Aaaw. Poor Kanter. I can't imagine what it is like to be criticized by random people on the internet. I can only hope his millions will help him cope with such a tragedy.
Kanter watch
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Aaaw. Poor Kanter. I can't imagine what it is like to be criticized by random people on the internet. I can only hope his millions will help him cope with such a tragedy.
You had me at +/-.
Well letting him go didn't...
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The Blue Elephant
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The suns game he didn't do very good I agree but he has been ok this Clippers game. Don't blame the game on the both starting wings throwing zero fg's or Westbrooks 9 TO's or playing without KD.
I'm not blaming any losses on the guy. Can never really do that anyway. I think he's a pretty good player, and was performing pretty well for the Jazz after he returned from his injury. Just curious how OKC will use him in the playoffs when most of the teams play a style of offense that is not a good matchup for Kanter. And most teams that have competent offenses are not good matchups for him. That's why I'm not sure if he'll ever be a guy that can play big minutes for a contender. If there is a team he could do it for, though, it'd be an OKC team with Westbrook and a healthy KD. They could potentially outscore the rest of the league. Today's loss was 100% because of Rivers vs Brooks. Clippers had an excellent gameplan. Brooks stood around, played with his own poop momentarily, and then licked a chalkboard.
The Blue Elephant
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I think Kanter is mediocre as much as the next guy but I am not literally jumping on every thread as soon as OKC thunder lose and blaming it on Kanter even without watching it like some people here won't mention names.
Fixed it for ya.
I don't think OKC had any intention of re-signing him next year neither. They can't afford to pay Westbrook, Durant, Ibaka AND Kanter as well.
Seems like they just wanted him to fill in for Adams & trying to make the playoff push.
We should start a pool on who'll give him a few bucks next year. New York? Philadelphia? Denver or LA?
I bet Kanter would sign in LA.
Nah no way Philly will pay him. NY - Phil is too smart to have Kanter on his team, he'll never figure out the triangle, LOL... Denver is too cheap.
LA sounds like a team that would over pay to get Kanter.
gregbroncs
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What's so sad about that? He wanted traded he got what he wanted. I said all along I think the Jazz screwed him over. He's played above my expectations, but done so without Durrant and Adams being healthy.
I missed that. What made you think we screwed him over?
The Blue Elephant
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I think Kanter is going to go to Minnesota or Bucks next year is my bet. OKC have Adams, McGary, Collison already who are good.
gregbroncs
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We traded him to a team that had a deep PF/C rotation and 2 guys that dominate the ball. So far they have yet to play at full strength since he's been there. I wonder how many touches and how much playing time he will get when all of their pieces are back.
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That said he has played over my expectations since he got there. We'll see when they finally are at full strength what happens.
But don't you think he instigated that by demanding that he starts rather than doing what's best for the team? It was clear Gobert was better than him at the C and Favors is a more rounded player at the PF. He should have realised that and either accepted it, or improve. He instead chose to demand a trade.
I don't think we screwed him over, I think we did the best we could with the time frame given to us.
gregbroncs
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Yes. You didn't get that inference from my post? I think the Jazz traded him to a bad fit for him. So far it's worked out for both. Intentionally or not I thought the Jazz sent him to a bad situation. We'll see if I'm right when they are healed.
jumpin bean
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Kanter 23 points ,15 rebounds tonight.