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Extend Hood ?

I'd like to see Hood at the 3 for relatively significant minutes this year too to see how effective he is there.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I agree but Harris is a better defender, younger (I think), and much more efficient offensively.

I'd also add that money is drying up and not a ton of teams will be able to spend on outside fa's next summer.

We could offer him now but I think it could be prudent to let the season play out, see how Mitchell performs, and go from there.

Why offer Hood 4/75 now if Mitchell becomes an obvious starter at the 2? If no one wants to or really has the money to offer him that? Given his injury history? Yes, we have to worry about him blowing up but if that happens, it makes re-signing him (at a higher cost) that much more of an obvious move.
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This.

We shouldn't use Denver as a blueprint for success or good FO decisions. Only way we ahould sign Hood is at a discount in the 4/60Mil range. And as stated, theres no money in FA this year.
 
So with Lin now out for the year he likely opts into his last year of his contract. Brooklyn won't have the space to give Hood an offer now... one less FA overpay destination. The more spots that are removed as FA destinations the tighter that market gets. He may end up coming much cheaper than I would have guessed.
 
jom2003 said:
Never underestimate Dave Joerger's love for Rodney Hood...
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I think this is tongue and cheek, but they won't have cap space for an overpay... at about $85 M and they have their pick this year... they could clear some space but right now they have 11-12 to work with and a couple young wing/2 guards... never stopped them from doing something crazy before.

Dallas is the team that worries me most with Hood.
 
Someone is going to offer a lot of money for Rodney Hood, I bet he's not on the Jazz next season. When he's on, he's one of our very best scorers.
 
rare144 said:
Someone is going to offer a lot of money for Rodney Hood, I bet he's not on the Jazz next season. When he's on, he's one of our very best scorers.
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When he's on, he IS the best scorer on the team. The problem is he's usually not and he kinda chokes when the pressure/intensity of the game increases.
 
NUMBERICA said:
When he's on, he IS the best scorer on the team. The problem is he's usually not and he kinda chokes when the pressure/intensity of the game increases.
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This is a correct assessment unfortunately. He has all the tools. He could really turn it on and score 20-25 per night, but for some reason he just isn't putting it together, whether it is the pressure or whatever idk. Frustrating. I hope he gets his confidence up and gets things in gear.
 
Not comparing Hood as a person to Kanter, but the situation is similar. Jazz had a young player with tremendous upside who needed to be a starter. So Gobert was elevated and Kanter was traded. Jazz have a rookie who can come off the bench for now, but has way more upside, especially on the defensive end. So if the Jazz start Mitchell at the 2 next year, where does that leave Rodney? Hood is either a poor or just average defender at the 2. Can he possibly defend the 3? I just don't see it.
 
Those are similar situations, Dmitch is going to better than Hood. He's playing for his contract, benefits us this season, but let him break someone elses bank next season.
 
I like the idea of playing Hood at the 3. Hood is a versatile scoring wing that any team could use. He's worth keeping.
 
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