I am very pleased with Mills/Perry and their apparent direction (no short cuts, long term outlook geared towards sustainable success, no pressure from above to grab headlines on what would be ill-advised moves).
Perry seems like a good basketball man.
There is a clear sense of hard work towards long term goals. This is a major break from the laziness of the Jackson regime.
Fizdale - love everything about this guy. Namely:
-Understands how to deliver a message whether the audience is media, players or other. --& gt; Aside: I hated the way Hornacek communicated. Despite being a smart guy, he failed to connect with players and his weird smile when talking about unpleasant things i.e. losses, bad play, poor effort...was odd and disturbing.
-Demands high level fitness, which having endured the Melo era, is a welcome change.
-Has the respect of so many noteworthy people. The fact that he subscribes to the Pat Riley way is a very positive attribute in my book.
-The fact that he understands what is successful in today's NBA is huge and a distinct break from the prior regime (Hornacek, PJax etc.).
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I'm just going to pretend he didn't say that.
I think Bamba has a legit shot at developing 3 point range and I love how high IQ he is to go with his physical gifts. He and KP could be scary for teams with their height/length.
Totally agree. Id give him the Paul George treatment and let him come back at the end of the season for some game reps- but be very very cautious.
It sucks but tanking next year is probably the best course. Without KP this roster is probably the worst in the league anyway.
Obviously wouldnt help a tank though.
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Lance Thomas is comparable to Draymond Green like I am to LeBron James.
You cant do that. Hold a player out the whole season because you want to tank? KP would file a grievance and most certainly walk when his contract is up, and rightfully so.
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Just said Lance Thomas is a "swiss army knife" and likened him to Draymond Green.
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Lance Thomas is comparable to Draymond Green like I am to LeBron James.
I cant stand lance Thomas but fizdale is not going to bad mouth any player ok n the roster
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Just said Lance Thomas is a "swiss army knife" and likened him to Draymond Green.
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Lance Thomas is comparable to Draymond Green like I am to LeBron James.
I cant stand lance Thomas but fizdale is not going to bad mouth any player ok n the roster
You're a good poster. But my god you suck at typing.
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but it has nothing to do with his knee. They can use that as an excuse, but he will be healed by November. They see what Philly is doing and has done and we should mimic that.
You cant do that. Hold a player out the whole season because you want to tank? KP would file a grievance and most certainly walk when his contract is up, and rightfully so.
Pacers did it with PG, Philly did it with Simmons and Embiid. Porzingis is coming of an acl injury, if he plays it will be for limited minutes and lots of DNPs. Lets not overreact here.
Mikal Bridges is very intriguing as glue guy and 3/D, but his lack of quickness scares me against the Uber athletic wings he will see in the league.
Mikal Bridges is very intriguing as glue guy and 3/D, but his lack of quickness scares me against the Uber athletic wings he will see in the league.
Sexton is surely talented, but the NBA is filled with talented PGs. What skills allow Sexton to become an elite, or even top 15 PG? He wasn't prolific from beyond the arc, his usage rate was more than 50% of SGA's and averaged more TOs and half the assists...that's alarming even for a "one man show" offense (and Bama was a solid team overall). Pairing Sexton with Frank in the backcourt is a scary proposition to me in the chance neither becomes an elite 3 point shooter. You would be going in the exact opposite direction of the NBA at that point. I'd be more comfortable with SGA or Young if the Knicks are going PG (which I don't think they should).
2 Bamba - I have him > Ayton but both are extraordinary big prospects
3 Ayton
4 Doncic
5 Porter if healthy
6 Jackson
7 Mikal Bridges
8 SGA
9 Zhaire Smith
Im with Jon, need a wing. The bigs Id be OK with are JJJ, Ayton and Bamba. Ayton had a bad defensive year too but he gives you spacing on offense and has the size to give him an edge defensively over Bagley.
I like Carter, more so than Bagley, wouldnt hate him but Id def go with one of the wings (Porter, doncic, Bridgeses).
Strikes me as a Trey Lyles type. Solid skills but athletically ordinary.
Doncic - Probably won't be there
Troy Brown - Comparisons range from Evan Turner or Paul Pierce,I tend to lean more towards Pierce
Wendell Carter - I also like him more than Bagley
Trae Young - Not sure he fits our defensive team,tough to see him not being a good player.Excellent passer
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Jevon Carter - This guy is right off the 90's teams
Elie Okobo
Strikes me as a Trey Lyles type. Solid skills but athletically ordinary.
Trey Lyles had a killer season this year (still only 22). I can't say I watched a whole lot of NCAA aside from the tournament, but from scouting videos/reports I'm seeing that Carter moves really well for a big. He's 260, 35 pounds more than Lyles. He'll assuredly lose weight in the NBA, which makes me interested in his athletic upside. If he moved well as a 260 pound human then I remain optimistic if he loses 10-15 pounds.
The comp I'm seeing with him is Derrick Favors, not a rim protector but a good individual defender. Carter also is a promising 3 point shooter and passer. If he ends up being a decent defender he is as modern of a big as you can find.
Same, just think Carter is a better defensive player than Bagley. As draymond shows, being explosive doesn't really correlate to good defense. Carter also has an NBA offensive game that I don't see with Bagley.
I like JJJ out of all the bigs, he is both athletic and flashes great defensive ability (needs to tone down the aggression) and is both a lob target and floor spacer on offense, which is a rarity.
I like the whole lot of Kansas prospects. Graham, Newman and the Russian kid. Probably all role players but have translatable NBA skills.
I hate Grayson Allen but should be a role player, plus it would be hilarious having him on your team just to piss off other teams/fans.
I like the whole lot of Kansas prospects. Graham, Newman and the Russian kid. Probably all role players but have translatable NBA skills.
I hate Grayson Allen but should be a role player, plus it would be hilarious having him on your team just to piss off other teams/fans.
Loved watching Graham play, reminds me a little bit of rozier, not a pure point but he is going to go out there knock down 3s and play as hard as he can and just be a pain for the other team...
Just tell me he comes back fine and the injury wont really hurt in the grand scheme. Could even be a boon if they caught the right lotto draft pick as a result.
Ive made peace with another shitty season but I actually enjoyed watching the Knicks down the stretch this season because of frank and Burke and the other younger players. They will have even more young talent next year so the season should be somewhat interesting no matter what. And by seasons end, maybe KP comes back for a few games, could be fun.
Thats all I got, trying to find something to hold on to....
In the draft, I assume we don't move up in the lottery, in which case the logical selection is a sf. I would guess Mikal Bridges. I hate the idea of going pg as some mocks still have us doing. We badly need a wing, and I want to see what Frank looks like after a full off-season of strength training.
In the draft, I assume we don't move up in the lottery, in which case the logical selection is a sf. I would guess Mikal Bridges. I hate the idea of going pg as some mocks still have us doing. We badly need a wing, and I want to see what Frank looks like after a full off-season of strength training.
Hopefully he can use the miami school in conditioning
I think the sleeper in all of this is Mitchell Robinson. He is insanely athletic for a 5. From the sounds of it, he reminds of a young Tyson Chandler and a better version of WCS.
I dont think theres a chance in hell bamba slips to the knicks if the lottery goes according to chalk. Someones gonna fall in love with his potential. Probably more than one team will.
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predict Bamba goes a lot higher than people think. He's active, ridiculously long, has range from as deep the 3 point line, really intelligent, hard worker. Enough comparing him to lame brained Noel. This kid with KP could be a nasty, nasty combo.
I dont think theres a chance in hell bamba slips to the knicks if the lottery goes according to chalk. Someones gonna fall in love with his potential. Probably more than one team will.
You really think 5 centers go in the top 8 picks? I guess there is somewhat of a need for big men by all the top teams that are picking. I certainly hope thats the case.
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Can not get rid of the overpaid players, so have to get rid of coach of the year...
Makes sense
Stan van gundy is awful, I dont know how he keeps getting jobs