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What should the Jazz do in the offseason about their center position?

  • Kanter or Favors are OK playing center

    Votes: 12 63.2%

  • In Gobert we trust! (just give him time)

    Votes: 6 31.6%

  • Sign the best FA center (Hawes, Gortat, Gasol...)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Trade our GSW pick+player for Nurkic or Cauley-Stein

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Trade Favors or Kanter for a starting center

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • Total voters
    19
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doubledribble

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Looking at this season it seems to me that the biggest problem for the Jazz is the lack of a bona fide starting center. Both Favors and Kanter are PFs and they get destroyed by any real quality center (Drummond, Pekovich, Cousins, Gasol...). There are very few teams that can reach the level of contender without having a big, imposing body in the paint...and they usualy do it by having a superstar on the LeBron/Durant level.

So, were can the Jazz get the quality starting center? It looks that there is just one in the coming draft and he is very likely to get selected first or second. The best free-agent centers are Pau Gasol, Gortat, and Hawes. And, of course, it is very hard for a team to obtain a starting center through a trade. Of course, we have Gobert, but no way he will be ready bang with Gasol or Cousins in the next couple of years (if ever) - if he becomes a good backup center I would be quite happy.

So what should the Jazz do to get their center if they miss on Embiid? Sign Gortat or Hawes? Try to trade Kanter or Favors for a young center? Cross their fingers and hope that Favors and Kanter can play the center position by committee?
 
doubledribble said:
Looking at this season it seems to me that the biggest problem for the Jazz is the lack of a bona fide starting center. Both Favors and Kanter are PFs and they get destroyed by any real quality center (Drummond, Pekovich, Cousins, Gasol...). There are very few teams that can reach the level of contender without having a big, imposing body in the paint...and they usualy do it by having a superstar on the LeBron/Durant level.

So, were can the Jazz get the quality starting center? It looks that there is just one in the coming draft and he is very likely to get selected first or second. The best free-agent centers are Pau Gasol, Gortat, and Hawes. And, of course, it is very hard for a team to obtain a starting center through a trade. Of course, we have Gobert, but no way he will be ready bang with Gasol or Cousins in the next couple of years (if ever) - if he becomes a good backup center I would be quite happy.

So what should the Jazz do to get their center if they miss on Embiid? Sign Gortat or Hawes? Try to trade Kanter or Favors for a young center? Cross their fingers and hope that Favors and Kanter can play the center position by committee?
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I like gortat alot
 
I'm pretty sure Favors has checked-out on this season. All the losses must be getting to him.
 
wtf!
a center wont fix this team.

and favors and or kanter would be bonafide centers if they got developed right.

BUT SERIOUSLY bro. stop hating on kanter
 
Kanter can't guard my grandmother who is in a wheel chair. Every once in a while, I think that Kanter is starting to improve on defense, then you see games like the Detroit debacle and you realize average centers eat him up.
 
This summer the Jazz should largely stay in asset collection mode. I don't think now is the right time to chase free agents.

A player plus a pick to move up is probably not going to happen either. I could see us bundling our own second rounder but not a player.

I can't imagine they would trade either Kanter/Favors this summer even if they don't want to keep them. They will both be worth more next summer or by the trade deadline.
 
sojodave said:
Kanter can't guard my grandmother who is in a wheel chair. Every once in a while, I think that Kanter is starting to improve on defense, then you see games like the Detroit debacle and you realize average centers eat him up.
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wtf.


kanter is an offensive juggernauth
favors is a defensive juggernauth.

problem is corbin wants kanter to be defensive and favors offensive. without a real offensive system and or defensive scheme.

kanter>big al.

with the right system you can hide kanter defensive effecience case in point charlotte and big al.


but fine fall for the kanter sucks spin utah media wants you to believe
 
If Embiid is there with our pick (and is healthy), grab him.

Otherwise, let Gobert add 20 lbs and learn a couple go-to moves.

Kanter is a PF and only a C in a small-ball lineup imo.
 
DutchJazzer said:
kanter>big al.
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Favors is our starting center for the next 4 years and probably then some. Yes some of the bigger centers like Pek and Lopez overpower him, but they also overpower guys like Noah and Davis whoa re considered league best.

Also how are Detroit, Sacramento, and Minnesota doing in the standings with their "dominating centers"....lol
 
Kanter needs to work on his D and quit quadruple pump faking.

Both are doable.

He is a project but not an extreme one.

#Kanterpatience
 
Catchall said:
If Embiid is there with our pick (and is healthy), grab him.

Otherwise, let Gobert add 20 lbs and learn a couple go-to moves.

Kanter is a PF and only a C in a small-ball lineup imo.
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do you also think durant should bulk up

seriously bulking up isnt for everyone.


that is the most retared thing ever.
different bodytypes yo
 
Jazz4ever said:
Favors is our starting center for the next 4 years and probably then some. Yes some of the bigger centers like Pek and Lopez overpower him, but they also overpower guys like Noah and Davis whoa re considered league best.

Also how are Detroit, Sacramento, and Minnesota doing in the standings with their "dominating centers"....lol
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minesota has no dominating centers!
 
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