Xsy
Well-Known Member
My opinion of Enes Kanter has been high, it's been low. It's been here, it's been there. Guys-- it's been everywhere.
Since the draft, Utah fans have had an erratic view of what we've got in our number three pick. He was the obvious #3 pick in the draft this year, even before the lotto balls bounced in Utah's favor. We've heard people say he's a beast who's been playing with full grown men since he was 16 years old. We also hear people saying a good chunk of Kanter's minutes this season will be spent in the D-League. But really, what do we have here?
Here's what we know.
The Bull from Istanbul is literally a Bull. A male cow with horns and everything. The kid's 6'11" in shoes, and 259lbs of muscle, sans for 5.9% body fat. Enes loves to bang around on the inside. His back-to-the-basket game is fantastic, and his footwork is great. He's even got ridiculous stamina, recording 21 minutes during the draft combine's treadmill test. That's the top of the big men class-- the only other four players to go 21 minutes were guards.
Along with his size, his shooting touch is pretty chocolatey. And by chocolatey, I mean smooth and sweet. Kid's got great range for a big guy, and he's an above average free throw shooter as well. Tends to finish soft around the rim. Doesn't do great finishing with his left. Pretty much doesn't at all. Good rebounder, fights for rebounds far out of his own zone. A lot of people have considered his rebounding skills to be elite.
What we're all concerned about is the fact that Enes Kanter hasn't played basketball at a high level for years. He played a little this summer for Turkey, but they didn't use Kanter to his potential-- they sort of just chucked threes the entire time. I don't wanna talk about it. Aside from that, he was ruled ineligible, blah blah blah, we all know this story. Because of his limited play experience, people are concerned about how he'll play at the NBA level. He's got the size and strength that you can't teach, and a lot of other skills that should translate seamlessly into the NBA. But there's still a lot of room for concern. He's not known for good defense, and we're not sure whether or not he's the type to quickly learn how to defend in the NBA. He tends to look lost, and can turn the ball over a lot, too.
I'm sure there's a whole lot of crap I'm forgetting to mention, but I'm getting too lazy to keep typing, and this is getting long winded as it is. So yeah, when you stop and look at what we've got-- what do you think?
Is Kanter going to see more than 10mpg? Is he the learnin' type? Can he really be the big man of our future? What does he need to achieve this season to avoid the 'bust' label?
We've all had time now to form our personal opinions. What's your final Kanter assessment before the season starts, and we can finally see for ourselves what he can do?
Since the draft, Utah fans have had an erratic view of what we've got in our number three pick. He was the obvious #3 pick in the draft this year, even before the lotto balls bounced in Utah's favor. We've heard people say he's a beast who's been playing with full grown men since he was 16 years old. We also hear people saying a good chunk of Kanter's minutes this season will be spent in the D-League. But really, what do we have here?
Here's what we know.
The Bull from Istanbul is literally a Bull. A male cow with horns and everything. The kid's 6'11" in shoes, and 259lbs of muscle, sans for 5.9% body fat. Enes loves to bang around on the inside. His back-to-the-basket game is fantastic, and his footwork is great. He's even got ridiculous stamina, recording 21 minutes during the draft combine's treadmill test. That's the top of the big men class-- the only other four players to go 21 minutes were guards.
Along with his size, his shooting touch is pretty chocolatey. And by chocolatey, I mean smooth and sweet. Kid's got great range for a big guy, and he's an above average free throw shooter as well. Tends to finish soft around the rim. Doesn't do great finishing with his left. Pretty much doesn't at all. Good rebounder, fights for rebounds far out of his own zone. A lot of people have considered his rebounding skills to be elite.
What we're all concerned about is the fact that Enes Kanter hasn't played basketball at a high level for years. He played a little this summer for Turkey, but they didn't use Kanter to his potential-- they sort of just chucked threes the entire time. I don't wanna talk about it. Aside from that, he was ruled ineligible, blah blah blah, we all know this story. Because of his limited play experience, people are concerned about how he'll play at the NBA level. He's got the size and strength that you can't teach, and a lot of other skills that should translate seamlessly into the NBA. But there's still a lot of room for concern. He's not known for good defense, and we're not sure whether or not he's the type to quickly learn how to defend in the NBA. He tends to look lost, and can turn the ball over a lot, too.
I'm sure there's a whole lot of crap I'm forgetting to mention, but I'm getting too lazy to keep typing, and this is getting long winded as it is. So yeah, when you stop and look at what we've got-- what do you think?
Is Kanter going to see more than 10mpg? Is he the learnin' type? Can he really be the big man of our future? What does he need to achieve this season to avoid the 'bust' label?
We've all had time now to form our personal opinions. What's your final Kanter assessment before the season starts, and we can finally see for ourselves what he can do?
