Something specific to watch for with Kanter

[Qman]

The thing that encouraged me the most was that he sprinted back on defense each time. Once he stopped a McRoberts' alley-opp because he ran the play down. Memo or Jefferson never make that play in a million years. Millsap probably would have bee too short too.

In isn't a vertically explosive athlete but people are selling his athletic ability short. He has good balance and agility. He is very strong and has good speed in the open court.

I think in time we will see him out running opposing centers.

In the paint I think he was just freaking out. I think he will get his shot blocked often but he will start to hit his easy ones.

 

[SojoDave]

It's pretty obvious that Kanter is going to take a while to develop. I have my doubts that he will ever be a legitimate center. I am willing to admit, we made a mistake on Kanter. We should have taken Brandon Knight. Kanter can develop, but he isn't going to grow, he's not going to be any quicker, and he's not going to jump much higher. Just the Jazz luck to get the third pick in the draft, only to pick a center who isn't a center.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

It's pretty obvious that Kanter is going to take a while to develop. I have my doubts that he will ever be a legitimate center. I am willing to admit, we made a mistake on Kanter. We should have taken Brandon Knight. Kanter can develop, but he isn't going to grow, he's not going to be any quicker, and he's not going to jump much higher. Just the Jazz luck to get the third pick in the draft, only to pick a center who isn't a center.

Brandon Knight's never shown he can run an offense. Silly.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Brandon Knight's never shown he can run an offense. Silly.

Exactly.

I can assure everyone that KOC was told by Calipari that, with Enes, he'll get one of the best rebounders in the NBA. Then, in time, he'll also add 15 - 20 per game (Cal told them after two seasons.)

He's alsready there on rebounding (could he get better, though? Yikes!), his passing will come quickly, as will his more deliberate moves around the rim.

 

[BluesRocker]

Kanter will be fine

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

How many more games is Kanter allowed to go 1 for 7, missing mostly easy bunnies before we everyone gets mad? Half a season? A whole season? 2 years?

 

[franklin]

Good points - people should chill the **** out on Kanter. It's readily obvious the foundation is there. The kid will be a double-double machine by the time he's 21. WTF else do you want?

No ****. Everyone who watched him play Euro isn't surprised one bit by the first ****ing game of his career. He hasn't played much competition in two full years and can still get on the court? At 19, I'd consider that a pretty big deal.

The kid has as much heart and drive as anyone I've seen come out of the draft. He wants to be the best player in the world and that's going to solve most the problems these premature chumps are pumping after ONE GAME.

 

[Stoked]

How many more games is Kanter allowed to go 1 for 7, missing mostly easy bunnies before we everyone gets mad? Half a season? A whole season? 2 years?

About the same amount of time as any other rookie. I would expect to see inprovement this year. Nothing earth shattering but improvement. I am not going to dump on a guy during his first regular season NBA game.

 

[Dr. Jones]

How many more games is Kanter allowed to go 1 for 7, missing mostly easy bunnies before we everyone gets mad? Half a season? A whole season? 2 years?

No one has called those numbers acceptable. I only see those stating those things he did well, or average, and stating offense will come in time .. most saying years. Don't worry though, Cy, if he's still hitting 1-7 at the end of this season, you'll have plenty of company. For now, you can hang out with AKMVP.

Question, for ya though .. what if, tonight, he's 6-7? Will you make excuses why he's playing against inferior competition, or do you also have the ability to see half-full?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No one has called those numbers acceptable. I only see those stating those things he did well, or average, and stating offense will come in time .. most saying years. Don't worry though, Cy, if he's still hitting 1-7 at the end of this season, you'll have plenty of company. For now, you can hang out with AKMVP.

Question, for ya though .. what if, tonight, he's 6-7? Will you make excuses why he's playing against inferior competition, or do you also have the ability to see half-full?

I've yet to "hate" or "diss" his game. I wasn't saying I'm irate he went 1-7 (even though if he still doing it in a month on shots that routine, I will be very concerned), just asking a serious question.

 

[squareinthecircle]

Trying not to get caught up in the Kanter homers vs. Kanter haters clash. But all about we do know at this point is that he can rebound the basketball. Nice to have at least one skill you can be potentially elite at. How the rest of his game will come along it'll take years to see. But right now he's not going to get bailed out with the calls that he got in Europe, rookies don't get calls in this league, it's going to be a tough lesson for him to learn this season.

Yes this is big- especially to show this in the first game. Also I was surprised at just how big he is- he's very robust.

 

[MVP]

Nothing so far surprised me about Kanter in last game. His lack of lift and explosiveness was already no news to me but it is just more exposed playing vs NBA talent. He got away with that somewhat vs inferior competition in Eurobasket ( struggled vs contenders) but in NBA he will struggle every game unless he adjusts and learns quickly. He has no left hand or at least he does not trust to use it in game situations ( I saw him making layups and short hooks with left in his predraft workout video, haven't seen so far a single left handed attempt in any of his real games). He needs to learn to pass out of the post if he can't get good shot - he failed to do it yesterday. But I can give him props for trying hard, effort and rebounding well. I was thinking he will play only 10 min a game this season but Okur's trade and numerous blowouts Jazz will be involved opens playing time for him so he should get better and better as he gains experience.