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Enes Kanter or Brandon Knight?

Enes Kanter or Brandon Knight

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BENTLEY said:
why are you guys not impressed with Kanter's performance in the Nike Hoops Summit a year ago?
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I know there are many who will disagree, but I wasn't overly impressed because I don't see alot of Kanter's points transitioning to the NBA. I like his mid-range jumper, liked his nice little drive and spin, liked his good hands and hard work on the boards, but to me alot of his baskets came because he was just catching and finishing at the rim over guys he was either taller or stronger than. Those advantages won't often be there in the NBA.

I don't think he'll be a bust, but I also don't think he'll be more than a role-player and I'm not sure that's what you want when picking a center w/out elite size that high. I just don't see him becoming much of a difference-maker in the paint.
 
I see a lot of Boozer in him. A nice jumper and the weight to finish at the rim - both translate to the NBA. He's also taller than Booze so he can slide to C better. I think Boozer's his floor. His ceiling is higher. As of right now I see Jonas as much more of a gamble.
 
BENTLEY said:
Box and Borat - why are you guys not impressed with Kanter's performance in the Nike Hoops Summit a year ago?
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My problem with kanter is that he is a one game wonder. Sure he looked very good, but that game is an offensive showcase. He scored on terrible defenders. He is in the same category as biyombo to me. Mid lottery selection. Just far to many unkowns.
 
I went with Kanter. The Kid just doesn't look like a soft euro to me. Looks pretty athletic and he has the size to play center. Look at the average starting center size in the nba if you disagree. And now Callipari even said he would pick kanter over Knight.
 
Nope tied again. I just voted for Knight.

3. Utah Jazz (via New Jersey Nets): Brandon Knight, PG, Kentucky
The Jazz will have the most difficult experience on draft night because this is when legitimate decisions need to be made. Enes Kanter and Jonas Valanciunas would both be prudent decisions for Kevin O’Connor, but the Jazz need a point guard for the long-term and this feels like they’re final opportunity to acquire someone of Knight’s caliber for many seasons. Big men are almost always gambles anyways, so acquiring a true center later on in the draft at 12 this season, or by packaging one of their three power forwards feels like the path of lesser resistance.

But I am still hopeful we get Williams or trade down 2 spots to get Knight.


Read more: https://basketball.realgm.com/artic...ck_Draft_(Post_Lottery_Edition)#ixzz1N8P89yP9​
 
sojodave said:
Just because your fast doesn't mean you know how to drive and penetrate. He is all right hand and averaged less than 5 assist a game. Knight was a liability on defense all year and he is only one year younger than Kemba Walker.
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Umm Kemba is 21, Knight is 18. Clearly you haven't read any of this thread, nor do you know anything about Knight. You don't like him? Okay, but using entirely inaccurate and misleading data to back up your opinion isn't doing you any good. Knight has his flaws, but he's right on par if not better than many of the top point guards in the NBA today were in their freshman year of college. I'm not saying he's going to be a top NBA point guard, but to discredit him because he only averaged 4.2 assists (more than Rondo, Nash, Westbrook and on par with Williams, Rose and several other NBA pg's) and bashing his defense (entirely false) and lack of a left hand (okay, but it got better) without recognizing his clear improvement over the course of the season, the fact that he's still just an 18 year old kid (for another 6 months) that LED his team to a Final Four appearance, is absolutely ridiculous. Come back when you've done some research of your own. Come on, don't let your bias lead your argument.

And FWIW, I'd probably take Kanter with the knowledge that we're going to move a current big, even if I like Knight better right now.
 
Question for everyone - Would you take the point guard John Wall picked number 2 in the previous draft ahead of Kanter with the number 3 pick this year? After you have answered that question read below:




Brandon Knight Bandwagon Thread. John Wall Stats Compared

by JazzD15 on Sun May 22, 2011 4:35 am
I was just looking at stats and found them interesting. They both played one year at Kentucky then declared.

John Wall:

Pts: 16.6
2P%: 50.9
3P%: 32.5
FT%: 75.4
Asts: 6.5
TO's: 4.0

Brandon Knight:

Pts: 17.3
2P%: 46.1
3P%: 37.7
FT%: 79.5
Asts: 4.2
TO's: 3.2

Just food for thought.
 
Don't even know where to start. Wall was picked 1, not 2. Yes, I'd pick Wall 399 days per year ahead of everyone in this draft. The stats mean ZERO. I've watched every UK game since 1977 ... it's apples and oranges .. even one year to the next.
 
I bow to your superior knowledge of the players, having seen them live. Thats what I get for using someone elses post from another site. lol
 
Just read this. Knight is a year older than thought. Kanter is about a year and a half younger than him.

From Ryan Feldman's twitter:
For those who didn't know, Brandon Knight confirmed he was born in Dec. 1991, so he is 19 yrs old. Most thought he was 18, born in 92.
 
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