With the condensed schedule how many practices will there be? If it is between sitting on a NBA bench and not playing or getting 30 minutes a night in D League. I say D league it is. If Okur is 100% healthy and we want Evans to get some minutes it will be tough for Kanter to get out there.
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With the condensed schedule how many practices will there be? If it is between sitting on a NBA bench and not playing or getting 30 minutes a night in D League. I say D league it is. If Okur is 100% healthy and we want Evans to get some minutes it will be tough for Kanter to get out there.
If it comes down to minutes between Evans and Kanter, this is a no-brainer. Kanter should not sit at the expense of developing Jeremy Evans.
Dont disagree with you on that one, but what does Mr. Corbin think?
I would hope that he thinks like I do. I also think that KOC has more say than he did in previous seasons and he may veto sending Kanter to the D-League.
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I would just like to clarify my position here; I want Kanter to play in the NBA, but I don't believe that even good team practice can replace floor time. If he's totally buried in the rotation then I'd rather have him in the D-League. But I'd prefer he get a chance in small opportunities pretty quickly. He just needs to play.
Agreed. I mean, I want him to get his 10 mpg just as much as anyone else (well, maybe not Sepanol) but if the guy is completely clueless to what is going on and just overall useless then he should go to the D-League.
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I think the whole discussion is moot. With this compressed season, and b2b2b game sets, he will get plenty of PT just to rest Memo and AJ in between games. I think this is one of the best scenarios for the new guys to get solid experience fast and be forced to learn on the court. If Corbin can hold effective practices a few times a month to solidify what he wants the new guys to learn, I am sure they will have ample opportunity to put it into practice on the court.
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He doesn't have to be precise right away. Just put the guy in there and let him bang. Sometimes he'll get Fes fouls and they will have to pull him earlier than they'd want but if the guy is as strong as he looks he ought to at least be able to help with boards and putbacks.
Kanter would have to be really, really lost to be such a liability he can't justify 10 minutes. And IMO 10 is enough combined with practicing with the rest of the bigs and working with real coaches.
Kanter would have to be really, really lost to be such a liability he can't justify 10 minutes. And IMO 10 is enough combined with practicing with the rest of the bigs and working with real coaches.
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Not a concern. In the little time I expect Kanter to see this season, I simply want him to rebound at a fairly impressive rate. That's his forte and if he can do that as a 19 year old, much like Favors did last year, it would be a potentially very good sign of things to come. I'm hoping top 20 in rebounds per 48.
Pre-draft, when people were asking my opinion of Kanter, I stated he is elite at 3 things.
- REBOUNDING
- Work ethic
- Understanding leverage and how to use his size on defense (though NOT a shot blocker)
He'll be a very good scorer in a couple years, imo, but he'll come out of the gate rebounding, I have no doubt.