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.).
He needs to learn how to throw a baseball, though, that 1st pitch at the Yankee game last night wasn't very good.
At a minimum, the interpersonal dysfunction seems to be the lowest in many many years. The play on the court will show if these are the right guys to build a team.
Let's just hope the actions back up the words...
Could you imagine hornacek calling out a player like fizdale did with hornacek?
Bud wants 8 million and power in front office...
I agree I was ok with either blatt or fizdale
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Agreed. I have no idea why anyone bothers paying attention to those dog and pony shows.
Perry's moves have not been good or bad and sadly that is an improvement over his predecessors
Fizdale will be a good or bad coach mainly based on the roster, but he seemed a bit more charismatic and communicative than the recent coaches and that might serve him well. I like them going to Pat Riley.
You take Ayton and have your 4/5 spot set for a decade. The rim protection would be asinine.
If you get the 2nd pick, you take Donacic.
If you have the 3rd pick, many would want Bagley, but I think you get Mamba. Perfect fit for Porz.
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You take Ayton and have your 4/5 spot set for a decade. The rim protection would be asinine.
If you get the 2nd pick, you take Donacic.
If you have the 3rd pick, many would want Bagley, but I think you get Mamba. Perfect fit for Porz.
I go porter 3rd, people are sleeping on him because he missed the year last year...
I think if they are 1 they go doncic, fizdale wants to play fast and small..
At least with Mo, you know you will get blocked shots, and boards. Maybe a better Clint Capela?
For example- if Knicks are picking 1st and Phoenix 2nd, would you trade down to dump Noah and grab another 1st from them?
Or
Would you trade the 1st for the Suns 2nd/ 16th/ 31st?
All hypothetical and highly unlikely but fun to discuss.
At least with Mo, you know you will get blocked shots, and boards. Maybe a better Clint Capela?
Wouldn't hate Bamba, I don't think he's as athletic as Capela but you offset that with the 3 point shooting.
I think I'd prefer Jaren Jackson, already a much more polished shooter and I think you can push the pace with him at the 5 as opposed to Bamba. He's a perfect small ball 5.
Dont underestimate miles and knox...
Fizdale is going to want a guy who can play the 3 and 4 and he wants to run
Cannot take him IMO. Need to draft upside here. KP gonna be out all season - need to go in full tank/upside mode in the hope of getting another high pick the following year. Bridges is a high floor low ceiling guy. Need to roll the dice on one of the 18/19 year olds.
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Cannot take him IMO. Need to draft upside here. KP gonna be out all season - need to go in full tank/upside mode in the hope of getting another high pick the following year. Bridges is a high floor low ceiling guy. Need to roll the dice on one of the 18/19 year olds.
45% high volume 3 point shooting and elite man and help defense considered low ceiling nowadays?
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Cannot take him IMO. Need to draft upside here. KP gonna be out all season - need to go in full tank/upside mode in the hope of getting another high pick the following year. Bridges is a high floor low ceiling guy. Need to roll the dice on one of the 18/19 year olds.
I would not describe Mikal Bridges this way.
He took a team that was 7 straight playoffs and held serve one year and then wheels fell off year 2.
There is no track record here.
He was an assistant coach on Miami where he was buddy-buddy with the LeBron-Wade-Bosh big 3. I get nothing out of that. His whole rep comes from there
The whole data rant was self serving, immature and ineffective. He blamed a 14 point playoff loss on officiating.
Fizdale is a complete and utter crapshoot. I dont get this hire at all.
Porter is turning out to be pretty good but I think Bridges has another gear defensively.
To me, I look at the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers and I think who is going to guard Tatum, Brown, Hayward, Simmons, Giannis and Middleton without hurting you on offense and I see Mikal Bridges maybe falling to 8-9, I don't know many players I'd take over him there.
He took a team that was 7 straight playoffs and held serve one year and then wheels fell off year 2.
There is no track record here.
He was an assistant coach on Miami where he was buddy-buddy with the LeBron-Wade-Bosh big 3. I get nothing out of that. His whole rep comes from there
The whole data rant was self serving, immature and ineffective. He blamed a 14 point playoff loss on officiating.
Fizdale is a complete and utter crapshoot. I dont get this hire at all.
Guess we are tossing out arguably his best (and certainly #2) player missed...70....70 games. That roster was absolutely, positively... HORRENDOUS.
Top 5 in minutes played of guys who appeared in at least 50 games
Gasol, Tyreke Evans (missed 30 games), Dillon Brooks, Green (missed 27 games), Andrew Harrison.
He took a team that was 7 straight playoffs and held serve one year and then wheels fell off year 2.
There is no track record here.
He was an assistant coach on Miami where he was buddy-buddy with the LeBron-Wade-Bosh big 3. I get nothing out of that. His whole rep comes from there
The whole data rant was self serving, immature and ineffective. He blamed a 14 point playoff loss on officiating.
Fizdale is a complete and utter crapshoot. I dont get this hire at all.
That Memphis team was on its last legs and when Conley got hurt it went to shit...
Oh and dont forget Gasol tried to get joerger fired over and over again until he left...
There is a reason coaches do not stay there very long...
You realize he was an assistant for a long time in atlanta as well right? Where he helped develop guys like Horford and milsap...
He also helped develop guys like josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson in miami...
He had a feud with 1 player and that means he is not a players coach anymore? Do some research before you rant....
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Porter is turning out to be pretty good but I think Bridges has another gear defensively.
To me, I look at the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers and I think who is going to guard Tatum, Brown, Hayward, Simmons, Giannis and Middleton without hurting you on offense and I see Mikal Bridges maybe falling to 8-9, I don't know many players I'd take over him there.
Well said. One concern I have is that he never seemed to add any muscle at Nova. Makes you wonder if he has the capacity to get strong enough.
Wendell Carter - seems a bit slow and mechanical
Trey Young - we have a ton of PGs and he also lacks some athleticism
Agreed but suspect that will reverse itself in the coming weeks. Carter to me = Trey Lyles which doesn't excite me.
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The New York Knicks brought in Georgetown center Jessie Govan for a workout earlier this week. Govan, who was coached by Patrick Ewing this season, averaged 17.9 points and 10.0 rebounds for the Hoyas in his junior season. He declared for the draft without signing with an agent.
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The New York Knicks brought in Georgetown center Jessie Govan for a workout earlier this week. Govan, who was coached by Patrick Ewing this season, averaged 17.9 points and 10.0 rebounds for the Hoyas in his junior season. He declared for the draft without signing with an agent.
Interesting! I'm a Georgetown fan so watched every game of his. He's definitely an interesting guy (solid passer and shooter for a big man), but a bit of a tweener between a 4-5.
I didn't hire an agent yet I believe though so he may be going back to school.
The legendary Knick isnt expecting to see the 7-foot-3 Latvian on the floor after tearing the ACL in his left knee Feb. 6 and undergoing surgery a week later.
I dont see him playing next year, the MSG Network analyst said Tuesday at BTIG Charity Day in Manhattan.
At the time of the surgery, sources indicated the 22-year-old Porzingis would be out 10 to 12 months.
So thats around January, February, Frazier said. Unless the Knicks are in the playoff hunt, I dont see him playing next year.
Bridges may be a better all around player right now but Porter has more potential as an all-star given his age and lack of seasoning.
Bridges will be 22 when training camp starts as well so I'd lean Porter.
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I don't strongly disagree but workout could easily have Bamba ahead of both Carter and Young. Bamba has a very, very intriguing skillset and is a very intelligent player.
Yippee!