Dennis Lindsey interview - Kanter & Advanced Analytics

[fishonjazz]

I think its funny that when you listen to him, he chooses his words wisely and gives an answer that can be appreciated by someone on either end of the fence. Never really being 100% clear on a single decision, but making indecisiveness seem so clever and so smooth.

Yup.
Politicians

 

[fishonjazz]

It will be a mistake to try and keep Kanter. Im assuming Dennis Lindsey is smarter than this and is just saying what he needs to.

Kanter can see what's coming on this team. How can he not? Rudy is obviously emerging and Favors isn't going anywhere. Why would Kanter think that he has a shot to be the starter on this team for years to come? He has to believe that nothing is going to change. Any kind of boost in minutes will be temporary.

From the Jazz perspective, they should not be thinking anything other than Favors and Rudy are the future. All parties know what's going on here.

If the Jazz don't trade Kanter before the trade deadline, then I predict Kanter takes his qualifying offer next year and gambles on getting a bigger contract the next year when the cap increases dramatically. It's possible that Kanter gets a nice offer he is happy with this summer, and maybe we could do a sign and trade, but I think that's unlikely.

Once he signs that qualifying offer, we have very little leverage. Teams aren't going to give up much for an unrestricted free agent. Then we are stuck with a disgruntled player we have no use for and is going to screw with team chemistry. Then all we are left with is a little hope he would sign for very little and be willing to come off the bench. Not likely that's happening.

Good post.
I agree that a trade should be coming

 

[vegas]

After a few questions the KFAN guy (was it Spence?) says, (paraphrase) QS said emotions get high after a loss and with our guys being so young I just take it with a grain of salt. Then DL basically says oh yeah, that's totally what it was. I did that all the time blah blah blah for the rest of the interview. I had to chuckle how blatant it was.

 

[freakazoid]

Never really being 100% clear on a single decision, but making indecisiveness seem so clever and so smooth.

Indecisiveness? LOL, that's what you call not showing your hand. Anyone who tries to read too much into anything a GM says, just isn't getting it. It's kinda like pop protesting in-game interviews with the coach. It's completely asinine to expect coaches to give away their game plan in the middle of a game, the same way it would be completely ****ing stupid for a GM to show his hand to the media. Get a grip, FFS.