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Wassup with Sap?

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Has had a so-so preseason as starting PF so far.

Based on the preseason lineups, Sloan seems to have penciled in Sap/Al to start at PF/C. Stick with that? Or start Jefferson at PF, have a token starting center, and bring Millsap off the bench again?
 
It hasn't been so-so. He's been barely a role-player. I hope he picks it up soon, or we'd be better off starting AJ and Fes/Okur.
 
jimmyjazz said:
Based on the preseason lineups, Sloan seems to have penciled in Sap/Al to start at PF/C. Stick with that? Or start Jefferson at PF, have a token starting center, and bring Millsap off the bench again?
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Sloan won't hesitate to do this if the line up with Sap and Al isn't working.
Ideally, Sloan would like to be able to start the 7-foot-1, 285-pounder.

"But who do I sit down?" he asked. "That's the thing."

If need be, though, Sloan won't hesitate to turn to Fesenko — just like when he started him after then starting center Mehmet Okur ruptured his Achilles tendon early last postseason.

"I don't have any problem," Sloan said, "putting him out there on the floor. ... If Al (Jefferson) wasn't able to play a game today, I'd start him.
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I think Millsap will be fine. I just hope Millsap is always in the game when Jefferson is out so he can still be effective.

Give Millsap about 10-15 minutes of scoring time. And let Fesenko and Elson and AK play more minutes with Jefferson.

So Millsap should come out after 6 minutes in the 1st. Than let him get his production when Deron is in the game.

And Make sure Jefferson is in the game when Deron is out.
 
We will be better off if Millsap is coming off of the bench. I'll give Millsap a while to see if he and AJ can mesh. Although I think they are too much alike to spend vast amounts of time on the floor together. AJ is better so he should be starting and finishing. Millsap should finish till Okur gets back unless we need Fess' height and he is playing well. Once Okur comes back I'm not sure that Okur and AJ would not be a better lineup together most if not all of the time.
 
...don't worry about sap, he's a ball buster! But even if he starts to bomb, so what? We are knee deep in guys that can take his place...and at a cheaper price!
 
Millsap will find his stride, don't worry about it.
Remember this team was going to be Deron and Sap's team before AJ was picked up.

He'll find his role again, and when he does, we'll have one of the best collections of bigs in the league.
 
4/5 & 4 ast through the 3rd. He's not having a monster game but it is a good game. He's matching Artest just fine.
 
Inn Dawn said:
Well he's certainly giving plenty of ammo to the 'Sap ain't an NBA starter' camp.
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Millsap is 16 and 10 as a starter for his career - but all those games were without the team's #1 scoring option. Now he has to find shots in an offense where the #1 option is on the floor with him and has a similar offensive game. As of right now, this is a team problem - not a Millsap problem (albeit a good problem to have). They have to find a way to work him in.
 
This is a Laker problem. Sap is just too undersized to bang with the Laker bigs. He'll do just fine against inferior talent, but the Lakers, and talented length, will always give him trouble. Although, I have no doubt he'll contribute plenty this season.
 
Sap's fine. His scoring will go down a little tiny bit this year. Scoring will be spread around on the Jazz if the O stays this good. But he took an 18 footer that looked easy coming out of his hand. He had several nice passes. And he and Al should be able to get into a good flow on the inside.
 
Something doesn't seem right, that's for sure. I hope I'll be wrong about Millsap as a starter in the league.
 
Millsap's problem isnt about scoring 15 and 10. It is about finding way to be a good rebounder/defender without getting worn down. Sloan was more upset about a recent 1-rebound outing from Millsap in one of the preseason games than about the dip in his points. It was atypical of Sloan to call out Millsap on that, considering the mancrush he usually has on Millsap. Millsap is not the type to slack off. Hopefully we will see him pick it up in the regular season.
But I am more worried about his size w.r.t rebounding and defense than about scoring.He has enough offense to keep defenses honest.
 
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