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Here's a video to get you excited about Hood and the team nest season!

sgjazzfan said:
Watching this, I think Hood has a lot he can improve on to become a dominant offensive player. His dribble seems a little high for one. I'm not an expert, so maybe its just my perception, but I think he can improve that and get to the basket even easier. He is still pretty thin, so added strength will help that as well. He has a smooth shot, and I think he can and will become a more consistent shooter as well. Hopefully he improves defensively as well as he has the length to be a very good defender.
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Good post. I have always thought his dribble is too high but surprisingly it doesn't seem to hurt him much. I see him get into the paint with that high dribble pretty easily somehow.
 
Just watched the video. Damn that jumpshot is sweet. The elevation and high release are awesome. Textbook prototype jumpshot.
Love me some Rodney hood. Can't even be mad that he gets the starting job over my boy.

Regarding the high dribble.... I think he uses his body well to shield the ball from the defender so the high dribble doesn't hurt as much.

Can't wait for next year
 
fishonjazz said:
Good post. I have always thought his dribble is too high but surprisingly it doesn't seem to hurt him much. I see him get into the paint with that high dribble pretty easily somehow.
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It could just be his length, but I think he could be really dominant if he can improve his dribble and add some strength. Strangely, he seems to dribble lower with his R hand than his left hand despite being L handed.

Edit: After continuing to watch, he is much better with his R hand dribbling. He also just seems to get by going into the lane, then uses his long legs to step around whoever he needs to once he is in the paint.
 
sgjazzfan said:
It could just be his length, but I think he could be really dominant if he can improve his dribble and add some strength.
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I think his future is extremely bright... Then again I always seem to be too high on our young guys.
I expected favors, kanter, hayward, and Burks (the "core 4") all to be better than they are right now lol.

I'm doing the same thing again with rudy, hood and lyles. I will never learn
 
NAOS said:
That wasn't clear when the trade was announced, though. So, even though I've been a huge fan of Hill for a while, I also had my reservations at first. Once he and his agent made that gesture, though, the only reasonable thing to do was to get ****ing stoked for this trade (with your fingers crossed that it does indeed workout long-term).
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He was here for a basketball camp in Highland this summer. I thought it was odd at the time. After the trade was made it kinda seems like he was checkin Utah and the Jazz out.
 
fishonjazz said:
I think his future is extremely bright... Then again I always seem to be too high on our young guys.
I expected favors, kanter, hayward, and Burks (the "core 4") all to be better than they are right now lol.

I'm doing the same thing again with rudy, hood and lyles. I will never learn
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You expected Hayward to be better than he is right now? You must have really liked him.
 
NAOS said:
If Hill doesn't stay, then they have a clear point.
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I don't really agree with this. With Hayward being a year away from UFA, I think this is the kind of gamble you have to take if you're going to try and re-sign him. If Hill leaves it will suck, but it would be an absolute disaster to lose Gordo for nothing because we weren't willing to gamble with a #12 pick in a ho-hum draft year.

Having said that, I honestly believe a big reason DL took Hill over Teague is because he believes there's a good chance we can re-sign him.
 
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Cappy_Smurf said:
I don't really agree with this. With Hayward being a year away from UFA, I think this is the kind of gamble you have to take if you're going to try and re-sign him. If Hill leaves it will suck, but it would be an absolute disaster to lose Gordo for nothing because we weren't willing to gamble with a #12 pick in a ho-hum draft year.

Having said that, I honestly believe a big reason DL took Hill over Teague is because he believes there's a good chance we can re-sign him.
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I personally think its more due to fit, personality, and defensive ability. Teague and Exum wouldn't work near as well as Hill and Exum. Jazz also want a defensive oriented team, and I think they see Hill as a much better fit due to that. I also think they worry about Teagues personality, I'm sure Snyder had some input as he coached Teague in Atlanta and I believe Hill in San Antonio (? Unsure on this one).
 
MDAV28 said:
You expected Hayward to be better than he is right now? You must have really liked him.
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I honestly thought that each of the cour 4 had a good chance at being all stars..... And I considered Hayward the best of them. So ya, no all stars at all so far. I'm a bit disappointed by each of them in relation to my expectations.
 
fishonjazz said:
I honestly thought that each of the cour 4 had a good chance at being all stars..... And I considered Hayward the best of them. So ya, no all stars at all so far. I'm a bit disappointed by each of them in relation to my expectations.
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Hayward is an All-Star level player though. He's top 5 at his position. Idk how you could have expected him to be more than a 20/5/5 guy who plays good defense and makes his teammates better. Him not making the All-Star team is more of a reflection of our team's success than it is of Hayward's.

I'd say he's more than lived up to my expectations--so much so that my expectations for him continue to rise.

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♪alt13 said:
He was here for a basketball camp in Highland this summer. I thought it was odd at the time. After the trade was made it kinda seems like he was checkin Utah and the Jazz out.
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I did not know this. I blame jazzfanz.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
I don't really agree with this. With Hayward being a year away from UFA, I think this is the kind of gamble you have to take if you're going to try and re-sign him. If Hill leaves it will suck, but it would be an absolute disaster to lose Gordo for nothing because we weren't willing to gamble with a #12 pick in a ho-hum draft year.

Having said that, I honestly believe a big reason DL took Hill over Teague is because he believes there's a good chance we can re-sign him.
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I definitely understand this argument. That said, if Hill does leave, then I'd also understand the counter-argument. I'm totally on-board, though, at this point.
 
spycam1 said:
Hayward is an All-Star level player though. He's top 5 at his position. Idk how you could have expected him to be more than a 20/5/5 guy who plays good defense and makes his teammates better. Him not making the All-Star team is more of a reflection of our team's success than it is of Hayward's.

I'd say he's more than lived up to my expectations--so much so that my expectations for him continue to rise.

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Perfectly put.
 
I want to see hood become a better passer. When he stars to make his move he gets tunnel vision at times. I would love to see him get into the lane then hit a cutter.
 
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