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Kanter = Very Impressive

Weezur

Weezur

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Considering that Kanter hasn't played for a kazillion years, the amount of time he's getting AS A ROOKIE and how productive he's been doing stuff that you don't see onthe stat sheet I give him an A as the 3rd pick. If you watch him, he's in play for like every rebound and a lot of times, he doesn't get it but that's OK because there'll be a couple times that he will.

What's most impressive is how fast he learns things. He was doing things in the pre season games that made Fesenko look smart, but he's managed to fix those up very quick. It's like.....he's got the brain of the anti-CJ Miles.
 
You better stop praising him now or else someone on here is bound to call you a homer. I have liked what I have watched from him so far. The shots he was missing in the first 2 games are going to start going in. It looks like he is starting to get more comfortable.
 
Tonite he was always at the position to grab the defensive rebound, but Philly made the shots. If some of them was off the mark, he could easily grabbed 10+ rebounds.
 
trigg3r said:
You better stop praising him now or else someone on here is bound to call you a homer. I have liked what I have watched from him so far. The shots he was missing in the first 2 games are going to start going in. It looks like he is starting to get more comfortable.
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/gasp!
 
trigg3r said:
You better stop praising him now or else someone on here is bound to call you a homer. I have liked what I have watched from him so far. The shots he was missing in the first 2 games are going to start going in. It looks like he is starting to get more comfortable.
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I hated the Kanter pick to start with. An European center with small hops? Jazz have been down that road before....
 
Oh sure, every single European player is a slow white stiff. (dirk - cough cough- Gasol -cough- both of them)

I'm not saying that Enes is these players..... well, I actually am. Why not? He has done great all things considered. The interesting thing is that even with his playing down low, I know from what I've read that he has a decent mid ranged shot. I don't know how good he'll be, but I am rather confident that he isn't a slow white stiff, and he isn't a bust. Even if he just develops into a 15 and 10 guy with toughness and heart, that's what Marc Gasol is, and I'm pretty sure we'd take that.
 
i was supporting to start Kanter before the season starts, but now i think it is better for him to come off the bench, because he needs to learn a lot. Some polish, shooting consistency, getting more confident will make him a great player in years. He already has a high fundamentals and basketball iq, beastly rebounding ability which you can't teach, he will be better in time as he gets experience and learns from his mistakes. I believe in april and may, we can see a very productive Kanter.
 
I am a fan of Kanter, I just wish he had an inch on his height and 2 inches on his wingspan. If that was the case I would be chanting that he would be the next KAJ.
 
Not that I would say I have the best eye for talent, but he does seem to pass the eye test out there, while guys like Kofus never did IMO.
 
What I like about Kanter most is the he appears to learn very quickly. He had an ok/good first game and each game has gotten better. That and he plays like a bull down low. I love tthe physicality we show when him and Favors are in together.
 
Weezur said:
I hated the Kanter pick to start with. An European center with small hops? Jazz have been down that road before....
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True. He's sucked so badly that he's 3rd in the NBA in rebounds per 48 (behind Howard and Frye), grabbing 7.3 rebounds per game in just 16.7 minutes per game. He really sucks for a 19 year old.
 
I like him a lot. I think he plays similar to Noah, 100 % high motor all the time. He'll be able to score in time just needs to relax and it will start to fall.
 
candrew said:
If you're like me and watched rebounds bounce away from second team big men like Fesenko, and Collins and Elson year after year, you would realize what a frickin god send this kid is.
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He has been a good rebounder and show flashes of good and bad defense. His footwork is great, but his finishing is about as bad as I have ever seen for a 6'11 player (not named the Collins brothers). His putback dunk does show hope for him being able to finish strong, but you have to remember on putback dunks you get two steps to gather yourself. Can Enes gather himself and finish strong off a dropstep, or no steps? That remains to be seen.

I'm actually surprised Corbin has been going to the Kanter post-up play as much as he has considering it has produced so little. It shows good confidence in him, so I trust Enes will eventually come around.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
He has been a good rebounder and show flashes of good and bad defense. His footwork is great, but his finishing is about as bad as I have ever seen for a 6'11 player (not named the Collins brothers). His putback dunk does show hope for him being able to finish strong, but you have to remember on putback dunks you get two steps to gather yourself. Can Enes gather himself and finish strong off a dropstep, or no steps? That remains to be seen.

I'm actually surprised Corbin has been going to the Kanter post-up play as much as he has considering it has produced so little. It shows good confidence in him, so I trust Enes will eventually come around.
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The footwork seems solid every time, and he consistently gets a good opportunity to put up an easy layup. Its his third game of the season, I don't think Corbin is too worried that it hasn't fallen with consistency yet, all of the pieces are there its just a matter of Kanter getting into the rhythm of things.

I am worried about the explosiveness, though. Hopefully it progresses throughout his career. Regardless, he has played very well for a rookie thus far
 
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