NFT: Mavericks and Kidd supposedly interested in Frank Ntilikina

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He admits there is a 99% chance it won't happen but it gives him an excuse to write a column about Porzingis (and Doncic and Cuban).

Cowlishaw says Cuban wants to prove that Rick Carlisle was the reason Porzingis has been a disappointment since the trade.

And Kidd says he really wants to coach Porzingis and make it work. Sounds familiar.


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Hope he thrives somewhere. Same for Kevin Knox, Dennis Smith Jr. and anyone else who hasn't become the Knicks stud we hoped he'd be.

The whole Frank Ntilikina situation was fucked up from the start, through no fault of his own. He didn't make the most of his chances after that, but I'm not going to hold a grudge about that. The Knicks seem to be on the right track and he's expendable anyway.

Is going to be a good nba player for a contender. Dallas would be a great for for him. I hope he plays great.

He's too passive for his own good offensively.

There's no reason why he can't carve out a 10-12 year career as a 3 & D guy except for himself.

In comment 15368209 GMEN46 said:

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Is going to be a good nba player for a contender. Dallas would be a great for for him. I hope he plays great.

What a surprising post!

In comment 15368272 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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He's too passive for his own good offensively. There's no reason why he can't carve out a 10-12 year career as a 3 & D guy except for himself.

I agree he showed flashes of what he could possibly be.
The high draft pick and his age got in his head.
He definitely was not ready.
Hopefully a reboot somewhere with no expectations will help his development

And had some fun moments, including the great lockdown D at the end of the game on his new teammate Luka.

But he wasn't a good player, couldn't stay healthy and was a draft bust. Deuce is already looking like the player I hoped Frank would become and the new guys got him in the second round. I have no hard feelings against Frank because he gave a shit and tried. He just shouldn't have been picked where he was.

In comment 15368008 shyster said:

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He admits there is a 99% chance it won't happen but it gives him an excuse to write a column about Porzingis (and Doncic and Cuban). Cowlishaw says Cuban wants to prove that Rick Carlisle was the reason Porzingis has been a disappointment since the trade. And Kidd says he really wants to coach Porzingis and make it work. Sounds familiar. dallas morning news - ( New Window )

It's tough to know what to do with Porzingis. He's either too frail to play inside or doesn't want to, but to have that height and athleticism not playing inside doesn't make a lot of sense.

the idea he can be a good 3-D guy is true, but who cares. There are a million of those guys. Most will be better shooters then he is and his D always seemed a bit overrated. You can see how good of a defender he could be, but anytime he tries to play aggressive D he gets called for a foul. Often it is a foul, but its also the nba where everything is a foul.

I mean he is still a FA right now right? And DAL is "supposedly" interested in him. So its not like teams are rushing to sign him.