Congratulations: Kanter wins ESPN Midseason Rookie Award

[Dr. Jones]

He averages 14 ppg. I wouldn't call that outstanding.......

Again .................... ignoring his total body of work.

Are you just trying to be difficult or do you have something against PG's that avg. awesome numbers in PTS, RBS, and ASTS?

You have some good posts, that I applaud, but it's like you get zoned in on some ridiculous notion .. and own it.

 

[trigg3r]

He is not even 1/10 valuable as Rondo. So not it is not absurd. Jazz still would have Millsap, Jefferson and Favors - plenty of bigs but they badly lack is pg of Rondo's level. What you are saying that you think Kanter and whatever PG you will draft at 10-12 pick will turn us into contender but Rondo not? Now this is a true absurd.

Again, you are not understanding what I am saying. Rondo does not make this team a title contender. We don't know how good Kanter can or will be. He at some point could be a very big piece towards becoming a title contender or just a decent piece. When you say he is not a 1/10th as valuable as Rondo you are again arguing from a point of him being unproven and so less valuable. Here's a quick question that you should be able to answer quickly. Does Rajon Rondo make this team a contender? If it took you more than 2 seconds to say no then I must question your intelligence. Question 2.... Could Enes Kanter down the line make us a much better team if not contender? Again, if you took longer than 2 seconds to acknowledge that it's possible then you aren't very intelligent. So what sense would it make to trade Enes Kanter for Rajon Rondo at this point? Also keep in mind that the Celtics would want more than just Kanter.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Again .................... ignoring his total body of work.

Are you just trying to be difficult or do you have something against PG's that avg. awesome numbers in PTS, RBS, and ASTS?

You have some good posts, that I applaud, but it's like you get zoned in on some ridiculous notion .. and own it.

Well, I mean you clearly said outstanding scoring.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Well, I mean you clearly said outstanding scoring.

It is. What are elite PG's (that own the assists and rebounds) supposed to score?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It is. What are elite PG's (that own the assists and rebounds) supposed to score?

I guess around what Rondo does? I'm just saying I wouldn't call it outstanding scoring. It's a misleading adjective. Outstanding would be north of 20.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Okay Cy. I think Rondo is a truly elite PG, you do not. That's cool. I still love ya when you're wrong.

 

[trigg3r]

Okay Cy. I think Rondo is a truly elite PG, you do not. That's cool. I still love ya when you're wrong.

I wouldn't argue that he is one of the best in the game. I just don't see how it would make sense to trade the future and more for him. If you were to tell me we could do it with Al and little else involved then sure. But not for Kanter or Favors. It wouldn't really make sense. When is Rondo going to be a FA? Odds are he wouldn't stay here. Just a guess of course. We'll see what happens.

 

[Stoked]

Both of our rookies this year are studs. I love watchign them play. I want to see someone throw a punch at Kanter. I want to see how he reacts. Hopefully he stuffs them in the hoop.

 

[MVP]

Again, you are not understanding what I am saying. Rondo does not make this team a title contender. We don't know how good Kanter can or will be. He at some point could be a very big piece towards becoming a title contender or just a decent piece. When you say he is not a 1/10th as valuable as Rondo you are again arguing from a point of him being unproven and so less valuable. Here's a quick question that you should be able to answer quickly. Does Rajon Rondo make this team a contender? If it took you more than 2 seconds to say no then I must question your intelligence. Question 2.... Could Enes Kanter down the line make us a much better team if not contender? Again, if you took longer than 2 seconds to acknowledge that it's possible then you aren't very intelligent. So what sense would it make to trade Enes Kanter for Rajon Rondo at this point? Also keep in mind that the Celtics would want more than just Kanter.

No, Rondo would not make us contender alone ( with current roster and coach we have) if traded for Kanter right now or next year. But we would become instant playoff team for years and adding somebody like Lamb in draft could make us contenders in 3-4 years. But keeping Kanter ( or anybody on Jazz roster) and hoping to draft or get some free agent PG in Rondo category does not make us contenders either. To much unknown, could be good or could be not.
Rondo is proven All-Star, plays through injuries and has championship experience and is still young and in his prime for 5-7 years at least. That is great window to become contenders if we keep Favors, Burks and add some serious scoring threat at SF like Lamb ( Barnes would be nice to but that is a stretch).
Plus think this way, does this team lacks rebounding and post up play or it badly needs passing, leadership from PG position and defense? Did we lose more when we get kill by bigs or by opposing team PG's?
Your thinking is similar to this - you have a chance to cash in 100.000$ winning lottery ticket and make you life better instantly but you would rather invest it in more lottery tickets in hope of winning 10mil in the future.... odds are you will end up with nothing.

 

[jazzyapma]

No, Rondo would not make us contender alone ( with current roster and coach we have) if traded for Kanter right now or next year. But we would become instant playoff team for years and adding somebody like Lamb in draft could make us contenders in 3-4 years. But keeping Kanter ( or anybody on Jazz roster) and hoping to draft or get some free agent PG in Rondo category does not make us contenders either. To much unknown, could be good or could be not.
Rondo is proven All-Star, plays through injuries and has championship experience and is still young and in his prime for 5-7 years at least. That is great window to become contenders if we keep Favors, Burks and add some serious scoring threat at SF like Lamb ( Barnes would be nice to but that is a stretch).
Plus think this way, does this team lacks rebounding and post up play or it badly needs passing, leadership from PG position and defense? Did we lose more when we get kill by bigs or by opposing team PG's?
Your thinking is similar to this - you have a chance to cash in 100.000$ winning lottery ticket and make you life better instantly but you would rather invest it in more lottery tickets in hope of winning 10mil in the future.... odds are you will end up with nothing.

I sometimes wish we trade Kanter just to shut AKMVP up.