Jazz Players Defend Kanter and Say He was NOT a Cancer

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@latin jazz

I think it is easier for Enes to pass un OKc than it was here, because they play at a faster pace and are trying to score in early shot clocks, the passes for his assists are often being made when defenses weren't wntirely set, whereas he was facing double teams and set defenses here. That is a world of difference for an inexperienced passer.

Sure, it's easier to score and pass in OKC's faster, simpler and oftentimes lackluster offense. It's a really good fit for him. But in Utah he also had ample opportunities to pass ball out of the post or while driving to the basket. He just didn't want to. He would rather hold the ball in the post, being double teamed and try to score anyway. It's not about experience, it's about willingness to pass the ball, court vision and bb IQ. He lacked those.

As Grantland's Conception put its:

A constant knock on Kanter, throughout his career, has been that his low basketball IQ keeps him from grasping the subtle complexities of the game. OKC’s relatively bare-bones offensive scheme means less weakside trickery to execute and more pick-and-rolls.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

The difference is Locke does it too be theatrical and dramatic, which is essentially what Kanter did. I think it is more forgiveable with Enes given that it is his own situation he was expressing himself on, and is only 22, whereas Locke is a grown *** man who is addicted to gossip.

Lol 22 is grown buddy.

If dudes still walking around needing training wheels at 22 and doesn't have to take accountability.. then he's the best mentally inclined basketball player ever.

 

[Maneesh]

Doesn't sound like he's seeking the max. He just wants to be happy and appreciated.



https://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-notebook-restricted-free-agent-enes-kanter-talks-business/article/5410896

LOL that comment where he says "these" guys give it 100 percent everytimeis so LOL. What is this? HE is the only one who never gave it his all and said so himself. I think you might need therapy to get over Kanter because you are like an ex girlfriend who is still sticking up for her man even though he be ****ing everything on the block since he left yo ***.

 

[Magic Spray]

Lol 22 is grown buddy.

If dudes still walking around needing training wheels at 22 and doesn't have to take accountability.. then he's the best mentally inclined basketball player ever.

Lets put it this way, if Kanter commits a violent crime will the criminal justice system try him as an adult, with full mental faculties, or would he be tried as a child? Have you ever been on jury duty? I have. The individuals on trial were very foolish and childish. I'll never forget when the judge stopped the proceedings and said, "Look, these two guys may have shot someone in the leg over a drug deal gone bad and then used drugs to barter a ride away from the scene of the crime, but I think we're missing a little nuance here. You see defendant A wasn't born in America. He doesn't have a strong family structure around him. Defendant B is only 22. If he had stayed in college he would barely be graduating with BA at this point. Is it really just that we hold them to such a high standard? Maybe they don't understand the adult code of behavior."

Oh wait.

Being a child is the reason he acts the way he does, but it is not an excuse because he is operating in a theater of full-grown men who are players, coaches, and executives.

That he and his inner circle of retards can't understand the lay of the land and act is sad.

I fully expect him to lose all his money. And it will probably be ridiculous.

 

[green]

My dream offseason:

Kanter to LA and Cousins to NY.

 

[green]

The Jazz player's response is a normal one. Most men who have a Penis Cancer removed don't like to talk about it. It's a sensitive subject and the best thing is to appreciate the good times you had with it and move on.

 

[enchilada_style]

If you think all Kanter wants is to be happy and feel appreciated I think you need to calibrate your ******** detector.

 

[sgjazzfan]

I feel the same as Jazz Players. Didn't have anything against Kanter while here either. But when he said those things, it Pissed me off. I don't want someone talking bad about the team I cheer for and their organization. I think the players felt the same way. Kanter could have easily praised OKC without mentioning Utah, much less belittling them, but he didn't. He might end up improving on defense and being an All-star player one day on a playoff team (more likely if he goes to the east) but that wasn't going to happen on the Jazz. Any animosity he has toward the Jazz is his own fault though, not one of the organization.

 

[Siro]

obviously a good fit for me from day one. They opened their arms. I just like playing with all of these guys. They give it 100 percent every time. I would definitely like to come back here.”

Kanter is expected to command a contract that carries at least a $12 million annual salary. That figure could potentially shoot as high as $15 million annually.

“I’m not nervous at all, and I have no idea what kind of contract I’m going to get,” Kanter said of free agency. “Like I said, I just want to be on a team, I just want to be happy and I just want to see this team get success and make the playoffs. I’m not nervous at all. That contract thing, my agent handles it. I’m not really worried about it.”

Kanter also said he is not concerned with whether he starts or comes off the bench next season, although a part of his unhappiness in Utah stemmed from a lack of playing time.

“It’s not my decision. It’s the coach’s decision,” Kanter said. “He is the one who is making those decisions. I’m just working with everything. I just want to help this team win. Every minute I’m on the floor if I’m playing, if I’m playing zero minutes, I just want this team to succeed and get wins. It’s his team.”

What a bunch of dishonest drivel. Don't tell me you believe any of that garbage SF. The guy left the team bitterly because he didn't get what he deemed to be enough minutes TWO YEARS AGO. That was his own stated reason.

And now he's all about living a happy life with his BFF teammates while they skip together, hand in hand, while singing under the rainbow? I can't wait to see him pout and cry next season, when he becomes a permanent fixture on the bench in the 4th quarter. It will be really fun watching him moan about all the world's injustices. His misery shall sustain me.

 

[addictionary]

They asked the wrong players. Ask Hayward and Burke.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's called PR training.

Also Booker said the locker-room was fine when he was here and great after he left. Fine to Great is a pretty big change.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

I'm just baffled that being 22 years old isn't considered being a "grown *** man".

 

[Sexual Favors]

I'm just baffled that being 22 years old isn't considered being a "grown *** man".

It's considered being an adult, but few people have plateaued, in terms of maturity, at that age. A lot of American 22 yr olds are binge drinking at frat parties and having one last hoorah for spring break, hardly the maturity prime of their lives.

 

[8]

It's considered being an adult, but few people have plateaued, in terms of maturity, at that age. A lot of American 22 yr olds are binge drinking at frat parties and having one last hoorah for spring break, hardly the maturity prime of their lives.

Normally people who are mentally retarded don't rise above the retardation cutoff point as they get older doe. I think he'll always be this way.

 

[Sexual Favors]

Normally people who are mentally retarded don't rise above the retardation cutoff point as they get older doe. I think he'll always be this way.

The mentally impaired don't teach themselves a foreign language as complex as English, or master the intricate footwork of a mentor in a short time frame.

Now you'll respond with "then why couldn't he learn defense?" Or "this only proves he didn't try," but you know I have opinions on both, so can we just agree to disagree?

 

[LogGrad98]

Bottom line he's a petulant cry baby when he doesn't get his way and had no personal integrity. He then got his way by crying about it, which will perpetuate his behavior. He will never "figure out" defense because he's going to be paid by someone who values "20-10" over being an overall net positive. So he'll put up pretty offensive stats while dragging his team down. This will be his legacy. Book it.

But in the end he will get his money regardless of what any of us think so I guess that means he's smarter than us.

 

[cowhide]

I don't think Kanter is a bad kid nor do I think he was a cancer. I think many Jazz fans like to create drama where there is little or none. Kanter is 22 years old, I think I was a bit selfish then. I am sure that I said things that I would later regret but wasn't humble enough at 22 years old to admit I was wrong.

I liked Kanter but there is no way I wanted the Jazz to pay him a near MAX contract. So his trade request just made it easier to let him go. Fans should be happy because the trade allowed Rudy to play more.

 

[cowhide]

I'm just baffled that being 22 years old isn't considered being a "grown *** man".

I am baffled to think that some people can't understand that even a grown *** man still puts his foot in his mouth.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

It's considered being an adult, but few people have plateaued, in terms of maturity, at that age. A lot of American 22 yr olds are binge drinking at frat parties and having one last hoorah for spring break, hardly the maturity prime of their lives.

But he is a professional basketball player. I wasn't the most mature person at 22 but I still wasn't self entitled and I took accountability for my actions. People try to make it seem like Kanter should be babied and pampered while he's making millions of dollars a year. He takes his life and his job for granted.

 

[8]

The mentally impaired don't teach themselves a foreign language as complex as English, or master the intricate footwork of a mentor in a short time frame.

Now you'll respond with "then why couldn't he learn defense?" Or "this only proves he didn't try," but you know I have opinions on both, so can we just agree to disagree?

I disagree