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Then why is he only getting 7 and a half rebounds a game now. in 2009 he was getting 8.6 with 4 less minutes every game.

Most of those are offensive rebounds, which he doesn't have the opportunity to get as he has become a better perimeter player. Playing against starters vs bench scrubs has to be taken into account as well like Numberica states.
 
Having a versatile, intelligent, productive forward coming off the bench where his weakness (size for one position, speed for another, more defensive than offensive drawbacks there) are minimized and his strengths are maximized could be a very powerful thing.

Count me in the camp that is willing to trade Millsap (everyone's available for the right price), but only in a deal where you net an equal or greater player. Unlike the turncoats here, I know he's a special player (even if he's never All-NBA). On a cheap salary, having re-tooled his game to age better and handle big minutes better, and still being in the early stages of his prime (and still showing continual improvement), there is no rush or need to trade the guy.
Couldn't have said it better myself. And frankly even if the Jazz get a great player for him I'll be super bummed the day he's traded.
 
Then why is he only getting 7 and a half rebounds a game now. in 2009 he was getting 8.6 with 4 less minutes every game.

Injuries/conditioning. If he is going to be getting 30+ mpg he is going to have to pace himself better. His mentality his whole NBA career has been go 100% all the time, which is why he was such a good 25 mpg player. When you play starter minutes you have to hold something back as to not wear yourself down when it matters.

Which is why I want him to be in that 25-30 mpg range. Going 100% at all times is a unique skill, I don't think many players are mentally capable of it.
 
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I wouldn't mind if Millsap starts the season as the starter, but I would hope he would be coming off the bench by the end of the season. This would obviously depend on how well he's playing and how far along Favors or even Kanter are. It's been said many times by many people, but if Millsap is our starting PF then we aren't going to be very good. Millsap's great, but going against starting PF's is a lot different then going against 2nd units.

Griffin
Gasol (PF/C)
Cousins (PF/C)
Dirk
Z-Bo
Duncan (PF/C)
Love
Aldridge

Those are all PF's in just the west that I would rather having as my starting 4 than Millsap. And Lee/Scola/Ibaka are one's I would have to think about. That's a little more than half of the teams in the west who when we get out on the floor, we're already at a disadvantage against at the PF position.

Millsap could really shine as a 6th man, but he could hurt us if he's our starting PF.
 
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