2016- Yet another long off-season

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4224105...at-portland-on

And Joe Johnson's return to the Miami Heat comes on November 12.

Oh that's big. He was there what 2 months?

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dante-e...153630528.html

Regardless of what they get out of Exum (and even his biggest fans should go in with tempered expectations, since he just missed an entire season with a serious knee injury)

There's 3 of us now.

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Sean Deveney: Note to Spurs and Jazz: Milos Teodosic is a free agent next summer, and said he wants to play for one of you.

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http://www.slcdunk.com/2016/8/12/124...-downbeat-1969

[QUOTE]It seems as though Marcus Paige and Joel Bolomboy are in camp right now. No, not with the Utah Jazz. But more like in school

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[QUOTE][URL="http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/david_aldridge/08/15/morning-tip-2016-rio-olympics-australia-making-presence-felt-at-games/index.html"]

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http://purpleandblues.com/2016/08/14...-watch-season/

[QUOTE]When it comes right down to it, Hood is a major factor in just how good the Utah Jazz can be this season. He is essential to the team

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http://purpleandblues.com/2016/08/14...alendar-16-17/

Monday, December 5th at Los Angeles (Lakers)

What should be a blowout is a top game?

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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/se...ns-in-2016-17/

The Jazz should have been a playoff team last year, but injuries and poor point guard play kept them (barely) out.

I'd go with they acted like they were still tanking until Mack joined and even than Withey wasn't playing. Quit blaming it on other things.

Most opponents will not have the big men to deal with a frontcourt duo like Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert.

They'll go small than

Most will not have two top-notch perimeter defenders to match up with Gordon Hayward and Rodney Hood, either.

Rodney will have to guard them too. Isn't this the same guys that were dealt with amd matched up with last year?

Imagine if Dante Exum has a breakout season.

Imagine if he doesn't. Everyone seems to think he will.

My biggest qualm with the Jazz under Quin Snyder is that they have a tendency to over-pass, and that's not a big deal.

Better than selfish play. Quin has to show he can get it done for a team that is going all out it appears finally. Last year they still seemed to be tanking for some reason after the end to the 2015 season.

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http://purpleandblues.com/2016/08/17...the-utah-jazz/

After all, the Jazz will add five solid contributors (Dante Exum, Alec Burks, Joe Johnson, Boris Diaw and George Hill) that were either acquired this summer or lost to injury last season

Remains to be seen what any of them contribute. Hill I'm pretty confident about the rest have questions.

I have the Jazz going 51-31.

Would be disappointing.

[quote]Hood

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...ng-talent.html

teams can spend over the cap but only for certain exceptions and they will have to pay a luxury tax bill to do it

Wrong. once they are over the cap they have quite a bit before they pay tax

[QUOTE]Assume that the last four roster spots (12-15) are league minimum players. These players, depending on time in the league, will make between $500,000-$1.5 million per season. For these players, we

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http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-si...-joel-bolomboy

Goodbye Johnson and Withey or Pleiss. Two more to go. Don't think they have room for their other picks this year. I see this as a Stars draw. I would have stashed him. He needs to get stronger. Should be a good fit in time.

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http://www.nba.com/2016/news/feature...r-of-the-year/

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...rformance.html

Everyone should be headed this way to get ready for the season before long now. A vet mini-camp and two roster spots to go. Right now it appears it's down to Withey and Pleiss for the final roster spot though I think both should go and they should get Hawes if he's still available. Thank you Chris Johnson. I'm sure someone will want you on their roster.

I'm thinking they will be resting guys this year. The roster makes more sense than. Exum and Alec sitting on back to backs maybe or even not being in the rotation until they are ready? Joe Johnson too though his minutes will be decreased by a lot as it is I imagine. Rudy coming back from the Olympics can get himself right first. He looked tired last year and it might have led him to getting hurt where he got his rest. The Spurs didn't rest Diaw because he is in bad shape but I could see the Jazz only going with 3 of their bigs some nights and playing smaller. Hayward won't have to play through injuries like he has the past couple of years. They'll be able to compete while resting guys. The Spurs way.

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http://www.slcdunk.com/2016/8/20/125...withey-signing

[QUOTE]Facts only: Joel Bolomboy is an NBA player. He

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http://purpleandblues.com/2016/08/20...omboy-signing/

This could mean that Lindsey and the Jazz brain trust would look to move second-year center Tibor Pleiss, or simply waive him outright.

No one wants Pleiss. Only reason he hasn't already been bought out is because they hope to throw him in on some deal( and he can shoot! ). Can see them keeping him until the trade deadline. Let's hope not but it would be very Jazzish. Withey has to have value to someone. He's too good. Chris Johnson is gone unless another move is made though.

Pleiss is guaranteed at around $3 million dollars for the 2016-17 campaign. Cutting him and paying him not to play for the team is probably not the ideal course of action for Lindsey and the Jazz.

No it's not ideal but with 10 million in cap room it's what has to happen if they can't find a sucker before the season starts.