when tanjevic (or nearly any national team coach other than spain and the USA) is lucky, he has maybe 3-5 NBA-calber guys on his roster.
when an NBA coach has a HORRIBLE team, he still has 10-12 NBA-calber guys on his roster.
so it's easy to see how this guy could believe that kanter is a basketball god and must just be used incorrectly here in the USA. we've heard similar things from the guys who coached AK, giri, lopez, memo... the reality is that when your teammates are among the best 400 ballers in the world, you kind of have to earn the respect.
(and remember, i have historically supported all 4 of those guys i just mentioned... it's just the way it is. giri was top dog with the croatian team, and here, he was a middle of the pack guy and therefore had the burden of proof to show why he belonged on the floor more than others at his position.)
Yes, completely agree. It's entirely possible this guy is both a very good coach and astute judge of talent as well as off-base in how he judges an individual player's role/progress in the NBA.