Indeed.
It's a blessing he's off the court. Maybe the coaching staff will realize how much better we are with him off the floor.
Role player... okay. Starter or starter's minutes... we gon lose.
Lol. Love when people challenge other people's fandom as a result of differing opinions.
You must not have a good grasp of the game of basketball, or you'd be able to see that Okur does more harm than good to an NBA team. No one questions that the guy can shoot the ball. Unfortunately there is more to basketball than that. Especially in terms of what a Frontcourt player is asked to do on both ends of the floor.
This thread is really weird. The topic is "Okur update", not "How is Memo as a player". And some trolls, without any knonwledge about his overall career with Jazz have shown me what they're made of. I had to share a couple of my opinions.
LOL. How many NBA frontcourt players CAN PLAY BOTH SIDES OF THE FLOOR at the efficiency level you seek. If it's a blessing to have Memo, who has played numerous games through injuries and tried to help his team and OBVIOUSLY has been a top10 center in the league and has been A BIG part of this offense, off the court -even him being injuried (not fake believe me)- means a positive to you, the NBA fans should have a hard time watching Biedrins, Haywoood, Dampier, Yao (based on your theory, he is the worst help defender in the entire NBA so he should never see the court), Chandler... "WHAT A FRONTCOURT PLAYER IS ASKED TO DO?". Hey baby, wake up... Basketball is a lot more different than it was in 90s and you do not have to have good grasp of the game of basketball to realise the fact that teams are trying to get constant and reliable production from all positions. Now, tell me how many real, traditional centers who have a variety of polished post moves are in the NBA? The names I said are obviously not traditional centers. They cannot score it unless it's a dunk or layup or tip in. That's what you ask your center to do? Your basketball knowledge must be pretty low, if you sincerely believe that way. Bynum, Al Jeff, Brook Lopez, Andrew Bogut, Chris Kaman (Dwight has never been a reliable post scorer however his last games showed that his workouts with Hakeem has payed off we'll see), Yao (I might be missing on a couple). That's all. Those players are playing down low, creating their own shooting positions by using their post skills and rebound/block/assist and clog the middle up. In international basketball, not many of this prototype of players are coming.
Now, you can argue that Mehmet is not as good defender as a Chandler, Biedrins etc. however he HAS by far the deepest repertoire of any center in the league. If you watched the games in his eariler days you could've seen that he has post moves and played as PF and Center pretty well. He can play multiple positions however Boozer's inside presence affected the way Memo is utilized and he was able to adjust his game according to what is essential for the efficiency of Carlos and DEron. You should be blind not to see the effect of Memo on the Jazz offense. I do not need to explain you sound like an expert, so you probably are aware of the fact very well. Also, known as a terrible help defender (who's he helping, Carlos, 'nuff said) Memo is one of the best post defenders in entire NBA. Memo has been one of the best cruch time performers in his career with Jazz. Lots of evidences and memories (if you closely followed the Jazz from '04, you should know what I am talking about) prove it.
https://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/john_schuhmann/11/05/clutch.numbersgame/index.html
He has ,deservedly, made the All-Star team. I just cannot say that "he does more harm than good". He obviously has some weaknesses but your argument makes NO SENSE basketball wise.
AS for his injury; I really hope that he takes his time and comes back strong and again becomes an important part of this new team. He earned my respect by putting excessive effort to play in final games of the season, instead of making excuses like somebodies have repeatedly done in their careers and was the best Jazzman on the foor in both GSW and PHX games. I hope his expectedly diminished minutes (hopefully Fes will live up to expectations. He's been one of good stories since the training camp started. His development is really important for the future of this franchise. Let me say one thing; if Fes had Memo's work ethic, he would already become a cornerstone of this new core) will help him succeed a certain level of consistency. I cannot wait to see a Memo-Millsap or Memo-Al Jeff duo on the court. His biggest problem and weakness, IMO, has always been inconsistency. His chronic back aches might be a reason but I do not know exactly.
