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Let's Discuss...who starts at PF position? Favors or Kanter?

candrew said:
Favors at C - I've seen more than enough of Derrick 25 feet from the basket trying to guard stretch 4's while any one of the other 4 opposing players waltzes into the paint for an easy layup.
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So is Kanter supposed to guard these stretch-4s instead? I figure that will be even worse..
 
One plays high-post, the other low-post. They are interchangeable to some degree, and it just depends who is working the low post.

That said, Favors plays more like a center both on offense and defense, regardless of what he's officially called. He's the big physical presence in the lane that the rest of the players pivot around. Kanter is also much more skilled out on the floor. They can defend either position, although Kanter might guard the heavier offensive player.
 
They basically play the same position and have different strengths and weaknesses that could put either at either position. Their "position" will be dictated by who guards who, and who is guarded by who.
 
NUMBERICA said:
They basically play the same position and have different strengths and weaknesses that could put either at either position. Their "position" will be dictated by who guards who, and who is guarded by who.
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This. It defines essentially what I mean by positionless.
 
franklin said:
You're forgetting there is 97 minutes available for our bigs. Ryan Anderson would complement Favors and Kanter perfectly.
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Yep. Or really any big that can spread the floor (still kind of wish the Jazz would've drafted Erik Murphy in the 2nd round).
 
What I don't understand is how Kanter can be so strong and physical being just 237 lbs. Now, I think he is around 245 which still is pretty light for a Center but he is still one of the toughest guys I know.
 
Btw, Kanter is the PF on offense and the C on defense. Favors is our C on offense and PF on defense. All in all, I think Kanter is more of a true PF than Favors.
 
Favors is a good defender out on the floor. However, it's nicer to have him near the rim. The purpose of a stretch 4 is to pull a big defender and rebounder away from the rim. Quite often the Jazz prefer to switch and double players down low, meaning they don't make a super effort to guard the stretch 4. As a result they do sometimes get burned from 3-pt range.
 
I really like Kanter as the PF, and Favors as the C. I think the players think of themselves as the opposite though.
 
Not worried about Favors guarding heavier players. He needs to be in the paint defending the rim. Favors will clean up whatever gets by Kanter, who is a lot more Mobile then people give him credit for as long as he stays at last years weight.

Our offense is far more affective with Favors on the inside as he's strictly an inside player. Putting Favors at pf just takes away spacing and makes the apposing defenses job easier as Favors midrange game is subpar.

In the end this is basketball 101, and not sure why this is a thread. Op must be bored.
 
franklin said:
You're forgetting there is 97 minutes available for our bigs. Ryan Anderson would complement Favors and Kanter perfectly.
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Good point
 
We really won't know until after they both get coaching from our 'bigs coach' They both have plenty of talent and plenty of room for improvement, and as Malone said: 'it's up to them'.
 
Nice Frank.

I think the Wurrios were demonstrating the new NBA philosphy: "it is better to give up an uncontested dunk than a corner three."

It's the anti-Sloan defense.
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Start Favors/Gobert. Kanter comes in to provide scoring.

But I wouldn't do that if Alec Burks is going to play the role of off the bench scoring spark. Then I would start Kanter, bring Gobert in to rebound Alec's missed chucks.

I would also consider having Trey Burke come off the bench until late mid to late december.
 
They should play Kanter at PF he won't be the physical player we used to know for some time to avoid any early bad luck imo.
 
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