Favors minutes were cut down to a little over 20 last year pretty much as soon as we traded for Crowder, so I'm not sure what to think of this thread. Favors has been starting, but Crowder has been getting the starter's minutes.
Anyway, Just wanted to say that win over Boston was well worth the 17 million Favors will get this year. He had 3 offensive rebounds/putbacks in a row down the stretch and really hurt their comeback. I think Utah had a good chance of losing otherwise.
Not too worried at all about Favors or the fact we signed him to a one year deal. He'll be gone next year for sure, and I have confidence in DL enough that if he had had better options he would have taken them. Utah had the money and did Favors a solid in a year when there wasn't any money to go around. Next year I would bet Utah signs either Mirotic or Tobias Harris. In the meantime, the few minutes Favors spends on the floor with Gobert aren't a huge deal. I said the same thing last year when we were losing to start the season and we ended up just fine when people thought those few minutes were the problem.
If DL plans on going after someone like Tobias Harris next year, he might not want to give Crowder the starting spot just to take it away again for a new player. I see no need to overreact to this minor detail after the team proved last year they were just fine once the team got rolling. As long as Crowder is getting starter minutes, starting Favors is pretty much a non-factor.
