Jones had some injury trouble this year, both he an O'Mara had some issues with fouls as well at times...this just seems like an insurance policy to me. Lets KJ take a redshirt year and gives us an extra big in the rotation.
I wouldn't be the slightest bit concerned if I was Sean or Tyrique. If they play the way they did at the end of the year, Kanter would be the odd guy out.
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Thread: Kerem Kanter Commits
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04-11-2017, 02:35 PM #21
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04-11-2017, 02:37 PM #22
I don't think 5 bigs is all that many, especially when 2 of them only have one year of eligibility left. I also don't really take this as a sign that Big K is going to be ineligible or that he won't be coming to X. I mean maybe that happens, but K. Jones' playing time was going to be pretty limited behind O'Mara and T. Jones anyway, then figure it out with Ernst. So I'm not too sure that bringing in Kanter really changes things too much from that perspective.
Not to mention, he's got the nickname Big K for a reason--isn't he pushing 3 bills? Might not be bad for him to have a year of limited playing time, shed a few pounds and then be ready to go the following year. I don't know, just a though.
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04-11-2017, 02:39 PM #23
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OK, forgot about Ernst. I'm back to not quite understanding this move. Especially when we're likely gonna need to replace the 3-shooting from Trevon and Malcolm, and we were a pretty bad 3 shooting team even with them, really could've used a SG.
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04-11-2017, 02:47 PM #24
I'm looking at his game log, and it really varied up and down all year long. There's really no rhyme or reason to it based on part of the season. It must have been based on matchups. As to NKU, he played 29 minutes at NKU, scoring 23 points and grabbing 14 boards. I have no idea how his defense was, but NKU scored 69 points and won by 2. So that was a pretty good overall performance for UWGB.
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04-11-2017, 02:56 PM #25
Honestly, I see this guy as someone good to have on the roster for practice. He may not be the level of competition Omara, Jones, or others might face on opposing Big East squads, but at least he's a big body that will compete in practice and hopefully make others better.
If we see someone winded or in foul trouble, I'm sure he can play a few minutes. And maybe his drive to reach the NBA will awaken something in him to really go for it, which could be a plus for X.
I've got more questions about what is this dude gonna study as a grad student? Is the university wondering if he's NBA bound or getting ready for the rigorous coursework he's stepping up for?
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04-11-2017, 03:07 PM #26
I think that Gonzaga had several players that were 6'10" or better, and that depth was a deciding factor in how they advanced through the tourney. I'm also not worried that much about his 1-1 defense, as X certainly played a lot of zone this past year and may well do the same next year. This certainly give X some experience in the center position that the other newcomers do not posses and that's valuable in a backup.
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04-11-2017, 03:08 PM #27
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