Hard to pin exactly where they will be in the pack of the East but at least we have a direction now. I think they will be better than many people expect but that may just be my hopeful optimism.
Anyone know if the game televised on MSG or elswhere? Â
Mike Miller (born c. 1964) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach with the Austin Toros of the NBA D-League. In 2012–13, he was an assistant at UC–Riverside.[1] In 2012, he was dismissed as head coach of Eastern Illinois.[2] He was previously the head coach at Texas State University–San Marcos, and was an assistant at Kansas State[3] from 2000 to 2005.
In October 2013, he was named an assistant coach at the Austin Toros.[4]
Early life[edit]
Mike Miller graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois. After graduating, he went on to play basketball at East Texas State, where he was a part of the team that won the 1984 Lone Star Conference championship. He graduated from East Texas State in 1987.
Affalo won't play tonight or Friday due to a hammy
I'd just caution fans to be patient. This young man is going to need some development. Ewing was much more prepared to have an instant impact especially on the defensive end than Porz. In general this is my favorite Knicks roster entering a season in some years.
is he is coming onto a team that already has a go to scorer, so there really is no pressure on him to carry the team, of course he is in New York so he is under a microscope, but having Melo healthy is huge for him..
He doesnt have to come out and score 20PPG and carry the team like most top picks have to do...
don't think anyone realistically is expecting Porzingis to have a "Ewing-like" impact this year. Patrick Ewing was 23 years old as a rookie coming off an incredible college career
Agree. Ewing was not just a #1 pick, he was one of those #1 picks where these days you'd talk about tanking for him before the season started (or getting the lottery implemented and fixed).
Porz wont be that. But I dont see why he cant be Steve Novak with more defense this season. Stand 15-3 range and pop jumpers. Either you pull the 4 away from the hoop (opening driving lanes and rebounding opportunities) OR he gets covered by a 3, which means Melo can probably exploit the 4 in isos. And on defense, just stand tall, keep your arms up, and block shots. It was effective in the summer league.
But in any event, Dirk's rookie years wasnt anything. 8.2 and 3.4 with empty peripherals in 20.4 minutes, .405/.206/.773. He exploded in his 2nd season.
The difference? We haven't seen much of it yet, but probably will starting tonight: Zinger coming off a screen for an open 12-15 foot bank shot, that can never be blocked.
That is ultimately going to be a very important part of his arsenal that will be basically unstoppable as long as he is hitting it. It also plays very well into the triangle, as I understand it (not that well). He did it only a couple of times in summer league, but from what I have read, it is something he has been working on for a while now. I will be watching for it tonight and during the rest of pre-season.
The difference? We haven't seen much of it yet, but probably will starting tonight: Zinger coming off a screen for an open 12-15 foot bank shot, that can never be blocked.
That is ultimately going to be a very important part of his arsenal that will be basically unstoppable as long as he is hitting it. It also plays very well into the triangle, as I understand it (not that well). He did it only a couple of times in summer league, but from what I have read, it is something he has been working on for a while now. I will be watching for it tonight and during the rest of pre-season.
Hope you're right. Porz will hopefully be a big boon on spacing from the get go. That will only be the case if his shot falls. Because you cant close out on him -- he's too tall and gets his shot off decently quick.
On defense, I saw every minute of his summer league time. The blocks will 100% come. Off his man too -- not just weakside stuff. He had a very high foul rate though. Im hoping that it was more the chaos of the summer league where defenses didnt work and bigs were left out to hang.
it will be a thrill for Anthony. Space Zinger 10-12 feet from the center line on one side, and Anthony on the other side, and it gets really difficult to double Melo.
How much i love the blue paint being back. It looks absolutely amazing. Im thrilled they went full retro with the darker blue and not that light blue shade that was making the rounds from a video game screen shot. This is a visual high. So many memories flooding back. This is how MSG is meant to look. I was never a fan of the orange. Man this looks amazing. I cant get over how much i love this. This makes me way more happy than it should. Im so fucking elated right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhhSFKgMhlo
It is on MSG, Italian use the MSG Go app, free to use as long as you have optimum
i would expect Calderon Galloway Melo Porz Lopez to be the starting 5...
First bench 5 Grant Sasha Williams Oquinn Seraphin
In October 2013, he was named an assistant coach at the Austin Toros.[4]
Early life[edit]
Mike Miller graduated from Monmouth High School in Monmouth, Illinois. After graduating, he went on to play basketball at East Texas State, where he was a part of the team that won the 1984 Lone Star Conference championship. He graduated from East Texas State in 1987.
Affalo won't play tonight or Friday due to a hammy
He doesnt have to come out and score 20PPG and carry the team like most top picks have to do...
Porz wont be that. But I dont see why he cant be Steve Novak with more defense this season. Stand 15-3 range and pop jumpers. Either you pull the 4 away from the hoop (opening driving lanes and rebounding opportunities) OR he gets covered by a 3, which means Melo can probably exploit the 4 in isos. And on defense, just stand tall, keep your arms up, and block shots. It was effective in the summer league.
But in any event, Dirk's rookie years wasnt anything. 8.2 and 3.4 with empty peripherals in 20.4 minutes, .405/.206/.773. He exploded in his 2nd season.
That is ultimately going to be a very important part of his arsenal that will be basically unstoppable as long as he is hitting it. It also plays very well into the triangle, as I understand it (not that well). He did it only a couple of times in summer league, but from what I have read, it is something he has been working on for a while now. I will be watching for it tonight and during the rest of pre-season.
If Porzingis can be just an average shot blocker, teams will have trouble scoring in the paint on the Knicks..
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That is ultimately going to be a very important part of his arsenal that will be basically unstoppable as long as he is hitting it. It also plays very well into the triangle, as I understand it (not that well). He did it only a couple of times in summer league, but from what I have read, it is something he has been working on for a while now. I will be watching for it tonight and during the rest of pre-season.
Hope you're right. Porz will hopefully be a big boon on spacing from the get go. That will only be the case if his shot falls. Because you cant close out on him -- he's too tall and gets his shot off decently quick.
On defense, I saw every minute of his summer league time. The blocks will 100% come. Off his man too -- not just weakside stuff. He had a very high foul rate though. Im hoping that it was more the chaos of the summer league where defenses didnt work and bigs were left out to hang.
Yeah I remember them trying to use both of them for about a season or two but it not working out and trading Cartwright him for Oakley.
Defense is not good.