Utah Jazz Fantasy Playoff Starting Lineup Revealed
Apr 14, 2019, 4:52 PM | Updated: Apr 15, 2019, 1:04 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The results are in for who you the readers chose to make your lineup from the best Utah Jazz players to have ever played in the postseason.
The $15 roster challenge requires to pick one player from each position ranging from $1 for lower end players to $5 for the top players in each position, but the roster must stay at $15 or less.
Make your lineup of all-time @utahjazz playoff players. #TeamIsEverything https://t.co/IULjqw456p pic.twitter.com/mbtWasLo3U
— KSL's UnRivaled (@KSLunrivaled) April 11, 2019
What Was The Most Popular Lineup?
Fans had a tough choice when making lineups because the obvious choice was to start with Karl Malone and John Stockton and then build a roster around that but those two combined for $10 which made building a team difficult.
Most abandoned that combination because it was just too expensive and compromised the rest of the team, however, even with that being said 42 picked the combination of Stockton and Malone.
Even with that roster difficulty, those two were part of the most commonly selected lineup which included John Stockton, Karl Malone, Joe Ingles, Greg Ostertag, and Paul Milsap.
Other Lineup Trends
The most common players taken were both John Stockton and Paul Millsap which earned 51.7% of the vote in their position group, and the only two to crack 50% Former center Mark Eaton, — who was earmarked at $5 — earns the dubious distinction of being the only player not selected at all.
The most popular player taken per position was John Stockton (51.7%), Joe Ingles (41.4%), Karl Malone (48.3%), Paul Millsap (51.7%) and Rudy Gobert (44.9%).
The least popular picks were Byron Russell (4.8%), Jeff Hornacek (3.9%), Antoine Carr (1.9%), Adrian Dantley (1.4%), and Mark Eaton (0.0%).
- Is it possible to stop James Harden?
- What are the key matchups?
- Jazz have had success as a five seed
KSL Sports Staff Picks
Zak Hicken, KSL TV sports producer:
| Deron Williams | Joe Ingles | Karl Malone | Paul Millsap | Al Jefferson |
Alex Kirry, Unrivaled and Cougar Sports Saturday host:
| Deron Williams | Joe Ingles | Karl Malone | Paul Millsap | Al Jefferson |
Jeremy Mauss, KSL Unrivaled radio producer:
| John Stockton | Howard Eisley | Antoine Carr | Paul Millsap | Rudy Gobert |
Jeremiah Jensen, KSL TV sports anchor:
| Deron Williams | Darrell Griffith | Karl Malone | Paul Millsap | Greg Ostertag |
Austin Facer, KSL Sports digital producer:
| Deron Williams | Donovan Mitchell | Derrick Favors | Matt Harpring | Rudy Gobert |
Trevor Allen, KSL Sports digital producer:
| Deron Williams | Joe Ingles | Karl Malone | Matt Harpring | Mehmet Okur |
Josh Tilton, digital content producer:
| John Stockton | Joe Ingles | Gordon Hayward | Paul Millsap | Al Jefferson |
Matthew Glade, KSL TV sports producer:
| Rickey Green | Joe Ingles | Gordon Hayward | Paul Millsap | Rudy Gobert |
Matthew Baiamonte, Cougar Sports Saturday host
| John Stockton | Joe Ingles | Derrick Favors | Paul Millsap | Rudy Gobert |
Tom Hackett, KSL Sports Cross-Platform Host
| John Stockton $5 | Joe Ingles $2 | Karl Malone $5 | Paul Millsap $2 | Greg Ostertag $1 |
Scott Mitchell, KSL Unrivaled Host
| John Stockton $5 | Joe Ingles $2 | Carlos Boozer $2 | Paul Millsap $2 | Rudy Gobert $4 |
