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| Immanuel Quickley stared at the court. In front of him stood his new teammates, his new coaches. Excitement welled up inside him. It was his first practice as an NBA player—as a New York Knick. Quickley had dreamed of being here ever since he was a fifth-grader playing rec ball, back when his mother and coach, Nitrease, told him to take it easy on the other kids. “I’m going to need you to not take the ball from them,” she told him one game during a timeout. Quickley returned to the court and snatched the ball from the player he was guarding. He was just as persistent that fall afternoon in 2020, as his first Knicks practice began. The coaches quickly divided up players for teams. But when they got to Quickley, they handed him a green-colored jersey, which signified that he would be relegated to the third—and potentially even fourth—practice squad. Green? Really? |
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Imagine pr8me rose with this shooting Rose.
It’s a little depressing to even think about - better luck with injuries and he would’ve been a Legend with a capital L.
He would be absokute unstoppable
Devastating injury. D-Rose was never the same. And I think that Bulls team could have taken Miami that spring. Remember, the aging Cs pushed the Heat to 7 in the ECF.
Devastating injury. D-Rose was never the same. And I think that Bulls team could have taken Miami that spring. Remember, the aging Cs pushed the Heat to 7 in the ECF.
Makes you wonder how the NBA landscape changes with a healthy rose that doesn't get hurt.
They desperately miss him especially on defense.
Let me watch luka and jalen green.
Maybe, but they dont have a point guard, you are basically running the offense through Embiid and hope he makes the right pass..
Curry is a shooter not a distributor, Harris is a scorer not a point forward, Maxey is a scorer, they dont have a distributor
A lot of people seemed to forget post-playoff mess that Simmons might be the best perimeter defender in the league
It would be extremely difficult to win a title with Simmons as your second best player but without him Philly is just not the same team.
Yeah. He is complete liability on offense, but he is a beast on defense.
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Simmons on defensive end.
A lot of people seemed to forget post-playoff mess that Simmons might be the best perimeter defender in the league
I don’t think anyone forgets that. The problem people have with him is that’s just not enough when you’re the 2nd best player on a team. This is a scoring league. It’s next to impossible to have you’re second best player, and MAX player be a complete liability shooting the ball and expect to win a championship. Everyone is well aware of his defense. But it’s tough to pay a guy the max to be a defensive wiz. That’s the issue
In hindsight, 76ers shoulda kept Butler and jettisoned Simmons.
In hindsight, 76ers shoulda kept Butler and jettisoned Simmons.
which is part if the reason why embiid hates simmons
Knicks bench should dominate but the Bulls look like a legit 6 seed, IMO
That was so frustrating how careless he was with the basketball on that one play in transition toward the end of the 3rd quarter. Like you almost lose it once, Rose saves it and gives it back to you, and you’re immediately reckless with the ball again and lose it. Secure the fucking basketball, you can’t score if you turn it over