Favors has indicated in the past his dislike for the C position, as he's a tad lightweight for it. His strength is his mobility and agility, not his power. Remember towards the end of the season when we used Jefferson, Favors, AND Millsap together it was FAVORS who ran out to cover 3-point shooters, not Millsap. Millsap vs opposing PF's with post-up skills just puts our D at a horrible disadvantage. Opposing coaches are'nt dumb; if our D has a weakness, they're gonna exploit it...
Foye, Burks, Millsap, Kanter with either Hayward or Marvin Williams rotating back in at SF. That's a prety good second unit. The offense can run through Burks, as Foye is a good spot-up shooter. In fact, we may see some of that with Hayward/Mo.
I agree. You don't take your franchise player and ask him to adjust his game so other parts can fit. Derrick will be fine playing against most backup centers, but not the majority of starting 5's. With Mo and Marvin, the Jazz have enough outside shooting on the starting 5, so go with Jefferson and Favors inside.
Jefferson against anyone puts our D at a horrible disadvantage. Count me as someone who would like to see Jefferson off the bench, a la Dallas-era Antawn Jamison (a player I dislike who was amazingly effective as a 6th man). As it stands, Kanter isn't ready for prime time, and there should be plenty of minutes for Jefferson, Favors and Millsap (especially if Millsap continues to take some minutes at the 3). I'd prefer Favors-Millsap as the starting frontcourt. With the recent acquisitions of Mo, Foye and, to a lesser extent, Marvin, however, I fear the Jazz are acquiring shooters rather than play-makers to surround Jefferson. Ugly basketball, here we come.
