Miles Davis
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He cool though breh, he wears timbsWristflops Pusszingis still needs to toughin up, not only strength training but spending some time in the hood would do him some good
A Blown Knee & Flat Tires-Another NY Pothole Year: 17-18 Knicks Season Thread
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He needs divine intervention.
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Wristflops Pusszingis still needs to toughin up, not only strength training but spending some time in the hood would do him some good
It’s so bad it’s good
The beautiful thing is he has many of the work ethic characteristics that a baby Kristaps exhibited.
I'm really excited to see this young breh grow. There is something about holding onto your homemade crops and having your family feast on it when it matures.
Hoping for great things.
The beautiful thing is he has many of the work ethic characteristics that a baby Kristaps exhibited.
I'm really excited to see this young breh grow. There is something about holding onto your homemade crops and having your family feast on it when it matures.
Hoping for great things.
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Stephen A. is a moron
The things Mark Jackson did in Golden State makes him a huge red flag. The man was turning players against each other and bumping heads in the front office, he is more of a motivator than a true X's and O's coach. If its about bringing back somebody on some "once a Knick always a Knick" shyt I rather bring back Jeff Van Gundy or get Doc Rivers.
My list for coaches...
David Fizdale
Jerry Stackhouse, 905 Raptors
Ime Udoka or Ettore Messina, Spurs assistants
Jay Wright from Villanova
Shaka Smart from Texas, he used to have a Brad Stevens aura around him
Jeff Van Gundy
Stephen A is such a fukking shill for Mark Jackson.
Knicks fans also have an obsession with this man, too, and I have no idea why. Dude is trash
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T'Wolves just waived Shabazz Muhammad. I always liked Bazz but he can't shoot the three well or defend, and doesn't have court vision. Good athletic slasher, has a midrange game, he's good around the offensive boards.
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I doubt he’ll get scooped by one. OKC just picked up Corey Brewer.
His situation in Minny with Thibs destroyed his value. He was one of the leagues political prisoners.
Miles Davis
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Ain’t he a pg too? That be another logjam on the roster....guess they gonna sign him
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More Frank talk...this time selling his upside at PG over becoming an offball player. I like him playing with a second PG because it gets him more minutes and relieves some stress but I've been disappointed by how much Hornacek lets the other PG run the whole offense. I'm hoping the offball play teaches Frank the value of making aggressive cuts and motion in general. It'll take a longer time to turn him into a pure point but the value is gonna be too high not to push this. Look at those PnR defensive numbers..
Examining Frank Ntilikina’s role with the Knicks
NBA offenses in this era are so heavily relient on the PnR for offense that having a legitimate defender who can shut these down consistently can be gamechanging. Imagine if we lucked into landing Bamba. Frank up top and KP/Bamba cleaning up inside would immediately set us up to be a top ten defense for the next ten years (with some more development of course).
That anticipation, recognition and IQ on defense ought to carry over to the offensive end more and more as the game slows down for him too imo. His physicality on defense also bodes well for his aggression picking up with comfort. He's not shy about contact, so as he starts to recognize when he has the step instead of habitually looking for the dump off I expect him to go at defenders more. I've said it from jump, learning to draw fouls and FT's will take his game to another level and it won't require a lightning quick first step because he can go over most PG's. His length and jumper will allow him to be a problem (but be aware that even great offensive players who lack an explosive first step take time to figure out how to create space...D'angelo Russell being a nice example).
I realize advanced stats are a tough sell for some fans but this is interesting for anyone keeping tabs. When he's aggressive, the difference in impact big. I think most would agree that he's increased his aggression gradually.
This is pretty much the definition of showing flashes. The raw data doesn't capture the facets of the game where he is excelling and showing us real upside. I hope the catch and shoot improves and expect the numbers to uptick playing more with a second playmaker as well; but what's important here is that his jumper isn't broken and we should be confident that it can be a strength.
My stance from jump has been we're better with him out there regardless of how aesthetically pleasing his game looks. His defense makes up for his shortcomings, I think this article shows the numbers that support that view.
I don't trust our coach to help him here. Hornacek hasn't really helped him with rotations or play calls yet. But at least the two PG sets give Horny a way to keep Frank out there learning for the rest of this season and hopefully the offseason sees some changes that help Frank's development...if you get what I'm sayin'.
Examining Frank Ntilikina’s role with the Knicks
NBA offenses in this era are so heavily relient on the PnR for offense that having a legitimate defender who can shut these down consistently can be gamechanging. Imagine if we lucked into landing Bamba. Frank up top and KP/Bamba cleaning up inside would immediately set us up to be a top ten defense for the next ten years (with some more development of course).
That anticipation, recognition and IQ on defense ought to carry over to the offensive end more and more as the game slows down for him too imo. His physicality on defense also bodes well for his aggression picking up with comfort. He's not shy about contact, so as he starts to recognize when he has the step instead of habitually looking for the dump off I expect him to go at defenders more. I've said it from jump, learning to draw fouls and FT's will take his game to another level and it won't require a lightning quick first step because he can go over most PG's. His length and jumper will allow him to be a problem (but be aware that even great offensive players who lack an explosive first step take time to figure out how to create space...D'angelo Russell being a nice example).
I realize advanced stats are a tough sell for some fans but this is interesting for anyone keeping tabs. When he's aggressive, the difference in impact big. I think most would agree that he's increased his aggression gradually.
This is pretty much the definition of showing flashes. The raw data doesn't capture the facets of the game where he is excelling and showing us real upside. I hope the catch and shoot improves and expect the numbers to uptick playing more with a second playmaker as well; but what's important here is that his jumper isn't broken and we should be confident that it can be a strength.
My stance from jump has been we're better with him out there regardless of how aesthetically pleasing his game looks. His defense makes up for his shortcomings, I think this article shows the numbers that support that view.
I don't trust our coach to help him here. Hornacek hasn't really helped him with rotations or play calls yet. But at least the two PG sets give Horny a way to keep Frank out there learning for the rest of this season and hopefully the offseason sees some changes that help Frank's development...if you get what I'm sayin'.
