Following potential 2012 draftees

[orangello]

You don't need everyone to run. If we have Rivers/Hayward/Miller/Favors, I don't think you'd have to tell Jefferson to 'run' everytime there is a fast break.

Look at OKC, they run all the time and you don't see them getting rid of Perkins.

Perkins doesn't demand the ball and he makes his man work extremely hard to get a shot off. Not even a close comparison.

 

[orangello]

Also worth noting is how the league has changed. I've been following the playoffs and there seems to be less need/emphasis on having a solid 'pivot' not to mention needing to have x2 (Favors & Kanter). Memphis got ousted even though they have Marc Gasol & Randolph. May be having a stud in Favors is sufficient (ala Orlando)?

Seems to me, having a more complete - running & gunning teams with dynamic guards & SF shooting & going to the line seems to be the winning formula (OKC, Heat). May be the sign of that hand-checking rule coming into effect?

This makes me want to keep Millsap around even more. He has shown that he can be effective in a small ball line up

 

[The Midnight]

This makes me want to keep Millsap around even more. He has shown that he can be effective in a small ball line up

Classic tweener? Not big enough for a PF and not fast/quick enough for a SF. He's the reason we had to go with the BIG lineup against Spurs (he was too undersize to hold his own against other PF defensively).

 

[The Midnight]

Perkins doesn't demand the ball and he makes his man work extremely hard to get a shot off. Not even a close comparison.

My point was you don't see Scott Brooks asking Perkins to run with Durant & Westbrook every fast break.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Also worth noting is how the league has changed. I've been following the playoffs and there seems to be less need/emphasis on having a solid 'pivot' not to mention needing to have x2 (Favors & Kanter). Memphis got ousted even though they have Marc Gasol & Randolph. May be having a stud in Favors is sufficient (ala Orlando)?

Seems to me, having a more complete - running & gunning teams with dynamic guards & SF shooting & going to the line seems to be the winning formula (OKC, Heat). May be the sign of that hand-checking rule coming into effect?

I could write a book on this. I'll refrain.

Give me 5 guys that can all handle the ball, make the pass, crash the boards, shoot it, and defend .. please .. and make them as tall as possible. The idea is get over height and look for guys that can do it all .. then height. So much more to add, but ...

 

[idiot]

I doubt Jefferson performs well in any of his adjusted +/- measurables. It looks like a good fit on paper, but Morey may well have 0 interest in Al Jefferson.

I was really surprised to see that Al did rather well on +/- metrics this year, as per Locke: https://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonj...-6-how-jazz-were-with-jefferson-on-the-floor/

Of course everybody's +/- systems vary. Maybe Morey's don't show him so high.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I was really surprised to see that Al did rather well on +/- metrics this year, as per Locke: https://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonj...-6-how-jazz-were-with-jefferson-on-the-floor/

Of course everybody's +/- systems vary. Maybe Morey's don't show him so high.

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[NUMBERICA]

Classic tweener? Not big enough for a PF and not fast/quick enough for a SF. He's the reason we had to go with the BIG lineup against Spurs (he was too undersize to hold his own against other PF defensively).

Uhhh. The reason they use Millsap in the BIG lineup is because there's no way they can get Favors anywhere close to the minutes he deserves otherwise.

 

[The Midnight]

I could write a book on this. I'll refrain.

Give me 5 guys that can all handle the ball, make the pass, crash the boards, shoot it, and defend .. please .. and make them as tall as possible. The idea is get over height and look for guys that can do it all .. then height. So much more to add, but ...

Kanter VS Rivers & QMiller.

Your thoughts please.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Kanter VS Rivers OR QMiller.

Your thoughts please.

Fixed.

And Kanter. By about 2.2 kilometers.

 

[Hantlers]

You don't trade Kanter for a #14 pick at best. It's just stupid, stupid, stupid. Blech.

 

[The Midnight]

Fixed.

And Kanter. By about 2.2 kilometers.

?? Under the proposed deal we're effectively trading Kanter for HOU's 2 first picks (i.e., #14 & #16)?