LjJazzman
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I don't think this is true at all.
Is Favors our answer at the Center position defensively?
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I don't think this is true at all.
Just Ted
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so last night we saw a lot of Rudy and Favors together. It was okay, but nothing that will make us contenders. Rudy is a difference maker, but until we have someone who can take over games (Rudy Gay last night) and force our team to a win, it won't matter who is or is not stepping up inside. Favors and Rudy will never be our "go to guy". Hayward has shown he is a great second option. Exum is really tentative..... when he goes to the hole he always passes. Last night was tough to watch because Exum showed nothing and I mean nothing that makes me think he is anything more than a back up. I pray I'm wrong. I know..... to early, Panic much etc....
LjJazzman
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We didn't see a lot of Rudy and Favors together....
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Ya, favors was in foul trouble all night
Did Favors and Gobert even play together at all last night?
I think may be you confused Rudy and Booker, for Rudy and Favors.
I don't think Favors will need to lose a whole lot of weight, just enough to be a bit more mobile. I'd rather try this combination during the season now as we're not gonna make the playoffs anyway. Moreover, Favors is so good defensively that he'll be able to make it work - and like someone else said above, he can't be worse than what Kanter is doing now. He can keep up with most PFs unless the opponents throw you Carmelo or LeBron.
mellow
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Have they ever played together?
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/goberru01/lineups/2015/
If they have played together this season, it has been less than 10 minutes combined.
Jazz see Rudy as a center, jazz must see Favors as a center. I want to see what they can do together, although as Locke and Boone said last night, if the jazz do that then the second unit of Enes/Booker gives up 100 points.
On. Positive note, can you guess the player Rudy has been on the court with the most often?
The other future star...Dante Exum.
Yeah, they played like 3 or 4 minutes the other night together in garbage time, I think.
But like I said, are we gonna make the playoffs this season? If not, why not try out the Gobert/Favors pairing this year and work out all the kinks for next year. We'll also get a GREAT draft pick in the offseason.
Gobert
Favors
Stanley Johnson or Justice Winslow (both locked down defenders)
Hayward
Exum
That's a lineup I am excited to see.
Kanter has got to go. Sorry, but if I see one more of his shots get blocked I'm gonna go jump off the cliff. And I haven't even started on his defensive ability....
Gobert/Favors defensively has the chance to be ELITE. Add a locked down defender at the SF spot and Exum at the PG, our defensive future is BRIGHT.
mellow
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So why have they played 8 minutes together? I guess the coach sees them in practice, why not play them together in a game and see what happens?
Snyder's thing is floor spacing. Favors/Gobert offer none of that, especially when Exum is in the game.
I think Quin is still in that 'win now' mode??? They need at least 1 defensive big in the 2nd unit, hence Gobert & Favors not playing together all that often.
gregbroncs
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Nope. Kanter is definitely shooting much better than Favors and has more range. He is %38 from left corner and above the break. He is just 1 of 6 from right corner which kills his percentage.
This truly has to be the most lopsided poll in Jazzfanz history.
Time to start Gobert at Center.
Time to start Gobert at Center.