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Midseason Grades For Every Utah Jazz Player

By Ryan Aston

Dec 23, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) warms up prior to their game against the Toronto Raptors at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 23, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) warms up prior to their game against the Toronto Raptors at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 30, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) steals the ball from Utah Jazz guard Shelvin Mack (8) during the first quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

Shelvin Mack

Brace yourselves; it’s the Mack Attack! The player who was hailed as a hero last season when he emerged from the ether to become the team’s starting point guard. After riding the bench with the Atlanta Hawks, he put up a 13-5-4 line over his final 28 games with the Jazz and nearly helped the team secure a playoff berth.

Now, he’s the guy that Jazz Twitter (and myself) incessantly complains about. Even when he doesn’t deserve it. So, will the real Shelvin Mack please stand up?

On the whole, Mack has been alright this season. He’s averaging a cool 8.1 points and three assists per game and has largely been the first point guard off the bench for the team. However, he’s struggled recently and has been giving away some of his minutes behind Hill in the Jazz backcourt.

In the end, he’s a player that’s never as bad as people make him out to be, but rarely as good as we’d like him to be.

Grade: B-

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