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Utah Jazz: Assigning a Star Wars character to each Jazzman

By Jared Woodcox

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Light signage for the new installment of the 'Star Wars' series is displayed at Beaugrenelle cinema on November 30, 2017 in Paris, France. The release date of episode VIII, Star Wars - The Last Jedi is expected in Paris on December 13. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Light signage for the new installment of the 'Star Wars' series is displayed at Beaugrenelle cinema on November 30, 2017 in Paris, France. The release date of episode VIII, Star Wars - The Last Jedi is expected in Paris on December 13. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 25: Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz plays defense against Tony Snell #21 of the Milwaukee Buckson November 25, 2017 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 25: Derrick Favors #15 of the Utah Jazz plays defense against Tony Snell #21 of the Milwaukee Buckson November 25, 2017 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Derrick Favors – C-3PO

You gotta feel for C-3PO. He’s often ignored and rebuked by his Star Wars comrades and seemingly can’t seem to do anything right in their eyes. However, when you stop and think about it, he’s actually quite useful. I mean, he is fluent in over six million forms of communication for crying out loud! And if it weren’t for him, all of the heroes would have been devoured as part of an Ewok feast. Seriously, come on! Give the guy some love!

In similar fashion, I feel like sometimes Derrick Favors is viewed by Jazz fans as expendable. Several have called for him to be traded and have prematurely given up on him. In fact, he’s even been referred to as the forgotten man. At one point he stated, “I’m pretty much used to it. The whole time I’ve been here has been like that. It seems like everybody seems to forget about me all the time.”

Doesn’t that sound pretty C-3POish to you? Often forgotten, sometimes ignored, usually taken for granted, but in reality, he’s an important part to the mission’s success.

And of late Favors has certainly looked that way as well. He had a tough year last year with injuries (much like when C-3PO ran into Imperial Stormtroopers on Cloud City and ended up in the possession of the Ugnaughts), but he’s played some of the best ball of his career in recent outings.

He looks sharp on both ends of the floor and just like the Star Wars heroes desperately needed C-3PO on the forest moon of Endor, the Jazz may very well need the formerly forgotten Derrick Favors if they’re to find success and return to the playoffs this year.

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