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Kidd is overall the most similar to Rubio (excellent both on transition and half-court offense, off-the-charts BBIQ, tough D, rebounding, poor shooting early on his careers), so pretty much that, with a little extra flair. With Ricky at the helm, Gobert at the 5 and the young guys filling the...

He's always been too reluctant, too self-conscious of his lack of a reliable jumper. And the fun thing is he shoots (and usually misses) with his left hand, whereas he's almost strictly a right hand finisher around the rim (that too may hurt him a bit at first, as he'll be more prone to misses...

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If healthy Simmons will be on the race for ROY based on minutes, touches and his ability to rack up assists and rebounds, no doubt. I'd say he's about top-5 right now, but we'll have a more informed opinion during the preseason, once we see the type of offense the Sixers try to run. Overall I'm...

I'm going to go with B thanks mostly to what happened before free agency started. Rubio and Mitchell are great additions and they came on two savvy moves by DL. The free agent acquistions weren't anything to write home about though. They're OK financially and will help deepen the bench, but...

JTT FTW. They're obviously both very talented, and OL's starting 5 may look a tad stronger at first glance, but JTT's roster really has the feel of a team that would work together perfectly. Payton, Rasheed, Cousins, dumb*** Reggie Miller and Tim Duncan all in the same team... I don't see that...

I'm man enough to admit that I voted for the non-Jazz guy. Make that 4. ;) While I love Mitchell and he's obviously going to provide defense unlike Booker, I've had a soft spot for DB since his UK days and I think he would be great for this team. Sure, he's not been efficient so far, but it's...

Fortunately for the Jazz every one of your fears been disproven time and again. Not only has Rubio lead great offenses with few outside threats around him (i.e. last year's 117.4 ORTG with a lineup as devoid of shooters as Rubio-Wiggins-Muhammad-Dieng-Towns), he's never had that problem of...

Not a doubt in my mind. Defensively they will be light years ahead of any other recent PG-big combo, and offensively they will work out extremely well. Just look at how Ricky and another great screen-and-roller like Pekovic worked when they were both healthy (unfortunately Pek was just too big...

As Cy told you, it'd be a (below) minimum contract and only partially guaranteed. It couldn't be less harmful to the team's finances. And what's with the attitude? FYI: Eric Griffin has never played an NBA game. So, yes, he would be a rookie. Age has nothing to do with whether you are one or not.

It makes a lot of sense indeed, and it's one of the most realistic trade scenarios that have been posted here. I think the Jazz are going to move on from Favors (and viceversa) next summer as he clearly doesn't fit with Rudy, so trading him for a 20-22PPG scorer who's always been an excellent...

It's a positive way to see it, and that's always commendable. I just think that when you go into free agency your main goal has to be to address your weaknesses, specially when they're as accute as Utah's after losing their only volume scorer. And as solid as these signings can be for the bench...

I can't help but feel it's being an uninspiring free agency. It's not that Thabo, Jerebko or Udoh are bad players, it's just that none of them is much of an improvement in the 2 main areas of need -outside shooting and overall scoring- which will hurt the Jazz over the course of the season...

With Exum, Burks and Mitchell all looking for minutes, I'm sure Hood will spend some time at the 3 every game. Then you also have JJ who may take some minutes there too, and of course Ingles. I don't think it's bad per se that they bring a SF, not at all if it's someone who can add something...

Ouch. So much for bringing more shooters and giving minutes to the young guys.

Mitchell can easily be seen as a better prospect than Exum right now, at least until Dante shows he can take a step forward in his game. However I wouldn't say he's a better *PG* prospect. He never had the PG role in Louisville, despite sharing the court with a not so talented guy like Quentin...

The main weakness in Rubio's game is actually not his outside shooting, but his finishing around the rim. That's were he posts terrible numbers for different reasons: - He's actually able to dunk the ball -as he should with his height and wingspan-, but he uses no lift whatsoever on his layups...

DM is a joy to watch in front of a camera, love the way he carries himself in every interview. I'm not a fan of players that tend to scream, defy rivals, clap their hands and stare at them, and I'd like to see Mitchell keep it to a minimum, but what I love about him is that like he said in...

Probably not the most popular opinion around here, but I can't see Gobert as the central piece of a true contender in today's NBA, as it's so much more important to have guys who can be a big scoring threat on their own while also being able to generate for the rest of the team. That's usually...

I don't think there's gonna be much of a question at the end of the season. Ricky will probably be around 12-9 which to some may not seem that much due to the low scoring, but his effect on games is just so big due to the intangibles he brings that he'll be there with Rudy as the most impactful...