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So we need another 3/4 defender

Eminence said:
Think I've decided, Luc Mbah a Moute is the guy I'd like to be brought in (at least have the medical staff look at him). He was a legit starter prior to the injury last season. If he could get back close to that level it'd be a huge steal. If not, well hey it's a minimum.
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Agreed. At the very least, he’ll make life hard on Hayward twice next year.
 
silesian said:
This year?

You mean the guy who posted up 5.9% of the time and scored 0.99 points per possession and scored 1.6 points per game from the post?

Did YOU watch the playoffs??
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Does that include pts he scored from the ft line after getting fouled in the post or paint?
 
Eminence said:
Think I've decided, Luc Mbah a Moute is the guy I'd like to be brought in (at least have the medical staff look at him). He was a legit starter prior to the injury last season. If he could get back close to that level it'd be a huge steal. If not, well hey it's a minimum.
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Great call.
 
MVP said:
Ok, so lets look how many pts Kawhi scored in the paint and then let me know if you think Exum can prevent Kawhi from getting in the paint.
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Okay, so let's change the argument completely.

You don't think Exum can impede a Kawhi drive? Exum has elite lateral quickness and 1:1 perimeter defense. And with Rudy covering his back? You may still be asking the wrong questions.
 
LogGrad98 said:
The gigantic hole we have at the 4 is going to be our downfall in a long playoff run. Playoff basketball exploits your weaknesses. Look how Houston completely took Ingles out of the series and forced Rubio to beat them. With really only 3rd string players to man the 4 for us we are not going to go very far. We need at least a borderline starter level 4 to round out the team to make a truly deep playoff run.
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This is the main reason I think the Jazz won't truly contend for a title this year. But they can throw the entire MLE at a 4 next off season.
 
LogGrad98 said:
The gigantic hole we have at the 4 is going to be our downfall in a long playoff run. Playoff basketball exploits your weaknesses. Look how Houston completely took Ingles out of the series and forced Rubio to beat them. With really only 3rd string players to man the 4 for us we are not going to go very far. We need at least a borderline starter level 4 to round out the team to make a truly deep playoff run.
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How are they going to take out players when we have scoring options. Take out Jingles, Bojan steps up (vice versa). Take out Donovan, Conley steps up (vice versa). Take away perimeter shooters, Rudy rolls and rocks. Not sure the problem carries with us this year.
 
At the 4 next season- Derrick Favors will be a free agent, as will Jae Crowder. That's assuming Jarrell Brantley doesn't turn into our best 2nd round pick since Millsap.

Dario Saric will be a RFA next summer, we'll see how he does this year in Phoenix.
 
silesian said:
How are they going to take out players when we have scoring options. Take out Jingles, Bojan steps up (vice versa). Take out Donovan, Conley steps up (vice versa). Take away perimeter shooters, Rudy rolls and rocks. Not sure the problem carries with us this year.
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Taking a single player out of the mix isn't the only option. They can iso against certain players, you see that a lot with Houston where they try to force switches to get certain guys on Harden. They will try to force the ball out of the primary hands, etc. I think we have a lot of that covered but I think teams at that level are capable of exploiting even small weaknesses. And I think the 4 is our biggest hole, without even really a starter level player to start for us. It'll be enough for elite team to make things really hard. We need to plug that hole to make a really deep playoff run.
 
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