Enes Kanter to Portland

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riverman said:
He was born and raised in Zurich Switzerland...lived in the states early on in life as well...his father is a Turkish Historian who raised him pretty much outside of Turkey..high school in California...guy played hoops in Turkey and Europe when he was really, really young
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Finally a "Swiss" in this team.
 
So Neil Replaces Ed Davis, Pat Con, Napier with Rodney Hood, Skal and Kanter... let’s see how good our bench is come play off time
 
Mike Richman on the Locked on pod today said Terry apparently is adamant that Kanter will play regular minutes. Richman estimates 20+ every night.

Not sure about that. I'm guessing that means we'll see at least a few mins of Nurk-Kanter together.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Mike Richman on the Locked on pod today said Terry apparently is adamant that Kanter will play regular minutes. Richman estimates 20+ every night.

Not sure about that. I'm guessing that means we'll see at least a few mins of Nurk-Kanter together.
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I would like to see that in short spurts
 
https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest...-changing-roster-headed-tough-tests-away-home

When the Blazers finally return to the Moda Center on March 7, they’ll look different, too. Enes Kanter should be seven games into his Blazers career then and set to make his home debut against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kanter is penciled in for regular minutes as the backup center, further crowding an already deep rotation. The numbers crunch will challenge players across the Blazers roster.

“I think guys will see that ‘Okay tonight I’m going to play a little bit more,’ or ‘Tonight I might play a little bit less,’” Lillard said, acknowledging that the Blazers haven’t dealt with a rotation this deep over the past four seasons. “But I don’t think we have anybody disruptive. But obviously if you not upset, you in the wrong game. You should be upset about not playing, but I don’t think anybody will be to the point where it will be a problem or a distraction for the team.”

The transition of adding Hood has already been a rotational challenge, and throwing Kanter into that mix only complicates Terry Stotts’ many options. The Blazers coach admitted that he might set the rotation by feel and rhythm in some games, much like he did Wednesday night when he played four reserves down the stretch in Portland’s win over Golden State.
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https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest...-changing-roster-headed-tough-tests-away-home
 
Did anybody think any difference for Stotts wouldn't have Kanter backup Nurk. Offensely we will in that 2nd group but the other side of the ball what concerns me. That why I say Zach needs to play along side Kanter just for defense for that unit. But will see after the break.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Mike Richman on the Locked on pod today said Terry apparently is adamant that Kanter will play regular minutes. Richman estimates 20+ every night.

Not sure about that. I'm guessing that means we'll see at least a few mins of Nurk-Kanter together.
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I hope so. It’s something worth exploring. He’s done it before in OKC with Adams.

If the playoffs started today, we’d be playing the rockets. They start PJ Tucker at PF. Offensively, his involvement is pretty much just stand in the corner and wait for the ball. He is among league leaders in corner three point attempts. You can “hide” Kanter on him. And offensively that’s a huge mismatch. Kanter and Nurk would feast on tucker and capela.
 
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