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Journey of the OKC Thunder Bench to Find an Identity – Video Analysis

By Cole Hixon

Mar 28, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (34) reacts from the bench area during the first half against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 28, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (34) reacts from the bench area during the first half against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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November 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (11) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors forward David West (3) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 3, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (11) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors forward David West (3) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Face Up Jumper

Unlike his passing and bully ball, Kanter has not improved significantly at facing up and hitting a jump shot when the defender sags off of him.

It is not a shot you want a player with his skills falling in love with (he hasn’t), but you do want the player to be at least comfortable taking it.

To wit, Kanter has shown a propensity to be at ease enough with the face up  to take it and the shot looks okay when he does.

Example:

Kanter is just below league average in the aggregate on these mid range shots. Kanter has a ways to go in terms of incorporating this shot into his game, but it is nice to know he is comfortable occasionally taking them.

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