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

here we go!

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[QUOTE]And even though Portland hasn

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[QUOTE]Favors holds the key to the Jazz making the playoffs. If he can live up to his enormous talent and play at least 70 games, the Jazz could be the surprise team in the West.[/QUOTE]

They'e in trouble. He's a bad fit and won't even be playing down the stretch. He will be gone by the all-star game

[QUOTE]The same can be said of Rodney Hood. But until the shooting guard can find some consistency, he will be nothing more than a tease.[/QUOTE]

He was consistent last year until he got the flu. He's just not the go to guy they think he is. He's a 6th man and should be gone before the all-star break too if they really think he's getting the kind of money that's being talked about

[QUOTE]In Rubio, who spent his first six seasons with Minnesota, the Jazz have a pass-first point guard capable of getting his teammates good shots. But he

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[QUOTE]The Jazz have never been worse than 15th at defense under Quin Snyder, and that won't change with the current roster. [/QUOTE]

What were they before Rudy emerged in early 2014 though? I'd guess near the worst in the league

[QUOTE]The Jazz are stocked with good defenders. Rubio is one of the best point guard defenders in the league, with length and quickness. Rodney Hood has strength. Joe Ingles practically has savviness pouring from his armpits. Joe Johnson knows every trick in the book and is tough as nails. [/QUOTE]

Hood and Johnson?

[QUOTE]That, honestly, will win them 30 games right off the bat, just by being an elite defensive team.[/QUOTE]

I see about 30 wins total on their schedule

[QUOTE]The Jazz need Hood to make the leap this season. Hood will have every opportunity to recapture the kind of explosive season he showed two years ago. Healthy and with a bigger role, Hood will be set up to succeed. He'll have a great passing point guard in Rubio to find him when he's open, and possessions to handle the ball in the pick and roll. [/QUOTE]

needs the ball in his hands. 6th man

[QUOTE]Mitchell was a steal for the Jazz when they traded up to get him last June. He's strong and capable as a scorer. The question will be if he gets minutes.[/QUOTE]

he better. 2nd best player on the team

[QUOTE]It took a stacked team to reach the 5th seed last year. [/QUOTE]

stacked? If they were stacked Hayward stays

[QUOTE]The Jazz just need to be the team that doesn't fall apart or suffer injuries (which has been a problem for them over the last few years). Let Denver and Portland crack under the pressure, win those division games, beat the teams they're better than (most of the East) and the organization has maintained stability they can work with. [/QUOTE]

good luck

[QUOTE]That has to be the goal. [/QUOTE]

The goal should be to start building around Rudy and Mitchell and see who fits around them and move the rest for whatever you can get

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[QUOTE]Ricky Rubio and Rodney Hood all but locked in as the starters in the backcourt, Mitchell is fighting for time with Dante Exum, Alec Burks, Raul Neto, Joe Ingles and to a lesser extent, Joe Johnson and Thabo Sefolosha.[/QUOTE]

Let's hope Hood is benched and Michell starts. He shouldn't be fighting anyone for time

[QUOTE]A great shooter when catching and shooting, pulling up or creating off the dribble, [/QUOTE]

a bit early to say he's a great shooter

[QUOTE]Coming off the bench to start the year, Mitchell

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[QUOTE]The biggest splash of this offseason is Ricky Rubio[/QUOTE]

Mitchell

[QUOTE]He is the best passing point guard in the league and the best that the Jazz have had since John Stockton. [/QUOTE]

debatable. He hasn't averaged as many assists as Deron I don't believe

[QUOTE]Lindsey believes that Rubio can improve his shooting much like future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd did.

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[QUOTE]Will Rudy Gobert be even more dominating in the middle, both offensively and defensively after an all-star season last year?[/QUOTE]

He's better. His numbers might not be

[QUOTE]Can Rodney Hood become the Jazz's go-to guy now that Gordon Hayward has moved on?[/QUOTE]

no

[QUOTE]Will Ricky Rubio be the answer at point guard and be able to shoot above his 37 percent career average?[/QUOTE]

not the answer

[QUOTE]Can Joe Ingles live up to his 4-year, $52 million contract and top last year

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[QUOTE]The questions facing the Jazz are as follows

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[QUOTE] if the Jazz can turn the game into a bit of a slog-fest by stalling Denver

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[QUOTE]with a Jazz defense somehow improved from last season, I predict the Utah Jazz take this one 3-1. [/QUOTE]

the offense is much worse which will hurt the D too

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[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell will start by season

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[QUOTE]Udoh was a plus-minus genius in his last season in the NBA, with the Clippers, and he's only gotten better. At $3.3 million per year for the next two, he's a steal.[/QUOTE]

Doesn't make much sense to me to play 3 centers though. Once Favors is moved he'll make a lot more sense. He looked good with 4 plamakers around him and not another big. Still think Bolomboy should have ben in the mix before him though

[QUOTE]Snyder's favorite part of Burks' game was his defensive effort, which was solid. That's a big change from Burks as a young player, and while he still makes mistakes, they're fewer and further between.

"The adversity has tightened his game up a little bit. I thought he played good defense. I think he

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[QUOTE]The question tonight was this: What happens when a great defensive team plays a great offensive team? [/QUOTE]

or maybe a bigger question a crappy offense against a crappy D

[QUOTE]The Jazz got great offensive balance tonight. Rudy Gobert led the Jazz with 18 points, Burks had 16, Favors had 14, Johnson had 13, Ingles had 11, Mitchell had 10, Rubio had 9 and Sefolosha had 7 points.[/QUOTE]

and no sign of the go to guy

[QUOTE]Rodney Hood was announced as a starter and was then unable to play due to gastric distress which forced rookie Donovan Mitchell into the starting lineup. Hood never got going and the Jazz were a -13 when he was on the floor. Hood went 2 of 4 from the field in 27 minutes.[/QUOTE]

same old Hood

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[QUOTE]there

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