Rudy Gobert vs Jusuf Nurkic
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Nurkic a PF/C in the sense that he seems less than ideal as a C and he's not really a PF.
At least Kanter can play PF pretty naturally.
At least Kanter can play PF pretty naturally.
Stifle Tower
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He can? I think that's part of the problem. Kanter is a better scorer around the basket, but isn't a rim protector. And on defense he doesn't have the speed to guard decent 4's.
The Blue Elephant
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How is Nurkic not an ideal Center? Great shotblocker (3.3 per 36), great scorer, great rebounder, above average passer, above average steals. I think he is more of a center than Kanter is a PF. He is the best center at 20 years of age that I seen in a while.
The Blue Elephant
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https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/201...rookie-jusuf-nurkics-dad-is-a-7-400-pound-cop
"Jusuf Nurkic's dad is a policeman in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. One day a Bosnian sports agent Enes Trnovcevic was reading a newspaper where he read: "Bosnian policeman, Hariz Nurkic has beaten 14 people in a fight." He knew what to do instantly! Next day he went to Tuzla and met with Nurkic's father. The only thing he asked him was: "Do you have a son?" Jusuf Nurkic was at that time a 14 years old boy and never trained basketball. Enes Trnovcevic took him to Slovenia and gave him an opportunity he accepted and used."
"Jusuf Nurkic's dad is a policeman in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. One day a Bosnian sports agent Enes Trnovcevic was reading a newspaper where he read: "Bosnian policeman, Hariz Nurkic has beaten 14 people in a fight." He knew what to do instantly! Next day he went to Tuzla and met with Nurkic's father. The only thing he asked him was: "Do you have a son?" Jusuf Nurkic was at that time a 14 years old boy and never trained basketball. Enes Trnovcevic took him to Slovenia and gave him an opportunity he accepted and used."