Kanter would have played **** D in college. Defense is largely effort, focus and IQ, on any level, Kanter has none.
Kanter would have been just fine on defense, and his strengths would have far surpassed any weaknesses to his game. Less space to cover, facing less talent, weaker players, smaller players, slower players. He was a large dude. He would have been fine. He would have been immovable and gotten tons of offensive boards with easy putbacks. He would have **** all over Mississippi State especially. Just because he sucks in the NBA and hasn't lived up to the hype doesn't mean he would have been awful in college. The level of competition is not even close from college to pro. Cy knows. He's trolling y'all.
I still believe he will become a C/PF in the league that is known for easy points whenever you take him into the game. As he gains experience and loses stress that comes from the stuff he thinks hard in his mind, his game will become more natural, he will be more comfortable playing with teammates, he won't be pressured by the expectations of the team that drafted him and had high hopes of him, and he will end his career in this league.
But I also know that the Jazz might not have left enough of the patience for the growth of Enes.
A change of franchise would contribute his status a lot, I believe.
Kanter will have a better career than Gobert. It's just that we've been screaming for defense so long that now we have it we are overrating Gobert and highly under rating Kanter. He's an elite scorer and a slightly above average defender. If we had perimeter defense to hide him behind the fans would be calling him MVP. He could easily score 25 LPG if you built a propped team around him. If we let him walk someone else will, and we'll regret it.
Kanter would have been just fine on defense, and his strengths would have far surpassed any weaknesses to his game. Less space to cover, facing less talent, weaker players, smaller players, slower players. He was a large dude. He would have been fine. He would have been immovable and gotten tons of offensive boards with easy putbacks. He would have **** all over Mississippi State especially. Just because he sucks in the NBA and hasn't lived up to the hype doesn't mean he would have been awful in college. The level of competition is not even close from college to pro. Cy knows. He's trolling y'all.
I still believe he will become a C/PF in the league that is known for easy points whenever you take him into the game. As he gains experience and loses stress that comes from the stuff he thinks hard in his mind, his game will become more natural, he will be more comfortable playing with teammates, he won't be pressured by the expectations of the team that drafted him and had high hopes of him, and he will end his career in this league.
But I also know that the Jazz might not have left enough of the patience for the growth of Enes.
A change of franchise would contribute his status a lot, I believe.
If you don't mind your offense just being post-ups to Kanter and having no ball movement, sure, he can shoot around 50% and never get to the foul line. Great offensive option if you have zero other players capable of doing anything, like a Philly.