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Corbin Says, "“[Favors] may come into camp and blow our minds away”

I am just glad that Corbin is thinking along these lines. Favors is going to get his chance to win a starting spot.
 
I still think that our starting lineup should be Harris at PG, Hayward at SG, Millsap at SF, Favors at PF, and Jefferson at C. Our primary reserves should be (in no particular order) Alec Burks, C.J. Miles, Jeremy Evans, Enes Kanter, and Mehmet Okur.
 
I think Millsap could be a 6th man of the year type of guy off the bench, and that might be the best way to go.
Who is going to score off of that bench?
 
northeast said:
I think Millsap could be a 6th man of the year type of guy off the bench, and that might be the best way to go.
Who is going to score off of that bench?
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Miles, Okur, Watson (now that we now he is back), Kanter (who is very talented offensively), and Burks (who was a scoring machine in college). IMO, Millsap is too important to our team to have him come off the bench. Besides, the Jazz almost never play with exclusively reserve players. They almost always have at least one starter on the floor. I think that we have a very talented team this year. We are good enough to make the playoffs.
 
You start Millsap and Jefferson until Favors shows in practice that he is better than either one. Then you start Favors and the bench guy has nothing to complain about.
 
Matthew Thomas Castleton said:
Miles, Okur, Watson (now that we now he is back), Kanter (who is very talented offensively), and Burks (who was a scoring machine in college). IMO, Millsap is too important to our team to have him come off the bench. Besides, the Jazz almost never play with exclusively reserve players. They almost always have at least one starter on the floor. I think that we have a very talented team this year. We are good enough to make the playoffs.
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I hope the Jazz DO NOT make the playoffs this year. There are some really nice pieces, but I would love for Utah to get a top 3 pick. IF we make the playoffs, then we are doomed to the last bajillion years of Jazz basketball (sans two years). We are stuck in the middle. We have an opportunity to get one more young player, and then this team should be set to dominate (or KOC is gone).
 
green said:
You start Millsap and Jefferson until Favors shows in practice that he is better than either one. Then you start Favors and the bench guy has nothing to complain about.
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Why do you have to bench one of them? Why can't you just start all three (Millsap at SF, Favors at PF, and Jefferson at C)? This trio seemed to work pretty well together at the end of last season.
 
green said:
I hope the Jazz DO NOT make the playoffs this year. There are some really nice pieces, but I would love for Utah to get a top 3 pick. IF we make the playoffs, then we are doomed to the last bajillion years of Jazz basketball (sans two years). We are stuck in the middle. We have an opportunity to get one more young player, and then this team should be set to dominate (or KOC is gone).
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The Jazz get Golden State's lottery pick this year. We just got a top 3 pick in this year's draft (Enes Kanter) to go along with Favors and Hayward in last year's draft.
 
I'm not sold on Favors or Kanter. I think Favors will become a very good basketball player, but I don't know if he can lead us to the promised land. Heck, even Dwight Howard isn't winning tittles in Orlando. Shaq didn't win titles until he was paired with Kobe. We don't have our Kobe. A top three pick in the year's draft could very well be our Kobe. That is who we need, and the only way to get him is to lose. We have a lot of young talent, adding another top 3 pick could take us from a solid, 4-6 seed team to a contender. We need one more losing season.
 
I'd love to have Burks and Millsap come off the bench. A lot of teams have their fifth "starter" only play nominal minutes and not have that much of an offensive role. There are only so many shots to go around. Jefferson, Hayward, Harris are all scorers. Favors will get touches around the basket. On the 2nd unit, Watson is not a scorer. So put him in with Burks and Millsap. Millsap was dominant around the basket when he was a sub. IMO, he'd benefit the Jazz best by going back to that role. And he'd be a primary option on offense, not having to compete with the other starters for touches.
 
green said:
I'm not sold on Favors or Kanter. I think Favors will become a very good basketball player, but I don't know if he can lead us to the promised land. Heck, even Dwight Howard isn't winning tittles in Orlando. Shaq didn't win titles until he was paired with Kobe. We don't have our Kobe. A top three pick in the year's draft could very well be our Kobe. That is who we need, and the only way to get him is to lose. We have a lot of young talent, adding another top 3 pick could take us from a solid, 4-6 seed team to a contender. We need one more losing season.
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And MJ didn't win any titles by himself, either. Nor did Kobe once Shaq left - until they traded for Gasol. Not even the greatest players can win championships by themselves. We don't necessarily need a "Kobe." In fact, Deron was pretty close to that level the last couple of years; always needing the ball and the attention.

Any of our first rounders could turn into an all-star (or close to it): Favors, Kanter, Hayward, Burks. I guess if "promised land" = championship, then consider Malone and Stockton to have just been very good, but not great. If I were a betting man, I might wager that we'll not see a pick next season. Jazz have a lot of youth, but need experience. And they'll have some financial flexibility with Okur's salary coming off the books. Wouldn't surprise me to see KOC make a deadline deal with the expirings of Okur, CJ and pick(s) to acquire an established wing. We'd then have a very good rotation at the 4/5 and at the 2/3, with just the PG slot to consider. And if Kanter develops, one of the bigs could be traded.
 
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GlassEater said:
And MJ didn't win any titles by himself, either. Nor did Kobe once Shaq left - until they traded for Gasol. Not even the greatest players can win championships by themselves. We don't necessarily need a "Kobe." In fact, Deron was pretty close to that level the last couple of years; always needing the ball and the attention.

Any of our first rounders could turn into an all-star (or close to it): Favors, Kanter, Hayward, Burks. I guess if "promised land" = championship, then consider Malone and Stockton to have just been very good, but not great. If I were a betting man, I might wager that we'll not see a pick next season. Jazz have a lot of youth, but need experience. And they'll have some financial flexibility with Okur's salary coming off the books. Wouldn't surprise me to see KOC make a deadline deal with the expirings of Okur, CJ and pick(s) to acquire an established wing. We'd then have a very good rotation at the 4/5 and at the 2/3, with just the PG slot to consider. And if Kanter develops, one of the bigs could be traded.
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Favors and Hayward have future all-star status written all over them. Gordon reminds me of a young Manu Ginobili mixed with Jeff Hornacek. IMO, Derrick has All-NBA-type potential. The Jazz have pretty much NEVER had a player with his combination of elite athleticism, defensive ability, and low post presence (sans Karl Malone). He was the #1 recruit in the COUNTRY coming out of high school. Had he stayed in school one more year, Favors would have been this year's #1 overall pick without question. He is that good.
 
Matthew Thomas Castleton said:
Favors and Hayward have future all-star status written all over them. Gordon reminds me of a young Manu Ginobili mixed with Jeff Hornacek. IMO, Derrick has All-NBA-type potential. The Jazz have pretty much NEVER had a player with his combination of elite athleticism, defensive ability, and low post presence (sans Karl Malone). He was the #1 recruit in the COUNTRY coming out of high school. Had he stayed in school one more year, Favors would have been this year's #1 overall pick without question. He is that good.
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This paragraph is such a turn on right now.
 
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