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Ya, Kanter is not as good as Gobert and Favors is a more balanced player than him. Can't pay as much money as Kanter would acquire and lock up too much cap at one position.
 
Kanter is a good player but.....

The Blue Elephant said:
Ya, Kanter is not as good as Gobert and Favors is a more balanced player than him. Can't pay as much money as Kanter would acquire and lock up too much cap at one position.
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The question is whether Kanter will be better than Favors in the long haul. I thought yes for sure Kanter will be better,but I am pleasantly surprised how Favors has played at power forward and has made it harder to say for sure in my opinion that Kanter will be better or so much better that it was wrong to trade him .I think the Jazz picked Favors along time ago and tried to keep Kanter on the cheap by always making him seem less valuable.not that it was a bad thing for the team to try. Kanter just seen through the charade and the gig was up.
 
jumpin bean said:
The question is whether Kanter will be better than Favors in the long haul. I thought yes for sure Kanter will be better,but I am pleasantly surprised how Favors has played at power forward and has made it harder to say for sure in my opinion that Kanter will be better or so much better that it was wrong to trade him .I think the Jazz picked Favors along time ago and tried to keep Kanter on the cheap by always making him seem less valuable.not that it was a bad thing for the team to try. Kanter just seen through the charade and the gig was up.
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I had to read it 4 times, but I got it.
 
jumpin bean said:
The question is whether Kanter will be better than Favors in the long haul. I thought yes for sure Kanter will be better,but I am pleasantly surprised how Favors has played at power forward and has made it harder to say for sure in my opinion that Kanter will be better or so much better that it was wrong to trade him .I think the Jazz picked Favors along time ago and tried to keep Kanter on the cheap by always making him seem less valuable.not that it was a bad thing for the team to try. Kanter just seen through the charade and the gig was up.
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He is doing less in OKC, from a skill standpoint. Utah just asked him to be too skilled. **** confused Kanter and he sucked. OKC has made the game easier for him and he gets a lot more FGA to offensive rebound in a higher paced offense.
 
The last 12 Games of OKC with Kanter = 8-4 = 72 % Team
The last 13 games without Kanter = 5-8 = = 38 % Team

OKC could be the best team in the NBA with everyone healthy on their roster... Ibaka is probably out till the play-offs... It will be nice to see what happens, when Kevin Durant returns into the line up and plays instead of Waiters, or Singler who are shooting beyond 40 percent from the field.
 
The Blue Elephant said:
If you want to blame Kanter for how the team is performing.
Kanters dRTG is 105, offensive rating is 118. That is without KD. That Kanter effect doe.
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The offense can't get much better. It's not like they are going to start scoring 120 per game. There are only so many offensive possessions in a game.

There is definitely a need for Kanter without Ibaka, but when Durant/Ibaka are back, do they really need Kanter getting over 20 mpg?
 
Cy said:
The offense can't get much better. It's not like they are going to start scoring 120 per game. There are only so many offensive possessions in a game.

There is definitely a need for Kanter without Ibaka, but when Durant/Ibaka are back, do they really need Kanter getting over 20 mpg?
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I think the way McGary playing for them Kanter fully expendable. Adams, Ibaka, and McGary is good defensive frontcourt that compliments rest of team.
 
I think people sometimes forget how underrated Kevin Durant is defensively. Thats probably because OKC is playing a high paced game, I dont know. When Durant starts instead of Singler who has a per like 4 or 5 since joining the team, it will be also a huge upgrade defensively, not just offensively. With Kanter and Singler, the OKC has 2 liabilities on defense starting. Kanter is putting down elite offense and rebounding out their, meanwhile Singler is doing nothing to help the team...
 
The Blue Elephant said:
I think the way McGary playing for them Kanter fully expendable. Adams, Ibaka, and McGary is good defensive frontcourt that compliments rest of team.
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McGary is the poor mans version of Enes Kanter. He is not a part of the rotation, if every big is healthy. OKC was ready to throw 12 Millions for back-Up point guard in Reggie Jackson. If their is no eastern conferense team throwing +15 Milliones at Enes Kanter, they will probably pay 12-14 Millions to keep him in as their starting center.
 
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA · 2h 2 hours ago
Kanter has killed it on offense and the glass for OKC, but he's completely clueless on D. Roberson helps, but just sinks the O too much.
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20-10 game for Kanter with a block and an assist so far in the game and there is still a whole quarter left of game. Looks like he getting his wrist looked at went to get it checked out though.
 
He is 17 points, 10 rebounds (5 Offensive), 1.5 assist in just 30 minutes per game since joining the OKC and playing through several little injuries... This trade is really a win and winn situation for both sides...
 
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