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To content for a title, Jazz need a Center

I dunno dude... listening to anyone that won't bother spelling contend correctly when starting a thread...

That just screams Troll.
 
I would be content with a title.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
Most people would say Bryant has more to do with the Lakers' titles than the big men. That, and Gasol. Didn't matter if Gasol played PF or C. Odom is undersized for a 4, but generally plays good defense.

Celtics had Pierce and Allen. Davis plays Center for them and is undersized.

Two of the best Spurs players were smalls. Could you even name the starting centers for their titles? Only one I'm certain on is '99 with Robinson. One year might have been Rasho Nesterovic, not exactly the bastion for great defense and rebounding.

So basically, size isn't the goal the Jazz should be looking for. It helps, but it's not the main goal. Favors is suitable for center. Jefferson is suitable for center if he didn't give up so many offensive boards. The Jazz big man situation is okay. What the Jazz lack is a top player. Doesn't matter if it's a guard or big. Doesn't matter if the Jazz get one from within or without. That's what the Jazz are missing. That's why there's so much hope in Hayward to develop into that. Unlikely, but it's something to hope for.
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Without Pau Gasol, the Lakers were a 7 or 8 seed getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs, even with Kobe and Lamar Odom. Kobe was even asking for a trade. The OP is saying that all contending teams have strong front courts. I agree with this. Bigs win championships. Having wings thereafter, of course, also matters.
 
Catchall said:
Without Pau Gasol, the Lakers were a 7 or 8 seed getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs, even with Kobe and Lamar Odom. Kobe was even asking for a trade. The OP is saying that all contending teams have strong front courts. I agree with this. Bigs win championships. Having wings thereafter, of course, also matters.
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All contending teams have strong back courts, too. What's the point?
 
You don't even need that gifted of a center. Look at what the Bulls did with Wennington, Purdue, and.. hmm.. there was some other crappy big guy. And also look at that game we had late in the season against the Lakers. Fesenko was a force.. Sure he didn't do much that showed up in the stats, but he was there in the middle handing out punishment. I just think we're too undersized with our guys like Jefferson or Favors.. We need some big brute, like Ostertag, who can block and clog the lane.
 
To contend for a title the Jazz need a championship caliber roster.

Oh, and btw, what's your solution then? What's a "center" in your opinion? We're not getting Dwight Howard for CJ Miles and a future draft pick anytime soon. Would you then consider guys like Kendrich Perkins or Nene to be our missing pieces? LOL... Seriously, other than Dwight Howard, who the hell could be considered a dominate center? There aren't any! The NBA has evolved. Gone are the dominate bigs. Today's NBA is dominated by speedy quick guards, Drose, Kobe, Dwade, Rondo, CP3, Parker, Westbrook, Manu, etc and freak SFs like Lebron, Durant, and Melo.

Realistically, the Jazz need a superstar SF/SG. Those guys win titles. Dwade, MJ, Kobe, Manu, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, win championships in today's centerless NBA. If the Jazz want a title, Raja and CJ need to go. Whether or not Hayward is the answer @ the 2 remains to be seen....
 
You do need a sizable front court to compete for a championship, at least in the west. Lakers have 2 7f ooters that go 4 and 5 and then a Lamar who could play the 4 on most teams playing the 3. Mavs, spurs, nuggets and even menphis have good size in the front court.

The Jazz had two centers this year, Fes and Elson. Al is a PF, Favors is a PF and Milsap is a really small PF. If Milsap can move to the 3 spot that helps out tons in the size catagory against larger teams. Al can get away with playing the C spot because he has long arms and a quick release on his shot. Problem is against real centers, he goes to his mid range shot more than taking to the basket. Against smaller guys he gets easier looks and goes to the line more.

The Jazz dont need an allstar center. They need a Fes like guy who is consistent and doesnt bog down the offense. Nene would be my first pick there is no way denver looses him to Utah.
 
I agree, that a dominant center is a huge asset for aspiring title contenders.

However, the Bulls won with dominant wings, not centers.

The most important players on the Celtics lately are Rondo, Allen, and Pierce, not centers.

Guards were very important for Spurs.

It's hard to at all with just one great player, you need a few.
 
If you have lock down perimeter defense then you don't need anywhere near as good an inside (on defense). You also don't jeopardize rebounding position by sliding to help, thus giving up easy offensive put backs. Simple concept, I know, right?
 
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