Jazz sign Hassan Whiteside
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This would be additional value in a Frankie Smokes or Exum reunion. In theory. I definitely would not sign them with that intention, though.
Definitely depend on Butler/Ingles/Forrest. Jazz still lack perimeter defenders and that needs to be adressed, especially if they want to play small.
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We still have jingles, Don, clarkson, butler, and Forrest to run the 1, right?
My concern is if Royce goes down. Who do we have to defend the perimeter?
hawkeye
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If Doke can outplay him in practice and earn more backup minutes, then that would be awesome and ideal. Right now though, Whiteside is a win now upgrade if he can block shots and rebound like he used to. A second unit of Ingles, Butler, JC, Gay, and Whiteside is a much stronger rotation than we had with Niang/Favors.
As for all the **** talking and competitive banter that went on between Gobert and Whiteside in the past. It is in the past, so it's time to get behind the dude who could help us turn the paint into a 'Warning - trespassers will be blocked' zone for 48 minutes a night.
Clearly he didn't sign a vet minimum thinking he could beat Gobert for the starter position. I'm optimistic that he understands why he's here and he'll step up as needed. The dude could easily average 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks a night as a back up to Rudy.
As for all the **** talking and competitive banter that went on between Gobert and Whiteside in the past. It is in the past, so it's time to get behind the dude who could help us turn the paint into a 'Warning - trespassers will be blocked' zone for 48 minutes a night.
Clearly he didn't sign a vet minimum thinking he could beat Gobert for the starter position. I'm optimistic that he understands why he's here and he'll step up as needed. The dude could easily average 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks a night as a back up to Rudy.
Miggs
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Gay. That’s about it.
The thing here is that bench units are where you can get away with some flaws that would get targeted as a starter. In other words, if Whiteside is just the block-hunting bastard he's always been, bench guys are just less equipped to take advantage of that for any number of reasons.
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Gobert and whiteside would’ve been valuable in the early 2000s when facing the twin towers in SA or Shaq in LA.
It’ll be interesting to see how many teams force us out of playing Gobert and whiteside by going small? The genie is out of the bottle. Want to beat the jazz? Don’t go big. Downsize and have your 1-4 beat our 1-4. Since no one other than Royce attempts to play defense, teams may try to beat us with their 1-4 and not even let Rudy or whiteside impact the game. Hell, I’d be willing to bet a lot of teams force us next year to take Rudy out of the game because they’re so small and fast.
It’ll be interesting to see how many teams force us out of playing Gobert and whiteside by going small? The genie is out of the bottle. Want to beat the jazz? Don’t go big. Downsize and have your 1-4 beat our 1-4. Since no one other than Royce attempts to play defense, teams may try to beat us with their 1-4 and not even let Rudy or whiteside impact the game. Hell, I’d be willing to bet a lot of teams force us next year to take Rudy out of the game because they’re so small and fast.
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Right. Which is why I’m so concerned about it. We still need another wing defender. Is ariza still alive?
hawkeye
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Yep the 1 is my biggest concern. Neto still available and is that even doable with the Gay/Whiteside signings?