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

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[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: Ricky Rubio is officially OUT for Game 3, BTW. That being said, he

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...underdogs.html

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...es-Prince.html

Deron than AK.

No other choices currently

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/05/04/uta...18-playoffs/2/

[QUOTE]Since returning to action in March, Exum has been a bit of a mixed bag. He

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/05/04/uta...ffs-breakingt/

[QUOTE]Jazz fans probably don

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https://sircharlesincharge.com/2018/...ss-postseason/

[QUOTE]Without a legitimate superstar, last year

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https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/04/nb...rt-ricky-rubio

[QUOTE]The Jazz rely on Mitchell to generate offense, but the structure of the team envelops him. Their rise this season is rooted less in the amazing things that Mitchell can do than all the things that Utah doesn

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https://www.ksl.com/article/46314624...in-113-92-loss

It's also just something that Mitchell needs to learn. The list of efficient, high-volume scorers who can do it without going to the free-throw line is essentially non-existent. Mitchell's free throw rate was 21.8 percent during the regular season, and it's been at 16.7 percent in the playoffs. There are no top-of-the-line guard scorers who have anything close.

Will help when he starts getting the star calls as well

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/5/6/173...novan-mitchell

[QUOTE]But in Mitchell

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/05/06/uta...ies-houston/4/

That said, all excuses aside, Capela has completely outplayed Gobert in this series. And if the Jazz are to have any hope of competing, that absolutely has to change. Many viewed the center position as one of the few areas in which Utah had a distinct matchup advantage over the Rockets, but that has yet to manifest itself in the series.

Put Rudy on the Rockets and Capela on the Jazz and it's a different story. Capela gets easy baskets because of the players around him. Same shots Rudy got last year when they had shooters besides just Ingles. On the other end it' s easy for Capela because again the Jazz don't have the shooters to spread the floor and open things ip for Mitchell, Rudy and Ingles to do their thing. Rudy can usually guard the picker and the roller but the Rockets are too good. He needs some help

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https://thejnotes.com/2018/05/05/uta...nk-win-game-4/

This is pretty much the Jazz in a nutshell. They need more shooting. Ricky and Favors aren't the answers to that. Time for Lindsey to do something in the of-season

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https://fansided.com/2018/05/05/3-wa...n-lift-jazz/3/

2. He can slow down Harden and Paul

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[QUOTE]Rick Noland: Hood 0.7 ppg vs. Rapters. 1-9 FG. Lue:

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Go to guy! Big pay Day!

Jae's shooting has been a bit hit and miss, but i'd take him on $7 million a year over whatever it'd of cost to keep Hood around every day of the week.

Also

According to The Athletic's Jason Lloyd, Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue attempted to substitute Hood in for LeBron James with a 30-point lead with seven minutes, 38 seconds to play. However, the fourth-year player refused to enter the game, angering his teammates.

"This is the playoffs," an anonymous Cleveland player said. "We're trying to win a championship. This isn't about you."