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Introduction and my vision for the Utah Jazz

mellow said:
Welcome Chris

Solid first Post. The one thing I keep coming back to on Jimmer, if he becomes a Jazzman is he the #2 or #3 pg? The radio heads brought up a good point that Ty Corbin might not want to carry 3 pgs--most nba teams carry 2 and a tweener. So if Jimmer is the #3 pg why draft him at #12 to ride the pine playing only 12 minutes over the span of 5 games?

Jimmer would be intriguing as the #2 pg playing 16 minutes a night. I think he could shoot the jazz back into many ball games. But I don't think he is prepared to start and play major minutes and he will probably have to start 10 to 15 games next year because of Harris injuries. Can Jimmer lead the team to victory in half those games? Part of me would like to see him try, the other part of me remembers Deron Williams' struggles in his rookie campaign--and Deron was a better defender.
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I don't necessarily disagree, but I am also not convinced that anyone else we draft at 12 is going to play major minutes this season. There's nothing wrong with saying this rebuild will take a year or two, and if Jimmer can come off the bench and provide instant scoring, that would good enough for me in year one.
 
cowhide said:
Kanter measure 6"11.25" in shoes. He is tall enough and big enough to play center. I think Kanter and Favors will be backups until they prove they can be starters. What a luxury to have, two young studs to learn from two very good vets. The nice thing is both Favors and Kanter can play both C and PF. It give the Jazz a lot of flexibility. When the young guys are ready then Millsap and AJ will be either trade pieces or great backups.
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Yet he has the wingspan of a power forward. If he was more athletic he could play center, but he isn't that athletic.

The guy is a tall PF.
 
prodigy said:
Yet he has the wingspan of a power forward. If he was more athletic he could play center, but he isn't that athletic.

The guy is a tall PF.
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But do we really NEED him to be the Center when all is said and done. Favors is a very solid defender with the same type of body and athletic ability of D. Howard. If Favors can guard the better of the 2 opposing big men then Kanter can play along side him well IMO. Plus on Offense if gives us a guy that can step out and hit a shot. The problem with the Okur, Boozer paring was never the offense it was the fact that they did not play Defense together well. I don't see that being the problem with Favors on the floor.

Great first Post Chris. Keep up the good work
 
Thanks for the thoughtful responses fellas. This would be one hell of a youthful, balanced team that shoots well from outside and gets to the offensive glass. A dangerously potent combination. Now I just pray that we can make it happen. I must admit though: this draft could go very well or very poorly for our boys. I hope that it's the former.
 
I just wanted to say that I'm excited with the addition of another intelligent poster. Thanks for your contributions and please make more of them in the future. Stop your lurking damnit.
 
Welcome Chris! Don't share your take on Kanter as a center, but I like Favors there and Kanter at the power forward if we draft him.
 
Chris said:
I believe that this young team can jell together for the next few years, but further, I believe that this team could make some noise in the Western Conference THIS YEAR.

Obviously, it's critical that, if Kanter and Jimmer don't fall to us at 3 and 12 respectively, that the Jazz brass does what it needs to do to obtain these players from the teams that draft them. If it means sending Devin Harris, Memo, or future picks out the door, then it's worth it. Building around a core of Jimmer, Hayward, Millsap, Favors, and Kanter is worth doing, in my opinion, at any price.

Bring in Karl Malone to work with our big men, Stockton (perhaps in the summer only, since he lives in Spokane) to work with the guards. I believe this is a formula for success. I'm sad that Jerry Sloan had to leave like he did, but Tyrone Corbin's got the potential to build something really great in the next few years. I am more anxious about this draft than I was when the Jazz were choosing between Deron Williams and Chris Paul. We had our Stockton/Malone years, then we had the interim scrub team, and then D-Will/Boozer years...now it's time to move forward with this new team and show the league how to build the right team the right way.
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Not sure what making noise means but if you think it means a run in the playoffs with the scenario you described above you are drinking way too much kool-aid. And you can't be serious about doing anything possible to trade for Kant and Fredd if we don't get them in the draft. That would really guarantee that next year is a wash unless the kool-aid makes you think those two are instant impact players as you seem to infer. I don't think the Jimmer zealots even believe that. As for coaches, I love the thought of Stock being involved. However, I question whether Karl could be effective at any level as a coach. Great players don't always translate into even average coaches and I think that would be true of Malone.
 
Another thing I've been thinking of is if there ends up being a lockout and a shortened or non-existent season this coming year, a team constructed in the way I mentioned could very well benefit from the time off. They could work out together, get to know each other's tendencies, etc. While some teams (i.e. the Celtics and the Spurs) would just be getting older, this group of young bucks could end up better off because of the extra time. And if they were to actually utilize the talents, knowledge and experience of the former players like I mentioned, it could pay huge dividends in the coming years.
 
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