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3/2/12: Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat

the box score may not show it, but I came away super impressed with Burks and Favors tonight after that second quarter . They both looked great and have so much potential. The thing I love about all our young guys is they are all good-great defenders.
 
Wham! said:
Kanter was as studly as ever. Hopefully some highlights get posted today.

and there they are:-) nice timing
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we all should thank to that guy with the nick'memo is money' on youtube.same guy puts up the kanter highlights
 
Kanter looks good....

But no one is talking about Favors... 3 points??? SERIOUSLY???

He's our franchise player?
 
The Thriller said:
Kanter looks good....

But no one is talking about Favors... 3 points??? SERIOUSLY???

He's our franchise player?
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Did you watch the ****ing game?

Favors was hands down our best defender last night. Completely shut down the pick and roll on consecutive possessions. Don't believe me?? Lets look at some quotes from Jazz journalists who clearly know a lot more than you do:

For much of the season Jazz fans and coaches have waited for Derrick Favors (and Enes Kanter) to make the same statement Alec Burks has made since the New Orleans game. The statement that he belongs on the court and his play demands he plays more time.
While we have yet to see that statement made on the offensive end, there is no doubt the statement has been made on the defensive end.
In the last two game the Jazz pick and roll defense has been very good. It has been spectacular when Derrick Favors is on the floor. Favor is longer, quicker, and more athletic than the other Jazz bigs. This allows him to better shadow the opponents guard, it also allows him to push the guard off the screen to the sideline.
It’s a big statement for a team that has preached defense since training camp. A statement that should see Favors & Kanter get more playing time.
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The 4 young kids, Hayward, Burks, Kanter and Favors played great defense. These guys really work hard on the defensive end and do a terrific job. Kanter has some lapses, Burks tries to make some plays he could in college that he can’t in the pros but those are the exceptions. The effort level of these 4 on defense is a great sign for the future. Favors is really super. He is so athletic and impacts a ton of plays. Even when he makes a mistake he recovers.
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Its hard for Favors to score when he gets legitimately zero looks. He's being asked to go in there and defend. And boy, is he defending. I could not ask more from our two big men, especially after a game like last night. This is a classic case of a fan basing a players game off of looking at the box score.
 
catratcho said:
I've come to realize I have a Kanter love along the same lines of kicky's affair with Fesenko. I want to father his children.
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This x 31493.

I also love the embrace by Earl after Kanter hits the and-one. Him and Tinsley are probably my two favourite players, outside of our 4 young in's.

EDIT: Haha, just noticed the avatar :)
 
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I can't wait for when these young guys start to put it together. Kanter and Favors combined down low are going to be great. Burks will be an All-Star. If Hayward every figures it out mentally.....
 
dalamon said:
Did you watch the ****ing game?

Favors was hands down our best defender last night. Completely shut down the pick and roll on consecutive possessions. Don't believe me?? Lets look at some quotes from Jazz journalists who clearly know a lot more than you do:

Its hard for Favors to score when he gets legitimately zero looks. He's being asked to go in there and defend. And boy, is he defending. I could not ask more from our two big men, especially after a game like last night. This is a classic case of a fan basing a players game off of looking at the box score.
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Favors is ranked 18th in the league in pick-and-roll offensive according to Synergy (field goals = 58.3%). When he's in the game they should do nothing but run high pick-and-roll over and over either with Burks or Hayward. We shouldn't try to make him Al Jefferson. He's more like Amare. He is an excellent all-round defender, but his original man scores at an alarming rate according to Synergy. This is due to either poor defensive rotation by his teammates, his over aggression to help, or a combo of both of them.
 
Didn't read the whole thread..

Just want to say that last 2 games 2nd unit get more minutes, so all around ball movement and energy is better.

Just hope Ty understand this and will continue this way.
 
JJAS said:
Favors is ranked 18th in the league in pick-and-roll offensive according to Synergy (field goals = 58.3%). When he's in the game they should do nothing but run high pick-and-roll over and over either with Burks or Hayward. We shouldn't try to make him Al Jefferson. He's more like Amare. He is an excellent all-round defender, but his original man scores at an alarming rate according to Synergy. This is due to either poor defensive rotation by his teammates, his over aggression to help, or a combo of both of them.
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Amare has been a very poor defender his whole career. Favors is already better than he ever was on defense, and a lot bigger when he stretches out.
 
Amare's defense was freakin amazing his rookie season. He played great against Duncun, and thereby helped his team to outplay the eventual champs in the playoffs, except they got screwed by the refs.

I actually haven't watched him much since, but I suspect you might be underrating him.
 
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