2016- Yet another long off-season

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[quote]the Jazz need to extend the contract of head coach Quin Snyder. Snyder will be entering the last season of his contract, and the job he has done certainly warrants a long extension. There is absolutely no reason to let things play out next season where Snyder could be pried away by another team when his contract is up. Lindsey wanted to build a culture centered on player development, and Snyder is the key piece in this. Players from Gordon Hayward to Derrick Favors have grown leaps and bounds since Snyder

[quote]The Jazz can also begin negotiating Rudy Gobert

[quote]Adding a player to be their fourth wing either through a trade, draft or free agency is something the Jazz will need to consider. Getting a veteran and a tough nose defender would be ideal, but how many quality wings will want to sign up to play the role of the fourth wing off the bench?[/quote]
If Ingles could play like he did at the end of the past two seasons all year he could be the guy but ideally Exum will be taking those minutes. I see the rotation right now as Gobert, Favors, Hayward, Hood, Burks, Mack, Neto, Lyles and Exum. The rest of team could change.
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If Booker comes back, he is most likely the fourth big and sometimes fifth, depending if the Jazz add another big or if the Jazz keep Withey, whose rim protection is key to have on court when Favors and Gobert are on the bench. Booker might not want this role and could choose to leave himself.[/quote] Withey was so key he didn't play. I think ideally Booker is a 5th or 6th big on a good team. He didn't complain when Gobert emerged and he wasn't playing before Enes was traded so I'm hoping a front loaded contract where they severely over pay him next year will keep him around. Any free agent they go after I would think they would want to front load it.

[quote]They could always opt to sign another center instead, but with Favors

[quote=WayOfWad3]I certainly hope so, can't take much more of these BS seasons. What I want to see is if Hayward is a part of their longterm plans or not. He's going to get paid, we'll just see if it's the Jazz doing the paying or not.

Like the other quote said where Exum could play 1-3, that seems ideal with Exum back in case Burks gets injured or if he actually proves to be a better option than Mack and/or Neto[/quote]

I think they'll pay Hayward. The question is will he take less money to go elsewhere? That's why they have to play to win this year.

[I]I see Exum as another playmaking wing with his size. Hopefully he'll be able to run the offense eventually like Mack did but right now if he can defend and hit an open shot it would be huge.[/I]

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[QUOTE]I don

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[QUOTE]There are some question marks about Gobert's game. The center missed 18 games with a knee injury this season and his offensive game is anything but refined at this point. More troubling, however, might be the number of times Gobert was off the court as Snyder matched up against another team's small lineups. Nevertheless, Gobert is among the league's best rim protectors and a key piece of Utah's seventh-ranked defense.[/QUOTE]

He can guard anyone so that's on Snyder.

[url]http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/jazznotes/3791456-155/rudy-gobert-finishes-seventh-in-defensive[/url]

Funny that the big argument for replacing Millsap with Favors was D. :facepalm

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I knew Withey had to be better than Favors. Rudy-lite. Don't understand him not being the first or second big off the bench.

[QUOTE]Projection: Improvement if Withey receives more minutes, especially if that allows Favors to play more exclusively at power forward[/QUOTE]

I can't see next year being any different.

[QUOTE][I]Midrange Shooting (eight to 16 feet)[/I]
[LIST][*]41.3% (11th) on 13.1 FGA (7th)[*]Assets: Mack 46.6%, Lyles 44.6%, Hayward 44.1%[*]Liabilities: Gobert 33.3%, Burks 33.3%, Favors 39.7%[*]Projection: Improvement from Favors, who should concentrate on expanding his range after jumping 12 percentage points in FG% from 5-9 feet, and Hood, via greater consistency[/LIST][/QUOTE]
Surprised Hood isn't better. He needs to play in there more when his 3 isn't falling.

[QUOTE][B]Neither Strength nor Weakness (9): Provides neither a significant advantage or disadvantage over average NBA competition.[/B]
[I]Scoring at the Rim[/I]
[LIST][*]57.8% (17th) on 28 FGA within five feet[*]Assets: Favors 67% on 373 FGA[*]Liabilities: Burke 47.1% on 136 FGA[*]Projection: Improved efficiency with a Exum/Mack/Neto rotation at point guard[/LIST][/QUOTE]
Npt sure how you can expect it to be better. Trey at least went to the rim. Exum rarely did.

[QUOTE]4) Improve the bench via free agency, especially by targeting a defensive specialist at the wing.[/QUOTE]

They already have that in Exum assuming he's able to rebound from his injury and Johnson.

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Funny that the big argument for replacing Millsap with Favors was D. :facepalm[/QUOTE]
Wait what? The article didn't talk about that, but I get what you're saying. I didn't really pay attention to Millsap's D back in the day, all I remember is people saying he was too small for the 4 and not fast enough for the 3.

[QUOTE]Improve the bench via free agency, especially by targeting a defensive specialist at the wing.[/QUOTE]
I honestly think the bench is fine. This team just under-achieved and got hurt throughout the year. Helping the bench couldn't hurt obviously, but Snyder just needs to play Withey more and guys need to play up to their competition.

[quote=WayOfWad3]Wait what? The article didn't talk about that, but I get what you're saying. I didn't really pay attention to Millsap's D back in the day, all I remember is people saying he was too small for the 4 and not fast enough for the 3.


I honestly think the bench is fine. This team just under-achieved and got hurt throughout the year. Helping the bench couldn't hurt obviously, but Snyder just needs to play Withey more and guys need to play up to their competition.[/quote]

Going to have to replace Withey with someone they like. I like the bench too but you can always get better. They'll be replacing Burke and Withey or Pleiss probably both I'd think and I imagine Booker. There is a rotation spot open.

3-5 in games decided by 3 points or less and 5-5 in OT games. Inability to close out close games seems to be one of the other things that stopped them from making the playoffs.

Memphis were 6-2 in <3 games, Dallas were 5-4 in<3 and 8-4 in OT, Clippers were also 6-2 in <3 and 5-1 in OT and Rockets 4-2 in OT. Only oddity is the Blazers who were 0-6 in <3 games.

[quote=El Kabong]3-5 in games decided by 3 points or less and 5-5 in OT games. Inability to close out close games seems to be one of the other things that stopped them from making the playoffs.

Memphis were 6-2 in <3 games, Dallas were 5-4 in<3 and 8-4 in OT, Clippers were also 6-2 in <3 and 5-1 in OT and Rockets 4-2 in OT. Only oddity is the Blazers who were 0-6 in <3 games.[/quote]

The main reason I think they would have been in at least 5th place if Withey was playing. Lyles minutes hurt them early in the year especially.

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