Coach Ellis
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I’d bring him back. . . and still try to add Mirotic. But I have my reasons that go beyond DFaves, Niko or Jae.
Favors or Randle?
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I agree that you ideally do. But that's what the next year and a half is going to be about, particularly. I hope so, anyway.
But Niko/Jae sounds pretty damn good to me. I think solving the 4 spot is the determining factor with the ceiling of this team (them being legitimate contenders one day sooner than later), so I've got some fantasies swirling.
But I still think Niko is a better fit than Favors, all things considered (that includes the salary cap picture).
(I also think if you had a patchwork of tough, big, and/or defensive minded and floor-spacing 3s/small-ball 4s [Take your pick{s}: Ingles, Crowder, O' Neal, Sefolosha, and Jerebko]. I think Booker is even an option here to bolster the position for cheap. Bradley also has no chance of getting off the bench with Favors [and Udoh] here.
[I am dying for one of Porzingis, Aaron Gordon, Kawhi Leonard, or Jimmy Butler in the long term.])
[I am dying for one of Porzingis, Aaron Gordon, Kawhi Leonard, or Jimmy Butler in the long term.])
gregbroncs
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Favors is likely getting 15 minimum. And the jazz should absolutely pay that without thinking twice.
Bitch, please. Favors-Gobert-Ingles-Mitchell-Rubio are plus ****ing 75 in Utah's most used lineup of 395 minutes. Plus 75! Do you realize how good that is?
Go look up HOU's top 5 man unit and get back to me claiming Gobert and Favors don't work together.
All you dumb *** armchair coaches... QS starts them because they kick *** together.
Coach Ellis
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This is the simple truth to it. When Favors and Gobert have both been healthy, they play well together. The only time that hasn’t been the case was when Rubio first got here and they were trying to sort out Mitchell and Hood’s roles and minutes post Hayward. Once Mitchell won the starting job, Rubio got comfortable, Hood was swapped for Crowder and Gobert came back healthy from his knee injuries. . . this team has been on an unstoppable tear through the NBA.
Best part is that (outside of Jingles) they’re all under 30 - so still room to grow together.
416Klawzz
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Didn’t know where to put this but since the trade yielded Favs thought I would post this here. It’s Raja Bell telling what happened the night/day Jerry and Deron got into it.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/video...akup-with-jazz/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/video...akup-with-jazz/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
That deserves its own thread. Go ahead and post one.
I haven’t been able to start new threads. You can start one.
I think realistically the Jazz will think about Randle in free agency depending on what his market is. He's a guy who can create with the ball in his hands and put pressure on the rim with his dribble game as a big. Defensively, he's not Draymond Green, but on offense he can do a number of the same things. The Jazz can spread the floor with guys who can hit 3s and attack close-outs, and then put Randle at the point of attack. With or without Gobert on the floor, it could be potent.