The Big Question for this season - Crunch Time
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Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
That is a great stat.
It's going to be a tough decision with the bigs. How can you NOT have Favors in the game with his defensive ability?
I think if there's any way to go big, Corbin will use Favors, Jefferson, Millsap, Hayward and Harris. That lineup is probably unstoppable offensively, but can they get stops?
Also believe, eventually (maybe next season), Burks will force his way into the "crunch time" equation. He's the only one who can create his own shot. As Harris' career winds down, maybe a Burks/Hayward back court is not out of the question - not on a full-time basis, but I think Alec will become a great combo guard for the Jazz - something Utah has never really had.
Given that defense is also very important during crunch time, I'm not psyched about Okur being in at the end of games. I think we can get other shooters on the floor. If Okur is shooting lights out, that's one thing, but then we'd need someone who can be a help defender, like Hayward or Evans to help pick up the slack on the defensive end.
Considering we don't even know who the starters will be at this point, I'm sure Corbin has less of an idea about who will finish. I can almost guarantee Jefferson and Harris will be out there, everyone else may depend on who is playing well that game.
Gyp Rosetti
Banned
Play who's got the hot hand, busting their *** in all phases of the game, not making dumb plays, and the match-ups.
I think that is how it may play out in the short term, but having a consistent line-up for the finishing crew is a much better long term idea.
billyshelby
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Most of the time, putting your best 5 on the floor is the way you do it. This season, with all the fatigue issues, we'll see more changes in the crunch time minutes. But you want to see the same basic guys closing halves and games. That's going to be Harris/CJ/Hayward/Sap/Al most of the time. But there will be times when Memo or Favors gets plugged in, and times when Bell gets plugged in.
freakazoid
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I don't see this as a problem. Utah should just blow everybody out by the end of the third quarter.