“I don’t know why,’’ Kanter said. “What’d he say? I have no idea why. I guess it’s a little weird. I have no idea. I look at the coach. He looks at me. OK? I’ll sit on the bench.’’
Hornacek indicated O’Quinn has earned time in the fourth because of his defense, but Kanter hasn’t had that conversation with the coach.
“He did not [talk to me],’’ Kanter said. “I’m ready [to play in the fourth]. It’s a little weird to me too.
Remember the Kanter trolls who used to run amuck on these boards?
Well, the latest development is that Kanter has been sitting out 4th quarters and overtimes in NY because of his defensive liability.
https://nypost.com/2018/01/10/enes-kanter-baffled-at-knicks-weird-use-of-him/
That makes 2 other teams in the NBA who limited his minutes exactly like Utah did. Every coach he's had in the NBA has come to the same conclusion that Kanter is unplayable in certain matchups/situations.
So who will be the first to have the guts to admit they were wrong about Kanter and the way he was treated in Utah? That crow is yours and you know it, so be a man and chow down.
I've always been a Kanter fan so I don't how I should feel about his future development...
What if he finally buy into playing defense and improve his 3pt shooting, refining all his tools and became an all-star big for years to come. would you put the blame on the front office for the trade or would you just harbor ills toward Kanter that much more?
I don't even think his own country would let him back in.