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Next years projected lineup

If Brewer is our starting SG this coming year, then I'm going to staple my sack to this wooden table.
 
Brewer off the bench for cheap would be an ideal situation in my mind...for cheap though. We're talking Archie's Mom cheap.
 
slc said:
This would give Jazz outside shooting to open things up for Jefferson and another ball handler passer to open things up also. Hayward wouldn't be as big a rookie target and could stay on floor longer. Seems like a real possibility now.
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That might be the plan for 2011-12, but I don't see it happening right now.
If Utah doesn't match the offer for Matthews, which I think is highly unlikely, then I think AK starts at SF and CJ starts at SG. I think it's also very likely the Jazz will sign Brewer. Memphis has dropped out (they signed Tony Allen, instead) so it's down to Chicago and Utah. Brewer can probably be had for $10M/3 yrs - maybe less.

C-Jefferson (35); Fes/Okur (13)
PF-Millsap (35); AK (13)
SF-AK (20); CJ (10); Hayward (18)
SG-CJ (24); Brewer/FA (24)
PG-Deron (38); Price/Gaines (10)

Notice I'm not even putting Okur in as a definite. Once he returns, then AK isn't really needed at PF. You can then give AK 30 mins at SF, play CJ more at SG and cut back on Brewer's P/T. Also, Hayward could easily find himself playing 24 mins at SF as the season progresses. Sloan sometimes likes to split quarters. AK could play the 1st and 3rd and Hayward, the 2nd and 4th, especially in tight games; Sloan may want Hayward in there to finish due to his FT shooting and ball-handling abilities.
 
You need AK at the end of games. He blocks, deflects, and makes steals on the defensive end, and does not often turn it over during crunch time, and he usually makes his FTs when necessary.
 
write4u said:
You need AK at the end of games. He blocks, deflects, and makes steals on the defensive end, and does not often turn it over during crunch time, and he usually makes his FTs when necessary.
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Is this some sort of sick joke? Bro?
 
write4u said:
You need AK at the end of games. He blocks, deflects, and makes steals on the defensive end, and does not often turn it over during crunch time, and he usually makes his FTs when necessary.
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I think it might be Deron, Hayward, AK, Millsap and Jefferson to close out games. CJ can also make FT's but I agree w/you, AK's defense is extremely valuable. And with the other 4 able to score, Andrei wouldn't be a big liability on offense (well, as long as we can convince him not to jack up wild 3's).

I also like the ability of Deron and Hayward posting up their opponents. Obviously, against quick SG's Jazz couldn't go with Hayward at the 2. But I definitely think KOC drafted Hayward with the idea he could create mismatches against shorter SG's.
 
billyshelby said:
This whole shooting thing gets overblown in my opinion. I'm not saying I don't like having shooters as much as the next guy. But it gets talked about like it's the only way an offense can work, or a team can win.

How many shooters did Boston start? I see Pierce and Allen. Those are the only guys who make 3's. KG is a solid jumpshooter. Off the bench they had Robinson (who they swapped for House). Not exactly deep.

How many shooters did LA start? Kobe shot 33, Fish and Artest 35. Forgetting Kobe, nobody loses sleep worrying about Fish and Artest from distance. Off the bench they had Brown at 33, Odom at 32, and Vujacic barely played.

As teams, the Boston was 17th from 3, the World Champion Lakers were 23rd.
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All of the guys you mentioned are at least respectable shooters. BTW The celtics had Wallace, Allen, Pierce, and Robinson. With Garnett also being able to go out to almost 3 pt range. Hell I'd take a shot from Rondo over Brewer.

Lakers had Brown, Fisher, Kobe, Odom and Artest are all at least respectable shooters with 2 of the best interior players in the league with great size. The Jazz don't have that with this roster, even after upgrading Boozer to Jefferson. Undersized bigs and non shooters around them is not a good idea.
 
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