It's something that Derrick's capable of doing and doing well." Obviously, Derrick playing with Thabo or Joe Ingles at the four, there's a different style of attack. Every substitution pattern changes the makeup of the team.
"Our margin for error gets a little bit slimmer," Snyder said. That could result in more switching or other nuances defending the pick-and-roll. Coach Quin Snyder can go even smaller with Joe Ingles at the four in certain lineups. The Jazz will be smaller with the 6-10 Favors in the middle and a combination of Sefolosha, Jerebko, Joe Johnson, who's currently out with a wrist injury, and Ekpe Udoh at power forward. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman's rim protection allowed defenders to be aggressive on the perimeter knowing Gobert had their back. The Jazz were already struggling with consistency as a roster and now they're without their centerpiece - the defensive player of the year that's the focal point of one of the league's top defenses several years running. Favors had 24 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks against the Nets, but nine points, 10 rebounds and one block against the Timberwolves.
Gobert was averaging 13.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Thabo Sefolosha started against the Nets at power forward and Jonas Jerebko got the start against the Timberwolves. It's a big responsibility, but I'm ready for it."įavors is now the starting center, sliding over from power forward. I get to be a big part of the offense now. The Jazz will experience life without Rudy Gobert for the next month with the second-team All-NBA center out with a bone bruise in his right leg. That wasn't consistently so through the first 12 games of the season, but there's no question the eighth-year big man will now have to shoulder more responsibility on both ends of the floor. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The departures of Gordon Hayward and George Hill were supposed to set Derrick Favors up for more opportunities with the Utah Jazz.
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