in europe they give veterans more credit than in US, or vice versa less confidence on young guys
Eurobasket 2011: Turkey - Poland Starting Now!
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in europe they give veterans more credit than in US, or vice versa less confidence on young guys
Cleveland really messed up by not taking Jonas. He is really good at pick n roll. Such a huge target and opens up really nicely to the pass.
jazzfan1132
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I've never expected that kind of fun from Basketball game!
My national team win with Turkey and 3rd pick from my beloved basketball team played well.
good day for Polish Basketball It's Kanter time .
My national team win with Turkey and 3rd pick from my beloved basketball team played well.
good day for Polish Basketball It's Kanter time .
now turkeys only chance is gb to win over poland which means quite impossible
Hahhaaha, I can't help but love Jonas. Him and Kanter really have no fear.
It appears Jonas has a jumper too. Or at least he isn't afraid to shoot it.
Uggh, I'm even more aggravated now that Jonas didn't play against Kanter. It would have been fun watching them both scrap.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Do you think the happiest man right now might be KOC? He's taken a couple of big chances two years in a row drafting Hayward and now Kanter (well three chances if you count the Deron trade that also brought Favors). After a dismal first few months, Hayward caught fire after the all-star break. And Kanter definitely looks like he'll be an impact player. At WORST, I think Kanter and Favors will each be double-double players given 25-30 mins.
I'd compare both of them to a 2nd-year Carlos Boozer. He had ZERO plays called for him in Cleveland (and that was the primary reason he wanted out). Yet he still managed to average 15/11 in 35 mins/per. In Carlos' rookie season, he averaged 10/7 in 25 mins. Favors put up 7/5 in 20 mins/per. Give him another 5 mins and he probably matches Boozer's rookie season. And I think we can expect the same numbers on a per/minute basis from Kanter, or perhaps better since he also shoots a high percentage from the line. That in itself is HUGE. How many bigs are fouled late in games specifically because they miss FT's? Even as great as Dwight Howard is, that's still a big hole in his game. Foul him late because he shoots < 60%.
It's going to be hard to keep Kanter off the floor. I think we're going to see the same thing happen that we did with Millsap in his rookie year. Kanter is just going to force Ty to play him 20 mins/per. And that means Millsap will be FORCED to play minutes at the 3 (or grumble and get himself traded).
I'd compare both of them to a 2nd-year Carlos Boozer. He had ZERO plays called for him in Cleveland (and that was the primary reason he wanted out). Yet he still managed to average 15/11 in 35 mins/per. In Carlos' rookie season, he averaged 10/7 in 25 mins. Favors put up 7/5 in 20 mins/per. Give him another 5 mins and he probably matches Boozer's rookie season. And I think we can expect the same numbers on a per/minute basis from Kanter, or perhaps better since he also shoots a high percentage from the line. That in itself is HUGE. How many bigs are fouled late in games specifically because they miss FT's? Even as great as Dwight Howard is, that's still a big hole in his game. Foul him late because he shoots < 60%.
It's going to be hard to keep Kanter off the floor. I think we're going to see the same thing happen that we did with Millsap in his rookie year. Kanter is just going to force Ty to play him 20 mins/per. And that means Millsap will be FORCED to play minutes at the 3 (or grumble and get himself traded).
But if Lithuania loses tomorrow, Turkey (and Turkey wins against Spain) will advance over them?
If Turkey comes out and plays their usual game against Spain, they are going to get crushed.
Spain, 16 assist on 21 baskets. Glad at least one Euro team knows how to pass.