This is true. He doesn't seem like a very good defender thus far, but he has shown the ability to make defensive plays.
Kanter just sucks on defense and lacks the ability to make defensive plays.
Kanter's midrange has been money lately though and he has gone to work in the post when given the opportunity. I still get a feeling when I watch him that he has to be near flawless on the offensive end to make up for his defensive woes, especially when teams decide to bully Kanter with PNR.
All our bigs are rebounding super lazy too. We don't box out the shot blockers man ever and our bigs are regularly losing 50/50 rebounds.
I aggre that Kanter is doing stupid things defensively, so he looks worse, but numbers don´t lie, tho. Passing, thats the only skill Booker is ahead of Kanter I can think of. Kanter and Booker have both 50 % at DFG% and Booker is playing a lot of time against bench players. Also D-Rating is better right now with Kanter on the court. And I do not really like these kind of stats, because some people used them often against the greatness of BIG-AL, or to blame all negativity on the court happened to Enes Kanter last year...
-Kanter made a mistake loosing to much weight, he had elite strength with 19 years of age and right know after 3 years he is battling against Bigs with 240 pounds or something. He ist still very strong, but with losing weight he has to adapt on a much different style of play, especially when it comes to rebounding the ball. He is not the bull, he was back then. He also lacks aggressiveness, he had in his first two years of his career. Its´s probably something mental, he has not the mental strenght Big-AL had. Dude just gave a **** and took his shots, winning games for the Jazz.
-Favors is a mystery, so Iam not able to find out what his problem is. He has elite athletisizim, good size and weights like 268 pounds. He still struggles battling bigger Guys in the post and is not looking as strong, as he should be on the court. Sometimes he is like a beast rebounding the ball, the other day he is just absolutely lazy... So, I think that Favors is a PF, not a center in this league. His scoring punch is underrated and I think that he has potential hitting from mid range. He is a very good perimeter defender, he is also very good at taking guards when they are attacking the basket.
I still like to look into the glass half full. I do not know about the future and which position each of our young Bigs will play later in their career. I think it´s huge for both guys, playing a position they are less comfortable with, to learn the versatility of the game. We all know that Favors wants to play PF, normally. I think that Kanter will be better playing the Center position... Quin will help Kanter learning this game, increase hich Jumpshot ability and range. I like how Quin is giving him the oppurtuinity on the court playing his game free. Driving inside and taking 3 point shots... Also letting Enes take these inbounds pass are an educational thing I really appreciate. Learning different aspects of the game, is something he is forced to learn after the weight los. This can help his game for the long term, if he decides 2-3 years later to add more weight into his body and play the 5 position again.
I just hope that everything goes well for the Jazz and AL can return one day, to get some championchips into this town...
And some people called him soft, because of AL refusing to hurt his opponents. (See sig)