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Here's a mildly bold and unsolicited prediction: Thomas Robinson will go down as one of the top 2 players in this draft, will have a great career, and will draw comparisons to Karl Malone.

Personally, I would trade Kanter for the chance to draft him, and move Favors to the Center position.
 
Catchall said:
Here's a mildly bold and unsolicited prediction: Thomas Robinson will go down as one of the top 2 players in this draft, will have a great career, and will draw comparisons to Karl Malone.

Personally, I would trade Kanter for the chance to draft him, and move Favors to the Center position.
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Not sure who I would take between Kanter and Robinson. I'll say this, though--Kanter seems like a better compliment to Favors.
 
Catchall said:
Here's a mildly bold and unsolicited prediction: Thomas Robinson will go down as one of the top 2 players in this draft, will have a great career, and will draw comparisons to Karl Malone.

Personally, I would trade Kanter for the chance to draft him, and move Favors to the Center position.
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They are obviously such different players. Robinsons physical tools provides a higher ceiling, I believe .. though Kanters physical tools provide for a higher floor (if that makes any sense).

Robinson will be better than Kanter if he improves his jumpshot as well as his ball-handling/passing game. Kanter's size, bulk, strength make him an almost can't miss prospect, while Robinson's athleticism and strength will be huge if he can play a bit more in the open court. If Robinson does not improve those aspects of his game, though, and continues to make most of his living on post-ups, Kanter will have the better career.
 
After watching Perkins look out of place in the Finals, I wonder if the days of big guys that play with power are dwindling. Does Kanter have a place in the NBA as a 35+ minute player in his prime? Or will every team going small for the Jazz to go small too?
 
Qman said:
After watching Perkins look out of place in the Finals, I wonder if the days of big guys that play with power are dwindling. Does Kanter have a place in the NBA as a 35+ minute player in his prime? Or will every team going small for the Jazz to go small too?
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It's always been a game of matchups. It's always been a game of combatting size with speed and vice versa. I believe we will never see the day that skilled big men are less coveted than skilled little men. (Perkins is not exactly a 'skilled' big man)
 
Qman said:
After watching Perkins look out of place in the Finals, I wonder if the days of big guys that play with power are dwindling. Does Kanter have a place in the NBA as a 35+ minute player in his prime? Or will every team going small for the Jazz to go small too?
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Also when a team does well everyone try's to copy the way they do it. I say the jazz play to their strengths and make the league catch up with them.
 
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Qman said:
After watching Perkins look out of place in the Finals, I wonder if the days of big guys that play with power are dwindling. Does Kanter have a place in the NBA as a 35+ minute player in his prime? Or will every team going small for the Jazz to go small too?
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The difference is that Perkins has 0 offensive game. I don't expect that to be the case with Kanter.

Bigs who can score and defend will always have a huge impact.
 
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