Georges Niang vs. Jay Crowder

[Elizah Huge]

I think people like the idea of Jae Crowder more than his actual game. He’s a career 34.6% 3-point shooter.

 

[fishonjazz]

No, Jae Crowder sucks. I was just correcting his name. I'd rather have Niang. I think Niang has played better D this year than Jae ever played in Utah

Yep, I would take niang as well and it's not that close. Jae was tough and a pretty good defender but he was an inefficient one dimensional chucker on offense. Niang is a better shooter, way more versatile offensively, cheaper, younger, and with the way he has played defense this year he might be better defensively.

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[FalseFlagg K]

I have a hard time believing Jae will shoot 39% from 3 in the playoffs

 

[SoUjazzfan]

Niang meshes perfectly with the team. He doesn't shoot just to shoot and the guys like him. I too will miss him if he gets a better offer, but good for him improving his game to the point he'll get paid!

 

[slc]

Niang meshes perfectly with the team. He doesn't shoot just to shoot and the guys like him. I too will miss him if he gets a better offer, but good for him improving his game to the point he'll get paid!

And some fans thought Jazz had no idea what they have been doing
They were very patient with Georges and gave him maybe one more year than most teams would
Hopefully these other young prospects like Brantley, Hughes, Forrest, Udoka, Oni, Morgan ,etc will become surprises if given enough time

 

[Jazzmix]

Niang is more consistent shooter and actually better at finishing at the rim, even has that nice floater. With his improved defense fits better our current style of playing. Jae has been shooting well last season but he is more red hot or cold kind of player. But I miss his badass attitude, it's good for a team spirit to have someone like that in the playoffs.

 

[gomretat]

I was never on the Jae train. I got nervous every time he pulled up for a 3.

I think people like the idea of Jae Crowder more than his actual game. He’s a career 34.6% 3-point shooter.

Agreed. Never got on the Jae bandwagon. I used to get nervous every time he shot a 3.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

jae crowder prolly.

why? he is a winner.He is a great piece and tough as nails.

And Niang isn’t?

Niang crawled scratched and clawed to earn the role he has now. He plays with every bit the passion Jae does. He may not be the talker or whatever Crowder is but he’s as big a competitor Jae is and then some.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

Been trying to tell you guys how good Niang is for a good year or two. He does pretty much what Jae does in a lot less minutes. I’m not surprised at all what he’s given us

This^
I got busy at work and had to give up my social media crap for awhile. When I left, I was one of a handful defending Niang, when I returned Niang had become an Egyptian God!

 

[SteakNEggs]

The best trait about Crowder is that he gave you that "junk yard dog"(for the lack of a better term) type enforcer, something this team lacks. I think a better versus would be Royce.

 

[NAOS]

Jay is 10/5/2 on 40/39/76 in 27.5 minutes for an 11.88 PER while Niang is 7/3/1 on 44/43/96 in 11.8 minutes a game for an 11.37 per. Both play scrappy defense.

I never would have believed that Niang could basically have replaced Crowder at a fraction of the salary and allowed us to pay and play Bojan too. It is a minor miracle and part of the reason why the Jazz did so well this year. The bad part is that Crowder is worth a full MLE slot and Niang could get that or something close next year.

The funny thing is that I found myself plenty of times wishing we had "someone Like Crowder" to complete the team when it turns out we did, right before our eyes. If you placed Crowder in Niang's minutes he would have looked equal to worse.

Good on the Minivan!

I don’t predict miracles and I foresaw all of this. So......

 

[porfavors]

Not sure Crowder would have been happy at 12 minutes a game. Would rather have Bojan out there than Crowder most of the time.

Crowder is take minutes from Royce. He also looks more scary than plays. Niang not looks scary, but, surprise! Good defence.