Great article on Favors

[Goodluckchuck]

https://www.si.com/nba/2015/12/02/derrick-favors-utah-jazz-small-ball-quin-snyder

 

[enchilada_style]

Thanks D-Will.

 

[MDAV28]

Thanks for posting. It's becoming more apparent every game that he is the key piece in wherever the Jazz plan to go.

 

[fishonjazz]

Awesome article.

My favorite part: Only one perimeter player—LeBron James—has managed to score on Favors off a switch thus far, according to Synergy Sports. Among those he’s withstood are Stephen Curry and Kyle Lowry, both of whom missed late-game threes over Favors’s contest

 

[GVC]

Awesome article.

My favorite part: Only one perimeter player—LeBron James—has managed to score on Favors off a switch thus far, according to Synergy Sports. Among those he’s withstood are Stephen Curry and Kyle Lowry, both of whom missed late-game threes over Favors’s contest

At the same time, his effectiveness defending perimeter players on switches when he's focused makes his slow close-outs on stretch bigs even more frustrating. There are few shooting bigs who can blow by him, so he needs to do a better job getting back to his man on the perimeter after hedging on pick and rolls.

 

[b_line]

I like that he doesn't let the criticism get to him in a bad way, and just keeps working hard his own way.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I like that he doesn't let the criticism get to him in a bad way, and just keeps working hard his own way.

Considering the evolution of his career, I wonder how good that frontline of Favors and Gobert will be three years from now?

 

[hgb]

Awesome article.

My favorite part: Only one perimeter player—LeBron James—has managed to score on Favors off a switch thus far, according to Synergy Sports. Among those he’s withstood are Stephen Curry and Kyle Lowry, both of whom missed late-game threes over Favors’s contest

I'm pretty sure Curry hit one over him in the fourth, but it wasn't a three, it was a long two (foot-on-the-line-long).

 

[Stoked]

Time for Favors to showcase his skill and adaptability. I hope he goes nuts now that the paint is cleared with Gobert out. Jazz will need it.

 

[Julie Greengiant]

I'm pretty sure Curry hit one over him in the fourth, but it wasn't a three, it was a long two (foot-on-the-line-long).

I'd take his defense on that shot 100 times out of 100.

 

[hgb]

I'd take his defense on that shot 100 times out of 100.

Yeah, definitely. Wasn't implying he didn't do a good job at all.