2017-2018 Utah Jazz season discussion... back to square one again

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[QUOTE]Marc J. Spears: The Jazz say guard Joe Johnson has tendon instability in his right wrist and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

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Tony Bradley was recalled from the Salt Lake City Stars on Tuesday as well. As I understand the plan, he'll spend the next couple of games with the Jazz, rather than traveling with the Stars, who begin their year on the road.

looks like he needs to play

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[QUOTE]Perhaps the somewhat abnormal success we

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20...-wrist-injury/

The injury likely increases the load for starter Derrick Favors, who has gotten out to a good start to a potential comeback season, averaging 12.6 ppg. It also opens the door for Jonas Jerebko, whom the Jazz signed this summer but has not played significant minutes since arriving in Salt Lake City. The Jazz may also expand into smaller lineups, playing an extra wing with Thabo Sefolosha or Joe Ingles.

I'd look to Sefolosha and playing Neto

[QUOTE]Gobert doesn

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20...d-in-the-west/

1) Reducing turnovers, 2) rebounding better, 3) getting to the free-throw line more and 4) making perimeter shots.

The rebounding should get better but the others?

[QUOTE]The limited number of attempts at the foul line stems foremost from a lack of offensive aggression. The Jazz simply must attack the basket more, not just to get fouled but also to become more proficient, efficient scorers.
Ranking 27th in total free throws must change.

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We have no choice but to play Hood heavy minutes, because he can score, though his defensive and ball security skills leave something to be desired.

Have many choices. They have chosen for him to be their go to guy. Wizard!

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https://thejnotes.com/2017/11/01/uta...und-the-world/

Phoenix Suns: Josh Jackson

Dallas Mavericks (technically week three): Dennis Smith Jr.

LA Lakers: Kyle Kuzma and Lonzo Ball

In each of these contests, Donovan Mitchell looked like the more complete player.

He's two years older than all of them except Kuzma so stop with the comparisons

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[QUOTE]considering Gobert

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Rodney Hood was 0 for 11 two days after scoring a season-high 25 points. He was benched down the stretch.

Benched him quickly the last time. That was the difference in the game. Could we stop calling him the go-to guy already now and send him to the bench where he can excel in the role he was built for instead of trying to make him into something he's not. Just start Mitchell!

"Jonas is going to play, we need him to play," Snyder said. "As the game goes on, we've had to feel (out) the game. There isn't clarity. It's not hockey. We don't just sub rote. ... The game is going to dictate minutes for our team for the majority of the guys."

He was good. Another shooter on the floor certainly didn't hurt and he plays hard.

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Ricky Rubio, who hit a not-at-all open transition pull-up three that he's never hit in his life at the NBA level.

and may never hit again

Rubio found Joe Ingles, who had an open 3-point look but passed it over to Sefolosha, who made the three tying the game.

Amazing how Thabo is always left wide open. I thought Ingles should have shot

With Rodney Hood really playing himself out of the game with missed shots (0 points, 0-11), the Jazz needed Mitchell to step up, and he did.

They need him to step up because he will be the go to guy in time

Mitchell is playing the exact opposite as Dante Exum, the Jazz's last lottery guard prospect, did as a rookie. Whereas Exum played very controlled, hesitant, and afraid to make mistakes, Mitchell is being incredibly aggressive, for both good and bad. Exum was a scared puppy, and Mitchell is a hyper puppy.

Mitchell balls. Exum has yet to show he can at this level but we'll keep hearing about how much they miss his greatness!

Another twosome to focus on: the bench duo of Jonas Jerebko and Sefolosha. Both came off the bench and played big roles in the Jazz win.

Really like Thabo. His shooting is the only problem. He's the 2nd best rebounder on the team.

I'm less of a fan of the shots he took. Hood is at his best when he's getting 3-point shots, but tonight, he only took one three and ten twos.

He's best from 2. His problem is he doesn't like contact so he doesn't try to get to the rim and draw fouls which might get him some easy free throws that might get him going

I think the biggest thing it shows, though, is that Hood is probably best referred to as a shooter, not necessarily a scorer.

I'd call him a scorer not a shooter

It's just probably time to realize that Hood's most likely outcome is as a shooter in the J.R. Smith mold, not a scorer in the Gordon Hayward mold.

Hayward wasn't really a scorer until the past couple years. He's a ball player. Smith is 3 and D. Hood is a 6th man. Hopefully the Jazz realize this soon

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20...-jazz-at-home/

[QUOTE]We don

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20...trail-blazers/

[QUOTE]A week ago, the Jazz winning a game in which Hood went scoreless would

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http://saltcityhoops.com/jazz-overwh...in-ot-112-103/

[QUOTE]It

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https://thejnotes.com/2017/11/02/uta...-win-portland/

By no means am I saying that the young Mitchell is already better than a more experienced Hood

you should be but you think Hood is an all-star!

[QUOTE]it would have been nice to see Hood have the craftiness to find another way to contribute it despite the fact that his shot wasn

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All of those stats, with the exception of the 94.4 points per game (which is the same this year) are worse than what the Jazz have recorded this season.

Hayward was out though