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Please state your case for Gobert as a starter

Not ready yet as a starter but I want to see more minutes for him its not easy if Favors is playing well, but perhaps at the loss to Kanters minutes and or bookers, Favors if any of them not playing well.
He's at least one or maybe two years away from NBA starter material as much as I really like him and his nasty streak which we need more of.
 
Even though it's fine to say that he is not ready to be a starter but just an inch away from the job, I can see a lot of benefits in it. Especially when Kanter is not feeling with his shot, Gobert must be used against starting centers to reduce the inside scoring. Enes will always have his way in post-up moves around the rim, so let him do that whenever he doesn't feel his mid-range.

One other reason for me to post this in this thread is passing ability and fast breaks. I wanted to open another thread for block & break, but this looks fine enough. Since he was drafted, I see a lot of Ömer Aşık in Gobert's game with obviously a lot more reach. He can even block Marc Gasol's hook shots. This is Wilt-like. So scary aspect of a center for the opposition and he also looks like he has the court vision, brains and passing ability to throw a few after his blocks and rebounds. And being the young roster as they are, the Jazz can also use some more of that block&break or rebound&break positions in change for the center grabbing the board and giving it to the PG who is waiting for the set play positions get set and slow down the play. It's all about using the advantages against certain oppositions, and this is a major upside of the team. Wins you at least 10-15 points. Enes is known to be running the court and he can be used for the same thing in a Gobert-Enes frontcourt to sit Favors. Booker has a firey attitude too and will fit that easily.


I think this table is legit. It ranks the Jazz 4th in fastbreak points. And I say, why not the 1st?

NBA Team Fastbreak Points per Game
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Gobert will be great with a couple more years under him. One thing he has going for him that no other player has; he entered the NBA combine with the longest wing spand of any player ever recorded @ 7 ft 8.5 inches and a standing reach of 9 ft 7 inches. If you add some experience and athleticism to him, he will pay off big!!
 
Hack said:
He improves our defense. I'd rather sacrifice some offense to have really good defense.


Gobert is bad ***. He should be playing a lot right now.


If I have to pick which player I want on my team today, out of Kanter and Gobert, it's easily Gobert for me. And for the long term, it's easily Gobert too.
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We'd all rather sacrifice some offense for great defense. The problem is sacrificing all.
 
Changing starters is like rearranging deck chairs on the titanic; However, here is my case for starting Gobert. Starting Gobert and Favors would give us an incredible advantage at stopping the drives to the rim. At the beginning of games, if you can discourage drives at the rim, it could cause them to jack up more outside shots. If the shots don't fall, we end up with a better chance of winning. Favors would also get an advantage against PF and would actually face players he is taller than. Obviously, Gobert doesn't give you much on the offensive end, but anything he does give you is gravy.
 
sojodave said:
Changing starters is like rearranging deck chairs on the titanic; However, here is my case for starting Gobert. Starting Gobert and Favors would give us an incredible advantage at stopping the drives to the rim. At the beginning of games, if you can discourage drives at the rim, it could cause them to jack up more outside shots. If the shots don't fall, we end up with a better chance of winning. Favors would also get an advantage against PF and would actually face players he is taller than. Obviously, Gobert doesn't give you much on the offensive end, but anything he does give you is gravy.
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I'd say he rather gives you French Dip.
 
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