2018 pre-season!

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/26/uta...-isiah-thomas/

[QUOTE]We may never know what Malone

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https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat...rteam-nba-2018

[QUOTE]It

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[QUOTE]Then there was the Player

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/9/26/17...sports-podcast

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz haven

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/26/uta...lk-town-day-2/

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...19-season.html

[QUOTE]The two biggest wild cards in figuring out how Snyder might divide the 96 backcourt minutes are Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Exum missed most of last season with a shoulder injury, but played quite well after returning in mid-March. He was signed to a three-year, $33 million deal during the summer. That

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/27/uta...erge-breakout/

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http://saltcityhoops.com/a-blessing-...sistency-coin/

After the Utah Jazz won 29 of their last 35 games in the 2017-18 season, NBA fans wondered if they were real, if the success was viable. Utah was the hottest team in the league post All-Star break and then picked up a convincing series win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs last spring. Instead of shaking things up, the Jazz bet on themselves to keep the good times rolling into the 2018-19 season.

The best is Houston and they didn't hang with them. Makes no sense to bring back guys that Snyder doesn't even like!

“The lesson: Fool’s gold can sometimes, um, fool you. Are the Jazz headed down that path?”

Knowing the Jazz history probably. Already did it with Exum. Favors and Rubio could be next.

Based on the offseason, did the Jazz stagnate?

Not much doubt about it. They need shooting and brought back the same non shooters.

Continuity, in this writer’s opinion, is what puts the Jazz in the discussion as a top-three Western Conference team alongside the Golden State Warriors (who return their All-Stars and know their roles, system) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (who return their All-Stars and know their roles, system).

You can have continuity and still tweak the roster. Neto only makes sense because he is Rudy's buddy. Hard to see him being back next year. Thabo was platooning with the one guy that is gone. How does he make sense other than he's one of their best players? He'll be gone in a year. Burks should be gone but I'm sure they are holding out for a big payday at the trade deadline before the ultimate buyout. Udoh makes little sense when they bring back Favors who makes little sense especially with Bradley looking ready for a look. He could be back if they finally let Favors go. Exum sucks. 1 year or a lot less money would have made sense. 3 years and a bunch of money is ridiculous. And Rubio...

The discussion of Utah’s continuity should start with the big dude standing 7-foot-1. Gobert is a counter to Powell’s original point, but the Stifle Tower could also prove it, simply with his health. The Jazz went streaking as soon as Gobert was back at full strength and playing in crunch time. It was no coincidence as Gobert is the engine that fueled the run to the playoffs, and to his own coronation as the Defensive Player of the Year. When Gobert is healthy, the Jazz are elite. When Gobert is injured, the Jazz may be a Portland-like disappointment.

Which is reason #1 you tweak the roster. They suck without Rudy. They need to be at least competitive without him. That day might finally be coming with Mitchell but until it is you need to find answers.

And then there’s Donovan Mitchell, the rookie sensation. With a more consistent three-point shot, perhaps more ball-handling and play-making, will he take a step forward from a memorable year one? If so, the Jazz are a better team from a year ago. Factor Royce O’Neale into that equation as well. He came alive in January to became a key member in the rotation so what does his player development arc look like now? Does he help push the team into another level, or could he be a cause the team simply stays afloat?

Gobert, Mitchell and Ingles would all get better if they had reliable shooters around them to spread the floor

And we haven’t even really talked about Dante Exum as an X-factor either. How many summers have we heard front office personnel say that getting an injured player back was the proverbial “biggest free agent acquisition”? Can the same be said for the Australian X?

We've heard it about Thabo and Exum. One sucks and the other guy platooned!

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/27/uta...hell-sneakers/

Not bad. Just stay away from that florescent crap.

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Tony Jones: Thabo Sefolosha returned to practice today. He missed Thursday with a mild sprain to his left ankle.

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Niang/Long beat Crowder/O'Neale in the 3 contest. Ingles/Neto/Thabo weren't part of it. Gobert was one of the better ones. Mitchell one of the worst but he was one of two o hit a half court shot

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Exum and Rubio had the best rounds so that tells you all you need to know about that

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/9/28/17...ekpe-udoh-12th

[QUOTE]David Locke has been saying that Alec Burks will be Donovan

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/9/28/17...de-free-agency

[QUOTE]But, of course, Utah wouldn

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/09/28/uta...ormer-jazzman/

[QUOTE]An underrated part of Rubio