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[QUOTE] Coach Quin Snyder will want to use Mitchell right away.[/QUOTE]
Probably won't play enough for rookie of the year. The rookie/sophomore game and all-rookie team would be nice but wouldn't mean much considering Exum and Lyles made it last year to the game. :wtf:
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/07/18/utah-jazz-editorial-gordon-hayward-will-regret-exchanging-rudy-gobert-for-brad-stevens/[/url]
[QUOTE]it
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/07/17/utah-jazz-thabo-sefolosha-captain-nba-africa-2017/[/url]
[QUOTE]Last week, defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha agreed in principle to a deal with the Utah Jazz. He
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/07/17/jonas-jerebko-cant-wait-join-amazing-utah-jazz-organization/[/url]
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles, rookie Donovan Mitchell and now Jonas Jerebko have all made their excitement about playing for the Jazz very publicly known[/QUOTE]
and Goss
[url]http://hoopshabit.com/2017/07/17/utah-jazz-building-powerhouse-around-rudy-gobert/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz are in an NBA limbo. Do they blow it up after Gordon Hayward
Scott Howard-Cooper: My favorite update: Jerry Sloan having a lot of good days and still around the Jazz. Glad I got the chance to say a quick hello in SLC.
Jody Genessy: Jonas Jerebko said he was a Utah Jazz fan as a kid in Sweden. He bought a purple Karl Malone jersey and played as the Jazz in video games.
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=45076787&nid=304&title=nike-to-release-gold-alternate-jazz-jersey-in-2017-18-season[/url]
That might be even worse than the green
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=45071009&nid=294&title=ben-anderson-with-nothing-to-prove-jazz-are-free-to-play[/url]
[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz have spent the past two seasons auditioning for Gordon Hayward to stay with the team that drafted him. [/QUOTE]
Their audition 2 seasons ago may have been their mistake
[QUOTE]After a brilliant close to the 2014-15 season, spurred by trading away locker room misfit Enes Kanter and replacing the lesser-talented Trey Burke with Dante Exum in the starting, the Jazz appeared to be on the rise in the Western Conference.
But a disappointing 2015-16 season, one that saw the Jazz fall short of the playoffs, meant the team failed to live up to the promise of the previous season.[/QUOTE]
But Lindsey is a wizard!
[QUOTE]Other than perhaps showing a little more urgency, spending more money to woo Hayward earlier in his stead in Utah, the Jazz did everything they reasonably could to keep him around.[/QUOTE]
Everything but spend money and improve the team like they said they'd do
[QUOTE] the Jazz should be fun to watch[/QUOTE]
I doubt they will be fun to watch with that offense
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5522786-155/monson-the-jazzs-mysterious-new-puzzle[/url]
[QUOTE]In his rookie year, before his first NBA regular-season game, which is to say during the preseason, this player punched Jamaal Magloire straight in the mug, drawing a one-game suspension.[/QUOTE]
:bowdown:
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-offseason-grades-sportsline-2017-18-forecast-for-every-team-2-fs-and-1-a-plus/[/url]
[QUOTE] It's not their fault that they lost a star,[/QUOTE]
keep telling yourself that
[QUOTE]SportsLine 2017-18 forecast: 37.9 wins (No. 12 West seed; 22.2 pct. chance at playoffs) [/QUOTE]
38 wins would be a pretty good showing with this roster
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/07/18/nobody-world-needs-much-money-utah-jazz-forward-joe-ingles-plans-give-back/[/url]
Good for him! It sounds like he would have taken almost anything the Jazz offered him
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/07/19/utah-jazz-renounce-rights-jeff-withey-tyrone-wallace/[/url]
So why not just keep Wallace stashed in Europe? The Spurs have a never ending amount of guys stashed. A big part of their success. Wallace could be good in a few years
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865685014/Analysis-Heres-what-the-Utah-Jazz-lineup-looks-like-now.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Having delayed his decision four days after the beginning of free agency, Hayward inadvertently put the Jazz in a tough spot with limited replacement options available. The players Utah wanted to target came off the board before Hayward published his blog.[/QUOTE]
stop already! Almost everyone they wanted was still available. They wanted cheaper options and got them. I doubt anything would have changed if Hayward told them right off he was leaving except maybe Ingles wouldn't have been signed
[QUOTE]To avoid being last in points production, the Jazz are going to need Rubio
[QUOTE]At 6-3, Mitchell is somewhat undersized for his position, but his 6-10 wingspan will make up for it. [/QUOTE]
He's also built well
[QUOTE]He's displayed an improved ability to create shots for himself and could play some backup point guard if needed. [/QUOTE]
I'd think ideally they love him to be the 1 eventually. I can see him getting the minutes there.
[QUOTE]He's an all-around stud and a five-star prospect[/QUOTE]
Let's not get carried away by summer league
[QUOTE]Shelvin Mack agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic, opening more minutes for Exum as the team's primary backup.[/QUOTE]
Neto should be the back-up until Mitchell or Exum prove they can hit an open shot and defend and finish in Exum's case.
[QUOTE]Exum has been mentored by Warriors great Baron Davis[/QUOTE]
Great? I hope he doesn't start taking horrible shots that he rarely makes ala Baron. Lyles love of Kobe got the best of him last year
[QUOTE]Becoming an average shooter would propel Exum as one of the more dynamic backups in the NBA.[/QUOTE]
Even if he can hit open shots he still couldn't finish or defend without his hands
[QUOTE]Johnson will spend some time at the four spot in Utah.[/QUOTE]
It's the only place he should play if they insist on keeping him. He'll be gone before the end of the year
[QUOTE]Per-36 minutes, Burks averaged 18 points in 2014.[/QUOTE]
Higher than Hood and he's got a better all-around game. Don't think they like him as much though
[QUOTE]Bradley has the size to replace Withey[/QUOTE]
Stars
[QUOTE]Anything the Jazz can get from Sefolosha offensively will be an added bonus[/QUOTE]
Needs to be able to hit open shots
[QUOTE]Jerebko could have a career resurgence with the Jazz, who will ask him to play a relatively major role next season.[/QUOTE]
I see him at the end of the bench until they move Favors and Johnson
[QUOTE]Like Favors and Gobert, Udoh can't shoot, but will protect the rim.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like he has a mid range game and a hook
[QUOTE]Neto's contract for next season is only partially guaranteed [/QUOTE]
no guarantee
[QUOTE]it remains to be seen if the Jazz will pick it up[/QUOTE]
Unless Exum or Mitchell show they can hit an open shot I don't see how they let him go
[QUOTE]Playing just 8.7 minutes last season, Neto hasn't had much of a role with the Jazz.[/QUOTE]
You mean other than starting most of his rookie year and being a back-up the rest of it as well at the end of last year before he got hurt? He's proven he can defend and hit open shots. He's the back-up as far as I'm concerned until someone proves otherwise
[QUOTE]Griffin is a high-energy, shot-blocking big man who could actually earn minutes with the Jazz, although he'll spend most of his time with the Jazz's developmental team[/QUOTE]
Hard to earn minutes when you can only be with the team for 45 days. He may be able to get in the line-up after the trade deadline when the roster will likely look much different
[QUOTE]He can do a little bit of everything and his game resembles former Jazzman Trevor Booker.[/QUOTE]
Actually thinking they should pick-up Chris Johnson. He's another long defender that can't shoot and plays with a ton of energy. Great guy to have at the end of the bench
[QUOTE]Utah has a crowded frontcourt and Bolomboy will have to have an outstanding training camp to play real minutes next season.[/QUOTE]
Stars at least until they move some guys