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Our versatility might just save us from our depth problem
Posted by: Drew on July 29th, 2010
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.As frustrated as i am that we might not get any more players this offseason, i began to realize that the Jazz may actually be in pretty good shape. Its hard for a die hard Jazz fan like me to accept the fact that my team might hit a rough patch after having such a great season. Putting all that aside however, almost everyone on our team can play two or even three positions under our great system. This makes us one of, if not the most versatile team in the NBA. This fact will allow us to cover positions and perhaps give those players on our bench as many minutes as our starters if they play two different positions. I also think that our new roster includes players that are much more well rounded. This gives us the luxury of of playing small and fast, or big and defensive. Things are lookin up, lets just take another look at our players shall we:
Raja Bell- mainly a SG but could dabble with the SF position
Jeremy Evans- fills our 3rd string PF position, could posibly work as a cutter at the SF position
Fes- this guys just a Center
Gaines- like i said before, he could make a decent Shooting Guard/ Wing if hes not guarding a guy that is 6-5, 230lbs
Hayward- our next AK/Korver can play both the SG and SF positions great, but i would have to say hes more of a SF
Jeffers- listed as a G-F a rookie that is kinda two players for the price of one
Jefferson- Awesome PF and Center what more can i say?
AK- one of the most versatile guys in the league, plays SG, SF and PF well, but is probably most effective as a wing
CJ- again great SF and SG who can shoot well
Millsap- really only a PF but can be out there with Jefferson, AK and Memo to give the Lakers some problems
Memo- a Center who can spread the floor and drill the 3 pt shot
Price- really only a PG, but can play with Dwill as an SG with teams like the Rockets when Ariza and Brooks are in
DWILL- same as price, but this guy can do anything from anywhere on the floor
GO JAZZ!
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Drew, in terms of versatility I think Kirilenko is definitely the key guy on that list. He can play different positions, but he has to stay healthy, and that’s always a question with AK. It’s interesting to look toward the future and wonder what Hayward could bring in terms of versatility when he’s fully developed.
Couldn’t agree with you more, Drew. We are so versatile, it’s scary. ESPN radio projected Hayward as our future star SG on draft day and compared him to Jeff Hornacek. When Hayward is fully developed, he could even play a little PF or PG if he was asked to. The kid can do anything.
Waooooow too much versatility kill the versatility….
Just hope Jerry have some hidden titles in a world championship of puzzle……
I think you nailed it, versatility is whats going to set us apart from other teams. We have really good players 1-9. All of these players, other Dwill and Jefferson, are C+ to B type players, so that plays in our favor when we can play them at multiple spots and give em more minutes.
It reminds me of the Sacramento Kings back when they had Webber, Divac, Stojakavic, Turkaglu,Bibby, Bobby Jackson, and i think Corliss Williamson and Keon Clark. They had a very tight 8-9 man rotation, all solid, talented and versatile.
And that Kings team took the Lakers to game 7 of the Conference Finals, until Big Shot Bob appeared.
But luckily for us, he’s retired!!
what position is most important for versatility? SF/ PF/ SG/ PG/ C?
We’ve had SG’s play SF; SF’s play some SG; PF’s play C and C’s play PF. (AK playing SF/ PF, besides Harpring, was there another SF we’ve had that played both PF and SF recently?)
I think that this is the reason that the Jazz are not running out and getting another wing or a big. It is the point I have been trying to get across. They need to let these players they have now develop and play a lot of minutes and they will be at their best because they will know their roles and wont be looking over their shoulders.