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It's good to see you again, Big Al

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doubledribble

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Hi, Al, good to see you on my Jazz team. You know, I got concerned when last year so many fans turned on you and how I heard some (obviously false) rumors that you have left the Jazz. But when I turned the TV on this season, I saw you again , your old glorious self. And, as usual you are an example of stability in production:



2012-13 Big Al : 18 PPG, 9 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 TO, 2.8 FA , 49% FG%
2013-14 Big Al: 17 PPG, 10 RPG, 1 APG, 2.3 TO, 2.7 FA, 47% FG%


I look on the court and see all that is so dear to my heart: your low-efficiency offense, based on pump-fakes and mid-range jumpers, your lumbering defense with the complete inability to help or block a shot. Yea, there are some worries about your sudden propensity to get blocked a lot and the regression in passing, but I am pretty sure that in a couple of years you will improve in those areas and reach your old standards.

But what I am really about is that the Jazz fans fell in love with you and your style of basketball again: they want to lock you up long-term and hope that you will get the max deal. And it appears that the Jazz management wants to build around you long-term too. The good times are coming, Al, for you and me.
 
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doubledribble said:
Hi, Al, good to see you on my Jazz team. You know, I got concerned when last year so many fans turned on you and how I heard some (obviously false) rumors that you have left the Jazz. But when I turned the TV on this season, I saw you again , your old glorious self. And, as usual you are an example of stability in production:



2012-13 Big Al : 18 PPG, 9 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 TO, 2.8 FA , 49% FG%
2013-14 Big Al: 17 PPG, 10 RPG, 1 APG, 2.3 TO, 2.7 FA, 47% FG%


I look on the court and see all that is so dear to my heart: your low-efficiency offense, based on pump-fakes and mid-range jumpers, your lumbering defense with the complete inability to help or block a shot. Yea, there are some worries about your sudden propensity to get blocked a lot and the regression in passing, but I am pretty sure that in a couple of years you will improve in those areas and reach your old standards.

But what I am really about is that the Jazz fans fell in love with you and your style of basketball again: they want to lock you up long-term and hope that you will get the max deal. And it appears that the Jazz management wants to build around you long-term too. The good times are coming, Al, for you and me.
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You're so smart. Way to compare Kanter and Al. They are obviously the same player. I guess Kanter brings nothing to the defensive side of the game. I also gather from your analysis that Kanter will never get better from what we have seen AFTER 3 GAMES!

Way to show the rest of us that you are smarter than us. Keep it up.
 
doubledribble said:
Hi, Al, good to see you on my Jazz team. You know, I got concerned when last year so many fans turned on you and how I heard some (obviously false) rumors that you have left the Jazz. But when I turned the TV on this season, I saw you again , your old glorious self. And, as usual you are an example of stability in production:



2012-13 Big Al : 18 PPG, 9 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 TO, 2.8 FA , 49% FG%
2013-14 Big Al: 17 PPG, 10 RPG, 1 APG, 2.3 TO, 2.7 FA, 47% FG%


I look on the court and see all that is so dear to my heart: your low-efficiency offense, based on pump-fakes and mid-range jumpers, your lumbering defense with the complete inability to help or block a shot. Yea, there are some worries about your sudden propensity to get blocked a lot and the regression in passing, but I am pretty sure that in a couple of years you will improve in those areas and reach your old standards.

But what I am really about is that the Jazz fans fell in love with you and your style of basketball again: they want to lock you up long-term and hope that you will get the max deal. And it appears that the Jazz management wants to build around you long-term too. The good times are coming, Al, for you and me.
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The big Al from this season forgot how to block the shots:(
 
doubledribble said:
Hi, Al, good to see you on my Jazz team. You know, I got concerned when last year so many fans turned on you and how I heard some (obviously false) rumors that you have left the Jazz. But when I turned the TV on this season, I saw you again , your old glorious self. And, as usual you are an example of stability in production:



2012-13 Big Al : 18 PPG, 9 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 TO, 2.8 FA , 49% FG%
2013-14 Big Al: 17 PPG, 10 RPG, 1 APG, 2.3 TO, 2.7 FA, 47% FG%


I look on the court and see all that is so dear to my heart: your low-efficiency offense, based on pump-fakes and mid-range jumpers, your lumbering defense with the complete inability to help or block a shot. Yea, there are some worries about your sudden propensity to get blocked a lot and the regression in passing, but I am pretty sure that in a couple of years you will improve in those areas and reach your old standards.

But what I am really about is that the Jazz fans fell in love with you and your style of basketball again: they want to lock you up long-term and hope that you will get the max deal. And it appears that the Jazz management wants to build around you long-term too. The good times are coming, Al, for you and me.
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And yet, not only does kanter play more and better defense than al, hes also only 21 whilst Al is about to turn 29.... Kanter's floor at this point is pretty clear to be at Al jefferson's level, which is a good sign.
 
doubledribble said:
Hi, Al, good to see you on my Jazz team. You know, I got concerned when last year so many fans turned on you and how I heard some (obviously false) rumors that you have left the Jazz. But when I turned the TV on this season, I saw you again , your old glorious self. And, as usual you are an example of stability in production:



2012-13 Big Al : 18 PPG, 9 RPG, 2 APG, 1.3 TO, 2.8 FA , 49% FG%
2013-14 Big Al: 17 PPG, 10 RPG, 1 APG, 2.3 TO, 2.7 FA, 47% FG%


I look on the court and see all that is so dear to my heart: your low-efficiency offense, based on pump-fakes and mid-range jumpers, your lumbering defense with the complete inability to help or block a shot. Yea, there are some worries about your sudden propensity to get blocked a lot and the regression in passing, but I am pretty sure that in a couple of years you will improve in those areas and reach your old standards.

But what I am really about is that the Jazz fans fell in love with you and your style of basketball again: they want to lock you up long-term and hope that you will get the max deal. And it appears that the Jazz management wants to build around you long-term too. The good times are coming, Al, for you and me.
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Kanter has looked very tentative so far this season but is obviously progressing.
 
Yeah, but Enes plays defense. That's the main difference. If Kanter is replacing Al offensively, that's even better. It's not like he slows the offense down to a halt.
 
I read that OP as a compliment to Kanter. If you think Kanter is already playing like Big Al at age of 21 at his first year as a starter and after a major injury then thats a WIN. Kanter will only get better while Big Al will only get worse and he is already more active than Big Al ever been on defensive end. That brings this question to the minds; Then why the **** we waited that long to start Kanter?
 
Kanter is in no way Al.

Kanter can run--fast. He can hit 3's,. Al gets most of his rebounds on the defensive end, while Kanter is an offensive rebounding phenom;. Kanter is deceptively athletic (can dunk from the free-throw line), Al is not. Kanter is 21 and has only played a minimal amount of basketball, and is coming off an injury that kept him away from the game for 6 months. The fact that Kanter can already be compared to Big Al (even though they are different) speaks to his incredible talent level.

Check yourself before you wreck yourself.
 
Except Kanter hustles, players better D by default of effort alone, and has shown a bigger capacity to evolve his game and learn. Right now he looks like Big Al. What will he look like in 2 years as he continues to learn?
 
Catchall said:
Yeah, but Enes plays defense. That's the main difference. If Kanter is replacing Al offensively, that's even better. It's not like he slows the offense down to a halt.
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CitizenofCapua said:
I read that OP as a compliment to Kanter. If you think Kanter is already playing like Big Al at age of 21 at his first year as a starter and after a major injury then thats a WIN. Kanter will only get better while Big Al will only get worse and he is already more active than Big Al ever been on defensive end. That brings this question to the minds; Then why the **** we waited that long to start Kanter?
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Beantown said:
Also Kanter knows how to hustle and play the pick and roll........HUGE DIFFERENCE.
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Stoked said:
Except Kanter hustles, players better D by default of effort alone, and has shown a bigger capacity to evolve his game and learn. Right now he looks like Big Al. What will he look like in 2 years as he continues to learn?
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Y'all should probably check into a few of Kanter's defensive stats before crowning him Godzilla of the paint. He's actually not that great a defender (yet).
 
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