"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Has the Raja deal been worked out yet? He's gone right?

[MarkGrace]

Has the Raja deal been worked out yet? He's gone right?

No, unfortunately. Saw no takers on the market and is now trying to squeeze every penny out of the Jazz.

[MarkGrace]

Kanter doing Pilates: http://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/statu.../photo/1/large

Sheesh.

[Jacob]

Kanter doing Pilates: http://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/statu.../photo/1/large

Sheesh.

I assume you are conceding in our little disagreement over whether Kanter needs to drop 15 pounds or so?

Not that pilates seems like a great use of time, I'm sure (I hope) he spends a lot more time on explosive movements and strength rather than abs and butt firming.

[MarkGrace]

I assume you are conceding in our little disagreement over whether Kanter needs to drop 15 pounds or so?

It looks like he agreed with me. Seems to be on the right path.

Not that pilates seems like a great use of time, I'm sure (I hope) he spends a lot more time on explosive movements and strength rather than abs and butt firming.

He's been at P3 doing explosion work.

[Jacob]

It looks like he agreed with me. Seems to be on the right path.

Haha

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Looks like Kanter is proving the Turkish coach right, that Corbin is doing it wrong just planting him on the block on offense and pretending he's a bruiser on offense just because he also happens to rebound well.

And yes, I can tell Corbin sucks just by seeing Kanter's abs.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

More pics of Kanter doing work.

https://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/241256636545630210/photo/1

https://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/241256888099037184/photo/1

Reminds me of when Utah drafted Koufos and everyone that had ever known the kid talked about how hard he worked and how much he loved to practice. And then he apparently decided he hated work and didn't love practice. Good to see that so far, Kanter is no Koufos.

[Blueintheface]

Man I wish I could shed weight that fast. Dude looks yoked!

[Jacob]

Lol. Spurs hire Layden to front office. We essentially traded Lindsey for Layden. May be one of best trades koc ever made. Spurs really blew it here, imo.

[MarkGrace]

Reminds me of when Utah drafted Koufos and everyone that had ever known the kid talked about how hard he worked and how much he loved to practice. And then he apparently decided he hated work and didn't love practice. Good to see that so far, Kanter is no Koufos.

Thorpe giving Koof some hype.

If I told you only one NBA center finished among the top five in offensive rebound rate and in true shooting percentage, would you have guessed it was Koufos?

Koufos also finished in the top 15 in defensive rebound rate and ranked sixth in total rebound rate, all at just 23 years old. These numbers epitomize a player who is ready for more minutes and is on his way to a breakout year.

The last three months of last season were Koufos' career best, in terms of minutes played per game. He's always been a player who looked like a double-double guy if given 36 minutes per game. But now he has the strength to protect the ball and the paint better while also having enough experience to be counted on night after night.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8309942/nba-denver-nuggets-center-kosta-koufos-poised-breakout-season

[MarkGrace]

Kanter headed to work out with Kiki Vandeweghe now. That's a peculiar pick.

[Jacob]

This is humorous: Indiana has signed Blake Ahearn, Sundiata Gains, and Sam Young

[UtahJazzFan88]

Kanter training hard at P3, AND getting a Playboy corporate tour, apparently.

[MarkGrace]

NBA.com picks 5 breakout players.

Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz
We wondered how long it would take Favors, who was a raw-but-super-talented teenager when he entered the league after one season at Georgia Tech, to mature into his massive frame and become a consistent factor for a loaded Jazz frontcourt. He answered that question for us, and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, during the playoffs (11.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks).
A 6-foot-10, 250-pound behemoth in training, Favors, just 21, has perhaps the highest ceiling of any player on this list. And he’s already clamoring for more playing time this season.

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/09/18/is-this-the-year-of-the-dragic/?ls=iref%3Anbahpt1