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Can the Al Jefferson experiment please end?

The Thriller

The Thriller

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They showed an interesting stat last night... I can't remember if it was per 48 or what... But Al was #2 in FG attempts trailing only Kobe...

I think this combined with his inability to get a rebound, play defense, or get to the FT line greatly inhibits our team's success.

He has shot only 6 FTs this entire year...

Just to compare, Kanter has shot twice as many...

Millsap 14...

Favors 9...

CJ 15...

Dwight Howard, 45... LOL

Al is the classic guy that might put up 20 points but does so in a way that stagnates the offense and hurts his team. I don't think we'll ever have a winning season with him playing significant minutes for us. His career has been one of putting up numbers while doing nothing to help his team win.
 
I'm in favor of moving Al at some point this season, so the roster can be re-worked.

Having said that, I don't at all see our offense suddenly turning into a scoring machine. The ball will move around better, but we'll still have to rely on the same shooters. I'd be really curious to see where we'd make up the points lost by not having Al.
 
freakazoid said:
Having said that, I don't at all see our offense suddenly turning into a scoring machine.
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I don't think anyone has said that. But the Jazz would be a mile closer to how they played in '03-'04 with him gone, and I'm more interested in that (which isn't to say that they will maximize their talent as much as that team, but that I think the overall ability of the team would rise significantly).
 
I still think a deal with Boston is something the Jazz should explore with Jefferson. Not going to get Rondo, since the Jazz don't want long term contracts, but Jefferson for O'Neal's corpse, Avery Bradley, Chris Wilcox (salary matchers), the Clippers' pick and Boston's pick, likely to be protected. Gives the Jazz lots of assets to trade. Trade machine says it fails, but it's using 125% when I thought the CBA allows teams to go to 150%.
 
Maybe O'Conner should just throw up his hands, and trade the entire team for Lebron.
Then we can get threads like "Can the Lebron James experiment please end?"
 
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TheSilencer1313 said:
Maybe O'Conner should just throw up his hands, and trade the entire team for Lebron.
Then we can get threads like "Can the Lebron James experiment please end?"
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gomretat said:
This. And Al is here to stay this year. Like it or not, even for young uns winning some games matters. We are a worse team without him in the low post.
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Yet our best win so far is without him at all. I don't think losing him fixes our offense. But it does not hurt it all that much either. I would rather have Kanter and Favors learning to play that low post spot than continueing with a guy that does not seem to get than he must pass to succeed.
 
Let AJ get his numbers, then trade him for a wing that can shoot and in the process give that lucky team Bell while we're at it. Get it done, KOC.
 
The Thriller - you're my guy... but you're way off. This team absolutely needs Al Jefferson. While we're bubbling with loads of potential, Al is easily the one player on this team that we could turn to for a bucket. Do I see him as a long term fixture in our organization? Not quite sure yet.

I was never a big Boozer fan to begin with, but the thing that absolutely turned me into a Boozer hater (and maniacal poster who repeatedly called for him to be traded circa 2008) was how non-existent he was in the playoffs against the Lakers. I'm willing to give Al and this Jazz team some time to figure out a chemistry and find a comfort zone. If he continually disappears against good teams in relatively big games then I may agree with you. But for now, I'm willing to take the games where the ball sticks to his hands and he shoots a low percentage because those games are few and far between the ones where he's close to dominant in the paint.
 
gregbroncs said:
Yet our best win so far is without him at all. I don't think losing him fixes our offense. But it does not hurt it all that much either. I would rather have Kanter and Favors learning to play that low post spot than continueing with a guy that does not seem to get than he must pass to succeed.
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I'm as high on Kanter as anyone, but he's just not ready for big minutes. Ty is using him PERFECTLY as it is. Al is great to have around until Kanter is ready for starter's minutes (which could be a year from now, or two or three).

This should go without saying, but this is a great problem to have. I just thank god this isn't about Elston, Ameachi, Handlogton, or whatever scrub big man we've brought in to clog up the middle taking PT from Kanter.
 
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