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Eurobasket 2011: Turkey - Portugal match is starting now. :) Live match

Zerol said:
Thanks for the link.

Kanter is much more dunk-happy than I expected, which makes me happy.
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Doesn't have great lift, but it was nice to see him finishing with the dunk while getting slammed in the mouth. Beastly.
 
underKANTER said:
what will our duo of kanter and favors look like in 2-3 years? can you imagine? the sky is literally the limit. actually, we have the chance to have the best jazz roster ever in two or three years. add a good point guard in the next year's draft and you can become a contender within the next few years. we are in a similar situation like the thunders were once. we have great talent, great young players with huge potential to build around with favors and kanter having the potential to become superstars in this league. it's exciting to be a jazz fan.
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It's not good to count your chickens before they hatch. And the difference between the Thunder and almost every other rebuild ever is that they got Durant. If we have a talent anywhere near the level of Durant, we've yet to see who that is.

And the crop of PGs next year is downright poor.
 
underKANTER said:
i want to see kanter take more jumpshots... he is a great shooter and i like his midrange game... he made some nice jumpers in the friendly games...
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Me too, but i also like the fact that he's not in love with his jumper right now. He's trying to bang, and score inside like a Center/PF should. I've seen enough centers from Turkey who stand around and shoot jump shots all game.
With that said, I'd like to see a few just to see how his shot is in game action.
 
aybars said:
he had 2 blocks,,i cant believe they missed it
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I looked at his blocks again, and you're right; he should have had at least two: first at the beginning of the third quarter in the lane, second closing out on Andrade right before the shot clock went off in the third, and possibly a third when he and number 11 swarmed Elvis under the basket (it's hard to tell who got that one).
 
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Gotta like Kanter's mitts, I haven't seen him bobble one pass thrown to him yet. I can't stress how valuable trait this is to survive in the NBA. Even a slight bobble generally equates to a strip and turnover when playing teams with elite help defenses. One of the many reasons boom bitches and Fez couldn't survive.
 
I like how he uses his width to get shots off in traffic. That's why I'm not worried about how his apparent lack of lift will translate at the next level.
 
NUMBERICA said:
It's not good to count your chickens before they hatch. And the difference between the Thunder and almost every other rebuild ever is that they got Durant. If we have a talent anywhere near the level of Durant, we've yet to see who that is.

And the crop of PGs next year is downright poor.
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C'mon, don't be a Debby Downer.

JK - you're a very good voice of reason, Numberica. Right now we're all getting overly excited about "potential." I must admit I'm a bit giddy as well. But that's ok; after all, the word "fan" is derived from fanatic.

I don't necessarily think we need a "Durant" on the team to contend. Not if the Jazz have 5 very good starters and 3 solid backups. Detroit rode the no-superstar model to a championship. They had a great team, no significant weaknesses and a few all-star players, but none I would put in the category of "superstar."

But it is all potential right now.

1. Hayward? Does anyone remember the season-ending games CJ had a couple of times? Who's to say Gordon can translate that last game into a season of dominance. On the other hand, he was the league's BEST 3-PT shooter after the all-star break, so maybe we did see the arrival of of the next great wing in the league.

2. Favors? Showed flashes as a 15-20 min/per game back up. Can he gain consistency and be effective against opposing starters? Can he develop an offensive game?

3. Kanter? Complete unknown. Could just as easily come in and be the next Darko.

4. Burks? A wing who can drive, never met a shot he didn't like and missed most of them from the outside. A cross betweem Ronnie Brewer and CJ or a young Corey Magette?

What I do like is the Jazz have a potentially great rotation at the 4-5 and will be able to match the size and physicality of any team in the league. The Jazz have NEVER had that. Well, maybe with the Malone/Eatonm tandem, but Mark was so bad on the offensive end, it pretty much negated the defensive advantage he provided. At the wings, Hayward looks like the real deal. And I think Burks will be our "Maggette" - a great scorer off the bench, able to create his own shots and draw a ton of fouls. Still need another wing player behind those two (or to start with Burks coming off the bench). I don't think CJ is the answer. And PG is a complete unknown. Harris is serviceable for 2 years. Maybe we get lucky in the draft. But there is also achance we get ZERO picks (if GS picks 7 or higher) and the Jazz sneak into the playoffs.

So let's keep dreaming, but also realize a lot has to fall into place before we say that the Jazz will be legitimate contenders in 3-4 years.
 
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