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Will Memo's addition...

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make the Jazz the most talented team in the NBA? He very well could. I mean, look at our potential depth chart:

PG: Deron Williams, Earl Watson
SG: Raja Bell, Ronnie Price, Gordon Hayward
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, C.J. Miles, Gordon Hayward/Jeremy Evans
PF: Paul Millsap, Francisco Elson, Jeremy Evans
C: Al Jefferson, Mehmet Okur, Kyrylo Fesenko

We will likely have a ten-man rotation, with Hayward, Evans, and Fesenko getting the garbage time. The Jazz's starters are pretty freaking amazing right now. They have almost the ideal starting line up. Deron, Paul, and Al are the "Big 3", while Bell and Kirilenko are the two perfect complementary players/veteran presences (they both play great defense and score when they need too). Bell can shut down great 2's and Kirilenko can shut down great 3's. They are both really good outside shooters. The addition of Memo off the bench would make the Jazz incredibly difficult to match up against. I mean, our bench is already really good. Add a player at center to that bench who can shoot from the perimeter as well as score on the low post and play decent post defense. Memo is capable of being a 15-20 point scorer. The Jazz could be scary good this season if everything comes together.
 
I think right now us and the Spurs are the NBA's best, as our W/L records would indicate. And as our 3 new vets continue to mesh with the "old guard", the Jazz as a team are getting better every game. All 3 of these vets have made significant contributions already. And, as the Okur injury already has demonstrated, we are much better equipped to deal with injuries than at any time I can remember.
If KoC isn't GM of the year, that award is a joke; we lost 2 starters and our 6th man before the season started, and he has deftly replaced them all with the Jefferson trade and signing vets Bell, Watson, and Elson. The result has been amazing; already we are a much better team.
 
The Jazz need Memo to shoot the ball when he plays. If he's hitting 3s and adding a mid-range game without stopping the ball, he adds a dimension to the team--another true scorer. If not, the Jazz might be just as good with Elson's defense, rebounding and occasional jumper. Memo also lets Al Jeff play more at the PF spot without hurting the team offensively, which could prove to be a huge plus.
 
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