Jazz Big Men, Too Many?

[addictionary]

I like the setups going small more. More talent on the floor as much as a much higher level of pace. I was about to vote 5 but went with 4. It should be just enough. I don't like the big man shooting thing too much. A big man should bump the opponent inside. Open up lanes for the fast guards, cutters. But a variety on offense is always a blessing and I wouldn't blame any big for playing like a forward as long as they do their actual job. Not like today's power forwards and centers who can shoot the 3 ball but never give any effort on defense.

It should be like "No defense? Sit down." for Quin.

 

[GVC]

Though, please correct me if I'm wrong, when everything said and done, the total mins for the two positions will be still 96 on the paper, right? I mean, it's more like, the amount of players sharing the minutes diminishes during an injury, rather than the minutes being increased at total.

Yeah. I prefer when healthy/available lineups, which add up to 48 minutes at each position. Sure, at the end of the season the numbers will be different, but it seems to be more relevant to have an idea how players will be used when everyone is healthy. For growth/development, using total minutes probably makes a lot more sense anyway.

 

[colton]

Yes, you are right. Thank God there will be some injuries. So, we could hopefully increase Gobert's minutes.

Though, please correct me if I'm wrong, when everything said and done, the total mins for the two positions will be still 96 on the paper, right? I mean, it's more like, the amount of players sharing the minutes diminishes during an injury, rather than the minutes being increased at total.

And it's because, the amount of the missed games by a player due to an injury doesn't count within the divisor number while they calculate the said player's average minutes. I mean, if Kanter misses 20 games because of an injury for example, obviously we don't divide his total mins to 82 games, we divide it by 62. If it wasn't the case, even though an injury will be beneficial for other players' playing time, the average minutes of the injured player or players itself would be diminished by the amount of the average time of their injuries, at the end.

Am I missing something?


Edit: Btw, I don't even know wth I just did ask. I think I'm onto something nonsensical, lol. Sorry if that's the case. I'm sick in my bed, having a day off today and my head is spinning like crazy right now.

Your edit made me smile, because I wasn't quite sure what you were asking either.

Anyway, you are correct that it of course doesn't change the number of minutes per game. It affects the denominator, as you said. But the end result is that at the end of the season when you look at the minutes per game of all the bigs, it looks like there was more than 96 minutes to go around.

 

[colton]

Yeah. I prefer when healthy/available lineups, which add up to 48 minutes at each position. Sure, at the end of the season the numbers will be different, but it seems to be more relevant to have an idea how players will be used when everyone is healthy.

I agree that that can be helpful...but then if you use the last season averages to predict this season's minutes, like ECTYA did, you're comparing apples to oranges. You've got to be consistent.

 

[ema]

I agree that that can be helpful...but then if you use the last season averages to predict this season's minutes, like ECTYA did, you're comparing apples to oranges. You've got to be consistent.

I was aware of that actually, when I was posting it. But since my main point in that post was to show the difficulty of having 6 big men who all can play and contribute to a degree, I just chose to ignore it.

 

[[size/HUGE] boobs [/size]]

Just read a slightly outdated article from slcdunk.

https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-free-ag...anter-trevor-booker-utah-jazz-paint-is-packed (Ignore Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy in the article, they are not with the Jazz anymore)

The writer thinks an ideal NBA roster should have a front court with 5 big men and 6 is just too many. Now we have already six big men and looking for another one in Motum, what do you think we should do with our front court and how do we should manage our big guys?

And don't forget to vote, how many big men do you think an ideal NBA roster should have?

Edit: Consider the poll question for the active NBA roster of 13 players.

SLCDunk sucks golfballs. I cannot believe anyone reads this trash sight or the bleacher report.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Favors, Kanter and Gobert: those are the only three bigs who matter.

Novak is a role player. He's not a long-term answer and probably will get some interest at the deadline. Jazz should look to trade him for the best deal they can get (perhaps a late 1st from a contender?).

Evans: Sign him as a deep backup if the budget allows. However, he's becoming pricey ($1.8M in '14/'15). He doesn't really offer any special skillset (other than dunking). He's not a 3-pt threat, nor a defensive stopper. Jeremy is a great person with a fantastic attitude and work ethic. He's been great for Jr. Jazz. But as the Jazz start to pay their core 8-9 rotation players, they may have to start cutting expenses further on down to stay under the tax limit. Draft picks can be used to replace Evans at a much cheaper price.

Booker: low-level starter or capable backup. Nice to have in case of injury, but not essential. PF's with his size and skill level can be had every offseason. Perhaps tradeable at the deadline for a late 1st. Jazz can restock PF in the draft or with another FA.

In sum, only Gobert, Kanter and Favors have the potential to be top-10 or 15 at their positions. Give these three sufficient minutes (about 30 each for Kanter and Favors and 20-25 for Rudy). The rest play as needed.

 

[default]

Ideally, you should have at least 3 people that can play each position. Some can play multiple positions though.

 

[ema]

So we have signed another PF already, Jack Cooley. No details are given about his contract so it's uncertain why the Jazz signed him. Could he make the roster, yeah, I think so. He could definitely compete with Jeremy Evans.