The 2017 off-season...Hayward, Hill, Ingles...?

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[QUOTE]He adds that the additions of Thabo Sefolosha, Jonas Jerebko, and Ekpe Udoh (and might I add Ricky Rubio) will be similar to the additions of George Hill, Joe Johnson, and Boris Diaw last year.[/QUOTE]

except for the fact they can't shoot!

[QUOTE]The Jazz will be one of the deepest teams in the NBA next year, and hopefully get more our of their starting lineup than the pitiful 13 games last year.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully Hood will be on the bench and Favors on another team by the end of the year

[QUOTE]Bobby Marks: The Joe Ingles contract in Utah starts at $14.1M in year 1 and descends each year with a $10.8M cap hit in 20-21. Utah with $111M in salary.

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[QUOTE]This is amazing news to hear. Not only does it show Ingles

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2017/07/26/utah-jazz-make-another-move-stand-pat/[/url]

[QUOTE]And quite frankly, I think the Jazz ought to view 2017-18 as a year in which to evaluate for the future to see which players will fit into the long term plans and which ones may need to be reevaluated. So many of them, such as Derrick Favors, Rodney Hood and Dante Exum, have a severe need to re-solidify their worth this season and given that Utah

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[QUOTE]there

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[QUOTE]Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey isn

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[QUOTE]Hayward was a very good defender, but the Jazz can make up for his loss on that end. Ingles, Hood and newly acquired Thabo Sefolosha gives them enough wings to hold down the spot.[/QUOTE]

now Hood defends too?

[QUOTE]Utah was 4th in defensive rebounding and Rubio will help them stay there if not improve it[/QUOTE]

will miss Hayward there

[QUOTE]Rubio will become Utah’s primary ball handler in pick-and-rolls. Expect Joe Ingles to still run some of his sexy secondary pick-and-rolls.[/QUOTE]

An where does that leave Hood who needs the ball in his hands. 6th man

[QUOTE]Rubio will form a mean pick-and-roll tandem with Gobert. The Jazz have enough shooting around them[/QUOTE]

Ingles is enough?

[QUOTE]Gobert could have a career high in points this year. He will get so many easy looks. Rubio’s passing and ability to dictate pace are perfect for Utah.[/QUOTE]

The defense will pack it in the paint with lack of shooters. Rudy did what he did last year with the floor spread

[QUOTE]Utah will have to make up for it by adding more shooting around him. That means Favors probably won’t start at the 4.[/QUOTE]

You'd think but they added no shooters other than their 5th big! Favors starts. Have to showcase him to trade him. Too bad he won't have shooters around him so he can do his things

[QUOTE]Most times, the Jazz will only keep one true big on the floor. [/QUOTE]

Except for the 15 minutes or so Favors plays with Rudy. Udoh is supposed to be able to play the 4 as well. The wings can't shoot either though!

[QUOTE]A starting five of Rubio, Hood, Ingles, Jerekbo and Gobert is solid. They are also deep with Johnson, Favors, Mitchell and Sefolosha coming off the bench.[/QUOTE]

Jonas isn't playing until they trade Favors and Johnson. Mitchel is an unproven rookie. Sefolosha should be an end of the bench defensive specialist. At least you didn't mention Exum!

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[QUOTE]If I had to choose 8...

Rudy Gobert - no explanation needed here
Donovan Mitchell - massive wingspan, ridiculous vertical leap, great speed/quickness with high upside
Joe Ingles - solid glue guy and the best 3 and D player on the roster
Ricky Rubio - best passer and point guard on the team, can run the offense
Dante Exum - still young and athletic with a lot of potential
Rodney Hood - good catch-and-shoot threat, potential as a #2 scoring option
Derrick Favors - when healthy, he produces at an all star level
Jonas Jerebko - good versatility and all around game
Just missed the cut: Joe Johnson (I love his game, but youth is more important moving forward), Thabo Sefolosha (already had a lot of wings, needed a 3rd big), Ekpe Udoh (Jerebko offers a more versatile game than Udoh), Alec Burks (I love the guy, but he hasn

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[QUOTE] the Utah Jazz have proven in every capacity that they are a first-class organization[/QUOTE]

unless winning is important to you I guess

[QUOTE]Adi Joseph of USA Today ranked all 30 NBA teams by how much Kyrie Irving could help them. He put the Jazz at number three, in “the best fits” tier.

Hard to imagine an easier move here. The Jazz would have to give up recently acquired Ricky Rubio along with likely Rodney Hood, one of Donovan Mitchell or Dante Exum and a pick. But that hefty price would probably be worth it for a team with major offensive problems. The thing about this move is that it doesn’t seem like something the Jazz would do — they’ve built their entire team identity around defense and depth and would be sacrificing both.[/QUOTE]

Not sure I'd want to give up Mitchell. Everyone else except him and Gobert

[QUOTE]Ugghh so painful, Locke just dropped a subtle little nugget
NYK wanted to trade Porzingis for Hayward at some point…

Posted by 00ster_Lag on Jul 27, 2017 | 5:30 PM[/QUOTE]

Jazz blew that one too!

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[QUOTE]"Utah lost both Gordon Hayward and George Hill in free agency, but retained Ingles by signing him to one of the best deals of the summer," wrote Engelmann. "While he doesn't dazzle with elite athleticism, Ingles simply plays smart basketball as a quasi-point forward in the Jazz's system. He averaged 4.1 assists per 36 minutes and, on the defensive end, had a respectable steal rate of 1.8 per 36 minutes."[/QUOTE]

Can he do more at 30-34 though? They need big minutes and more from him at the price they paid and I'm not sure he has any more to give them

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[QUOTE]I generally refrain from beating the dead horse, but here goes

[url]http://hoopshabit.com/2017/07/26/utah-jazz-can-anything-expected-alec-burks/[/url]

[QUOTE]Even when he has played, Burks has proven to be largely ineffective. Last season, he posted career-lows in minutes, points, steals and assists per game while also producing the worst three-point shooting rate (33 percent) and overall shooting percentage (40 percent) of his career.

He fell completely out of the rotation toward the end of last season, failing to appear once in Utah

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[QUOTE]Before going down with an ankle injury, Exum was one of the more impressive players in the Salt Lake City Summer League[/QUOTE]

For 3 quarters!

[QUOTE]But slowly Dante Exum saw diminished minutes last season, and average 18.6 per game, down from the 22.2 per game as a rookie. [/QUOTE]

As a rookie he defended and they were tanking. Last year they were sort of trying to win games and he no longer defended

[QUOTE] It was one of the few questionable coaching decisions that Quin Snyder has made. There were nine games during the season that Exum didn

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[QUOTE]If Favors ever makes

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[QUOTE]Pretty hilarious stuff for two guys who surely have become fan favorites in Utah. Although Gobert is far and above the bigger star, hopefully Neto can have a solid summer training alongside his close friend and earn some playing time this season, because it would surely be fun to see the dynamic between these two guys continue on the court.[/QUOTE]

Neto is the most unappreciated guy on the team. Fan favorite? Would be great to see Neto on the court because he's good and has proven unlike others on the team