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Big Al...if true, Center or PF?

Twin Towers said:
Hopefully. The Bucks need a back up Center badly. The Pistons need a Center also. I think they will realize that Monroe is not a Center.

Maybe even the Miami Heat. Offer 2 Million per year.
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We'd match 2 million per year I think. And dont give Joe Dumars credit for anything.
 
It has to be Millsap and Jefferson. Jefferson is much more of a C on offense seeing that he doesn't stretch the defense at all. Millsap's ability to knock down the jumper will come in handy now more than it did when he was playing next to the jump shooting Boozer and Memo.
 
If the Jazz get Jefferson, trade Millsap for a C?

You’ve heard the name: Gortat.

We all know that if given a chance, Sloan’s going to throw a Millsap-Jefferson frontline at the Lakers. Great that Big Al’s an inch taller than Boozer but that PF-C combo will obviously be undersized again at 6-8/6-10, while Jefferson-Gortat will be 6-10/6-11.

Jefferson’s also similar to Boozer in that he’s a scoring PF who's also a mediocre-to-average defender, so he’ll need a defensive center alongside him. And yep, untradable Memo’s not a solution and probably better as off-the-bench shooting big, and also not a big believer of Kosta/Fes.

I’d really hate to see Sap go but he seems the tradable player to try to get this done, either straight up with Orlando if possible or a 3-way that sends him elsewhere and the Magic get the guy they want.
 
vj_74 said:
Millsap at PF and Jefferson at C means our frontcourt would be even smaller than last year's.
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But, ironically, this new frontcourt pair will defend better--and probably score just as well. Whattaya know.

Last season, 82 games had Big Al playing about 2/3 C and 1/3 PF.
https://www.82games.com/0910/09MIN12.HTM#bypos

Two years ago, before the ACL injury, AJ played mostly C--and played it well, leading the team in +/- .
https://www.82games.com/0809/08MIN15.HTM#bypos

Me likey.
 
Do you really think, Jimmy, that your comment carries sufficient insight to warrant its own thread when it could be easily inserted in one of the many other Jefferson threads that already exist?
 
InGameStrategy said:
Do you really think, Jimmy, that your comment carries sufficient insight to warrant its own thread when it could be easily inserted in one of the many other Jefferson threads that already exist?
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I thought of it and yeah, it does.

Half of this has to do with what happens to Millsap. Not whether Jefferson should start at C alongside Sap or who should come off the bench or whatever. This is about the idea of altogether changing that undersized Boozer-Sap combo used to close games with a new, taller pair at PF/C.
 
I am not sure why everyone is claiming we are so small with Jefferson starting at C. He's an inch shorter than Okur and has much longer arms.

We were planning on heading into the season likely looking at a Millsap/Okur starting line up and nobody seemed to care.
 
We don't have to trade Millsap. Gortat's salary is $6,322,320. The Harpring TPE is $6,500,000. Although this puts us way into the Luxury Tax.

BTW, ESPN's Trade Machine says trading Millsap for Gortat makes us 6 wins worse and Orlando 2 wins better. OTOH, using the TPE makes no difference to our record, but does make Orlando 2 wins worse.
 
The I don't understand is Boozer was a willing and good passer. He was also a very good pick and role player. Jefferson is neither of those things. If we are willing to play Jefferson for 3 years is that better than paying Boozer for 6?
 
Jefferson would give the Jazz a lot of flexibility and depth to both the PF and C positions. He can start at C until Okur is good to go. When Okur gets back, the Jazz can either go big with Okur and Jefferson, small with Jefferson and Millsap, or both with Okur and Millsap. Plus with AK able to play some pf, and Fes in the rotation if he re-signs... we should have plenty of depth and be in pretty good shape to handle any injuries that would occur throughout the season.
 
Qman said:
The I don't understand is Boozer was a willing and good passer. He was also a very good pick and role player. Jefferson is neither of those things. If we are willing to play Jefferson for 3 years is that better than paying Boozer for 6?
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It was obvious that Boozer wasnt getting it done, maybe Al will, maybe he wont, but at least its something new.
 
Why am I keep hearing about 3ppg scorer Gortat and Millsap trade for a C, when we just acquired 25 year old 6-10 center with 7-3 wingspan, who can block some shots?
 
Ummm No. Why trade away Milsap after you put up big money to retain him. Milsap and Jefferson can play well with each other, Memo will benefit from having Jefferson on the team. And the Jazz have Mr. Tomic and potential something with AK as trade bait or simply his contract expiring. They won't move Milsap
 
- A frontcourt crew of Okur-Jefferson-Millsap-Kosta/Fes is just a luxury to have, IMO.
- I would not care who starts. I just want Sloan to be flexible and be able to switch starting lineups according to the matchups.
- If you think Al Jeff is a decent defensive player, you are dead wrong on this, IMO. He is mentally soft, IMO. I think his positional defense is no better than Okur's.
- I think, Big Al - Millsap should start in opening night. Depending on the recovery process of Memo, it could change.
- Both Okur and Jefferson can play PF / C positions. It's a good thing but neither of the two are reliable pick'n roll defenders. That would be a real problem to deal with if this duo to play together for more than 15-20 mins.
- It's obviously better to have a reliable post scorer, a talented player. Hopefully, KOC will shut the mouths of some so-called "experts" up.
 
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