Kanter's Potential

[NotDeadYet]

He's got serious width as well as reach. If he's quick as some here are noting, height won't be a problem as long as he plays smart and stays away from those silly fouls.

 

[idiot]

Go back and look at those Getty Media Day photos an earlier post linked to. See photo 135403911 -- Kanter's just a bit taller than Big Al, just like the official measurements would lead us to believe.

 

[sepanol]

NBA Rookie of the Year odds;

https://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=257468#slideshow_navpoint

There is no way in the hell klay thompson will be the ROY. I think irving will be, and brandon knight has close chance. If we didn't have so crowded big man rotation, Kanter would be amongst my favorites but in current conditions, it is very difficult.

 

[NAOS]

I'm willing to wager a healthy sum that Kanter plays bigger than his measurements. Sure, he's a PF/C, and everybody should have known that already.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Whether Kanter is 6'11" or a little under is going to be moot soon. I think Favors establishes himself as the starting center by all star break and Al gets shipped to a playoff team.

 

[Ellipse]

Apparently that's now up for debate:

https://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/53125131-87/kanter-corbin-jazz-foot.html.csp?page=1

Pictures can be decieving. Okur is closer to the photographer. Notice how the top of the picture is cropped to Okur's height, making him appear taller than Kanter, but then the basketball Okur is holding also appears to be bigger than the one Kanter is holding. Illusion.

 

[BluesRocker]

I feel bad for kanter because he has said he wants to win ROY. No chance. He will never get enough minutes.

My pick for ROY is DWILL 2.0

 

[The Midnight]

Pictures can be decieving. Okur is closer to the photographer. Notice how the top of the picture is cropped to Okur's height, making him appear taller than Kanter, but then the basketball Okur is holding also appears to be bigger than the one Kanter is holding. Illusion.

Oh boy.. where do I start?

Obviously it's not "that" exact photo that they're looking at. The article talks about a number of "head on" photos?

For example, here's one with Burks showing Kanter only a few inch taller than Burks who's 6'6:



etc, etc, etc..

 

[MVP]

. How many truly good offensive centers do we have in the NBA right now that are considerably taller or longer than Kanter?

-Dwight Howard
-Nene (not sure he's much taller or longer than Kanter)
-The Gasol Brothers
-Bynum
-Andrew Bogut

Chris Kaman, Brook Lopez.

 

[spycam1]

We should get a better idea of how tall he actually is at the scrimmage Saturday. No point in trying to figure it out from these sketchy photos.

 

[MVP]

Maybe he was wearing different shoes at media day. At the end who cares how tall he is? To me he is suited to play PF not a Center. But so was Antoine Carr and yet he was played at center a lot. Is Joel Anthony at 6'9 a center? No but Miami plays him there. Was Ben Wallace at 6'9 a center? Chuck Heyes anyone?

 

[Fishsticks]

Oh boy.. where do I start?

Obviously it's not "that" exact photo that they're looking at. The article talks about a number of "head on" photos?

For example, here's one with Burks showing Kanter only a few inch taller than Burks who's 6'6:

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etc, etc, etc..

Not saying a picture does not lie, but is it really possible that he is that short compared to Burks? Something does not seem right with that photo either. How can he measure at 6'11 officially but shrink 3 inches since? If he is really only 6'9 in shoes then the Jazz really f'd up this pick, but I still believe he is the 6'11 he measured at the combine. Watching his euro league games he appeared larger than 6'9 as well.