Gotta have a KANTER thread!

[Xuperman]

Wow.....is this going to be reality going forward? If so, there is no defending us. What an amazing back to back performance. I was hoping he could give us close to Gaston numbers, but this kinda production is almost hard to believe. Can you say BE 6th man of the year? My family appeared concerned as I spontaneously broke out in laughter all evening.....:yahoo:

[XUGRAD80]

Gotta wait and see what he does against some GOOD compition......and yes, that is a shot at UC’s bigs. :dizzy:


But seriously folks, Kanter has become a very very pleasant surprise. The 3-headed monster of Tysomter can really play
some ball.


I’ve also noticed that there are more occasions where they are using 2 of the 3 on the floor at the same time, and along with Gates it gives them a very solid frontline rotation. Especially with the ability of Kanter and Gates to step out and hit 3point shots it takes away the other teams ability to double team the post.

[Xtemporaneous]

And RaShid Gaston was in the house last night!

[Milhouse]

He had 9 against Baylor's frontcourt too- they're pretty good

[XMuskieFTW]

I mean to be fair, Kerem is the king of garbage time production. I feel like he scored about 16 of his 20 in the last 5 minutes. That being said, he's been much better than I expected on both sides of the ball so far. If he can continue to progress in his team defense and see a few more threes fall, he adds so much to this team.

[markchal]

he actually has a decent handle, which is one thing I wasn't expecting from him. Very pleased with the bigs (especially the FT shooting). I feel better about our bigs going to the line than I do our point guards.

[GIMMFD]

Crafty enough footwork to get himself into scoring positions, obviously we want to see how that plays out in the Big East and over the course of the season, but incredibly surprised, and happy for now. Especially if he can knock down the 3s too, our front court has improved with his addition.

[markchal]

One thing I think is really refreshing is how well all three of them finish. There have been years where our guards have broken down defenses and dumped off passes to a big only to have them miss point-blank layups or fumble away the pass. All three have done a really good job finishing this year and taking advantage of those plays. That's a big reason our shooting percentage is so high.

[JAPER]

This guy is gold to have him in reserve. Most teams would love to have him coming off the bench like X does. Another great decision by the coaching staff to attract him to X.

[Masterofreality]

My Gawd people. No posts on this thread for over a month? A month in which this guy Kerem has become, arguably, Xavier's most valuable player? No one posts on here after last night's performance?

The dude is our Swiss Army Knife. Scores, shoots outside well, rebounds, boxes out, plays good positional defense, passes well, makes teammates better. What the hell more do you want?

Look, I love what both Sean and Tyrique bring to the table, but Kerem adds a huge extra dimension and has earned his starting spot.

All hail the Turkish Prince!!!!

[GoMuskies]

He has FAR exceeded expectations. The UWGB coach should have been playing him 40 minutes a game. Even exhausted he had to be superior to pretty much everyone in the Horizon.

[X Factor]

By far our best big.

Crucial block on Ponds last night too!

[XU 87]

Kanter played 23 minutes last night and scored 22 points and had 12 boards.

[bleedXblue]

guy might be the biggest impact transfer since Crawford

I think we lose the last two games w/o him

[Masterofreality]

Not only this, but he’s extremely clever with his post moves and finishes. Never gets a shot blocked. Just a patient old mans game in the paint.

I love watching him work over some of these younger dudes.

[xavierdude]

Turkish Delight

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Turkish Delight

Love the CS Lewis reference there.


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[XU 87]

Not only this, but he’s extremely clever with his post moves and finishes. Never gets a shot blocked. Just a patient old mans game in the paint.

I love watching him work over some of these younger dudes.

He reminds me of Stainbrook to the extent that he's not athletic, but he has great basketball skills. (And he can shoot threes.)

[gladdenguy]

Big Smooth. The dude is just smooth. I didn't think he was going to be this good. I'll be the first to admit it. That is why Coach Mack is Xavier's all time winningest coach and I'm just a die hard.

[94GRAD]

Big Smooth. The dude is just smooth. I didn't think he was going to be this good. I'll be the first to admit it. That is why Coach Mack is Xavier's all time winningest coach and I'm just a BLOW hard.

Fixed that for you! :crazy:

[Lamont Sanford]

Fixed that for you! :crazy:

+1

[American X]

Kerem Kanter put St. John's in a Turkish Prison.

[Cheesehead]

He won't be giving back any minutes to Tyrique any time soon, as he has gone AWOL. O'Mara was not a good matchup against St. John's but Kanter continues to find a way.

[Chermy23]

Kanter is a boss and wish we had him for another year.

BTW, can the students step their game up and get a Turkish Flag in the student section? Show him some love

SHEESH

[murray87]

Kanter is a boss and wish we had him for another year.

BTW, can the students step their game up and get a Turkish Flag in the student section? Show him some love

SHEESH

Great idea on the Turkish flag. Come on students, only 5 more home games!! :clap:

[xu koop scoop]

Kanter's improvement reminds me of 3 former players improvements. 1. James Farr 2. Jason Love 3. Kenyon Martin. Hopefully he not only sustains this level but improves even more as the season goes on. One possible detriment is that O'Mara doesn't improve during this & that Jones actually slides backwards. Hopeful all the bigs can improve.

[Masterofreality]

Kanter's improvement reminds me of 3 former players improvements. 1. James Farr 2. Jason Love 3. Kenyon Martin. Hopefully he not only sustains this level but improves even more as the season goes on. One possible detriment is that O'Mara doesn't improve during this & that Jones actually slides backwards. Hopeful all the bigs can improve.

Who’s this guy Kenyon Martin and when he play for Xavier?
I do remember a flexing jerk whose allegedly “#1” team LOST to Xavier one year then never won anything of significance. I think his name was K Mart- like the failing store.

[whopper]

Kanter's improvement reminds me of 3 former players improvements. 1. James Farr 2. Jason Love 3. Kenyon Martin. Hopefully he not only sustains this level but improves even more as the season goes on. One possible detriment is that O'Mara doesn't improve during this & that Jones actually slides backwards. Hopeful all the bigs can improve.
I have been watching body language and everyone is cool as far as I can see. O'Mara seems to be happy when Kanter comes to bench and so does Jones who has 2 more years anyway. They will ALL be needed at some time starting at Seton Hall and I am sure they would like another shot at Villanova. It is a matchup world these days and Kanter is the most versatile. I am sure Mack is up to the challenge

[Xuperman]

I have one word, POISE....money from the line and gives a helluva post game interview :ok:

[xuwin]

He has FAR exceeded expectations. The UWGB coach should have been playing him 40 minutes a game. Even exhausted he had to be superior to pretty much everyone in the Horizon.

Hard to believe that UWGB only played him 19.1 minutes/game last year.

[xuwin]

Not only this, but he’s extremely clever with his post moves and finishes. Never gets a shot blocked. Just a patient old mans game in the paint.

I love watching him work over some of these younger dudes.

He also has no problem putting the ball on the floor to start the fast break which is unusual for his size and is smart enough to not dribble into the defense and get stripped. His pace never gets too fast for the situation.

[usfldan]

Kanter is a boss and wish we had him for another year.

BTW, can the students step their game up and get a Turkish Flag in the student section? Show him some love

SHEESH

Considering his brother's comments about the Turkish government and their desire to throw him in jail, this may not be the best idea.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-enes-kanter-recep-tayyip-erdogan-prison-nba-player-twitter-insults/

[Juice]

Considering his brother's comments about the Turkish government and their desire to throw him in jail, this may not be the best idea.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-enes-kanter-recep-tayyip-erdogan-prison-nba-player-twitter-insults/

His dad sure does seem to like Turkey though for whatever reason

[bobbiemcgee]

Maybe just hold up a bottle of Wild Turkey?

[American X]

Xavier Nation Magazine Feature on Kerem Kanter (http://goxavier.com/news/2017/12/19/featured-xavier-nation-magazine-feature-young-turk.aspx)

At 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds, Kerem Kanter is grand in stature but gentle in speech. On a summer day in a Cintas Center office he responds to questions with smiles and short sentences, speaking so softly that at times he's difficult to hear. He's different than other Xavier newcomers. Turkish-born Kanter is a student of the world, the son of a doctor and a former nurse, the brother of NBA star Enes Kanter, an Under-18 Turkish National Team gold medalist.

The things he does not say about himself—like scoring a perfect 800 on the math portion of the SAT, or the close relationship he has with Enes—make him even more intriguing.

It's worth leaning in when the 22-year-old forward, who began his career at Wisconsin-Green Bay, has something to say.

[Muskeagle]

His dad sure does seem to like Turkey though for whatever reason

I lived in Turkey for two years....and there is a ton of reasons to love Turkey. It's a great place with wonderful people.

[GIMMFD]

Xavier Nation Magazine Feature on Kerem Kanter (http://goxavier.com/news/2017/12/19/featured-xavier-nation-magazine-feature-young-turk.aspx)

At 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds, Kerem Kanter is grand in stature but gentle in speech. On a summer day in a Cintas Center office he responds to questions with smiles and short sentences, speaking so softly that at times he's difficult to hear. He's different than other Xavier newcomers. Turkish-born Kanter is a student of the world, the son of a doctor and a former nurse, the brother of NBA star Enes Kanter, an Under-18 Turkish National Team gold medalist.

The things he does not say about himself—like scoring a perfect 800 on the math portion of the SAT, or the close relationship he has with Enes—make him even more intriguing.

It's worth leaning in when the 22-year-old forward, who began his career at Wisconsin-Green Bay, has something to say.

Well cultured, well rounded individual. Insane to me that he only got 20 minutes a game at Wisco-Green Bay.

[American X]

Kerem Kanter put Butler in a Turkish Prison.

Reflecting on Kanter's incredible game at Butler and the mystery of how he is producing at a high level as opposed to his Green Bay days. First, the bulk of credit must go to Kerem himself for elevating his game. But, second, it is not really mystery when you consider he was finally put into the hands of great coaches. We must also give credit to Chris Mack, Luke Murray & Co. for maximizing the ability of their players and putting them into positions to succeed.

Kerem Kanter may really be the X factor that helps push Xavier to unprecedented levels.

[xu koop scoop]

Not sure who else was after KK for this season, but he sounds so intelligent & studious that XU was a natural fit for his Academic Abilities. More likely, he thought he might play deep in the NCAA & could compete well with SOM & Jones.

[boozehound]

Well cultured, well rounded individual. Insane to me that he only got 20 minutes a game at Wisco-Green Bay.

I absolutely cannot fathom how he didn't dominate that level of competition. He has consistently been very good at Xavier.

[nuts4xu]

Not sure who else was after KK for this season...

I’m not sure either, but in a preseason show he mentioned he received letters of inquiry from 41 different schools. He only paid a visit to one of those schools, and it was Xavier.

[SemajParlor]

Kerem Kanter put Butler in a Turkish Prison.



lol really?

[SemajParlor]

Kanter has been pleasantly surprising this year. Everything we could've asked for and more.

[American X]

Not sure who else was after KK for this season, but he sounds so intelligent & studious that XU was a natural fit for his Academic Abilities. More likely, he thought he might play deep in the NCAA & could compete well with SOM & Jones.

Please stop with the initials.

[atljar]

Please stop with the initials.

Thats so Butler hoops (The initials). Drove me up a wall trying to read it the other day

[BMoreX]

Thats so Butler hoops (The initials). Drove me up a wall trying to read it the other day

Reason #1 why I had to stop reading it. I couldn't tell who they were talking about.

[bobbiemcgee]

Kanter and O'Mara (Gold jersey this week) should have another big day with Krampelj out but the Jays will be raining down the 3's.

[X-band '01]

Thats so Butler hoops (The initials). Drove me up a wall trying to read it the other day

It started with Flyer fans thanks to a bunch of BWS that include MA, KW, SF, KH and JC.

YW

[X-ceptional]

Only two sets of initials should be permissible on this board in my UN-humble opinion:

DFW (anytime 24/7/365)
JPMFMMFM (well, whenever JP is being JPMFMMFM)


Anything else should be severely punished.

[jhelmes37]

Not gonna lie, I thought Kanter would be like the 8th or 9th option. I wasn't impressed at all with the pick-up initially.

He has been a hell of a lot more than just a pleasant surprise.

His cool, calm, collected manner, and his post moves are crazy good.

One announcer (can't remember who) said Karem "puts you to sleep", and that's totally correct. He just slowly backs you down, then *quick spin move*, you got scored on.

It's insane how well he does it.

It's almost as if he has a bigger/better older brother and when he was growing up he had to figure out crafty ways to score on him.

Wait..........

[STL_XUfan]

Please stop with the initials.

Agreed, call him by his actual name: Enes Kanter’s Little Brother.

[American X]

Kerem Kanter made the Big East Honor Roll. (http://www.bigeast.com/news/2018/2/12/mens-basketball-st-johns-ponds-georgetowns-pickett-take-weekly-mbb-honors.aspx)


NEW YORK – For the second week in a row, St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week. In a pair of wins, he averaged 35.0 points, including a 44-point effort which set the all-time scoring record at Carnesecca Arena. Georgetown’s Jamorko Pickett has been chosen BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after helping the Hoyas to a 1-1 week, including a win over Seton Hall.

BIG EAST Player of the Week
Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s, G, So. – Ponds averaged 35.0 points in leading St. John’s to a 79-75 win at No. 1 Villanova and an 86-78 victory against Marquette. At Villanova, the sophomore had 26 points, five rebounds and five assists. In Saturday’s game against Marquette, Ponds’ 44 points broke the single game scoring record at Carnesecca and tied for the fifth most points in a BIG EAST game. For the week, he also averaged 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, shot 55.8 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point range.

BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Jamorko Pickett, Georgetown, F, Fr. – Pickett averaged 12.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week. In an 83-80 win over Seton Hall on Saturday, he contributed 18 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots. For the season, Pickett is averaging 9.4 points and 3.8 rebounds. He has scored in double figures in four of the last seven games.

BIG EAST Honor Roll
Kelan Martin, Butler, F, Sr.
Averaged 32.0 points in games against Xavier and Villanova. Finished with 34 points, seven rebounds and four assists in an overtime loss to Xavier (98-93) and had 30 points in a defeat at Villanova (86-75).

Marcus Foster, Creighton, G, Sr.
Averaged 29.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week where both games were decided by one point. His winning basket at DePaul (76-75) gave him 2,000 points for his career.

Marin Maric, DePaul, C, Gr.
Averaged 20.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week. Shot 68.2 percent from the field and 91.7 percent from the foul line for the two games.

Jalen Brunson, Villanova, G, Jr.
Averaged 27.5 points in a 1-1 week. In a win over Butler (86-75), he had 27 points. Made 16-of-18 from the foul line in the two games.

Kerem Kanter, Xavier, C, Sr.
Averaged 18.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and shot 71.4 percent from the field (15-of-21) in a 2-0 week. Had 22 points in an overtime win at Butler (98-93).