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LawrenceTaylor56 : 2/14/2018 5:49 pm
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He took 7 shots the entire 3rd quarter  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 9:33 am : link
Made 2 of them and 3 were blocked
That was an utter tank-sterpiece  
Heisenberg : 2/15/2018 9:54 am : link
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ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 11:03 am : link
The maddening thing about Hornaceck is Mudiay has been on the team for a week, makes just as many mistakes as Frank, has just as many holes and gives no effort on D. But plays more minutes than Frank. Why? Because he shoots more?
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Canton : 2/15/2018 11:20 am : link
In comment 13833292 ajr2456 said:
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The maddening thing about Hornaceck is Mudiay has been on the team for a week, makes just as many mistakes as Frank, has just as many holes and gives no effort on D. But plays more minutes than Frank. Why? Because he shoots more?


Cause he's our shiny new toy and management wants to play with it.
RE: My biggest problem with hornacek  
Canton : 2/15/2018 11:24 am : link
In comment 13833005 nygiants16 said:
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He gives none of the young guys any leash, 1 mistake they are out, you can't develop players that way..

Young guys need to learn how to play through mistakes, they shouldn't have to play thinking ok 1 mistake I am going to sit..

Frank is playing like he is looking over his shoulder, the night he played 31 minutes with mudiay he played very well


I think that's Hornacek's way to get his veterans out there and try to win the game. I still believe "he believes" he still has to win to keep his job.

So pulling the trigger on the young guys, after one mistake, is probably his way to work around management (if they're asking him to play the young guys more to develop)
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nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 11:29 am : link
In comment 13833292 ajr2456 said:
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The maddening thing about Hornaceck is Mudiay has been on the team for a week, makes just as many mistakes as Frank, has just as many holes and gives no effort on D. But plays more minutes than Frank. Why? Because he shoots more?


Because he is better? No effort on d? He had 3 steals...

Is mudiay a good defender? Absolutely not but he gets in the line, he can get to the hoop, he finds the open man, his shot was off last night but he still impacts a game...

RE: RE: My biggest problem with hornacek  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 11:30 am : link
In comment 13833334 Canton said:
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He gives none of the young guys any leash, 1 mistake they are out, you can't develop players that way..

Young guys need to learn how to play through mistakes, they shouldn't have to play thinking ok 1 mistake I am going to sit..

Frank is playing like he is looking over his shoulder, the night he played 31 minutes with mudiay he played very well



I think that's Hornacek's way to get his veterans out there and try to win the game. I still believe "he believes" he still has to win to keep his job.

So pulling the trigger on the young guys, after one mistake, is probably his way to work around management (if they're asking him to play the young guys more to develop)


Are the vets really giving the knicks a better chance to win? Really? Jarrett jack has trouble bringing the ball passed the 3 point line...

Hardaway and Lee are constantly dribbling because with jack there is no point guard to distribute...

Is it possible that Hornacek  
Keith : 2/15/2018 11:38 am : link
is really doing the best thing for the team and putitng them in a position to lose?
RE: Is it possible that Hornacek  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 11:43 am : link
In comment 13833361 Keith said:
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is really doing the best thing for the team and putitng them in a position to lose?


No, it is like management told him play the young guys, so that first game he did, they lost and then all of sudden he was like why play the young guys?

I think the best thing for Frank  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 11:54 am : link
Is to concentrate on being a combo guard, work on his jumper, and keep working on his handle. I think he is best when the pressure is off of him to run the offense Dr, play off the ball and hit that wide open shot your going to get playing alongside mudiay...

If he becomes a combo guard he can still play a little point if you need him to but I think for him and the team he needs to embrace becoming a 2 guard..
There is like 6 teams with 18 wins  
Carl in CT : 2/15/2018 12:06 pm : link
And we are at 23. Going to be very hard to get in the top 5.
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ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 12:19 pm : link
In comment 13833341 nygiants16 said:
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The maddening thing about Hornaceck is Mudiay has been on the team for a week, makes just as many mistakes as Frank, has just as many holes and gives no effort on D. But plays more minutes than Frank. Why? Because he shoots more?



Because he is better? No effort on d? He had 3 steals...

Is mudiay a good defender? Absolutely not but he gets in the line, he can get to the hoop, he finds the open man, his shot was off last night but he still impacts a game...


He's not a good defender, and there's multiple times a game where he just doesn't bother to get over screens or close out.

Is Mudiay better? He's shooting 36% from the field since he's been here, Frabks shooting 38%. Mudiay has also turned it over a bunch.
I already said he didn't shoot well  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 12:25 pm : link
Turned it over a bunch? He's turned it over twice in his first game had 10 assists..

1 time in his second game

4 times last night, 2 of which were traveling calls..

Should we go over how many times Frank turns it over?

I don't know how anyone watching these games can think Frank has been better, not to mention mudiay has not even had a practice with the team yet
Mudiay  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 12:31 pm : link
Averaging 10 points, 5 assists, 3 boards 1 steal 2 turnovers in 23 minutes per..

Now extremely small sample size and we would all wish he shot better, missed a couple easy layups last night but again no practice time with the team..

We would all kill for frank to be averaging that, and you can see the difference when mudiay is running the offense, he is getting wide open shots for guys, he probably should of had 8 assists last night

Agree  
Carl in CT : 2/15/2018 12:33 pm : link
Forget all that crap about PER etc. if you watch Frank vs Mudiay and the eye test tells you Frank is better (right now) then I think you have glaucoma.
RE: Agree  
ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 12:37 pm : link
In comment 13833443 Carl in CT said:
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Forget all that crap about PER etc. if you watch Frank vs Mudiay and the eye test tells you Frank is better (right now) then I think you have glaucoma.


To act like Mudiay has been good is being blinded by a shiny new toy.

He's ineffient, struggles to finish at the rim, and has to dominate the ball. The only thing he's been better at than Frank is shooting more.
I'm slowly climbing onto the Collin Sexton bandwagon  
bceagle05 : 2/15/2018 12:38 pm : link
to solve this guard issue, though I think they'll opt for a SF (Knox or either Bridges) and keep their Kyrie dream (fantasy?) going for a bit.
RE: RE: Agree  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 12:43 pm : link
In comment 13833447 ajr2456 said:
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Forget all that crap about PER etc. if you watch Frank vs Mudiay and the eye test tells you Frank is better (right now) then I think you have glaucoma.



To act like Mudiay has been good is being blinded by a shiny new toy.

He's ineffient, struggles to finish at the rim, and has to dominate the ball. The only thing he's been better at than Frank is shooting more.


You are delusional...

The only thing?

Have you not noticed him getting i n the lane at will? Giving guys wide open looks?

Frank can't turn the corner..

The only thing Frank is better at is defense, offensively Frank gives you nothing...

I saw Lee, Beasley and thomas all miss wide open looks off mudiay passes..

When is the last time Frank made a full court pass to someone for an easy layup?

When is the last time Frank beat everyone down the court for a layup or find an open shooter?

Has mudiay shot great? No but he has taken 10 shots per game and made 3.6 of them, he makes 1 or 2 of those layups and he is at 50 percent...

And he dominates the ball? That is what point guards do! I know the knicks have not had a real point guard in a long time but look at every point guard in the league all of the good ones dominate the ball...

Last night who had the ball the entire time for Washington?

How about houston? Cleveland? Boston? Okc?
Go look at usage rate  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 12:47 pm : link
And see how many guards or point forwards have the highest usage rates..

The highest centers were Joel embiid and kristaps porzingis and demarcus cousins...

The rest all guards
RE: RE: RE: Agree  
ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 12:57 pm : link
In comment 13833457 nygiants16 said:
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Forget all that crap about PER etc. if you watch Frank vs Mudiay and the eye test tells you Frank is better (right now) then I think you have glaucoma.



To act like Mudiay has been good is being blinded by a shiny new toy.

He's ineffient, struggles to finish at the rim, and has to dominate the ball. The only thing he's been better at than Frank is shooting more.



You are delusional...

The only thing?

Have you not noticed him getting i n the lane at will? Giving guys wide open looks?

Frank can't turn the corner..

The only thing Frank is better at is defense, offensively Frank gives you nothing...

I saw Lee, Beasley and thomas all miss wide open looks off mudiay passes..

When is the last time Frank made a full court pass to someone for an easy layup?

When is the last time Frank beat everyone down the court for a layup or find an open shooter?

Has mudiay shot great? No but he has taken 10 shots per game and made 3.6 of them, he makes 1 or 2 of those layups and he is at 50 percent...

And he dominates the ball? That is what point guards do! I know the knicks have not had a real point guard in a long time but look at every point guard in the league all of the good ones dominate the ball...

Last night who had the ball the entire time for Washington?

How about houston? Cleveland? Boston? Okc?


He can't finish when he gets to the rim. If your player dominating the ball is ineffient that's not a good thing.

Because he made one full court pass he's earned minutes over Frank?

Again, like I said in my original post what's has Mudiay done in the week he's been here to earn minutes over Frank? If the excuse for Frank not getting minutes is he has to earn them then why isn't that the same for Mudiay?

Why haven't we seen 20 minutes of Frank and Mudiay on the court at the same time since the Pacers game? Trey Burke did more than Mudiay to earn 20 minutes but he's somehow out of the rotation.

Frank is 22nd in defensive rating among guards who play 20 or more minutes. That's better than anything Mudiay has done.
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nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:04 pm : link
He is averaging 5 assists since he has been here...

You have not noticed players getting wide open shots when mudiay is on the floor?

And he is averaging 10 shots per game that is hardly chucking, as a comparison Frank is averaging 6 shots per game...

And you say dominates the ball? His usage is 26.6, Frank's is 17.6, a point guards usage is always going to be higher..

I don't know how anyone watching can not see the difference between mudiay running the point and Frank..


And I am all for giving Frank more minutes alongside mudiay, but to say he has been better is simply wrong..

When Frank can acreage 10 5 and 3 for 3 straight games with only 2 turnovers we can talk...

Frank had a stat line worse than lance Thomas the other game, think about that
I’ve said for 2 months now frank  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 2/15/2018 1:06 pm : link
needs to go down to the G League. You can’t start him. You can’t give him big minutes. He needs work.

And stop mentioning defense  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:06 pm : link
We all know Frank is a better defender..

And you say mudiay can't make a layup, he made 4 last night, when was the last time Frank made 4 layups in a game?

Shit when is the last time Frank had an and 1?
RE: And stop mentioning defense  
ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 1:21 pm : link
In comment 13833490 nygiants16 said:
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We all know Frank is a better defender..

And you say mudiay can't make a layup, he made 4 last night, when was the last time Frank made 4 layups in a game?

Shit when is the last time Frank had an and 1?


Ok you clearly take everything in absolutes. Saying he struggles at the rim doesn't mean he can't make a layup.

The Mudiay numbers are wildly inflated by his 14 point 10 assist game. In the last two he's averaging 7.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2.5 turnovers. That's not inspiring basketball.

Of players with 18 or more minutes and a usage rate above 20, Mudiay is 110th in percentage of points.
RE: I’ve said for 2 months now frank  
TyreeHelmet : 2/15/2018 1:25 pm : link
In comment 13833489 LawrenceTaylor56 said:
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needs to go down to the G League. You can’t start him. You can’t give him big minutes. He needs work.


I’d let him play big minutes down the stretch here. More experience the better even if he struggles big time. Could motivate him to improve over the summer. I still have hope for him. He just needs to gain confidence, improve his handle and finishing. Not easy to do but attainable for a guy that young.

Mudiay may be better right now but for long term prospects it’s not even close for me. Give me Frank by a mile. I am not fan of Mudiay and would have rather gone after Payton.
RE: RE: And stop mentioning defense  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:31 pm : link
In comment 13833511 ajr2456 said:
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We all know Frank is a better defender..

And you say mudiay can't make a layup, he made 4 last night, when was the last time Frank made 4 layups in a game?

Shit when is the last time Frank had an and 1?



Ok you clearly take everything in absolutes. Saying he struggles at the rim doesn't mean he can't make a layup.

The Mudiay numbers are wildly inflated by his 14 point 10 assist game. In the last two he's averaging 7.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2.5 turnovers. That's not inspiring basketball.

Of players with 18 or more minutes and a usage rate above 20, Mudiay is 110th in percentage of points.


Yup take out his best game so it makes him look worse...

How about I take it his worse game and make him look better?

And when did I say mudiay was a world beater or some all star? I responded because you said Frank is better than mudiay and in the past 3 games he clearly is not, I don't know how that can be argued...

I clearly stated he needs to become a better defender and needs to be a better shooter...

You want to roll with Frank that is fine, I just don't see a starting point guard right now and this is from someone who wanted him..
Why do Knicks fans always have pit their players against each other?  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:33 pm : link
Why can't Knicks fans want both to succeed? It is always 1 or the other..

What is best for the knicks is mudiay developing and Frank developing...

These are the facts  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:34 pm : link
Frank needs to work on his handle, jumper and ability to run an offense...

Mudiay needs to work on his defense and his jumper...

Really that simple
And not for nothing  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:35 pm : link
Both players should be getting 30 minutes a night, the player who shouldn't be playing is jack
Off Topic  
TyreeHelmet : 2/15/2018 1:37 pm : link
But how had is O’Quinn? How many times do we have to see him get the ball underneath the boards, pump fake and then get badly rejected. Seems like a really nice guy but he doesn’t get minutes on a good team. I could see him actually opting in to his contract.
RE: Off Topic  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:42 pm : link
In comment 13833526 TyreeHelmet said:
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But how had is O’Quinn? How many times do we have to see him get the ball underneath the boards, pump fake and then get badly rejected. Seems like a really nice guy but he doesn’t get minutes on a good team. I could see him actually opting in to his contract.


I think he is a good bench big on a contending team...

When a team is playing so bad everything gets heightened, you see everyone as garbage, when the team is winning everyone looks a little better...

For example, Raymond Felton is playing good ball for okc, on the knicks everyone thinks he is garbage...

Role players always look better on winning teams
Look at Jr smith  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 1:43 pm : link
Everyone hated him here, gets traded, starting shooting guard on a championship team and played very well
Last night  
Pete44 : 2/15/2018 1:58 pm : link
Last night was a great loss, but I could not believe when I turned it on that the lineup had Jack, Lee, Hardaway, Thomas and Kanter for the last several minutes. Beasley was the other guy playing big minutes.

I don't understand it at all.

Again, I remain fearful of Hardaway/Kanter/Lee/Beasley winning us some games by accident, but we dodged a bullet last night.
yeah  
djm : 2/15/2018 2:03 pm : link
it's getting harder and harder to not crucify Horn with that 4th quarter lineup but who cares. This team aint winning jack shit anytime this century anyway.

PLus, you know Perry and Mills are all about culture. And Jared Jack personifies CULTURE.
in other words  
djm : 2/15/2018 2:04 pm : link
Horn has the blessing of Perry and Mills.
RE: Why do Knicks fans always have pit their players against each other?  
ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 2:06 pm : link
In comment 13833522 nygiants16 said:
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Why can't Knicks fans want both to succeed? It is always 1 or the other..

What is best for the knicks is mudiay developing and Frank developing...


Who doesn't want both to succeed? Again all the original post said was it doesn't make sense that Mudiay gets 30 minutes a game after being here for a week and being meh, and Frank doesn't break 20. It doesn't jive with Hornacecks excuse that you need to earn minutes.
I think it's worth noting also that Frank's been in the league  
adamg : 2/15/2018 2:09 pm : link
for months and Mudiay has been in the league for years. There should be a notable difference in their play. That doesn't mean we should abandon hope for Frank to be a point. We knew he was going to be slow going and look young at times; he is!
RE: RE: Why do Knicks fans always have pit their players against each other?  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 2:12 pm : link
In comment 13833590 ajr2456 said:
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Why can't Knicks fans want both to succeed? It is always 1 or the other..

What is best for the knicks is mudiay developing and Frank developing...




Who doesn't want both to succeed? Again all the original post said was it doesn't make sense that Mudiay gets 30 minutes a game after being here for a week and being meh, and Frank doesn't break 20. It doesn't jive with Hornacecks excuse that you need to earn minutes.


Nothing ever jives with what hornacek says...

Jack played 26 minutes last night and the combo of burke, mudiay and Frank played 30...it is absolute joke
RE: I think it's worth noting also that Frank's been in the league  
nygiants16 : 2/15/2018 2:13 pm : link
In comment 13833595 adamg said:
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for months and Mudiay has been in the league for years. There should be a notable difference in their play. That doesn't mean we should abandon hope for Frank to be a point. We knew he was going to be slow going and look young at times; he is!


I don't think anyone is giving up on frank, my opinion is he looks more comfortable being off the ball...

I think he should concentrate on that for right now, I think it will make him a better all around player
Frank is a 2 right now in the modern NBA  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 2/15/2018 3:04 pm : link
Phil Jackson drafted him as a TRIANGLE point guard. Which fucking sucks.

He's slow, indecisive, and looks uncomfortable with the ball. His shot can get better, but not his athleticism. He doesn't have that explosive step.
I think that's tough to be so definitive  
adamg : 2/15/2018 3:11 pm : link
Right now can change is he shows improvements, which seems like it shouldn't be beyond reason to expect those from a 19 year old.

Playing him at 2 for now makes a lot of sense, but that should be an indication of his floor and not his ceiling.
RE: I think that's tough to be so definitive  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 2/15/2018 3:16 pm : link
In comment 13833703 adamg said:
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Right now can change is he shows improvements, which seems like it shouldn't be beyond reason to expect those from a 19 year old.

Playing him at 2 for now makes a lot of sense, but that should be an indication of his floor and not his ceiling.


Eh. Maybe I'm a bit hard on the guy. He is only 19 and we need to stress patience. But I just don't see a starting point guard out of him. His offense is deplorable. But like I said, as of right now he's a 2. Hopefully that will change.
Jaren Jackson Jr  
Pete44 : 2/15/2018 3:21 pm : link
Jaren Jackson jr has now moved to #2 in the NBA Draft.net mock draft. Has this guy been that good? I watched him a play a few times and he does not really stand out to me.
RE: RE: I think that's tough to be so definitive  
ajr2456 : 2/15/2018 4:20 pm : link
In comment 13833711 LawrenceTaylor56 said:
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Right now can change is he shows improvements, which seems like it shouldn't be beyond reason to expect those from a 19 year old.

Playing him at 2 for now makes a lot of sense, but that should be an indication of his floor and not his ceiling.



Eh. Maybe I'm a bit hard on the guy. He is only 19 and we need to stress patience. But I just don't see a starting point guard out of him. His offense is deplorable. But like I said, as of right now he's a 2. Hopefully that will change.


He's 19 and playing a completely different brand of basketball against far superior athletes than what he is used to playing. The game is so different in Europe.
RE: RE: RE: I think that's tough to be so definitive  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 2/15/2018 4:39 pm : link
In comment 13833816 ajr2456 said:
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He's 19 and playing a completely different brand of basketball against far superior athletes than what he is used to playing. The game is so different in Europe.


Which is why I didn't want to pick him at 8. There is nothing offensively that jumps out at you when watching him. I believe his ceiling is a solid rotational piece.
Jaren Jackson is an upside pick  
Greg from LI : 2/15/2018 4:48 pm : link
He's been a bit up and down at MSU. He's an excellent athlete with great size and wingspan, a real rim protector on defense. Decent outside shot. Doesn't have much in the way of post moves, not always an aggressive player. I wouldn't take him over Ayton or Bagley if I wanted a big man, but he's a quality prospect.
I also wouldn't pick Jackson over Ayton or Doncic, but  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 2/15/2018 4:53 pm : link
he really is a tremendously skilled player. Tall, long arms, blocks shots, can shoot... all the makings of a really good stretch 4.

His numbers would probably be insane on a less talented team.
Frank  
TyreeHelmet : 2/15/2018 6:01 pm : link
There's still hope for Frank. Heres some NBA guards/wings that had really bad rookie years and turned it around.

Nash
Kawhi
Kobe
Gary Payton
Billups
Harden
Jimmy Butler
Rondo

Frank needs to improve a great deal but it can happen. I just hope the Knicks invest big time in a good coach who can develop players. Mike Budenholzer please?
RE: Frank  
Del Shofner : 2/16/2018 11:01 pm : link
In comment 13833931 TyreeHelmet said:
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There's still hope for Frank


Meaningless exhibition of course, but Frank was +19 in 19 minutes tonight against the US "Rising Stars" (who the World RS beat), with 3 steals.
Future Knicks legend Mikal Bridges  
bceagle05 : 2/17/2018 5:19 pm : link
lighting up Xavier with four first half threes.
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