SoCalJazzFan wrote:KqWIN wrote:Favors standing at the three point line takes away the best part of his game. He also lacks all perimeter skills, not just shooting. I’ve grown tired of the Jazz trying to fit square pegs into round holes. Just get someone who actually plays the position and role well instead.
No it doesn't, just makes him more versatile, like Cousins, Davis and KAT. I'm not sure that he'll get to that point (he hasn't yet, but he did develop a mid-range game over the course of a year or so), but if he did, he would be a much more valuable player. I'm not proposing that the Jazz keep him, but if they did and if he developed a reliable shot (over 30%) it might work out. As it is, he is a decent center with good rim protection, but doesn't have the size to be one of the better centers.
First off, Favors shouldn’t be mentioned in the same sentence as those guys in terms of skill level. Forget about the shooting, he also has no other perimeter skills. If Favors can be like them, then every big can be like them.
Having him spot up brings him away from the rim by definition. Sure, he can still find some opportunities around the basket, but being a rim runner should always be the focus of his game. He is bad at everything else offensively.
Adding skill is never bad, but if you really need some shooting at the 4, just get someone that can shoot. I don’t understand the logic into putting new players in a role that highlights their weaknesses and diminishes their strengths.
I’m tired of it. I don’t want to develop Favors into a 3 point shooter, and I don’t want to develop Rubio into George Hill. We should get guys that compliment Mitchell and Gobert...not ones that do the opposite and then try to develop the bad parts of their games.
