuild.[/QUOTE]
Has Hood? A lot of the guys he was better than a couple years ago are passing him by
[QUOTE]Lindsey said at the end of the 2015-16 NBA season that the team was close to acquiring two proven veterans at that season
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44987749&nid=304&title=the-triple-team-3-thoughts-on-donovan-mitchells-record-setting-game[/url]
[QUOTE]I'm not really convinced those opportunities will be there against NBA starting talent. Probably against bench players, who Mitchell will be against first, but not against the elite. In general, the best guards in the league are just better at preventing turnovers than this.[/QUOTE]
I think he has a chance to start. To me it's him or Exum ideally. The way the team talks it will be Hood though. He should come off the bench
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Another way he gets steals is by gambling on the perimeter, figuring out what the other team will do and just getting there first. Coaches don't generally love this kind of gambling, but Mitchell's been so effective at it that it pays off overall. It even fits a team need.[/QUOTE]
Can get away with it a lot more with Gobert at the rim. Stockton and Malone both went after the ball aggressively because of Eaton
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5493590-155/pierce-espn-analyst-sets-up-to[/url]
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On ESPN's NBA show "The Jump," Elhassan broke down Hayward's move to the Boston Celtics by pointing out that teams essentially have a "minimum of seven years of guaranteed time to show your star player that you are an organization that is both serious about and capable of winning a championship."
With the implication that Utah did not. And Elhassan argued that Hayward did "what's best for [his] career."
A clear statement that playing for the Celtics is a step up from playing for the Jazz. And it certainly sounded like a slap at the team in Salt Lake City.[/QUOTE]
It's right on
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5497543-155/monson-jazz-use-a-machine-to[/url]
[QUOTE]Hood is even more important than Exum. Hood's shooting needs to be a significant part of the Jazz's attack with Hayward's departure. Snyder will go on stressing defense
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5498752-155/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-vows-to[/url]
[QUOTE]the Jazz are are actively looking to get Gobert some help. The Tribune has learned that Utah is in the market for a small forward who can play some power forward in small ball lineups.[/QUOTE]
I think they need to look for a young guy to develop there. Already have Ingles and Johnson.
[QUOTE]they have limited assets to offer, other than Boris Diaw's non-guaranteed contract of $7.5 million.[/QUOTE]
Cap space and young players and picks. There's been plenty of deals made around the league that the Jazz could have cashed in on if they chose to
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-offseason-winners-losers-thunder-celts-smiling-cavs-knicks-not-so-much/[/url]
[QUOTE] Hayward was the player who took Utah from being a nice team to a potential contender down the road.[/QUOTE]
Gobert
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865684619/Donovan-Mitchell-stands-out-defensively-in-loss-to-Grizzlies.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Last season, the Jazz lacked a player with Mitchell
[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2721124-rudy-gobert-says-he-didnt-like-how-gordon-hayward-handled-exit-from-jazz[/url]
[QUOTE]It won't be easy, but with Gobert, Ricky Rubio, Joe Ingles, Rodney Hood and promising rookie Donovan Mitchell in tow, the Jazz have the personnel necessary to remain competitive and jockey for a playoff spot a year after they reached 50 wins for the first time since the 2009-10 season.[/QUOTE]
not seeing it
Celtics Playing In East Was Key Part Of Pitch To Gordon Hayward
Gordon Hayward is also more likely to make All-Star teams in the Eastern Conference and possibly even start.