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NUMBERICA said:
I guarantee it's the former, but I'm also not saying that he'll necessary be a stud. He's missed some crucial time in his development. Which is why he simply has to get on the court and play because practice cannot replace the game (although it is totally necessary IN ADDITION to playing the game).
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The way he looked tonight, you cannot play him in a real game. He looks more like a guy who should start off in Orem.
 
Kanter in the Staples Center vs Gasol and Bynum? Coach is going to have to proceed with caution or he'll ruin the young ox.
 
All I can say is WOW. I must of have watched a different scrimmage than you guys did. I saw a rookie being played by Favors, a guy I think is going to be one of the best defensive bigs in the league this year, and he played hard. Did he force some things, sure. Did he make rookie mistakes, sure. I also saw him battle on defense and play hard. Some say Favors was almost invisable in the scrimmage. Kanter played hard. He will improve.

One more thing for all the guys that are writing Kanter off I would remind you about my bashing Hayward all last year. I even swore I wouldn't spell his name correctly until he scored 20 points a game which I swore he would never do. He stunk the first 3/4 of the year. He was hesitant and jittery on offense and bad on defense. Then one night we were playing Lakers and he got absolutely destroyed in the first half of the game and I took to the board to tell everyone again I told you so and to repeat that Hayward was terrible. He subsequently went off in the second half of the game to have his best game of the year. 20 plus points in the second half. He then went on to play extremely well the last quarter of the year and I got ripped everyday.

What I'm suggesting is that people need to give Kanter 2 years before making some of the terrible predictions. If not you could end up eating your words.
 
Nice post, oldtimer. It's also a positive for this team to have a nice mix of veteran and young bigs that can go at it in practice everyday.
 
My favorite play of the night was when Burks had the ball on the break, made an awesome pass to Favors, and Favors sets down a huge dunk. Raja is in much better shape than last year. I thought CJ's new body looked better. I thought Hayward looked really good on his drives and his shot. Kanter is going to take a while to develop. I thought he boarded well, but he was lost in the key on offense. I was really impressed at how well Memo moved on the court. He didn't hit any three's, but if he is moving well, MONEY WILL RAIN!
 
Memo really was the guy who did the least but the most. He moved well. He could make shots in the NBA when he's 50. So seeing him look fluid was very encouraging.
 
billyshelby said:
Memo really was the guy who did the least but the most. He moved well. He could make shots in the NBA when he's 50. So seeing him look fluid was very encouraging.
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I was just happy to see him out there moving well. Developing a chemistry with some of these guys he's never really played with will come with time.
 
jazzfan1971 said:
I watched a ?replay? of the game. My only complaint was that Favors looked invisible. I've got a lot of hope riding on Favors. I need to see more, heck, something out of him.

The only play I even thought was a good one was Hayward's pass to Evans. That was nice. Oh, I guess Miles had a nice block too. Miles is just so frustrating every year I hate to even mention him.
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Well, guess who was guarding Favors? Kanter.
Enes failed a lot when trying to score in the post, but he was very good on defense.
Favors blew by him a time or two early, then Kanter shut down Favors.

Both big men played very well on defense imo. To say Kanter sucked is ignoring half of the court.
He was very aggressive on defense, got some boards in traffic, and played hard on both ends.
All he needed to do was pass out of the post, and not attack every single time. At least he was trying.
Memo Okur was invisable.

The good news is I saw some defense played. Exciting to see in a scrimmage.
 
Just wanted to throw this out there -

Kanter and Favors both looked awful for the same reason that CJ didn't. Very few plays run on offense, a lot of fluid play with little in the way of half-court basketball. Makes it hard for both Favors and Kanter.
 
Getting booed in the dance off must have really thrown Kanter off lol. He will be fine, he just had jitters like crazy tonight though.
I was impressed with the way Bell looked. I think he can be a big help to the team if he only plays spot minutes and has a good attitude.
 
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