OMG! Calipari would choose Kanter over Knight

[oldtimer]

So much for the debate about who the Jazz should select if the choice is Knight or Kanter. Coach Calipari just said if he had the number one choice he would select Kanter. To me the coach that watched both these players practice has more insight than almost anyone else.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

So much for the debate about who the Jazz should select if the choice is Knight or Kanter. Coach Calipari just said if he had the number one choice he would select Kanter. To me the coach that watched both these players practice has more insight than almost anyone else.

Are you aware of Calipari's success in the NBA? Why would you look at him for discussion on who will be a better NBA player?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Your name is oldtimer yet you use "omg".

 

[margodydek]

Are you aware of Calipari's success in the NBA? Why would you look at him for discussion on who will be a better NBA player?

I think the guy has had a pretty good success rate, especially recently, of finding and developing NBA talent.

 

[AlaskanAssassin]

Are you aware of Calipari's success in the NBA? Why would you look at him for discussion on who will be a better NBA player?

I'd say he's done a pretty good job of preparing players to have NBA success.

 

[BENTLEY]

To those on the pro-Kanter side, this is a valid endorsement. To those on the anti-Kanter side, this is easily disregarded. tantamount to "oh yeah, Well Coach Cal is stupid." If Cal had gone with Knight it'd be the other way 'round.

 

[LogGrad98]

Are you aware of Calipari's success in the NBA? Why would you look at him for discussion on who will be a better NBA player?

So what you are saying is that, simply because he hasn't coached a great team, YOUR opinion about the future of an NBA prospect > Calipari's? How many championship NBA teams have you coached recently? If the answer is none then Calipari and you are at least even in that regard. I think Calipari's take is a valid one and speaks to the mocks we see where Kanter is almost always listed ahead of Knight.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Are you aware of Calipari's success in the NBA? Why would you look at him for discussion on who will be a better NBA player?

Yeah, this guy named Derrick Rose really sucks.

I bet the Bulls are hoping to unload him this off season so they can play Boozer (the real leader) more.

John Wall, Bledsoe, and DeMarcus Cousins all suck too.

Calipari has no idea about talent.

Kentucky should hurry up and fire him so they can hire Jim Boylen.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

So what you are saying is that, simply because he hasn't coached a great team, YOUR opinion about the future of an NBA prospect > Calipari's? How many championship NBA teams have you coached recently? If the answer is none then Calipari and you are at least even in that regard. I think Calipari's take is a valid one and speaks to the mocks we see where Kanter is almost always listed ahead of Knight.

Uh. Please quote the part in my post where I gave an opinion on the future of an NBA prospect.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I also wasn't aware that developing NBA talent is the exact same thing as evaluating NBA talent.


My mistake.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I think it's the old adage of placing more value on bigger players. "If you're going to make a mistake, make a 'big' one" is the adage. It's that line of thinking that had Jordan going after Bowie and CP3 and Deron drafted after Bogut and Marvin Williams. I'm not saying Knight is Jordan or Kanter is Bowie. I just think GM's should disregard a player's height and rank him on poterntial at his position. But they never do when it comes to bigs. That's why there have been so many busts in terms of 5's. Draft a Duncan, Gasol or Howard and you have a huge advantage over most teams. And every year there are 5 or 6 GM's who reach trying to find the next great center and ened up with a Kwame or Darko instead.

 

[oldtimer]

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