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People around here stopped watching Millsap haven't they? He became the go to guy a lot of times for Atlanta during the season..
No killer instinct? Did you not watch the Jazz vs Hawks highlights video I supplied? I'll link it again.
https://youtu.be/-rCP1JEljX4
Millsap missed an open game winner while Favors hit a CLUTCH 2 deep jumpers in the final two minutes that essentially gave us the win
Skip to 2:46 to watch Favors go ape**** clutch
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Even a blind squirrel gets a nut every once in a while.
I'm not saying Favors isn't a very good player. And his mid-range jumper has become a great weapon. But let's compare how many times over the past year or five that Favors has been clutch compared to Hayward. Hell, even compared to Burke.
I've already posted the clutch stats of Favors and Millsap from the last year. At least acknowledge it before reiterating your erroneous point - it took some time to research.
Yeah, "think objectively" says the guy that has swept every stat and fact brought up under the rug while clinging to the narrative that Favors lacks "passion" and "intangibles".
Utah had among the highest man-games lost to injury and Atlanta had among the least. 62 games into the season Atlanta was the second healthiest team in the league. In other words Millsap had all of his teammates that were stepping up night after night. We needed Favors to step up more than Atlanta needed Millsap to step up.
Whether Hayward supposedly wants better talent around him or not, we are in win now mode. We have a very talented roster which is still a little too green or raw to be feared by the true contenders. I feel like we lack another All Star quality player who has the utmost respect from his peers. We need a fighter. I honestly think the following trade puts us in the conversation:
Favors, Burke, the 2017 GS 1st rounder and 2 2017 2nd rounders
For
Millsap and Korver
Why for Atlanta: If they cannot resign Horford, they will rebuild. Keeping Millsap and Korver is a luxury they don't need. Favors is younger than Millsap and played his college ball in the Atlanta area. Korver is great for Atl, but he's an expiring contract on a rebuilder and needs players around him to excel. Burke is worth one year for Atlanta since they just dumped Teague. They have nothing to lose by giving him a shot as PG depth.
Why for Utah: Millsap is a warrior. The guy can lierally do it all. He's 2nd team All Defense, but he can also shoot the 3, post up and pass as well as any big in the league. Favors good, but Millsap is better. Also, many have questions about Favors and Gobert fitting together long term whereas Millsap and Gobert are a perfect match. You couldn't ask for a better PF to pair with Gobert. Korver is a specialist and addresses the major shooting weakness we have. The veteran leadership Millsap and Korver provide is an intangible this club sorely needs. Additionally, Millsap is a perfect mentor for Lyles and even Bolomboy. Korver for Good and Burks. Their contacts get us to the salary floor. We are contenders after this trade. I really believe that.
Lineups:
PG Exum, Hill, Mack, Neto
SG Hood, Burks, Hill
SF Hayward, Korver, Ingles
PF Millsap, Lyles, Bolomboy
C Gobert, Free Agent, Withey
Jazz Death Lineup:
PG Exum
SG Hood
SF Korver
PF Hayward
C Millsap
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For the record, I absolutely love Millsap and subscribe to some of LoPo's assessments. But holy ****, dude takes the argument about a light-year past the point it should be taken. This trade is clown-shoes.
Sign Boozer and DWill too. We can have 2007 and 2016 all on one team. Omgersh!
The biggest question I have is you really think Exum is going to start if we are in "win now" mode?