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Walker Kessler Hype & Appreciation Thread

I'm pretty skeptical of any stat that has Walker as some elite defender this year as the Jazz are last in defense by a large margin and are worse with Walker on the court (though that's usually because he's playing with Keyonte, Sexton, and Markkanen).

He's having a good year, but his inability to make the team any better than "historically awful" is a little discouraging.
 
HadAnEffectHere said:
I'm pretty skeptical of any stat that has Walker as some elite defender this year as the Jazz are last in defense by a large margin and are worse with Walker on the court (though that's usually because he's playing with Keyonte, Sexton, and Markkanen).

He's having a good year, but his inability to make the team any better than "historically awful" is a little discouraging.
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As was proven when we had arguably the best defender of this decade in Gobert, one person can't do it all. Personally I'm impressed with his effort and abilities.
 
Jazz current offensive game is damn poor compared to Snyder's era offensive game. This little thing affect defensive ratings.
 
outerspacefan said:
Jazz current offensive game is damn poor compared to Snyder's era offensive game. This little thing affect defensive ratings.
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While the turnovers are horrible, the Jazz are offensively OK (20th).

No one is expecting Walker to elevate a team with defensive coaching and personnel this bad to like top 15, but dead last by a mile is a little discouraging.
 
Kudos to @Megadoo1 for keeping this thread alive with these posts, but shame on us others for not helping him out much.

Walker has definitely leveled up this season. We have seen him be more physical and actually dunk the ball instead of finessing every rim finish, and he has also improved his passing game by better identifying rim runners and making good kick-outs etc.

Last game he sonned Sabonis which was basically his "revenge to the bully" game. Sabonis has been a tough nut for him to crack and in 2023-24 preseason he was the one who twisted Walkers arm causing him a lingering injury that may have had a role in Walker having a rough start to last season.
 
Walker Kessler had arguably the best game of his young career against the Kings and placed his name in the record books alongside two of the greatest centers in NBA history.

Kessler became only the third center in league history to record at least 25 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists without missing a field goal attempt.

The Jazz center joins Wilt Chamberlain, the most statistically dominant player in NBA history, and Nikola Jokic, the best player alive today, as the only players to do it.
 
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