is it time to put respect on Kanters name?

[MaseInYourFace]

Say what you want about Kanter he's come in with a great attitude and has worked on his deficiencies. He's also been a great teammate so far.

[stuporman]

Now it is... he's sticking up for his teammates, the team and the city, it's time we get his back, too....

....even if his defense is still inconsistent.

[DLTGWH]

Absolutely.

His strengths far out way his weaknesses on the court.

But to me, as a person and representative of the Knicks franchise is where Enes really stands out...

His love for community
His approach to his profession
His love and respect for his teammates and his jersey
His humbleness and willingness to continue learning and improving

Enes seems like a great person who is easy to root for...

I'm a big fan of 00.

[MartinsLusis]

Absolutely love his approach. He's a super likable teammate and he's even trying on D. Honestly right now I would be completely ok with signing a longer term deal with him.

[KnicksGod]

He's an easy player to like. There are valid criticisms to be made about his defense which we all knew was a weakness of his, but a lot of the constant negativity is coming from people with an alternative agenda who either desperately want to prove the Melo trade was a mistake and/or lamenting Willy not getting minutes and their irrational hysteria is not an accurate reflection of how Kanter has performed for us.

If there was a person on this planet who could honestly believe this and earnestly try to do so, they need to be admitted to a hospital, quickly.

The Melo trade would not be a mistake even if we lose every game left.

[Kampuchea]

Enes is Melo with better rebounding.

[aq_ua]

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

Kanter the top RPM leader on the team and 36th in the league. Take from it what you will.

[Zingod]

Kanter plays better defense than Melo last year tbh. At least he tries

[Newyorknick94]

Enes Oakley over here sonning Lebron

[blueNorange]

to quote dakomish's sig which is a quote from me ... "thank god we have kanter because willy is looking pedestrian af."

[IAmTheBest]

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

Kanter the top RPM leader on the team and 36th in the league. Take from it what you will.

not saying i dislike kanter, but the there are major flaws with RPM

one of them is the is the fact that is primarily based on box score numbers. a player that fills up the box score with empty stats will benefit more than a player with bigger impact from defense and/or "intangibles"

notice how some of the worst defenders have the best RPM? 4 of the top 5 is harden curry jokic cousins all mediocre defenders at best. horford is top 5 probably because the celtics have been playing at a very high level recently.

not saying the stat is garbage but it has very big flaws. this is the type of state to say lebron has james johnson or otto porter level impact lol

[Zingod]

http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM

Kanter the top RPM leader on the team and 36th in the league. Take from it what you will.

Robert CovinGOAT

[br7knicks]

He's an easy player to like. There are valid criticisms to be made about his defense which we all knew was a weakness of his, but a lot of the constant negativity is coming from people with an alternative agenda who either desperately want to prove the Melo trade was a mistake and/or lamenting Willy not getting minutes and their irrational hysteria is not an accurate reflection of how Kanter has performed for us.

If there was a person on this planet who could honestly believe this and earnestly try to do so, they need to be admitted to a hospital, quickly.

The Melo trade would not be a mistake even if we lose every game left.

couldn't be more true

[br7knicks]

Enes is Melo with better rebounding.

true.

except kanter has shown he gives a ****, changes his game for the team, gets better when he's been benched by the coach, tries on defense, hustles up the court, brings a mentality that is more likely to produce winning/respect, gets in the face of a douchebag in order to protect/defend a teammate.


but other than that, they're the same

[Knicksfan20]

Enes is Melo with better rebounding.

Except Kanter runs back on defense and doesn’t miss layups.

[Fat Kat]

Enes is Melo with better rebounding.

Except Kanter runs back on defense and doesn’t miss layups.

And scores efficiently, and backs up his teamates, and does sprint from fights

[Clyde_Style]

Kanter WANTS to be a Knick.

I want guys with Knick pride. Him and KOQ have got that.

I think Kanter is evolving because he wants this. I feel his desire. It's not sexual yet, but give it time

It's official

I now have a hard-on

for

Enes The Menace

[Oscirus]

Enes is Melo with better rebounding.

true.

except kanter has shown he gives a ****, changes his game for the team, gets better when he's been benched by the coach, tries on defense, hustles up the court, brings a mentality that is more likely to produce winning/respect, gets in the face of a douchebag in order to protect/defend a teammate.


but other than that, they're the same

Don't forget that he doesn't abide by losing and doesn't want to be friends with the opposing teams players.

[J0rdan4life42o]

It's really incredible how this trade is paying off. Lets be honest, no one here thought we got any value for Melo. Two somewhat young role players who have been in the league 4+ years and an early 2nd round pick...this looked like a desperate man's trade.

[freestyler34]

Kanter's dunk over Ibaka

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