Psyched the lockout is over. Cant wait to see the rookies!

Hoops Addict · Post #1 » by **Hoops Addict** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:21 pm

I am excited to see what skills Kanter and Burks have.

Both look talented, but we shall see if their game works on the highest level.

I want to see footage of training camp and see Kanter bang down low with Favors.

Cheers....we get our basketball fix.

erudite23 · Post #2 » by **erudite23** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:14 am

I can't wait.

Gonna be a fun team to follow. Nothing to lose and no expectations to meet, but a ton of promise to be fulfilled.

Its always entertaining to watch a young team develop.

Of course, if that development never happens, its just painful. So there's that.

carrottop12 · Post #3 » by **carrottop12** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:27 am

I'm more excited for Favors than anything. I think Burks and Kanter are going to be a bit slow to come along, and in a 66 game season will will miss out on them where we would have seen them in the last month of an 82 game regular season.

Hope I'm wrong and those guys are NBA ready, but who knows.

I'm also excited to follow our draft picks this year, I know it's way early, but this draft is potentially stacked. And I've grown to love our stickied other team watch we've had for two years running with the Knicks and the Nets.

Soul Patch · Post #4 » by **Soul Patch** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:30 am

I think we'll see more of Burks and Kanter with all the back to backs and back to back to backs. We'll have to limit the minutes or our main guys and let the younguns play.

Post #5 » by **StocktonShorts** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:45 am

So I get "back-to-back"

But I don't get how back-to-back-to-back would work. Maybe it's illustrated in the Kama Sutra?

carrottop12 · Post #6 » by **carrottop12** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:53 am

The strange thing is, the b2b2b might all be home games. It'd be very difficult to do 3 road games in 3 nights even if it was the Cali teams or Florida and Charlotte or Texas.

Xsy · Post #7 » by **Xsy** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:28 am

If they play 3 home games in 3 days, I'm driving up from St George to watch all three.

BarneyGumble · Post #8 » by **BarneyGumble** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:56 pm

I expect it will be some time before we know what we have in Kanter. He will take time to develop.

Burks has a chance to make an immediate impact the way Wesley Matthews did. He probably wont get a ton of minutes to start, but given that Raja and CJ will see alot of minutes at 2, there's no reason Burks can't play his way into a meaningful role at the 2 spot.

I, too, am most excited about Favors. The great players in this league seem to always take it to another level their second year. I will be very disappointed if he is still the young, raw kid from last year. Anything less than 12 and 10 in 30mpg and I will be a little disappointed...

I am really excited to see Hayward. I think we fell in love with a few of his performances last year, but he wont hit his ceiling yet IMO. I think he will still struggle to be consistent...but he will be good when he's on and not terrible when he's off....