Zach Lowe on Korver with quotes from Snyder and Sloan

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I liked Korver.

I liked him to till he put his personal stats above that of the team goals.

 

[ema]

Disagree.
We had FANTASTIC specialists in Boozer, Okur and AK. Eaton was one of the best defenders of all time. But when a player can only play on one side of the ball, he's a liability. Korver is a passable defender, but he's an *******. I will NEVER forget him admitting he passed up shots to protect his 3-PT record. Jazz were in a playoff race and desperately needed his offense. Instead, he decided to forgo the very reason for being on the team. INEXCUSABLE!

Disagree.

Boozer, Okur and AK were main parts who lacked important aspects of the game. I think the guy you quoted doesn't talk about that type of players, he talks about specialists with much more limited roles on the teams. Like shooting bigs such as Novak or Bonner, defensive specialists like Battier or Tony Allen, shooters like Miller, Korver or rebounders like Reggie Evans, Marcus Camby, screeners like Collison etc.