Kevin Love is a really good player, but he is still a career sub-50% FG shooter, which is meh for a PF.
Game #7: Grizzlies at Jazz, Friday 01/06/2012 7:00 MST
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Kevin Love is a really good player, but he is still a career sub-50% FG shooter, which is meh for a PF.
aybars
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I think we've already established the doubt about his lift. I don't see the point of saying it over and over. We've seen him have problems finishing in games. The question then becomes why. Is he physically unable to do this? Is it confidence? Is it comfort? Is it habit? Is it training? Is it effort? Also, can he not take a single step before he really proves he can get some lift, or must he be at a dead stop (most players take a step)? The fact of the matter is that he has shown in many clips that he has capable standing lift and that when he has one or more steps he has pretty good lift. He hasn't shown a lot of explosion (he's not Shawn Kemp). There is an inconsistency between game time and practice (PKM noticed this as well). Hence the questions. If he can sometimes, then why not always? Here are some examples most people have already seen to remember this (also spinning and dunking like he does in the clip above is not easy; it's not like running directly to the hoop). I understand your skepticism, but it makes more sense to try to account for it rather than saying the same thing over and over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_YnG_dUpzk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDypseEA8ls50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO6clOC_9Dw&feature=fvsr (I know everyone's seen this, but it doesn't diminish it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxzUJarOVsE
Enes Kanter is entering Jazz games thinking about only two things: rebounding and playing defense.
The narrow focus is paying early dividends.
The 19-year-old center leads NBA rookies in average rebounds (5.5) and ranks fourth on the Jazz, trailing only Paul Millsap, Al Jefferson and Derrick Favors.
Kanter’s cleaning the glass quickly, too. He’s played 15 minutes or less during four of five games, but recorded at least five boards in three of the contests.
The No. 3 overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft said Utah coach Tyrone Corbin told him to “just go in and rebound and touch every ball” once his number is called. That’s exactly what Kanter — whose 1.8 offensive boards trail only Millsap and Favors — has done.
“I’m just trying to help my teammates,” Kanter said.
I think Enes does what the coach tell him to do,,nothing more or less,,he doesnt get the ball often in offense,most of his points come from his own rebounds and FT.
I'm actually surprised Corbin has still been calling post up plays for Enes when they have mostly resulted in a missed shot. I think it shows a willingness to develop the young dude through trial and error.
TheSilencer1313
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Oh my bad. I wasn't thinking about the team they had over 10 years ago.
TheSilencer1313
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Agreed.
I think Corbin might be a little better at managing young players then Sloan was. Even though I don't think D-Will would've been as mature of a player without Jerry.
(And yes, yes, I remember his tantrums with the Jazz last year)
MVP
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Lucky for us they did not call travel on that play. Shuffled his feet like 4 times before finally dunking it.
Hopefully Burks gets more burn. As much as we all hate Raja starting if the mins are there for Burks to develop I don't care quite as much.
Kanter and Burks need to make mistakes ON the court this year, and be ready for major contributions next season. Both could be starters.
Kanter and Burks need to make mistakes ON the court this year, and be ready for major contributions next season. Both could be starters.
MVP
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The more I see Burks play the more I think he is going to have brightest future from all of our youngsters. Kid is just oozing potential.
Burks has the most balls on the team probably thus far. I kind of like how he broke a post up play off after he realized there wasn't enough time on the clock to feed the post man and have that man create a shot, so he broke the play, called a pick, and drove it to the rim and scored.
I wonder if we will see more improvement from the team and certain players after a few days of practice?
I can hope.
I can hope.
I'm really happy with his defense and was when I watched him this year during the summer. He's learning so fast with his rotations and is already a much better pick-and-roll defender than Al Jefferson (https://www.nba.com/jazz/features/locked_on_jazz.html; scroll down). He shows pretty good anticipation on defense as well, and given how much he's played, he's just going to get better. He's a stud on the boards as well (https://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/playerstats/12/1/reb/1-3 (8th in %/48)).
