The Indispensable Man

[b_line]

This is the order I would put it in:

1. Favors (I think I remember hearing that the team pretty much lost a ton when we has been injured the last two years)
2. Hayward (he is our best player, but has definite depth beneath him, so it might not hurt as much as Favors)
3. Gobert (If he turns out to be the player that we thought he was after the Kanter trade, he is probably #1. )
4. Anyone else

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's Hayward to me. He's our best player. We'd have to play different without Rudy but I think his missing minutes would be soaked up by favs, lyles, diaw, withey and playing small.

The step from Hayward to Johnson is big and I don't think hood and burks can guard bigger wings. Plus I don't have any idea what burks can give us.

Wing depth is hard to find league wise whereas there are many decent centers we could acquire if we needed to.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Rudy is #1 for sure IMO. Hayward and Favors tie for #2. Remember, this team started winning not just because of how good Gobert is on the defensive end, but because you could tell he expected to win, and that really rubbed off on the other players. Up until Rudy became the starter, this team was still filled with self-doubt as for their ability to win games. Rudy made them all believers.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

I'll go with a dark horse choice.

I think Diaw's passing, shot, leadership, experience and calming hand will be huge for this team. It will free up lots of space in the paint and whole team will be better when he is on the floor.

He is not our best player but he will be the typical glue guy but on steroids.

 

[MTS]

I've already made a thread on the Gobert impact before.

He has a superstar impact on the team's performance.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Hill (or Exum). Lose one of those two and Mack or Neto get major minutes. That's a HUGE step down.

Lose Hayward and Utah still has a 3-man wing rotation of JJ, Hood and Burks.

Lose Favors and Johnson takes his minutes (with some going to Lyles.

Gobert is 2nd on my list, but Favors would start at the 5, Diaw plays backup and JJ and Lyles split the PF minutes.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Hill (or Exum). Lose one of those two and Mack or Neto get major minutes. That's a HUGE step down.

Lose Hayward and Utah still has a 3-man wing rotation of JJ, Hood and Burke

Lose Favors and Johnson takes his minutes (with some going to Lyles.

Gobert is 2nd on my list, but Favors would start at the 5, Diaw plays backup and JJ and Lyles split the PF minutes.

Good point ! Hoping to not see Neto on the court at all this season.

 

[b_line]

Hill (or Exum). Lose one of those two and Mack or Neto get major minutes. That's a HUGE step down.

Lose Hayward and Utah still has a 3-man wing rotation of JJ, Hood and Burke

Lose Favors and Johnson takes his minutes (with some going to Lyles.

Gobert is 2nd on my list, but Favors would start at the 5, Diaw plays backup and JJ and Lyles split the PF minutes.

I think it would have to be losing hill and exum at the same time. Having Mack play 15 minutes ain't all that bad.

 

[akirac73]

1. Gobert - best rim protector in the league...period.
2. Favors - possibly be the best overall defensive big man in the league (can guard the perimeter, pick & roll, post, transition)
3. Hayward - best overall player statistically on the Jazz...jack of all trades but not elite at anything.

 

[Stoked]

lol, you ignored my other post saying I know it was BS and just went different on purpose?

Took a contrarian stance before Cy could.

 

[NAOS]

I voted for Hayward, but I think Rudy is also a clear choice.

 

[NAOS]

lol, you ignored my other post saying I know it was BS and just went different on purpose?

Took a contrarian stance before Cy could.

^got rolled by Cy. Ok