storyteller
Veteran
Here's my take on Knox...He's got incredible tools. Massive length, good athleticism and a nice offensive game; but I have a real fear that he's mentally soft. He came out of HS and NCAA ball, against lesser athletes and his habits were still to work catch and shoot or use floaters instead of truly ATTACKING. That worries me. You shouldn't have that kind of superior size and athleticism but consistently pull-up. On top of that, he DOES NOT have defensive instincts and his effort comes and goes. You NEED a coach to instill fire in him and even then, some of these guys just aren't built to change their mentality so drastically. Dude has real potential to become a superior off-ball weapon and that's useful with the direction of the league. So I'm not mad if we take him and try to get him there and then some. But I think there's a mental aspect that's undeniable and I'd prefer to add someone with a chip on their shoulder. Also, his age could very well play into the perceived softness and inexperience could explain lack of defensive instincts. So there's reason to be optimistic and I get the hype; and the last time a guy had a big hype coming from closed doors workouts with footage that didn't translate to what I was hearing...KP was the name attached. So I ain't committing to being a hater on this kid, but I'm skeptical.
