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Utah Jazz report card: Updated grades for each Jazz-man at the 30-game mark

By Tyler Thorpe

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 22: Derrick Favors #15, Joe Ingles #2, and Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz react during game against the Chicago Bulls on November 22, 2017 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 22: Derrick Favors #15, Joe Ingles #2, and Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz react during game against the Chicago Bulls on November 22, 2017 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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B. . SG. Utah Jazz. RODNEY HOOD

Overall GPA: 2.57 (B-minus)

Rodney Hood missed the first seven games of Utah’s last 10-game stretch. However, Hood has been great since his return.

He has scored over 14 points per game since his return to Utah’s bench rotation. What has been even more impressive is his suddenly improved effectiveness from beyond the arc.

In November, Hood shot a disappointing 38 percent from three. In Hood’s three games since returning from injury, he has shot nearly 59 percent from downtown.

Hood has embraced his new role as Utah’s sixth man. As I mentioned above, his scoring ability combined with Alec Burks gives Utah a much more explosive second unit than they have recently had.

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