Utah Jazz: End of season awards if the season is over
By Caleb Manser
Teammate of the Year
The Utah Jazz actually already have a winner of the real Teammate of the Year award on this roster, and that is Mike Conley who won it last June. As for the winner of this season’s award, it goes to Joe Ingles
Joe is such a great guy both on and off the court. He stands up for his teammates, delivers messages from Coach Snyder to the rest of the guys on the floor, and is practically the only guy who can run the pick and roll right with Rudy Gobert.
He’s serious about winning, but also has a playful side to him that make him one of the more enjoyable guys to be around in the locker room. He accepts responsibility, and doesn’t make excuses.
He’s been perfectly fine getting yanked in and out of the starting lineup, and he’s been willing to be experimented on with what lineups work better. There were other contenders for the award, but Joe was the easy choice.
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Honorable Mention: Emmanuel Mudiay
Surprised? Don’t be.
EM defended his teammate Rudy Gobert when the rest of the team was silent as crickets. While plenty of people were willing to attack Gobert for his reckless actions in the locker room and with the microphones, Mudiay stood behind Rudy in his time of need.
Not only that, but he came up with the nickname of “Two Time” for Rudy Gobert. He started playing really well during the 10 game winning streak, yet when Coach Snyder opted to take him out of the rotation with Mike Conley’s hamstring healing up, Mudiay didn’t complain.
Next. Gobert named State of Sports Male Athlete of year. dark
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