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Pre-season Game 1: Utah Jazz vs. GS Warriors, Mon Oct. 8th 830 MT

OK I'm back. Had a great time. Kanter looked a little lost early on actually but by the end he was abusing the Warrior's rookie center Festus Ezeli. Ezeli looked great himself for a rookie but he couldn't handle Kanter in iso. Enes didn't appear to have the same ability to move players like he did. He seemed to have trouble moving Carl Landry, who looked of similar size. Enes did show off a lot of moves on the right block. He looked to be doing whatever he wanted by the second half.

Harrison Barnes is a player. He is so smooth and in control at all times. His first play was a vicious dunk. The Warriors play was fairly smooth and cohesive on both ends of the floor. Klay had a smooth stroke, the team looks pretty good. On the Jazz Mo Williams was looking to push the ball in transition quite a bit, and I already like him as a fit better than whats-his-name. Marvin had some athletic dunks but was kind of quiet. Same with Favors, who didn't like the contact he was getting in the first half. The second half calmed things down a bit and Favors worked better in a slowed down half court offense. I have some pics and vids maybe to put up in a bit.
 
Here's me and my daughter at the game. I'll have an Enes video highlight in a little while.

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It's hopelessly out of focus which sufficiently masks her identity I guess.
 
squareinthecircle said:
Here's me and my daughter at the game. I'll have an Enes video highlight in a little while.

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It's hopelessly out of focus which sufficiently masks her identity I guess.
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Can't wait for the video. And that picture does a fabulous job of concealing your daughter's identity. That worked out well.
 
spycam1 said:
Really wish we could have actually seen Kanter destroy.
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Wham! said:
so it looks like i was one of the few who watched it on league pass. but from what i saw, kanter is moving extremely well. he got out to set quick high screens and freed up our guards well. jazz went to him down the stretch and he got to his moves quickly. he made passes out of the post when he recognized he didn't have anything. he was getting to the rim but missed some easy ones. but that will come imo. the last one he missed may have been goaltending as someone went through the net. another he missed after bumbling a less than perfect pass from tinsley. and he hit a long range shot that looked really good going down. not the quickest release, but i think it can be a weapon.

the biggest thing that stood out though with kanter this game was mobility and confidence. if his mental game catches up.... very excited about him. of course i have loved him since watching the Turkish national team last year, so im a homer.

i wont comment on the rest of the young guys because they didn't stand out. Favors had better moments in the second half. I just wish we had a pg who could unleash him on the PnR
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What?!? Leaguepass airs preseason games? I thought it wasn't.

Great! You're also a fellow countryman. Please tell me if there is the full broadcast on Leaguepass Int.
 
First preseason game. I've read through the whole thread to hear good things about Enes and saw this. First game and the name on the endgame screen.
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Now the only thing left is to watch him how he can move on the floor, what his confidence level is. I gave him 2-3 years before he actually shows what he got. And I don't expect an improvement in his minutes per game in the regular season. But maybe the new Kanter might tackle the mind of coach Corbin. For that he will need consistency.


Weird thing is that he also hit the endgame screen in one of the last games of the previous season:

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Nice one thanks. Also on the game summary video I guess. That was the layup that put Jazz back in the game but couldn't pull in the end which also was mentioned in the game recap posted in nba.com
 
Yeah both teams really wanted to win this, like it was a regular season game. That crowd was pretty rowdy too, and noisy! There was an alcohol charged chorus of guys a few rows behind me getting really loud. All for a pre-season game. This team got popular again. Of course that W over the Lakers probably got them pumped.
 
No doubt. But they must have also been exhausted from Lakers game so we must charge a little more I think although I didn't watch or listen to the game. I don't see Warriors too deep into the play-offs. But who knows. Overachievement is common.
 
squareinthecircle said:
Kanter clip #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C29b_HtTk4A&feature=youtu.be

He shows a drop step then an immovable object defensive maneuver.
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Those two clips of Kanter were great. He is moving very well. You can already see a difference from last year.
Let's hope he continues to improve!
 
We shot 37.5% as a team.

Since I refuse to accept that the Warriors defense is just that good, could we chalk this up to opening night jitters?
 
squareinthecircle said:
Ya our crappy camera has it's benefits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV5t1yGW1vs&feature=youtu.be
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What I really liked was that Kanter ran the floor and immediately got in position to get the ball and make things happen. The rest of the team didn't have to wait for Al to be the last one up the court and then try and get in position. Very positive IMO.
 
ElRoach0 said:
We shot 37.5% as a team.

Since I refuse to accept that the Warriors defense is just that good, could we chalk this up to opening night jitters?
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Yes. Also, David Lee (the most consistent player for the Warriors over the last two seasons) played a very large amount of minutes.
 
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