Our Missing Piece is in Utah?

He wouldn’t help our greatest need which is a strong defensive center. He’s probably a better rebounder than our favorite Argentinian, but he’d be redundant on a team with Scola. He’s a horrific team defender, is an injury risk (though he’s been better in recent years), and just isn’t good enough to merit the double-barreled cost of paying him his 8 figure salary and giving the Jazz what they’d want for him.

Would cost too much to get.

Hasheem will soon be performing like a poor man’s Mutumbo and our C problem will finally be answered. (Not my words)

We’ve got to shed some bigs somehow. Jefferson’s an absolute stud on offense in the low post, but in help defense he’s a liability. For the right compensation, I’d be willing to deal.

It’s something that I have thought about and I think he would be a great fit in Houston. I couldn’t agree with you more about Mchale, I think big Al would elevate his game to an elite level with his guidance. I would love to see this deal get done, and with the familiarity, it’s not far fetched.
One thing I dislike about Jefferson is his effort defensively. He gets lazy during certain times of the game. I think he’s a below average to average rim protector, but it’s something he can improve at. I’m not familiar with his ability passing the ball, and obviously if McHale wants to run a similar system to Rick’s that’s an important facet to the offense. But this is how I see it. I can compare big Al’s career somewhat to Zach Randolph’s. I know they aren’t the exact same player at the same position. But Zach was a part of some organizations where management and coaching held him back. He found new life in Memphis, and his play elevated to another level. When and if this stoppage ends and free agency/trades begins, I would expect Al to be rumored, and Houston to be one of the teams.

Case closed.