Comments on: Do the Jazz need to ‘fix’ Al Jefferson and if so, how do they do it?

By: scottieplongballs

scottieplongballs — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:36:33 +0000

Al Jefferson is a black hole. Once the ball goes in it never comes out. Hes not the kind of player to build a team around but instead a nice third peice.

By: wj4122

wj4122 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:22:02 +0000

We were spoiled with two of the best players in history for so long that we still are scrambling to find a true identity. So many questions are to be answered and each one of those answers can have major reproductions if things don’t work out according ” to plan ” this will be fascinating to watch.

By: jmclarkent

jmclarkent — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:05:09 +0000

I think that Jefferson needs two things to be a key part of a winning team.

1. Drop weight/ hit the gym. He is 6’10″ – 290. While he definitely isn’t Oliver Miller, he is a far cry physically from Karl Malone. I think if he can get down to 255 – 260 it will GREATLY help his lateral movement.

2. He needs to be next to a really strong defender. I think he and Favors can work well (assuming the continued development of DF), while he and (undersized but high effort) Paul Mislap are a sieve. If you could get him next to a Noah, Chandler, Ibaka type, he would thrive.

I like what Al brings, but I (still…) think he is far more valuable to another team than he is the Jazz (If they keep Milsap and wish to develop Favors and Kantner). A deadline trade for some young parts/ a miscast wing could easily be a win/win.