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ENES KANTER's 2nd Match is staring now :) >>Turkey - Germany<<< LIVE MATCH LINK HERE :) <<<

PKM said:
He has range, but it's not his game and never has been. He plays much more like an American big in that he loves contact, loves to push and shove his way around. He's also a bit of a trash talker (a little). I don't think you'll see him use his range like other euros .. he knows where his advantages are and enjoys exploiting them. I think he's still got some serious rust, but I also think his learning curve will be much smaller than most are expecting. One year.
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And that does go hand in hand with Cyrone's theory that he was simply bigger than everyone and thus could dominate by pushing and shoving. When he tries to push someone like Fes, he doesn't budge, so better have a full repertoire of post moves if he wants to ever score like he did in those U18 tournaments.
 
Archie Moses said:
He touched the ball maybe 3 times inside the 3 point line the whole game. His team didn't post him and his PG sucked.
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The very first play of the game was designed to get him the ball. It did, and in the deep post. He barreled his head into his defender and missed a point blank shot.
 
Haven't been on much recently. Thanks for the running dialogues on the kid's first two games. Keep them going this morning and I'll check back to see how EKG (Enes Kanter, the Gangsta) did today. Hopefully better.

My biggest concern about him from the little I saw from pre-UK days was his explosiveness. He didn't seem to really play above the rim which for a guy his size is worrisome. At least to me. Sure Kevin Love does well in this same mold. But Kevin Love's awful on ****ing defense.

I suppose this is why I've always felt Favors should be our 5 and Kanter our 4.
 
SalmonHobo said:
Haven't been on much recently. Thanks for the running dialogues on the kid's first two games. Keep them going this morning and I'll check back to see how EKG (Enes Kanter, the Gangsta) did today. Hopefully better.

My biggest concern about him from the little I saw from pre-UK days was his explosiveness. He didn't seem to really play above the rim which for a guy his size is worrisome. At least to me. Sure Kevin Love does well in this same mold. But Kevin Love's awful on ****ing defense.

I suppose this is why I've always felt Favors should be our 5 and Kanter our 4.
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That is a fair criticism and a reasonable concern. It's funny that Kanter's athleticism would always measure out around average for a guy his size, but I noticed that his lack of explosiveness translated to below average. Most Jazz fans haven't been able to see it yet, but Kanter has a full arsenal of offensive moves. He is very strong, with good moves, around the rim and then all the way out to the perimeter. For all these reasons, I would like to see Favors protect the rim and allow Kanter to be more focused on scoring. Kanter CAN defend very well, but he's not quick off his feet as a help defending shot blocker type.

Depending on matchups, I could see Kanter and Favors interchangeable at the 4/5.
 
we couldnt see much of offensive skills from kanter yet thanks to the weird offensive gameplay of turkish team, they dont give the ball to post players at all
 
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