Lebron Saggin off AK
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I don't know if I would say major problems. We have always had this 'by committee' approach to manning the 2/3 and the players rotated through those positions all have unique skill sets.
If we did have a borderline all-star wing type we would probably be one of the top couple of teams in the league... and we're definitely not that.
AK, CJ and Raja are all capable of contributing as starters or off the bench. Just need to follow their roles effectively: play tough D, pass the ball, hit the open shots...
Hopefully if one of them is off, someone else can step up.
If we did have a borderline all-star wing type we would probably be one of the top couple of teams in the league... and we're definitely not that.
AK, CJ and Raja are all capable of contributing as starters or off the bench. Just need to follow their roles effectively: play tough D, pass the ball, hit the open shots...
Hopefully if one of them is off, someone else can step up.
GVC
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Russell + Hornacek? How hard is it to find a wing player that can hit an outside shot? Right now the Jazz's best floor spreader is Paul Millsap with his 20-footers. That's just not good enough.
If a trade comes along packaging some Jazz wing players and Memo for a legitimate NBA starting 2 or 3 (the Jazz currently have none), it'll be a great day.
I agree with Debbie Dootson.
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This.
Raja has been ineffective all year long.
CJ has been our most consistent wing. Yet, he's best at coming off the bench in the long of a 7th or 8th man.
AK has been a disaster for about 2 weeks. we need a decent wing that can take some of the offensive burden off Deron. Someone like Ben Gordon, Jason Terry, or Stephen Jackson....
Pete Maravich? Darrell Griffith? OK, I should have explained that I was talking post-S&M-era, but whatever.
At any rate, I do think that given our lack of ability to sign/draft/trade for an all-star level wing our current guys just need to step up and play their roles.
Surely not all of them can go missing every night.
And who knows what state Memo is in when he returns, but hopefully he can provide some outside shooting for us.
At any rate, I do think that given our lack of ability to sign/draft/trade for an all-star level wing our current guys just need to step up and play their roles.
Surely not all of them can go missing every night.
And who knows what state Memo is in when he returns, but hopefully he can provide some outside shooting for us.
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Personally, I think we're not only lacking outside shooting, but another dribble drive player. while Memo can shoot, I'm not sure if he's going to create many open looks for others. What's killing us right now is that other than Deron, no one on our team is a threat to create their own shot from the perimeter.
You act like this is some kind of new revalation. People have known AK is not a consistent shooter for a long time and have sagged off him because of it. Nothing new, its just more apparent when a super star does it for same reason.
carolinajazz
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...and to think we're paying this clown over 200,000 bucks a game...and he can't hit an open jumper to save his neck! How many more games before the lockout???
I give CJ some credit - i know he didn't perform anywhere near well enough tonight but this season he has really improved his penetration game and is finishing those drives more than ever before. Hope he can step it up some more. Those minutes are his to lose.
mellow
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One thing that needs to be mentioned. All signs point towards a lock-out next year. I doubt the Jazz are going to do anything with thier roster ahead of it. AK's expiring contract will stay. After the lock-out AK will be gone, Raja will be 35 (?) and CJ will still be just a youngster right out of High School. But the really awesome thing about the lock-out is that Hayward will get to re-live his rookie season, this time as an older, shaving rookie who hasn't played in more than 2 years. I look forward to trouble at the 2-3 for many years to come.
AK was horrible last night. No matter who he was guarding he couldn't stay in front of his man, which has been his weakness throughout his career. When he was younger he could recover and make the block.
I'm starting to think that the Jazz would've been better off, biting the bullet with Matthews and letting AK walk when his contract expires. As we can see from his play in Portland, Matthews is the real deal. Well, we already knew that, and I was one of the most vocal in complaining about the Jazz not matching. I know it was overpaying -- this year, but down the road we are going to regret it.
I'm starting to think that the Jazz would've been better off, biting the bullet with Matthews and letting AK walk when his contract expires. As we can see from his play in Portland, Matthews is the real deal. Well, we already knew that, and I was one of the most vocal in complaining about the Jazz not matching. I know it was overpaying -- this year, but down the road we are going to regret it.