Jazz starting 5

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Eaton was never enough to push Malone and Stock over the top. He was a defensive force, but always lacking offensively.

This may be true, but we are talking about all time great jazz players, and he's the best defender the jazz ever had.

Also just a side note..... Someone mentioned J Malone earlier. Very underrated player and clutch in the fourth quarter. On of the best midrange shooters I ever saw.

 

[gregbroncs]

So here's my more serious list (aiming for a balanced team):

Stockton / Williams
Hornacek / Russell
AK (pre-2007) / Harpring
Malone / Millsap / Carr
Eaton / Okur / Collins

I didn't include Maravich because I never saw him play and isn't include Dantley because, though I may have seen him play, I was like 5. I think the addition of plenty of role players makes this a solid, balanced team. I almost booted Andrei off the list for being such a weeny.

Putting Millsap or Okur over Boozer is just blatant homerism. I did not like him at the end of his term here but he was a much better player than either Memo or Millsap. And putting Collins on here at all is a freakin joke. Right?
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Centers that played for the Jazz better than Collins. Tag, Eaton, Memo, Favors, Kanter, Carr, Foster, Mike Brown, Ike Austin, and almost every other Center that was not a complete stiff.

 

[gregbroncs]

Eaton was never enough to push Malone and Stock over the top. He was a defensive force, but always lacking offensively.

Maybe but by the time the Jazz got Hornacek and Russell Eaton was either gone or pretty much done. Back then they really were just Stockton, Malone and Eaton. And Stockton and Malone were in their early years and were not quite the players they ended up being.

 

[JimLes]

Eaton was never enough to push Malone and Stock over the top. He was a defensive force, but always lacking offensively.

I think you'd have to be Wilt Chamberlain to push any team starting Bobby Hansen and Marc Iavaroni over the top.

 

[infection]

Putting Millsap or Okur over Boozer is just blatant homerism. I did not like him at the end of his term here but he was a much better player than either Memo or Millsap. And putting Collins on here at all is a freakin joke. Right?
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Centers that played for the Jazz better than Collins. Tag, Eaton, Memo, Favors, Kanter, Carr, Foster, Mike Brown, Ike Austin, and almost every other Center that was not a complete stiff.

I felt I did a decent job qualifying my reasoning that I was shooting for throwing in some role players o create a balanced team. Yes, Boozer is better than Millsap, but that wasn't quite what I was aiming for. With regard to Collins, he'd arguably be the best 12th man in franchise history, even though he never was the 12th man (but many times should have been). In a way, he epitomizes Jazz basketball; not having much talent or fanfare but works hard, plays his minutes, gets along, and keeps his mouth shut. Getting minutes because the coach likes you and not because you're doing much on the floor is also another hallmark of Jazz basketball (see also Harpring). And, if your sixth big is playing behind Malone, Eaton, Okur, Millsap and Carr, then it doesn't matter if it's Olden Polynice, Jarron Collins, Jose Ortiz or even John Amaechi.

Bottom line: I feel like I took a good blend of realistic Jazz basketball -- the good, the bad, and even the ugly -- and turned it into a great team.

 

[gregbroncs]

I felt I did a decent job qualifying my reasoning that I was shooting for throwing in some role players o create a balanced team. Yes, Boozer is better than Millsap, but that wasn't quite what I was aiming for. With regard to Collins, he'd arguably be the best 12th man in franchise history, even though he never was the 12th man (but many times should have been). In a way, he epitomizes Jazz basketball; not having much talent or fanfare but works hard, plays his minutes, gets along, and keeps his mouth shut. Getting minutes because the coach likes you and not because you're doing much on the floor is also another hallmark of Jazz basketball (see also Harpring). And, if your sixth big is playing behind Malone, Eaton, Okur, Millsap and Carr, then it doesn't matter if it's Olden Polynice, Jarron Collins, Jose Ortiz or even John Amaechi.

Bottom line: I feel like I took a good blend of realistic Jazz basketball -- the good, the bad, and even the ugly -- and turned it into a great team.

If that's what you were going for you did a decent job. Too me the starting 5 and a roster as such should be the best players to ever play for the franchise. And that's why I questioned your team. Sorry if I offended you. It was not my intent.