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Favors training with Malone

WhiskyPriest said:
NO!!! The third person thing drives me nuts! Favors doesn't have the attitude to pull it off. If anybody refers to himself in the third person on our team it should be Enes Kanter. His interviews are always hilarious.
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That would be too funny.

"First of all, Kanter is a good post player, but Kanter is working on Kanter's face up game."
 
spycam1 said:
That would be too funny.

"First of all, Kanter is a good post player, but Kanter is working on Kanter's face up game."
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nightmare3983 said:
"Enes Kanter would like to get more playing time, but Enes Kanter will keep working hard to earn it."
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What's up What's up What's up What's up! First of all, Enes Kanter is rebounding with muscle advantage! Then Enes Kanter will dominate the hole. (Drops the mic and walks away like a thug)
 
Further evidence Favors prefers the PF position over playing C... If he develops anything close to Malone's outside game, look out... And all that extra work should improve his stamina, which has been an issue too...
 
What I got from this interview is how he keeps emphasizing he wants to play more, and how he will start thinking about his contract if he isn't playing much.

I'm growing more nervous about what Corbin is going to do. If he tries to split the minutes between the Biggs the same as last year, then we have something to worry about. I can only imagine him wanting out if he averages under 30 minutes a game. No, he can't force his way out now, but it's not going to help in retaining him in the future.

This is why a trade has to happen. We can't give the coach a chance to screw this up. We can't drop the ball here.

We made our bed here. We have basically hitched ourselves to the Favors wagon when we traded Deron away. So, they just have to stick him out there and hope for the best. We can't keep saying he is too young and not ready.
 
Hack said:
We can't drop the ball here. We made our bed here. We have basically hitched ourselves to the Favors wagon when we traded Deron away. So, they just have to stick him out there and hope for the best. We can't keep saying he is too young and not ready.
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This is a hugely important point. Favors is going into his third year. Let's say he doesn't get very much playing time again, and then the Jazz finally give him the minutes in his fourth year but don't give him a max contract and claim it is because he hasn't shown enough improvement yet. How will he take this? How will his agent spin it? He just needs minutes. He's not even saying he needs to start. He just wants minutes. Paul and Al are not going to be max players at this point. Favors very well could be, so this could be a bad situation if he feels like that Jazz hosed him with lack of playing time. He likes Utah and is winning over fans throughout the state. Don't screw this up Jazz brass!
 
If the Jazz FO don't give Favors extended minutes this season and tries to be "cheap" during contract talk then we can all kiss our savior out of the Deron Williams fiasco GOODBYE
 
Revolution 9 said:
Are Malone and Favors in Utah right now?

I haven't seen anything, but that offhand remark in the online chat that Favors would be willing to work with Malone. It sounded like he thought it was cool, but not that something was planned or even talked about.
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That's what I thought as well. I wouldn't read too much into it, unless there's more evidence of this really happening.
 
Hack said:
We made our bed here. We have basically hitched ourselves to the Favors wagon when we traded Deron away. So, they just have to stick him out there and hope for the best. We can't keep saying he is too young and not ready.
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Damn straight. Unless Favors just stinks up the joint I'll be on the fire Corbin bandwagon if he's not getting 32-35 minutes a game.
 
NotDeadYet said:
Further evidence Favors prefers the PF position over playing C... If he develops anything close to Malone's outside game, look out... And all that extra work should improve his stamina, which has been an issue too...
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it's evidence that he wants to become a better NBA big man. the skill set to play center and the skill set to play PF are essentially the same ones, especially in a jazz system where there is very little difference.

or maybe you missed all the favors quotes where he has said, "i just want to play."
 
Hack said:
If he tries to split the minutes between the Biggs the same as last year, then we have something to worry about.
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I don't think this would be a problem, I mean other then avoiding the occasional ruined pie or flute he has what 60lbs and 10" over Jason Biggs, now Roger Braille on the other hand should be worried about Biggs.
 
theNBAnerd said:
it's evidence that he wants to become a better NBA big man. the skill set to play center and the skill set to play PF are essentially the same ones, especially in a jazz system where there is very little difference.

or maybe you missed all the favors quotes where he has said, "i just want to play."
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Offensivey, yes, a very similar skill set. BUT, It takes very different physical ability to guard the likes of Howard or Bynum than it does Dirk Nowitzki or Pau Gasol. When Millsap was at SF, it was FAVORS who ran out to defend the opposing SF instead of Millsap, who was too slow to react. Favors is far more capable of defending the PF position than taking on the Bynum's and Howard's of the NBA, the serious BIGs, by mostly staying rooted in the paint in a wrestling match. Favors' strength is his mobility, not his physical strength...
 
NotDeadYet said:
Offensivey, yes, a very similar skill set. BUT, It takes very different physical ability to guard the likes of Howard or Bynum than it does Dirk Nowitzki or Pau Gasol. When Millsap was at SF, it was FAVORS who ran out to defend the opposing SF instead of Millsap, who was too slow to react. Favors is far more capable of defending the PF position than taking on the Bynum's and Howard's of the NBA, the serious BIGs, by mostly staying rooted in the paint in a wrestling match. Favors' strength is his mobility, not his physical strength...
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And Kanter is the opposite. Strength and not his quickness is his strength. Man I hope to see Kanter make some really solid strides this year. Him and Favors could be lethal in the post.
 
//r00t 4 Jazz said:
I don't think this would be a problem, I mean other then avoiding the occasional ruined pie or flute he has what 60lbs and 10" over Jason Biggs, now Roger Braille on the other hand should be worried about Biggs.
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I have no control over how my phone spells words. I take no responsibility for it either.
 
Stoked said:
And Kanter is the opposite. Strength and not his quickness is his strength. Man I hope to see Kanter make some really solid strides this year. Him and Favors could be lethal in the post.
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I agree with this. Also, if Kanter really does have a reliable outside shot then they just became that much better. I too really hope that Kanter is able to shake the jitters and play at a higher level this season. Hopefully he will get close to about 20 minutes a game for that to happen.
 
orangello said:
I agree with this. Also, if Kanter really does have a reliable outside shot then they just became that much better. I too really hope that Kanter is able to shake the jitters and play at a higher level this season. Hopefully he will get close to about 20 minutes a game for that to happen.
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So if Kanter gets 20 mins, who gets less minutes then?
 
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