Jazz Starters: Harris, Hayward, Bell, Favors, Jefferson

[dipship31]

Is that a joke? Al Jefferson is not our best player.

Really? Who is our most productive player at this time?

 

[Jazz4ever]

Coming off the bench and being "benched" are 2 entirely different things. Every team needs a solid 6th man, and often the 6th man can be one of the most important players and potent weapons (e.g. Ginobili). It matters not whether said player starts, what matters is how many minutes he plays and whether he is contributing enough to be the finisher. Ask most players and and I bet they would much rather be on the floor for the last 5 minutes of every game rather than the first 5.

We'll see, I doubt Millsap gets 30 minutes though. Which means he is essentially back to the role he had when Boozer was here, and that is both insulting and a demotion.

 

[GVC]

Depends on how you define "best". If by best you mean the player that will likely be the most productive, likely have the highest PER and be the go-to guy, then of course it is Jefferson currently. You could argue that Millsap is in the running here, but going by stats, size, position, etc. you would have to give the nod to AJ.

Not necessarily. Yes, Al had the slight edge in PER last season (20.1 v. 19.8...a lot closer than a lot of people realize), but basketball is a team sport, and Paul Millsap is far better than Al in just about everything that doesn't show up in a box score. Paul Millsap contributed more toward wins than Al Jefferson did last season. He was the Jazz's best player.

 

[LogGrad98]

Not necessarily. Yes, Al had the slight edge in PER last season (20.1 v. 19.8...a lot closer than a lot of people realize), but basketball is a team sport, and Paul Millsap is far better than Al in just about everything that doesn't show up in a box score. Paul Millsap contributed more toward wins than Al Jefferson did last season. He was the Jazz's best player.

Like I said, you could argue it is Millsap.

 

[One Brow]

Really? Who is our most productive player at this time?

This season they have all been equally productive so far. Jefferson is the most likely to be productive.

 

[Jerry Lundegaard]

As much as I trash Ty the Turd, I'm rollin' with whoever he throws out there. Let's just hope he can adjust if need be early on.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Coming off the bench and being "benched" are 2 entirely different things. Every team needs a solid 6th man, and often the 6th man can be one of the most important players and potent weapons (e.g. Ginobili). It matters not whether said player starts, what matters is how many minutes he plays and whether he is contributing enough to be the finisher. Ask most players and and I bet they would much rather be on the floor for the last 5 minutes of every game rather than the first 5.

Agree. Because there are only so many touches, a team will often have a token 5th starter for 5-8 mins who won't get any looks at the basket and is just there to play defense. Crawford, Ginobli, Metta and many others are better than the guys who start(ed) in front of them.

This was the lineup I foresaw at the beginning of camp. The only question, IMO was whether Millsap would get the nod at SF and push Hayward to SG. Now that Okur is gone, I think Millsap will see limited mins at SF. We have the same 3-man rotation as the trio that ended last year (Derrick, Al, Paul) with Enes initially getting the mins that Elson/Fes received. Hopefully Paul sees he can be more effective as a 6th-man. He should play just as many minutes and will take less pounding. At some point (probably not until next year), I'd like to see Favors and Millsap start with Enes off the bench, and a good, young player as the 4th big. But if Paul has to go instead of Jefferson, so be it.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

We'll see, I doubt Millsap gets 30 minutes though. Which means he is essentially back to the role he had when Boozer was here, and that is both insulting and a demotion.

Boozer played 35+ minutes a night. Favors still needs to learn not to foul so much plus I'm guessing he will play some at C. Millsap will play two positions, and play a bigger role then he did when he was playing behind Boozer. He is a bigger part of this team then he was earlier in his career.

I don't see him going back to just simply a role player, which is what he was when Boozer was hear.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

We'll see, I doubt Millsap gets 30 minutes though. Which means he is essentially back to the role he had when Boozer was here, and that is both insulting and a demotion.

do you find Ginobili's role on the Spurs insulting? Because that's the role Millsap has now.

 

[NCJazz]

We'll see, I doubt Millsap gets 30 minutes though. Which means he is essentially back to the role he had when Boozer was here, and that is both insulting and a demotion.

Maybe he will play some tough defense with the reduced minutes. His defense at times last year was pretty horrid.

 

[Stoked]

do you find Ginobili's role on the Spurs insulting? Because that's the role Millsap has now.

Personally I think Millsap is perfect for the back up PF position. He is a hustling tough player that will get the better of other back up PFs. He is also a stable hand on that second unit. I love Milsap as one of the first guys off the bench.

 

[kwb]

"Raja Bell! **** yeah!"