The 2017 off-season...Hayward, Hill, Ingles...?

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Jody Genessy: Jazz exec Walt Perrin on BYU big Eric Mika:

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5307824...ll-campus-aims

The area for sports science will nearly triple in size, officials said, incorporating more of the technology the team has coopted from its collaborations with the P3 training facility in Santa Barbara, Calif. Their strength training space will now be the largest among the NBA's 30 teams, Lindsey said.

That sounds big. They had been going to P3 just after the season and before the next season. Now they'll be able to do at least some of that year round it sounds like. They made Gobert even longer so that sounds like a good thing!

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http://www.slcdunk.com/2017/5/20/156...yder-utah-jazz

[QUOTE]Omitted from these awards is Quin Snyder. Many feel that Quin Snyder was slighted from this list. Erik Spoelstra made the list for his efforts in Miami for turning their season around and finishing the season with a 30-11 record. I feel conflicted about this. Not because I don

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http://www.slcdunk.com/2017/5/20/156...bio-dante-exum

Now Dennis Lindsey has hinted that the Utah Jazz and George Hill might be farther apart on money than what it may appear.

With his age it could be more the years than the amount. I'd give him max next year with a partial guarantee or team option for the 2nd year. If his play in November was real he's worth the money. You have another year to see and also how the rest of the team develops including the great Dante

George Hill when he was healthy looked like a near max player. The Utah Jazz can’t afford to spend max money on Rudy Gobert, Gordon Hayward, AND then add George Hill to the max.

Rudy took less than max for this very reason. If they become a tax team as Lindsey has said the Miller's and the Legacy Trust are willing to do, they can.

Dennis Lindsey has been a master at finding players whose value exceeds their contract value see also Joe Ingles, George Hill, Rudy Gobert, Boris Diaw, and Raul Neto.

Rookie contracts and an underpaid vet who cost a lottery pick and missed the final round of the playoff? Diaw is highly debatable as well at his price and the loss of assets to get him. Master

with Utah poised to start their balancing act with the luxury tax they might look at the NBA draft with their two first round picks and the contracts of Derrick Favors and Alec Burks as ammunition

shooting blanks with Favors and Burks until they show something. You forgot their cap space and other young players who might have some worth

The Minnesota Timberwolves have young guards Dunn and LaVine ready to take the reigns. This leaves Ricky Rubio as a possible trade target for the Utah Jazz. This is a dicey proposition trading inside the division.

Don't see Rubio as a fit. It's like no one is watching the Jazz. The Jazz want guys that can shoot at every position and that can play without the ball as well.

Another trade target could be Eric Bledsoe. If the Phoenix Suns decide to clear the books and trade away the contracts of Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight that allows them to build their young core of Ulis, Booker, Bender, and their 4th pick. Then Phoenix is able to be a trade partner throughout the 2017-2018 season and beyond for teams seeking to shed salary. A perfect place for a rebuilding team. Utah can help them achieve those goals by trading the expiring contract of Derrick Favors + picks to the Phoenix Suns for Eric Bledsoe.

Phoenix was reportedly interested in Favors last year with Earl at the helm. They also have a couple young PF's Not sure how well Bledsoe plays without the ball and his 3 point shooting has been up and down and he also has been injury prone.

The Long Shot
Dante Exum.

Can't go into the season with him penciled in the staring line-up at any position especially pg or even the rotation. I think if he can show he can hit an open shot and defend he could start at the 2 or at least be in the rotation. That would be a start for him at least. But all they are talking about is a mid range game. Hit the open 3's first. He was 31%. Even getting it into the mid 30's might be enough to open up drives to the hoop where he needs to learn to finish. After that work on your mid range game.

If you want to talk Neto I will listen. He's already shown he's a solid starter or back-up at worst. But I know you won't because he wasn't the 5th pick of the draft. He's just a proven NBA player.

Next...

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...-the-hype.html

Just as the air was leaking from the 2016-17 Jazz season, Dante Exum finally appeared. Where had this version been?

We saw it a few times. Got one summer and maybe a few months to show it all the time. Can he do it? I'm doubtful at this point. He might be better off in Australia or Europe learning to play the game first and than coming back in a few years when he has. The D-league is there for guys just like him usually AAU products not overseas guys though. He's a great athlete not an NBA player.

[QUOTE]Game 4 of the conference semifinals was an Exum reintroduction. He bull-rushed through the paint and dunked; rebounded and reversed off the glass; drained a 3-point shot. Late in the first half, he kept the Jazz from collapse. In the fourth quarter he drove again and scored, hit a pair of free throws, stole the ball. But he also missed an open 3 and a layup.

Mr. Someday Maybe was at it again.

Exum finished the game with his second-highest point total of the season (15). As he later explained, he had been called upon to be

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http://www.slcdunk.com/2017/5/21/156...s-trade-rumors

[QUOTE]Depending on Hayward

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http://purpleandblues.com/2017/05/21...ard-utah-jazz/

[QUOTE]Whether or not you

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http://purpleandblues.com/2017/05/20...of-trey-lyles/

Rudy Gobert is well on his way to greatness.

not there yet?

Were there any disappointments? Unfortunately, there was one distinct let down.

You're a unicorn and rainbows type of guy I guess. 1?

[QUOTE]Trey rocked out during summer league. Purple and Blues contributor Hayden Van de Maat recapped Trey

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http://purpleandblues.com/2017/05/21...to-be-healthy/

The tricky question about the Jazz future relates to player health.

The big question about the luxury tax was just answered. Get Millsap, Sign Hill and Hayward. Dominate!

Dante Exum has yet to regain form following a knee injury two seasons ago

How do you know what full form is since he was a better offensive player this year?

What if Gordon asks how the franchise is going to improve the health of its most injury-plagued players. Is there even an answer to that question? Will the Jazz commit to Gordon that players who cannot stay healthy will be replaced?

Add better depth and yes some of those could be replaced as well

[QUOTE]There is nothing more frustrating in today

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Arizona wing Rawle Alkins announced Sunday he will return to the Wildcats for his sophomore season after testing the NBA draft process by posting a statement on Twitter. Alkins was invited to the NBA combine earlier this month and worked out for the Nets and Raptors before making his decision. He was replaced for a workout with Utah on Saturday, fueling speculation he might return to Arizona.

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http://purpleandblues.com/2017/05/21...ew-dante-exum/

[QUOTE]Dant

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http://purpleandblues.com/2017/05/21...ear-finalists/

Given the incredible season that Quin Snyder orchestrated for the Utah Jazz amidst a constant onslaught of injuries, he was absolutely snubbed by not being named a Coach of the Year finalist.

Supposed to be the deepest team in the league and their two stars were playing most of the time

[QUOTE]Instead, the three finalists for the prestigious coaching award were the San Antonio Spurs

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Teodosic told TASS reporter Andrey Kartashov after Sunday

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http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44340185&nid...th-gail-miller

This past season the Jazz had an all-star on their roster in Gordon Hayward and a potential NBA Defensive player of the Year in Rudy Gobert.

All-NBA trumps all star sorry!

[QUOTE]Now that we put it in a legacy trust, it will be here forever," said Miller, who sees herself as the steward over the trust. "That is my way of saying this stewardship is secure. We are here to stay and that was Larry

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http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44339424&nid...-of-the-season

[QUOTE] the season will also be marked by Rudy Gobert