Sounds familiar, isn't it? We have said the same thing for Enes and Derrick two years ago. I'm sure this time it will be different though. Because Rudy is more relaxed about what he will do next than Enes. Enes overthought things. Maybe he can overcome this in his new team. Rudy also has obvious upsides and downsides over Enes. Upsides helped Utah win more up until now. Let's hope he keeps developing and becomes a consistent pivot to make the Jazz re-experience the Eaton years or even better.
Kanter was not complaining for almost 4 years in Utah, so I do think that coming of the bench for a contending team is no huge deal for him this season.
I've always been a Kanter fan so I don't how I should feel about his future development...
What if he finally buy into playing defense and improve his 3pt shooting, refining all his tools and became an all-star big for years to come. would you put the blame on the front office for the trade or would you just harbor ills toward Kanter that much more?
Its possible but for the same reason he never exploded here, I dont think he will. He never had a killer mid range jumper I thought he would. He never improved his passing. His defense never improved. I don't think he'll get the mins on most teams to improve at this point. He also seems to be a guy that thinks he deserves mins, and doesnt have to earn them. He is in for a rude wake up call.
I think the jury is still out on this.
Or another question one might ask, What is Kanter going to do when he continues to come off the bench and consistently gets less than 30 minutes per game with the Thunder? Is he going to bitch and complain and demand a trade again?
How does a player who only passes by accident and can't cover my dead grandmother make the all star team. Kanter can improve, but he's never going to be a good defender and he's light years away from being a good passer. He's a poor man's Big Al.
How does a player who only passes by accident and can't cover my dead grandmother make the all star team. Kanter can improve, but he's never going to be a good defender and he's light years away from being a good passer. He's a poor man's Big Al.
I'd be glad for the Kid. Excited for him.
And he might... he's just not going to develop into that here, even with Karl Malone's guidance.