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Where is Favors off season improvement?

He has a much better jump shot. However I expected more down low. I think what Favors needs is the game time. I think he learned the skills but needs to learn when and how to apply them, real time application.
 
The biggest problem i see is he doesnt play smart offense. He doesnt think about passing when he is in traffic, he thinks he is superman and he is gonna dunk over 5 guys. Thats one of the mistakes some big athletic guys do, it makes scoring much more difficult than it would if they pass. Thats the most important thing he should learn and i hope he will because he is very young and maybe he is just too excited to make some fancy moves.

He is already very athletic and talented, but he should open his eyes and try to be more smart both in defense and offense. He is a good shot blocker but he shouldnt rely his defense all on blocking. And of course FTs, i think he can do better because he doesnt throw the ball like stone just as most of the big man does, he has a relatively soft touch and he should work on it more. I dont expect him to be Dwight Howard but i expect a top 10 big man in the league in the next 5 years.
 
The Thriller said:
Difficult to tell since no one other than Harris or Jefferson are allowed to touch the ball.

Just look @ Millsap's stats. Or Hayward's. No one is having a very good year with a point guard that has no clue how to run an offense and a big man who thinks he's Shaq.

I'm not making excuses for Favors. I just haven't seen him with the ball in his hands... Or anyone else's for that matter!

For the one game Jefferson sat, Favors looked pretty damn good. Or was his 20 point, 11 rebound, 10-16 FG performance really a fluke? And our offense finally started to resemble what we all thought it was going to look like. Was it a coincidence that Favors, Millsap, and Hayward were in double figures when Jefferson sat?

The biggest hurdle to Favors (or anyone else on our team) to look good and/or getting an accurate measurement of, is Black Hole Jefferson.
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This. As much as I like Jefferson (he themes like a nice guy), he is a black hole on offense. No doubt it hasn't gone unnoticed by the FO, but the Jazz, as much as we want to play the young guys, need to win games too. Winning is also part of the development of a young player.
 
Hantlers said:
I have nothing to add, but I'm going to post in here just to say I have nothing to add.
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Thanks. I was wondering if you had anything to add. And that clears that right up.
 
Favors is doing fine. The only thing that was wrong was fan expectations. Just like Hayward hasn't magically morphed into a "bigger Jeff Hornacek" overnight, Favors hasn't morphed into Dwight Howard in 8 months. It takes time and it very rarely happens overnight. You see a little more confidence in the 15-footer, a nice right-shoulder baseline fadeaway and confidence (if not execution) in his left-shoulder jump hook. Footwork and balance is still a work-in-progress but he's rebounding, playing defense and finishing strong at the rim when given the opportunity.

Once fans stop expecting Favors and Hayward and Burks and Kanter to all travel seamlessly down pathways to superstardom, they won't be disappointed in their development.
 
vslice02 said:
Favors is doing fine. The only thing that was wrong was fan expectations. Just like Hayward hasn't magically morphed into a "bigger Jeff Hornacek" overnight, Favors hasn't morphed into Dwight Howard in 8 months. It takes time and it very rarely happens overnight. You see a little more confidence in the 15-footer, a nice right-shoulder baseline fadeaway and confidence (if not execution) in his left-shoulder jump hook. Footwork and balance is still a work-in-progress but he's rebounding, playing defense and finishing strong at the rim when given the opportunity.

Once fans stop expecting Favors and Hayward and Burks and Kanter to all travel seamlessly down pathways to superstardom, they won't be disappointed in their development.
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My thoughts exactly.
 
Locke interviewed Favors shortly after lock-out. Asked him what types of post moves he had been working on. Favors responded "ah, man just everything".

At the time I hoped he was just downplaying it, but watching him it appears it was the truth. Next summer I hope he picks one go to move and drills and drills and drills on it. So that the Jazz can call 4 down and he can get a basket using his one move.
 
I'm a TINY bit disappointed in Favors so far. I'm the most worried about his non passing. His defense has exceeded my expectations and everything other aspect of his game have been a bit disappointing. I'm not at all worried though.
 
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