-It was one game but Mudiay was very, very impressive! I'm not saying he's a future star but he looked smooth and overall a very nice debut.
-THjr... 29 minutes 1 rebound?
-Frank looked solid along side Mudiay
-The Knicks are going to lose many games
I'm not as high on Kevin Knox and Miles Bridges as others, especially the latter. Knox is very talented, but he's a 4 IMO. I see some people trying to project him as a 3 and I just don't see that. If he was drafted with the intent to play him at the 4, I would be fine with that. I think Bridges is a tweener. I'm not really interested in him at all.
Bridges may be a tweeter but in today's NBA 9 times out of 10 your 4 man is a tweener...
He can start at the 3 with kp and kanter and then when Knicks want to go small he can play the 4 with kp at the 5...
He is very athletic, can shoot the 3, good distributor, the biggest knock on him is he is a tweener...
Shoots 49 percent, 37 from 3, averaging 18 and 8 and 2 assists
I'm not as high on Kevin Knox and Miles Bridges as others, especially the latter. Knox is very talented, but he's a 4 IMO. I see some people trying to project him as a 3 and I just don't see that. If he was drafted with the intent to play him at the 4, I would be fine with that. I think Bridges is a tweener. I'm not really interested in him at all.
Bridges may be a tweeter but in today's NBA 9 times out of 10 your 4 man is a tweener...
He can start at the 3 with kp and kanter and then when Knicks want to go small he can play the 4 with kp at the 5...
He is very athletic, can shoot the 3, good distributor, the biggest knock on him is he is a tweener...
Shoots 49 percent, 37 from 3, averaging 18 and 8 and 2 assists
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I have heard Dolan liked Hardaway, was upset when Phil traded him, so to clinch the president's job, Mills signed him and made it impossible to match. Now, he will be the next untradeable contract.
Where did you hear that?
I heard it in 2 places a writer friend and a person that works for MSG.
Yeah, not sure anyone thought he was a steal. He can have value as a player, but IMO, he will never have enough value to live up to that contract. He's ridiculously overpaid.
At $71m he never looked like a steal, he might have looked it was not as bad of a overprice as originally thought.
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We can only hope that with time maybe any lingering leg pain will heal he will get his shot back. He can't hit anything right now.
Yeah, not sure anyone thought he was a steal. He can have value as a player, but IMO, he will never have enough value to live up to that contract. He's ridiculously overpaid.
Maybe steal was too strong of words but when he was originality playing so well I remember many people feeling it looked more of a bargain than an over pay.
He is a mess right now regardless.
Bridges may be a tweeter but in today's NBA 9 times out of 10 your 4 man is a tweener...
I don't think he's athletic enough to guard the 3 or tall enough to be a 4. He's a good athlete with a really long wingspan, but NBA 3's are elite athletes and a 6-7 NBA 4? We can't expect him to be the next Draymond. He certainly could develop into that type of player, but I think the Knicks need more certainty with this lottery pick.
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Bridges may be a tweeter but in today's NBA 9 times out of 10 your 4 man is a tweener...
I don't think he's athletic enough to guard the 3 or tall enough to be a 4. He's a good athlete with a really long wingspan, but NBA 3's are elite athletes and a 6-7 NBA 4? We can't expect him to be the next Draymond. He certainly could develop into that type of player, but I think the Knicks need more certainty with this lottery pick.
Not athletic enough? Seriously?
And not big enough to guard the 4? C'mon he is 6 foot 7 230 pounds I thi nk he can handle himself in today's nba
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We can only hope that with time maybe any lingering leg pain will heal he will get his shot back. He can't hit anything right now.
Yeah, not sure anyone thought he was a steal. He can have value as a player, but IMO, he will never have enough value to live up to that contract. He's ridiculously overpaid.
+10... anyone who thought he was looking like a "steal" likely was responding to the perception it was the worst contract ever. He was only going to be a steal if he broke out in a way that was unlikely to ever happen. When he's scoring he's good/solid and when he's not he's below average that = solid NBA player.
He is a smooth athletic rather than Westbrook athletic of that makes sense?
And remember in Denver the offense runs through jokic, so this was probably the first game in awhile he was running an offense and he got 10 assists and never even practiced with the team
He has to play the 5, he is to slow on the perimeter and his best attribute is shot blocking on defense
Betting on Frank or Mudiay?
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Betting on Frank or Mudiay?
Or they start burke and hornacek keeps Frank and mudiay together
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found Mudiay to be very impressive but I will say his pure athleticism is/was pretty overstated.
He is a smooth athletic rather than Westbrook athletic of that makes sense?
And remember in Denver the offense runs through jokic, so this was probably the first game in awhile he was running an offense and he got 10 assists and never even practiced with the team
I agree. More smooth than run-jump, more Clyde than Westbrook and yeah he's not Clyde lol just saying.
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Betting on Frank or Mudiay?
Or they start burke and hornacek keeps Frank and mudiay together
Yesterday Frank and Mudiay had around 30 minutes a piece. Jack and Burke each had 8 minutes.
Maybe Jack is going to be cut back even more?
I am surprised the wizards didn't call seeing if they could get jack for a 2nd, they have no one at point right now
He got hurt didn't he?
Not athletic enough? Seriously?
And not big enough to guard the 4? C'mon he is 6 foot 7 230 pounds I thi nk he can handle himself in today's nba
Just because he can jump doesn't mean he can stay in front of a quality NBA 3 when he has to guard them on the perimeter. Look around the NBA... there aren't many teams playing 6-7 4's the majority of the time. You might end up being right and I might be wrong. I'm just not willing to bet a vitally important lottery pick on Miles Bridges doing that.
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should be released to join a playoff team. Mentor? Please. He's done he's job. Howard Eisley and Hornacek can handle this.
Why release him now? He might as well ride the bench while teaching up the new guy and helping Frank adjust to getting more playing time.
Because the moron coach will likely be tempted to play him if they struggle and the roster spot might be better served cycling in some younger options.
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should be released to join a playoff team. Mentor? Please. He's done he's job. Howard Eisley and Hornacek can handle this.
Why release him now? He might as well ride the bench while teaching up the new guy and helping Frank adjust to getting more playing time.
Because the moron coach will likely be tempted to play him if they struggle and the roster spot might be better served cycling in some younger options.
Well, I'd give him the choice. Ride the bench and mentor the kids or we can release you and you can try and catch on somewhere else, perhaps as a bench guy on a playoff team.
I don't see him as a guy that might be poisonous to the locker room, so there's little risk from him.
You're right to worry about Hornacek, though. But, I suspect he's been his given marching orders.
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Not athletic enough? Seriously?
And not big enough to guard the 4? C'mon he is 6 foot 7 230 pounds I thi nk he can handle himself in today's nba
Just because he can jump doesn't mean he can stay in front of a quality NBA 3 when he has to guard them on the perimeter. Look around the NBA... there aren't many teams playing 6-7 4's the majority of the time. You might end up being right and I might be wrong. I'm just not willing to bet a vitally important lottery pick on Miles Bridges doing that.
Doesn't he start at the 3 in college?
Last 5 games, he's 10 for 24 from the three--.417
I hate trying to project Kentucky players because calipari has guys play a certain role and that is it...
Look at Kat, nobody knew he had range because he never.showed it in college...
Who gives a shit?
So first sub is Lee for hardaway...
Frank comes in for jack
2nd quarter mudiay in for Frank and hardaway in for lance...
Calling it now this is how the subs go
Again, Perry/Mills need to go to him that his job depends on the development of young players.
We should be seeing very little of Lance Thomas, Courtney Lee, Jarret Jack, Michael Beasley and Kyle O'Quinn.
About fucking time! We need Lance to develop. He won't become an all-star by sitting on the damn bench.