Do you think OKC will match the offer for Kanter?

no way, awful trade for us, all the pressure is on him

 

With Portland under the cap that's not necessary.

Their options are: match or don't match.

 

I know - I posted it to show how delusional some people can be.

At least, I hope they're delusional...

 

I hope they do; I fear they won't.

 

You don't want a 23 year old offensively gifted center with a 20+ PER, Maxie?

 

I don't think they will match. I do think there is a chance they negotiate a last minute S&T, the offer gets rescinded and then the S&T goes through... but it won't be like the one that fan posted on Twitter, we can't package those newly acquired guys together.

 

For 17M per I definitely pass. First & foremost I want solid D out of my frontline Bigs & Kantner has been a sieve every time I've watched him. Crossing my fingers that he's matched and ties up more of OKC's capspace though the way this abortion of an offseason has gone he's all PDX's

STOMP

 

I'm on the boat that wishes OKC doesn't match. I think players that lack the defensive talent can learn to at least put a body on his man. You can bring in players that can cover for him, especially if we incorporate a "trap and suffocate" style of defense.

What you can't teach as easily is being able to score +20 a game, with the majority of those points being on the block. This will open the game for Dame and the need to score 35 a game.

 

At the end of the game the team with the most points still wins.Holding that other team to less means you need less. That's all there is to it.

People do far this summer have been saying "where it's our scoring going to come from". Neil makes an offer to a stuff offensive player and we complain about defense. Bottom line the list of dominate 2 way players is very short, pretty much the all NBA team.

 

I think some people might be thinking of it as you need both to really be a contender, and while we wont be this year, in a few, it would be nice to have some two way players

 

I agree it's just the Pickens are slim, so what a GM needs to do then is a mix of players for the bigger overall effect.

 

And all that said I'm not sure I want Kanter at a Max.

 

The reasons I hope the Thunder match.

1) Kanter can not spell “D”.
2) Kanter is a bit of a malcontent. Not a serious head case, but he could go either way in the locker room. Not an issue that you want in a player making the max.
3) Kanter makes 2 ½ times more turnovers than assists. This stat bothers me as much as his lack of D

As a side issue, how would Kanter fit in with the type of players Olshey is bringing in? Olshey is getting away from players that stretch the floor. I have no idea how Stotts is going to make this roster work, and I doubt Stotts does at this time.

I would rather offer $3-5 million to Kevin Seraphin than the max to Kanter.

 

The core that Olshey mentioned....Dame, CJ and Meyers, are all stretch guys. Kanter is also a stretch guy...a bit anyway

 

Take a look at Kanter's 2014/15 shot selection.

To get a clearer picture of his shooting stats, click on "Shot Zones", to the right of the chart.

http://vorped.com/1-nba/2014-2015/player/1306/enes-kanter/shotchart/

 

I like that he takes his shots at the rim. He's also hitting more of his left wing baseline shots than LA was last year. Although LA was shooting a scorching percentage form the right wing, he didn't take that many in comparison.

http://vorped.com/1-nba/2014-2015/player/850/lamarcus-aldridge/shotchart/

 

Kanter stretches the floor sideways along the baseline.

Once he moves more than 6’ from the baseline, his shooting sucks.

 

OKC won't pay everyone (they can but they are cheap) so the question for them becomes, will they be more likely to win AND will Durant be more likely to stay if they keep Kanter, or if they keep several other players like Perry Jones and Augustine? That's what they are debating. I think they go with Kanter, but it's close.

 

Damn, Had to change my vote cause you sold me on this!