NFT: Knicks Sign Cameron Payne

or vise versa; James Dolan is criticizing the NBA's latest revenue sharing and media deals. I see his points but I'm sure there is a counter argument from the NBA...
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In comment 16554025 robbieballs2003 said:

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1. Were people really giving him shit?

It wasn't you.

In comment 16554186 Semipro Lineman said:

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or vise versa; James Dolan is criticizing the NBA's latest revenue sharing and media deals. I see his points but I'm sure there is a counter argument from the NBA... Link - ( New Window )

I dislike Dolan as much as any Knicks fan, but MSGE is a public company and the NBA deal is unfavorable economically to the company as it's bad for RSN's like MSG. He probably feels he has a duty to shareholders to speak out against it. He resigned from the finance committee (or something similar) of the NBA over issues like this.

In comment 16554173 Del Shofner said:

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- not sure I'll have it on TV here, but gonna check.

The game is on NBAHD here...

A. Hukporti C
J. Toppin F
P. Dadiet F
T. Kolek G
D. Washington Jr. G

In comment 16554259 Del Shofner said:

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A. Hukporti C J. Toppin F P. Dadiet F T. Kolek G D. Washington Jr. G

You can tell how skilled Dadiet is on defense. Seems like they may have gotten a stud defender.

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boy Kolek, doing Kolek things

But he looks pretty good too.

Dadiet can’t buy a basket but he’s playing defense and crashing the boards.

But man, he cannot buy a basket

In comment 16554277 bceagle05 said:

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Dadiet can’t buy a basket but he’s playing defense and crashing the boards.

Or what you said!

In comment 16554278 Anakim said:

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But man, he cannot buy a basket

He needs a lot of work on offense lol

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is so freaking good. Just makes every right read consistently.

But Washington and Toppin looked good for the most part

In comment 16554297 Jon In NYC said:

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is so freaking good. Just makes every right read consistently.

10 assists, 0 turnovers through 6 quarters.

In comment 16554300 Jon In NYC said:

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In comment 16554297 Jon In NYC said: Quote: is so freaking good. Just makes every right read consistently. 10 assists, 0 turnovers through 6 quarters.

I didn’t want him at all and will gladly eat my words. Looks real good.

Back to back threes - looked like he got fouled on the second one too.

be any longer?

for that missing-shots thing.

Skapintsev looks better than Hukporti to me.

Saw in Dadiet, He is the prototype and only 18 they can mold him into a big time 3d wing and don't need him for a couple years

watching aummer league and you get guys who just constantly force up bad shot or turn the ball over thinking their scoring is going to impress a team...

Nobody is looking at summer league for a scorer..

Kolek should have the ball every time down the court, he knows how to control an offense and he is constantly getting guys wide open shots

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In comment 16554345 nygiants16 said:

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watching aummer league and you get guys who just constantly force up bad shot or turn the ball over thinking their scoring is going to impress a team... Nobody is looking at summer league for a scorer.. Kolek should have the ball every time down the court, he knows how to control an offense and he is constantly getting guys wide open shots

It was interesting to see Kolek start taking shots down the stretch, basically seeming to say "Fuck this, I'm taking over." He'll probably turn out to be a better scorer than anyone on this SL roster except maybe Dadiet. He's been very disciplined about being a facilitator but he's too competitive to keep giving the ball up to lesser players when the game's on the line -- even a summer league game.

0 points
0/15 FG
0/7 3PT
0/2 FT

In comment 16554497 Anakim said:

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0 points 0/15 FG 0/7 3PT 0/2 FT

lol - even though it's just summer league, I think it's a shock to the system for a lot of these guys - things will even out eventually

but I’ll definitely keep an eye on Dadiet this year. I can see why they liked him.

In comment 16554497 Anakim said:

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0 points 0/15 FG 0/7 3PT 0/2 FT

That is really something. My old, fat ass could have gone out there tripping on LSD and put up those numbers

definitely has talent and a good motor, the shooting could come. They might have something, good idea taking a high upside prospect after trading all those picks.

In comment 16554582 Pete44 said:

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definitely has talent and a good motor, the shooting could come. They might have something, good idea taking a high upside prospect after trading all those picks.

Lock Dadiet in a gym with shooting coach Dave Hopla and don't let him out for a month. Just ship in food three times a day. By the way, Knicks Shooting Coach Hopla has been with the team for twelve years which means he came in with either Mike D'Antoni or Mike Woodson. I think that it's incredible that's he still around.

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Hopla has been gone for years.

In comment 16554661 Enzo said:

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Hopla has been gone for years.

Damn, my bad. The link I saw made it seem current. Do you know who took his place?

vs Sacramento

His form looks good, and he moves like an NBA player, he's just had a few games where nothing is falling. Every player goes through that. You have to love what you've seen from him defensively and rebounding wise and his athleticism. Seems like a really good upside pick.

is nonsense, but I have always said on this site, that much of the league looks at being a 6th man as Randle's best role on a team.

I'm old enough to remember when Heavy was a pop culture/music website with a sumo wrestler as the logo. And I'm sure their former alt music critics could make up a better trade proposal than that dumb nonsense.

In comment 16554869 Pete44 said:

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is nonsense, but I have always said on this site, that much of the league looks at being a 6th man as Randle's best role on a team.

I don't think "the league" thinks that way at all. I think "fans" and some media do.

6th men don't make All NBA teams.

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In comment 16554869 Pete44 said: Quote: is nonsense, but I have always said on this site, that much of the league looks at being a 6th man as Randle's best role on a team. I don't think "the league" thinks that way at all. I think "fans" and some media do. 6th men don't make All NBA teams.

Agreed, who was the last player that went from averaging 24-25 pts, 10 rebs & 5 assists, to being a 6th man, while still in his 20s (or just turned 30)?

No one? This idea of Randle coming off the bench is beyond silly. I bet Thibs would laugh at that.

In comment 16554869 Pete44 said:

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is nonsense, but I have always said on this site, that much of the league looks at being a 6th man as Randle's best role on a team.

You can repeat it all you want. Repeating time after time doesn’t prove that you don’t know a damn thing about what the entire league thinks. You pull your opinions from Twitter/X, Macri specifically so can we please stop pretending that you’re an insider? It’s a massive disservice to those on this site that do actually provide good, inside info

Why would we trade Randle for 2 players when our rotation is already crowded?

Trade an All-NBA player for a backup center? Post that shit!

during international play - hope NBA refs are paying attention.

but Duane Washington ruins them all.

In comment 16554696 Del Shofner said:

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vs Sacramento

Knicks-

A. Hukporti C
P. Dadiet F
T. Kolek G
D. Baugh G
D. Washington Jr. PG

has scored or assisted every point so far.

In comment 16554989 bceagle05 said:

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but Duane Washington ruins them all.

Always looks off Kolek then dribbles into 2 guys and either forces up a shot or turns it over..

Funny when Kolek has the ball the Knicks always seem to get an open look

He looks older than LeBron

In comment 16555012 Anakim said:

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He looks older than LeBron

lol

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