SoCalJazzFan wrote:I'm a little surprised at how low people are on Hood. I expected more of a division of opinion. Perhaps the recent slump plays into this, or perhaps his failure to improve this year and unmet expectations.
So, if we are only interested in keeping Hood if he is on a good deal ($12M or less seems to be the common thought), we should probably trade him while we can if we can get decent return instead of risking no return in FA or hoping that we can flip him later, for which there is no guarantee if he isn't desirable now or during FA.
That's the problem - Rodney isn't very tradable before the Feb deadline, so if he doesn't get packaged as filler with another Jazz player on the way out he will finish the year with the Jazz, which I don't mind. His recent minutes is a test of the system - his value to the Jazz and/or the rest of the league. And he is playing like garbage. His future is Jamal Crawford or CJ Miles if he is lucky, (both guys that turned into respectable ball players late in their careers).
I've fully moved on from Rodney Hood at this point. Maybe by the end of the year he'll be more consistent and he gets OK money from someone, but the Jazz aren't going to reach at this point. Qualifying offer then sit back and see what happens - way more deals will be going down at the end of the season and the chance of better return on value.
