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Could Gobert eventually replace Favors in the Lineup?

Could Gobert eventually replaces Favors in the Lineup?

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mellow said:
I heard that Gobert was taking off his pads, growing a pair And trying to man up. He is also developing a go to move and 16 counters.

Thank heavens there is a game in less than 24 hours.
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A game will only solidify the thoughts of some posters about certain players. At what point do you acknowledge that certain players were huge mistakes?
 
Sexual Favors said:
A lot of people will think I'm nuts, but I agree with this. The only problem is nobody in the lottery will be trading their pick this year. If the All Star break came around and Favors was still struggling offensively (and Burke too), I would consider a trade w/ ATL consisting of Favors for Dennis Schroeder, their '14 pick, and some second rounders.

It's such a dream, but I would love to see a lineup of:

Schroeder
Hayward
Wiggins or Parker (I dream big)
Kanter
Gobert

^ that would be an incredibly hard team to beat, much less get a shot off on.
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Love me some Schroeder.
 
By the way, I have never understood the talk of Kanter as a 4...ever. He could manhandle most 4s on offense in the post, I agree with that. However, he cannot defend quick and stretch 4s. Even Favors struggles with this. One of Kanter's greatest attributes is his quickness and power against other centers but also his ability to take them away from the basket with his jumper. Kanter can play pg for all I care on offense; the other team has to defend him. Defense is where it would not be pretty. Also, I am sick of this true center bull crap talk. The only area that Favors and Kanter might not be considered a "true" center is in their head height. Kanter doesn't block a lot of shots either, but is a solid post defender. Both of them have sufficient standing reach to be considered a "true" center. Every player is different and brings different aspects to the game.
 
JJAS said:
By the way, I have never understood the talk of Kanter as a 4...ever. He could manhandle most 4s on offense in the post, I agree with that. However, he cannot defend quick and stretch 4s. Even Favors struggles with this. One of Kanter's greatest attributes is his quickness and power against other centers but also his ability to take them away from the basket with his jumper. Kanter can play pg for all I care on offense; the other team has to defend him. Defense is where it would not be pretty. Also, I am sick of this true center bull crap talk. The only area that Favors and Kanter might not be considered a "true" center is in their head height. Kanter doesn't block a lot of shots either, but is a solid post defender. Both of them have sufficient standing reach to be considered a "true" center. Every player is different and brings different aspects to the game.
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Generally when refering to a position people are talking about offense. There is no rule that says a 4 can't guard a 5 on D.
 
I always wondered what type of player would be ideal for Favors to play with?

How bought Kanter?

I dont know the answer to that really.

Sometimes I wish Kanter could swap his soft touch with Favors athleticism.

I hope Favors forces teams to go large rather than the Jazz getting forced to play small.

The front court reminds me of Zach Randolph/Marc Gasol. That lineup has better size but Utah Jazz has better athleticism. Also the offense of Gasol and Randolph are reverses when it comes to Kanter/Favors.
 
It's amazing to see what couple of blocks at the scrimmage could do.

Gobert got potential to be a great rim protector? Yes.
Will he replace Favors in the future? Too early to ask that.
 
Isn't this a little unfair to one of the coolest guys on the court since he yet to take his chance as a regular starter?


Favors is the man!
 
spycam1 said:
Am I high, or did you just say Gobert is already better than Favors?
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Noo... that's not what I meant.


What I meant was I'd rather have Kanter play alongside Gobert fulltime from day 1 so that they can get their chemistry going. The last thing I want is for us to stunt Gobert's growth by having him play behind both Favors and Biedrins.


Unless some miracle happens and Favors developed a couple of go-to moves over the next few weeks - I still stand by my assessment that Kanter & Gobert is a better pairing for me.
 
The Blue Elephant said:
I always wondered what type of player would be ideal for Favors to play with?

How bought Kanter?

I dont know the answer to that really.

Sometimes I wish Kanter could swap his soft touch with Favors athleticism.

I hope Favors forces teams to go large rather than the Jazz getting forced to play small.

The front court reminds me of Zach Randolph/Marc Gasol. That lineup has better size but Utah Jazz has better athleticism. Also the offense of Gasol and Randolph are reverses when it comes to Kanter/Favors.
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That's the problem I have with Favors... He's a Center in a Power Forward's body.... That's the real dilemma here. He's not long & imposing enough to play the Center position full time. He's not offensively good enough to play the PF full time. (I do hope he can prove me wrong on both counts, but I'm just too tired of waiting TBH).

For another team that is very thin on the frontcourt - he could be a great asset. But I think if we're gonna build this Championship Team properly, Favors is just too much of a dilemma to keep around.
 
CitizenofCapua said:
It's amazing to see what couple of blocks at the scrimmage could do.

Gobert got potential to be a great rim protector? Yes.
Will he replace Favors in the future? Too early to ask that.
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Wouldn't it be fun to look back in a year's time and laugh at all our predictions though???
 
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