Can the Jazz bust out the 'big' lineup?

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Take away the 3 and take away the layup and you force a team to beat you with mid-range jumpers, the least effective shots in the game.

It depends on who the Jazz are playing. There are only a handful of teams with enough 3-pt shooting to burn a line-up like in the op. If they try it and don't hit enough 3s, the Jazz would have an advantage on the boards. The other challenge is getting back on defense to prevent early offense. The Warriors worked because they have the right combination of shooting, speed and passing from 4 or 5 positions, but few teams have the personnel to make that happen. Houston, Phoenix, ???

It would be interesting to test against the Warriors though. If Tristan Thompson was killing them on the boards, imagine what Favors, Lyles and Gobert could do. Those guys would block out the sun.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Remember the Lakers used to go big with Gasol, Bynum and Odom on the floor together. It kinda worked because Odom was versatile. However, they seemed to settle into a line-up with Trevor Ariza at the 3 and Odom off the bench. I think it was mostly to get spacing on offense.

The key, as you guys have mentioned, is Lyles' shooting. The potential is there.

 

[LogGrad98]

Pleiss is the 3rd big in the big lineup. Then bring in Lyles as the anchor for the small ball lineup.