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BigDaddyG wrote:Bout time. I wish him well. Don't hate him personally, just the bad defense, Twitter antics, selfish play, the sound of his voice.....

he might go play in Dallas

franco12 wrote:sad - I thought Kanter was part of the guts of this team- I know he's got a ton of flaws, but he doesn't back down and he can score in the paint.

With the game speeding up, centers like Kaner (&Jordan) don't have a role in the NBA like they used to.

Before the 3 pointer became a staple of the offense...Kanter would be a max player

franco12 wrote:sad - I thought Kanter was part of the guts of this team- I know he's got a ton of flaws, but he doesn't back down and he can score in the paint.

With the game speeding up, centers like Kaner (&Jordan) don't have a role in the NBA like they used to.

Don't necessarily agree with that. They can operate perfectly fine but the question remains at what salary and what is their role.

Capella can't shoot much more than at the rim but he is perfectly fine in Houston. Draymond Green is a piss poor 3 point shooter but is AOK on that team.

Capalla can be a PnR guy, plus defender and get a ton of dunks off passes from CP3 and Harden. Green makes up for his shooting with out of this world defense and passing (and his teammates make up for the scoring).

But you can't be markedly deficient at one end of the court and expect a big salary. Kanter was lucky to get his previous contract based solely on potential and his previous skill set (which is pretty much the same skill set he has now, maybe just a bit more refined). Kanter never diversified.

Kanter used to be perfectly capable of hitting a midrange shot (or has that capability) and he didn't polish that part of his game. Never added a 3point shot either. Instead (and I am guessing here) all he did in the offseason was work on his post up moves. That's nice but he is also not a passer so it's very very one dimensional. And he sucks on defense so that makes him very useless in the modern game.

He didn't evolve and didn't mask his deficiencies at all. He'll get a contract somewhere but not a good one for a playoff team. Big guess by me but I truly believe he and/or agent thought the path to a big contract was getting his points and rebounds and FG% waaaayyy up regardless of everything else and a new contract would appear. Nope.

His talk about being an all star is at the what crack is he smoking level.

Allanfan20 wrote:Hope he lands a nice role on a good team and I especially hope he can get back together with his family sooner than later. At least he has a sexy Gf even though he probably only sees her like once a month, which blows. Good luck to him. He simply had no place on the team and he didn’t understand why.

Well said, feel the same way.

GustavBahler wrote:Hope Kanter lands where he wants. Dude is stressed, has a lot to deal with in his personal life. Issues bigger than basketball, and his defensive rating.

Fuck him.

When he didn't get what he wanted ( a new long term contract), he stopped playing hard. Same bull**** he pulled in Utah.

Someone should dig up all the posts last year with mouthbreathers demanding the Knicks give him a long term contract. Rebounds is one of the most overvalued stats in all of professional basketball. Not hard to get them either when you have zero responsibility to defend the rim/make defensive calls/run the defense/space the floor.

Only reason the Knicks are letting him go now is because the open roster spot is more valuable.

Seriously, **** ANYONE who puts on that beloved Knicks jersey and doesn't play all out. Every game. Every minute. Every second. Wearing the Knicks colors should be done with honor. With dignity. With respect. So many fans are willing to accept less than that and that's just sad.