Could Kanter and Gobert have worked?

[zbone]

It's pretty safe to say that Jazz had a #3 pick which developed into max or near max big and traded it for 20c on a dollar. I can see why Kanter wanted out and why Jazz didn't keep him but it hurts to see how little we got for him.

 

[turkishdelight]

Enes Kanter's last 10 matches performance 16,8 points 11 reb 1,3 ast no comment

 

[Jazz4ever]

Kanter is a beast in OKC, that does sting a little. 23.1 PER and .603 TS% with them. That is indeed max worthy if he keeps it up.

 

[MTS]

You should just compare Kanter´s numbers post all star... Thats not the same player...

lol, why would I eliminate Kanter's #'s in Utah when the entire premise of the topic is whether or not he would have fit with Gobert?

Of course Kanter's numbers improved in OKC - he's playing with an MVP candidate in Russell Westbrook instead of Utah's garbage backcourt and at a much faster pace.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

lol, why would I eliminate Kanter's #'s in Utah when the entire premise of the topic is whether or not he would have fit with Gobert?

Of course Kanter's numbers improved in OKC - he's playing with an MVP candidate in Russell Westbrook instead of Utah's garbage backcourt and at a much faster pace.

Because he played mainly with Favors rather than Gobert in Utah?

 

[MTS]

Pop quiz to everybody who isn't a dumbass: Which situation is more similar to playing alongside Gobert in Utah?

A) Playing alongside Favors in Utah
or
B) Playing alongside Westbrook in OKC

 

[The Blue Elephant]

Pop quiz to everybody who isn't a dumbass: Which situation is more similar to playing alongside Gobert in Utah?

A) Playing alongside Favors in Utah
or
B) Playing alongside Westbrook in OKC

C) look at all Kanters stats and don't just ignore stats don't don't conform to your confirmation bias.

 

[MTS]

I didn't ignore any stats... I used Kanter's stats for the entire season. In fact, I was trying to explain why I WASN'T ignoring Kanter's Utah stats.

Christ, do you even read before you type?

 

[8]

No, it couldn't have worked because Kanter is a ***** and there ain't no room for ******* on the Jazz.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

I didn't ignore any stats... I used Kanter's stats for the entire season. In fact, I was trying to explain why I WASN'T ignoring Kanter's Utah stats.

Christ, do you even read before you type?

That is like saying Utah Jazz defense sucks this year. You have to take time into account. The first 10 games of the season should not be weighed equally to the last 10 games. Next year are you going to be one of those retards that say "Utah's defense is so good this year they were so bad last year" without looking extra careful at the second half of this season.

 

[MTS]

That is like saying Utah Jazz defense sucks this year. You have to take time into account. The first 10 games of the season should not be weighed equally to the last 10 games. Next year are you going to be one of those retards that say "Utah's defense is so good this year they were so bad last year" without looking extra careful at the second half of this season.

Well no, external factors should be considered. Utah's defense took a huge jump because they're starting Gobert instead of Kanter.

Likewise, Kanter's offensive productivity took a leap because he's playing alongside an MVP-calibur PG instead of the trash that Utah has at that position. I believe I pointed that out already, but as is your habit, you completely overlooked it.

But when it comes to comparing Favors and Kanter offensively, again I ask, why would I completely disregard Kanter's stats in Utah when the premise of the topic is how he would have worked with Gobert?

It sounds like what you really want to do is compare ONLY Kanter's #'s with Westbrook to Favors. Which is hilariously hypocritical, because, as you yourself posted:

C) look at all Kanters stats and don't just ignore stats don't don't conform to your confirmation bias.

 

[enchilada_style]

OKC lets Westbrook run around creating shots for himself and others. Its a perfect offense for Kanter because he doesn't have to think. Snyders system requires some ability to actively think out there which I don't think Kanter will ever be able to do.