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Disregard Mirotic, Aquire Favors!

Saint Cy of JFC said:
I would not call Favors stroke nice. He is a pretty inconsistent shooter w/ his form.
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I would, especially for a big. The form of many bigs makes it almost impossible to extend their range. Not at all true with Favs. So maybe a relative thing but I would still call it nice.
 
Ellis269 said:

#SwatLakeCity
#WasatchFront

Been waiting for them to both be healthy and these are the results.
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Seriously my favorite highlight video of all time...... yes I even like it better than any Burks highlight video

The dunk at the 4:48 mark might be my all time favorite dunk from Rudy. I love that one.
 
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fishonjazz said:
Seriously my favorite highlight video of all time...... yes I even like it better than any Burks highlight video
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Mine too. I post it every time it’s applicable. They’ve been really good together, and if they can avoid ego problems moving forward (which I think is likely) then they can be a force for years to come. I really hope that the team and Favors can find some way to continue the relationship beyond this season.
 
gomretat said:
I would, especially for a big. The form of many bigs makes it almost impossible to extend their range. Not at all true with Favs. So maybe a relative thing but I would still call it nice.
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Favors shoots the ball on the way down half the time, which limits his range, which is why Quin doesnt let him shoot above the break 3's.
 
fishonjazz said:
Seriously my favorite highlight video of all time...... yes I even like it better than any Burks highlight video

The dunk at the 4:48 mark might be my all time favorite dunk from Rudy. I love that one.
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Huge props to whoever edited that video. Someone put a serious amount of effort into it.
 
That's a good video, had never seen it before.

Favors will never be my favorite player, his game isn't super exciting, and he doesn't have a ton of charisma. But he has a midrange shot that you have to somewhat respect, has great hands, and can run the pick and roll, and last night he was guarding Ginobili and his own man under the basket simultaneously in crunch time. Those are rare traits in a 6'10" guy. I hope he buys into what we are building here and decides to stick around.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I would not call Favors stroke nice. He is a pretty inconsistent shooter w/ his form.
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I would, especially for a big. Inconsistency and stroke are not the same thing. The form of many bigs makes it almost impossible to extend their range. Not at all true with Favs. So maybe a relative thing but I would still call it nice.
 
framer said:
Don't really see him knife fighting with Steven Adams for a rebound though. I'm starting to think it will be easier to add some range to Favor's game than teaching someone like Niko to do all the other things that Favors does.
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absolutely agree, would love to keep him, and if he keeps improving his corner 3's that's more than enough combined with his beasting under the rim.
Niko has been much improved for the pels the last month or so but i don't see how you could teach him to provide anywhere near the presence that Favs does
 
Favors shot 25% from 3 in March and April on about 1.5 3’s per game. I realize it’s a small sample size but it’s not completely tiny. Almost 1/4th of the season.

Anyway, that’s something to work with. We’ve heard all year since the fall that he can hit it and he just needs some to fall. Well, maybe they’re starting to. And a successful playoff game is the perfect spot to give him even more confidence.

I want him back. He’s a cool dude who plays huge in big moments and there’s legit room for him to hit 30% next year on more attempts and 35% the year after.
 
#bakethesoup
 
I don't like when people look at Rudy and Derrick and say "Well, they're both inside presences who don't space the floor so it becomes a problem for the Jazz." The logic here is that the Jazz ought to adjust to what other teams are doing. Nuts to that. Why not make other teams adjust to us? Look at our Twin Towers as our strength and their problem. Make them adjust. Rudy and Derrick are both elite rebounders who play very good defense. They can also finish around the rim and have good chemistry together. Make that the other teams' problem. If the Thunder want to be cute and want their 4 to stretch the floor, let them. I sure want to see more of the putrefying corpse of Carmelo Anthony on Derrick Favors. Let them see if a couple of threes a game that Melo might hit because Favors is slower to close out is worth 15 offensive rebounds and the "make-it-look-like-you're-playing-defense" defense provided by Anthony. Let's find out how long they can afford to keep Adams off the floor. Let's see how often Westbrook drives to the hoop as he's so accustomed to. Let's see how long they dare play a tweener at 4 instead of matching the Jazz with 2 tough, big pivots.
 
JimLes said:
I don't like when people look at Rudy and Derrick and say "Well, they're both inside presences who don't space the floor so it becomes a problem for the Jazz." The logic here is that the Jazz ought to adjust to what other teams are doing. Nuts to that. Why not make other teams adjust to us? Look at our Twin Towers as our strength and their problem. Make them adjust. Rudy and Derrick are both elite rebounders who play very good defense. They can also finish around the rim and have good chemistry together. Make that the other teams' problem. If the Thunder want to be cute and want their 4 to stretch the floor, let them. I sure want to see more of the putrefying corpse of Carmelo Anthony on Derrick Favors. Let them see if a couple of threes a game that Melo might hit because Favors is slower to close out is worth 15 offensive rebounds and the "make-it-look-like-you're-playing-defense" defense provided by Anthony. Let's find out how long they can afford to keep Adams off the floor. Let's see how often Westbrook drives to the hoop as he's so accustomed to. Let's see how long they dare play a tweener at 4 instead of matching the Jazz with 2 tough, big pivots.
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Uh huh, sure, the problem is Favors averages 2.6 offensive rebounds, not 15.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Uh huh, sure, the problem is Favors averages 2.6 offensive rebounds, not 15.
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It's what the Jazz had last night. Favors, of course, pulled down 8, but he also provides teammates with opportunities to snag offensive rebounds. I can think of at least one situation last night when he tapped a rebound back to someone on the perimeter. The rebound is credited to Joe or Ricky or whoever caught the ball, but without Favors to tap it, it doesn't happen.
 
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