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Tobias Harris is the only upgrade over Favors at 4 that are realistic. Not Parker, not Mirotic, not Portis. I can't believe the lack of respect the guy still gets, and the utter fascination with a "stretch 4". Sign a Crowder replacement and we're set there.
 
NUMBERICA said:
The question is not WHAT the production is, but HOW it is produced and how it fits with our roster.

Looking at broad numbers - even advanced ones - only tell a fraction of the story. If it told the whole story, Favors would play more than 23 MPG in the regular season and more than 20 MPG in the playoffs.
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Agree 100%. Haven't suggested anything to the contrary. Just hard to know what the answer is until you actually make the change: could be great; could be terrible; could be something in between. I just think certain posters and fans undervalue what Favors brings to the table. And I concede that I might overvalue what he brings to the table.
 
Lakers cleared room for another max deal.

LAC attracting Butler and Leonard.

Jazz can't stay pat. Need to keep improving.
 
Probably off topic, but Kanter was asked about Zion, and he basically said he didn’t understand the hype and said Zion is basically a more athletic Julius Randle.
 
Jabari never said he wont play defense. He said he sticks to his strengths and doesnt know if he'll ever be good on defense, since pretty much no one is in the NBA. He disagreed that it was his weakness and that if its his weakness then its just about everyones weakness in the NBA. He was saying that offense is more important. Good offense beats good defense is what he is saying. He puts effort in on defense. He looked solid last time he was in the playoffs on defense. I think his comments have been misconstrued and exaggerated.
 
Ron Mexico said:
Jabari never said he wont play defense. He said he sticks to his strengths and doesnt know if he'll ever be good on defense, since pretty much no one is in the NBA. He disagreed that it was his weakness and that if its his weakness then its just about everyones weakness in the NBA. He was saying that offense is more important. Good offense beats good defense is what he is saying. He puts effort in on defense. He looked solid last time he was in the playoffs on defense. I think his comments have been misconstrued and exaggerated.
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Yeah, except the numbers seem to confirm he doesn't play much defense.
 
With this Lakers deal the move is to now put an Alex Caruso offer sheet on their desk as soon as the moratorium is lifted. Once he accepts an offer his cap hold jumps up... even with it moving just a little they don't have max space until they waive his restricted rights.

And that is how we get the biggest prize in FA!
 
Damn the Lakers are making miracles happen. LeBron, AD, Kuz AND another maz guy? They are also gonna have their pick of the minimum litter.

We need to make this Favors decision impactful. We need to turn him into something of value and turn the space into something special.

And no, I don't mean Niko freaking Mirotic.

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ChicAggie said:
Yeah, except the numbers seem to confirm he doesn't play much defense.
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His defensive numbers in the playoffs are pretty similar to Mirotic's. But I place almost no stock in individual defensive stats. They are really poor outside of maybe rim protection numbers for your Center. Bucks put up decent defensive team stats with him on the court when he was on their team.

His defensive rating wasnt good this year but it was the same as Harris, Saric, Doncic, Aldridge, Gasol, Gallinari, and Udoh.

His defensive real plus minus rating is bad but its better than Jae Crowders and Bobby Portis's.

His defensive win shares are not good but it was the same as JaMychal's, Simmons, Julious Randle's,

Those numbers are all over the place.
 
LoPo said:
Damn the Lakers are making miracles happen. LeBron, AD, Kuz AND another maz guy? They are also gonna have their pick of the minimum litter.

We need to make this Favors decision impactful. We need to turn him into something of value and turn the space into something special.

And no, I don't mean Niko freaking Mirotic.

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Like what then? There isnt really much out there to turn him into. More likely to use his salary to turn into someone else via trade and thats more likely later.
 
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