-KP was reportedly ill (he played an awful game)
-Jennings reportedly achillies soreness
-Leonard 22 and 5
-Undertaker with another double-double, 11 and 10... +32 for the game!
-Vucevic 16 and 10 in 28 minutes
-Super Mario 8 points 1 rebound 1 assist, 25 minutes... he's not exactly a stat sheet filler...
-Saric 20 and 11, 9-18 from the field, 1 block 1 steal averaging 21 and 7 over his last 5 games, 53/37 shooting
-Smart 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 steals... wow. He's been excellent in a starting role recently.
-Kaminsky 27, 5 and 3, 11-18
-Maker 4 and 4 in 14 minutes
-Giannis 33 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals
-Suddenly relevant Michael Beasley 7-9 shooting, 14 and 3 in 22 minutes
-Lopez 36... and 4
-Dirk 24 and 10
-Marc Gasol 15 points, 12 boards, 9 assists
-Harden 38, 12 and 12
-Wiggins 40, 4 and 2 on 15-26. Kid can flat out score the basketball. Last 5 games...33.6 points 4.4 boards 3.2 assists on 57/46... BEAST MODE.
-Towns 24 and 19
-Jokic 15 points, 14 boards 4 assists 1 steal 4 blocks
-Hayward 22, 6 and 7
-Ingram... 1-7 from the field 3 points, 2 boards... had a few nice games, last 3 however 4-17 from the field, 9 rebounds over 86 minutes of play...
-Chriss 15 and 8, 2 blocks, 2 steals
I'd rather be a Sixers fan right now.
Knicks are the Jets.
Rose, Jennings, KOQ I believe are likely to be traded.
Melo far less than likely.
I'd rather be a Sixers fan right now.
Knicks are the Jets.
knicks have their draft pick, which will be a top pick, they have 2 young pieces going forward...
they have 3 picks coming in a loaded draft...
by next year they could be a young fun team
2. Simmons hasnt proven anything, yet....
3. Okafor was a gigantic bust.
4. They still have 0 guards on the roster worth a damn...
Now as far as potential, they definitely have it - but Minnesota had potential too and its not going as planned.
So what you're saying is that the Knicks are going to trade two first round picks for him?
That still makes me want to throw up a decade later.
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Okafar reminds me of what used to be said about Eddy Curry. Of course Curry had zero finesse to his game, but it sure seems like the results, are lack thereof, are pretty similar.
So what you're saying is that the Knicks are going to trade two first round picks for him?
That still makes me want to throw up a decade later.
makes it even worse those 2 draft picks were aldridge and noah
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Okafar reminds me of what used to be said about Eddy Curry. Of course Curry had zero finesse to his game, but it sure seems like the results, are lack thereof, are pretty similar.
So what you're saying is that the Knicks are going to trade two first round picks for him?
That still makes me want to throw up a decade later.
roght now they have an injured embiid, an injured simmons and 2 back up centers to show for "the process"
brett brown refuses to play 2 of his bigs together..
College:
Future Knick Jayson Tatum: 28 points 8 boards
Future knick Dennis smith: 27 6 and 4
Future knick Luke Kennard: 16 3 and 7
They held onto their bigs way too long. Could have traded Okafor or Noel before the season started and gotten at least something for them. Now they wont get shit. Even with Noel playing better, he is still a huge injury risk.
Draymond Green is a joke at this point. Tied this situation with slavery. Act like a complete shithead on the floor. He's a very good role player - but he is someone I cant stand to watch or root for.
It truly is just an awful franchise. The Clippers were, too, for the longest time, but they managed to stay in the lottery and draft Griffin, Jordan and the pieces necessary to make the Chris Paul trade (with an assist from David Stern). If we just stay in the lottery for a couple of years we might find our way out of this.
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being too kind.
I'd rather be a Sixers fan right now.
Knicks are the Jets.
knicks have their draft pick, which will be a top pick, they have 2 young pieces going forward...
they have 3 picks coming in a loaded draft...
by next year they could be a young fun team
I am not a Sixers fan. Just pointing out that their fans should be more hopeful right now. What you say is all true, but the Knicks will likely somehow mess it up.
That wing dynamic doesnt seem to work.
That wing dynamic doesnt seem to work.
Yup. I can't help but think someone like Aaron Gordon would fit perfectly next to Towns. An all out defender, can hit corner 3s. You'll be able to rely on Wiggins/Towns for offense every night, just put 3 good defenders around those two and they'll be just fine.
Williams is more than just a backup PG. He is more valuable than Jennings. I'd take a bit less for Jennings. I'd probably be fine with the Miami #2 they own (protected this year, unprotected next).
Knicks were under corporate ownership prior to Dolan when they were a perennial contender.
Ugly debate, but do you take Dunn over Mudiay? Dunn has at least the makings of a good defender and if the 3 point shot comes around he could be alright. But that's a bummer. MIN thought they were landing a well-rounded PG but might end up with another Marcus smart.
I'd rather be a Sixers fan right now.
Knicks are the Jets.
You're too cruel (not the Sixers comeent, the Jets one)
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I was at my first job and my boss was a native NYer and huge Knick fan. I was all excited about the team with Camby and Sprewell playing big roles and he told me that as long as the Dolan's owned the Knicks they would never be good. I was about 24 and I followed sports way more closely and we debated it daily during that playoff run and his point was that corporate ownership would do enough to keep seats full and generate headlines but would never truly stomach losing long enough to really re-build. He said they would make splashy moves to generate headlines but never really build a decent team as long as tickets sold out and tickets will always sell out in NYC. I wish I could find him and tell him how very right he was.
Knicks were under corporate ownership prior to Dolan when they were a perennial contender.
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I was at my first job and my boss was a native NYer and huge Knick fan. I was all excited about the team with Camby and Sprewell playing big roles and he told me that as long as the Dolan's owned the Knicks they would never be good. I was about 24 and I followed sports way more closely and we debated it daily during that playoff run and his point was that corporate ownership would do enough to keep seats full and generate headlines but would never truly stomach losing long enough to really re-build. He said they would make splashy moves to generate headlines but never really build a decent team as long as tickets sold out and tickets will always sell out in NYC. I wish I could find him and tell him how very right he was.
Knicks were under corporate ownership prior to Dolan when they were a perennial contender.
They won a title under Gulf Western in 1977 sure, but the point is modern corporate ownership in a basketball crazy town will look at $ only and not truly build to win because you can't afford to be out of the papers and not generating buzz. You can slice however you see fit but he was dead right about these idiots.
huh? They didn't win the title in 1977..and they weren't owned by Gulf + Western when they did win titles. Regardless, "corporate ownership" in an of itself is not always a bad thing. And having your team owned by one guy is not always a good thing. Yes, this particular owner has been awful for the Knicks, but it's been working out just fine for the Rangers.
No one questioned his scoring ability. I'd still like to see him create for his teammates and play defense. He's a black hole on offense, it's just he's hitting mid range shots at an unsustainable rate right now. I don't see why he couldn't be a 5-6 apg player if he didn't look to hit a step back mid range jumper everytime he touched the ball.
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Porzingis doesn't set screens and just can't create his own shot. If he's not making jumpers, he is ineffective. Still a lot of work to do.
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Porzingis doesn't set screens and just can't create his own shot. If he's not making jumpers, he is ineffective. Still a lot of work to do.
He could create his shot...when he was healthy
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Porzingis doesn't set screens and just can't create his own shot. If he's not making jumpers, he is ineffective. Still a lot of work to do.
Porzingis' screens are a complete joked. Sometimes he doesn't even make contact with the guard and starts to run to get the ball back towards. LOL, Wally calls him out when he does the game. "Soft screens"
I've seen enough from KP when he was healthy at the start of the season to know he will make multiple all star games and be in the discussion for All NBA teams.
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Porzingis doesn't set screens and just can't create his own shot. If he's not making jumpers, he is ineffective. Still a lot of work to do.
Porzingis' screens are a complete joked. Sometimes he doesn't even make contact with the guard and starts to run to get the ball back towards. LOL, Wally calls him out when he does the game. "Soft screens"
Which is why he's not a center in the NBA.
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I mean, Sterling's issue was effectively a personal matter, right? Dolan himself decided to fire Anucha Browne Sanders.
He has a desirable trait needed in the NBA.
Hell look at how long Singler has been there and he has none.
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Hahahahaha. Dude is like a fringe DLeague player, if that.
He has a desirable trait needed in the NBA.
Hell look at how long Singler has been there and he has none.
If McDermott can carve out a nice rotational role I don't see why Kennard can't. Hell if buddy Hield went top 10 I would think Kennard is a fringe 1st rounder in a good draft.