Almond reassigned

[HouseofBoozer]

That settles it. That means our playoff roster will likely be set at the 13 we have now including Fesenko.

[bleu]

I heard about that. We'd be better off with Mo in the playoffs than with Fesenko. I predict 12 minutes TOTAL from Fess.

[stevebozell]

I hope it isnt even that many.

[carrottop12]

I hope neither see the floor.

[xstockholmsyndromex]

I hope neither see the floor.

The only reason I would want Fes on the court in the playoffs, is if we need someone to hammer 6 fouls on the other teams big man.

[loserX]

^That's pretty much it. Big man depth is still a necessity, especially in the West. Not much need for an extra scorer like Almond with our current roster unless someone gets injured.

[HammerDunk]

Fess = hackashaq if we play the suns. They shouldn't see any floor time unless we have a 20 point lead at the end of the game. It is good to have them around in case of any injuries though. Oddly enough, AKs brittleness seems to disappear come playoff time so who knows...

[HouseofBoozer]

My prediction is neither of them would even be active. I predict Fes is gonna be the inactive one all playoffs sitting behind the bench in a suit. But it will be nice to have depth at the 5 if someone does go down injured.

[Duiz]

How many guard backups do we have out of the rotation?

Hart, and CJ.

Also Kirilenko can get minutes at PG like last year, and Miles can also do them all.

But we have a 3 man rotation on on 4 and 5 spots. Let's say one gets injured, and the other one in foul trouble, we are pretty much depleted. Fesenko is the obvious choice.

[idajazz]

How many guard backups do we have out of the rotation?

Hart, and CJ.

Also Kirilenko can get minutes at PG like last year, and Miles can also do them all.

But we have a 3 man rotation on on 4 and 5 spots. Let's say one gets injured, and the other one in foul trouble, we are pretty much depleted. Fesenko is the obvious choice.

Did you use your fingers and toes to figure that out

[Duiz]

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Did you use your fingers and toes to figure that out

Apparently some people did need that cause they think we are better having Almond than Fesenko.

[idajazz]

But we have a 3 man rotation on on 4 and 5 spots. Let's say one gets injured, and the other one in foul trouble, we are pretty much depleted. Fesenko is the obvious choice.

go buy a cheap dollar store calculator, your toes and fingers didn't work.

We have 5 guys that can rotate and play the 4-5
Memo
collins
Boozer at the 5
Boozer
Milsap
Kiri at the 4

[Duiz]

Ida... This is no Magic Johnson team. If we are playing against the Celtics, Spurs, Lakers... Let's say that Okur breaks his knee and can't play. That means that Collins has to start for Okur, that means that he has to occupy his minutes. Then let's say Collins gets in Foul trouble, and then you are playing in a lineup with Bynum/Gasol both 7 footers, having Millsap and Boozer or Kirilenko and Boozer could mean a terrible matchup disadvantage that could potentially cost us the series.

Imagine Kirilenko-Millsap against Garnett/Perkins.

Having Kirilenko playing 3 and 4 on a normal rotation could be extremely detrimental to the quality of his performance and also would destroy the chemistry of the rotation, or at least under Sloan.

By the way, I have seen Kirilenko (Pre-Boozer times) and Millsap do the 5, too, and also Collins and Memo do the 4 too.

[The Sheik]

haha I cant believe there is even a discussion of whether Almond or Fess should get the playoff spot.

2 guard depth chart is as follows:

Brewer
Korver
CJ
AK
Price
Hart
Almond

Almond will never see the floor in the playoffs.

[HouseofBoozer]

The Jazz made the right decision in keeping Fes. Hopefully he won't need to see the floor because of injury but that is the one spot we can't afford to lose out on. Even if both CJ and Brewer got hurt I'm not sure Almond would see the floor.

[idajazz]

Ida... This is no Magic Johnson team. If we are playing against the Celtics, Spurs, Lakers... Let's say that Okur breaks his knee and can't play. That means that Collins has to start for Okur, that means that he has to occupy his minutes. Then let's say Collins gets in Foul trouble, and then you are playing in a lineup with Bynum/Gasol both 7 footers, having Millsap and Boozer or Kirilenko and Boozer could mean a terrible matchup disadvantage that could potentially cost us the series.

Imagine Kirilenko-Millsap against Garnett/Perkins.

Having Kirilenko playing 3 and 4 on a normal rotation could be extremely detrimental to the quality of his performance and also would destroy the chemistry of the rotation, or at least under Sloan.

By the way, I have seen Kirilenko (Pre-Boozer times) and Millsap do the 5, too, and also Collins and Memo do the 4 too.

Whatever doozie.

I'm just pointing out that when you said that we only have a 3 man rotation at the 4-5 that you were WRONG.

you can play what if until the cows come home, just get your facts straight.
The fact is we have 5 guys who can play the 4-5.
If either Booz or Memo go down before or during the playoffs were toast.
Fes on the bench isn't going to change that. He could be good for a few minutes If Memo gets into foul trouble, and he is good for a few fouls.
other than that he will never see the floor, and if a situation happens that he has to play extended minutes, we are done.

[Duiz]

We have a 3 man rotation at the 4-5 I mean daily. Collins and Fesenko are no on the rotation, and Kirilenko normally should fit in the 3 position.

Ideally this is the 5 man rotation.

1st Quarter:

PG: Deron Williams - 9 minutes | Ronnie Price - 3 minutes
SG: Ronnie Brewer - 12 minutes
SF: Andrei Kirilenko - 9 minutes | Matt Hapring - 3 minutes
PF: Carlos Boozer - 7 minutes | Paul Millsap - 5 minutes
C: Mehmet Okur - 7 Minutes | Carlos Boozer - 5 minutes

2nd Quarter:

PG: Ronnie Price - 2 minutes | Deron Williams - 10 minutes
SG: Kyle Korver - 12 minutes
SF: Matt Hapring - 4 minutes | Andrei Kirilenko - 8 minutes
PF: Paul Millsap - 5 minutes | Carlos Boozer - 7 minutes
C: Mehmet Okur - 12 Minutes

***HALFTIME***

3rd Quarter:

PG: Deron Williams - 9 minutes | Ronnie Price - 3 minutes
SG: Ronnie Brewer - 12 minutes
SF: Andrei Kirilenko - 9 minutes | Matt Hapring - 3 minutes
PF: Carlos Boozer - 7 minutes | Paul Millsap - 5 minutes
C: Mehmet Okur - 7 Minutes | Carlos Boozer - 5 minutes

4th Quarter:

PG: Ronnie Price - 2 minutes | Deron Williams - 10 minutes
SG: Kyle Korver - 12 minutes
SF: Matt Hapring - 4 minutes | Andrei Kirilenko - 8 minutes
PF: Paul Millsap - 5 minutes | Carlos Boozer - 7 minutes
C: Mehmet Okur - 12 Minutes

[hoops4life]

thanks for putting in the half time I wasn't sure where it went, haha. I kid.

[idajazz]

You are going to see plenty of collins in the playoffs.
Especially when we play the teams with big front courts.

[Duiz]

I wonder if the Flash are even gonna make the playoffs. They are Real Salt Lake 2.0