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Enes Kanter or Brandon Knight?

Enes Kanter or Brandon Knight

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Dtol17 said:
I agree for the most part that he's not a pure, ball dominating point guard, but we hardly need that to win a ring. That list of players that you just came up with? How many of them have rings? Which section is that player in? You could also throw Tony Parker in there. We need a guy who can complement All-Star caliber guys at the wing and big positions, not a guy who we rely on to do everything for everyone else on the team ala Deron. I'd be more than okay with Kanter or Knight, but just because he isn't the player commanding everything on the court doesn't mean he can't be an integral part of a championship. Plus I'm not going to argue against a John Calipari point guard.

Also, from what I've heard there isn't a point guard in the top 20 projected players in next year's draft. Does anyone know if this is still true? Last I saw this was about two weeks ago.
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The big name in next year's draft is Marquis Teague, Jeff Teague's brother. This is definitely a good year to snag a PG, and we should. Especially one who has the defensive ability that Knight does.
 
oldtimer said:
I only watched knight play one game this season and he wasn't very good. I want to reserve judgment, but can someone explain why his assist numbers don't really compare favorably to other top point guards coming out of college?
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1. Calipari doesn't really produce PGs with high assist numbers generally
2. Knight came into KU as a do-it-all player and you can see him trying to do too many things for someone of his experience level even if he has some good fundamentals
3. He's an unfinished product and the youngest player in the draft.

He's a gamble, but his upside is the moon. His downside is a poor-man's Jason Terry player IMO.
 
NUMBERICA said:
1. Calipari doesn't really produce PGs with high assist numbers generally
2. Knight came into KU as a do-it-all player and you can see him trying to do too many things for someone of his experience level even if he has some good fundamentals
3. He's an unfinished product and the youngest player in the draft.

He's a gamble, but his upside is the moon. His downside is a poor-man's Jason Terry player IMO.
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Also he is a whole year younger than everyone he played against. I think he skipped a year of high school because he only turns 19 this December. Meaning he was starting PG at KU at age 17, which is impressive.
 
Him, interesting. Wikipedia has a tendency to be wrong sometimes and DX is a pretty accurate website. IDK though. I DEMAND TO SEE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!!
 
Zerol said:
I understand you might not be a fan of Al Jefferson, but don't you think he will be able to at least match what Randolph is doing for the Grizzlies?
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Great question. I can't tell the future. But I do know that it took Randolph a decade to get "it". "It" is winning basketball, and for Randolph, I think it was a matter of convincing him to play the game the right way, not so much trying to teach him the skills necessary or a base-level of intelligence.

The problem I have with Jefferson - in a sense - is that he already kind of gets it. He wants to win. He's a good guy. You can tell he wants to play the game the right way and wants to win above it all. But that hasn't seemed to change his actual game very much. He's just not a smart player, he's not a good passer and he doesn't have good vision. He'll hit some jumpers, but he's not Randolph. And he's not as relentless inside as Randolph, either.

Long story short, it's chancing it to assume that Jefferson would have a Randolph-esque transformation since that so rarely happens anyway. I don't know that Jefferson has the natural talent or intelligence to be that guy. Maybe he does, I don't know, but his numbers explosion has as much to do with the Jazz catering the offense to him (that is, CHANGING the offense so he got HIS looks, the same ones he got in Minnesota) as it does any other reason. His offense hasn't won anyone ****. That's what I DO know.

Back to Kanter, the guy has shown some very nice court awareness and insanely good touch on his jumper. He has some passing ability. His upside is a young, modern-version of Zach Randolph. Probably even a better defender too. But Kanter is a big question mark. The 3rd pick this year is an enigma and the most fascinating spot in the draft.
 
Plus I have heard in radio interviews with coaches and such talk about how young he is compared to everyone else, so Im pretty sure he is 18.
 
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