Put Some Hornacek On Our Game: 2016 New York Knicks Offseason Thread

[Cory MBA]

1) Lol. Melo had one of the lowest scoring games of his career. And we are happy about it!
2) We need everyone to repeat everything they did last night. Same energy. Same effort.
3) Sasha impressed me. I agree with you brehs, Fisher made a smart move and knows his ex-teammate. I like Sasha's fearlessless. White Mamba, right?
4) You guys observed more in KOQ than I noticed. I will have to watch him more closely.
5) Porzingis is coming along slowly. Even though he is starting, I like how we are not forced to give him touches, like the higher picks in Philly, LA, and Minny. Bring him along slowly. Let him put in work. He is going to have a breakout game and beast soon though. He just needs to work on his weight and strength...but keep that touch. His free throw shooting is wet.
6) Grant has handles. Galloway has heart.
7) Derrick is doing his thing. The most energetic player on the team, maybe. Unpredictable wildcard. He just needs to be careful and keep playing under control.
8) Lopez held us down in the paint.
9) Seraphin better not turn out to be useless.
10) I liked Thomas' athleticism. Not sure if he can be trusted though.
11) Afflalo will just be icing on the cake.
12) Trainers and coaches must emphasize the need to play smart and avoid injury. Not play scared. But play wisely.
13) Fat shout to Calderon and Cleanthony. Not much to say. Calderon did his job, I guess.
14) We have an open roster spot available....do remember. Who do we want brehs? Anyone?
15) People are going to be begging to play for us.
16) Going to be awkward for Fisher when we play the Grizzlies. Oh well.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Here's a lil hype music for tonight brehs.. They talm bout us here

Snoop with that spree jersey

 

[FreshFromATL]

 

[ALonelyDad]

can knicks fan tell me what happen to the man @knickstapecity

 

[trick]

can knicks fan tell me what happen to the man @knickstapecity

I think he's @H. Papi now, not sure though

 

[Retired Account]

Why is everyone so high on Boston? Their roster is much worse than the Knicks lol. I don't get why the Knicks get all this hate but Boston is seen as an up and coming threat with no stars.

People just love to hate the Knicks

 

[ZackMorris]

Not like he's our problem anymore, but Bargnani last night did things for Brooklyn

So blessed we don't have to deal with Flabby Bargs anymore.

 

[#SOG_soldier]

I'll give up Porzingis for KAT in a heart beat.

go dikkride that homo Haitian in another thread then nikka



OP this nikka and @Liquid from the thread plz :canelocartel22:

 

[#SOG_soldier]

Who buys a Sasha Vujacic Jersey tho

a sloviean

 

[KnickstapeCity]

can knicks fan tell me what happen to the man @KnickstapeCity

Right here, big dawg


@ALonelyDad

I think he's @H. Papi now, not sure though

Edit:

I had to do it

I just had to...

The real is back

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[23Barrettcity]

just imagine what kind of numbers dat zingis will be putting up when his shot is falling then add those free throwsaltering shotsits a good time to be alive

I don't want to get too hyped but his aggressive drives are unlike say when harden drives recklessly to the basket drawing contact and throwing the ball up randomly . He looks like he can be a problem for the league especially if his shot falling

 

[The War Report]

go dikkride that homo Haitian in another thread then nikka



OP this nikka and @Liquid from the thread plz :canelocartel22:

Shut up. :scust3h:

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

go dikkride that homo Haitian in another thread then nikka



OP this nikka and @Liquid from the thread plz :canelocartel22:

aye breh no talkin shyt about Dominicans or Haitians in this thread. That's my fam

Right here, big dawg


@ALonelyDad






Edit:

I had to do it

I just had to...

The real is back

@Kitsch @NY's #1 Draft Pick @KologeroBx @Knicksman20 @Miles Davis @ZemaPromos @BuddyOmar @ghostoftheiceman @Crown Bearer @Youngdev @#SOG_soldier @AVthaPHARAOH @God's Gift. @Typical NY Fan @DPresidential @ZackMorris @K-Deini @23Stapscity @iLLaV3 @5star @Trip @The War Report @Ironman @atlbound @Atlrocafella @steezy @malcolmxxx_45 @cook @Brooklynzson @FAH1223 @BmoreGorilla @The God Poster @storyteller @FreshFromATL

Bring @KnickstapeCity bike breh... The streets need it

 

[Knicksman20]

Knicks Players Who Will Make a Big Jump in 2015-16



"New York is The City of Dreams!

Yes, it is a place where men fail, rack up 65 losses in one season, hear boos from their own fans and bring shame upon the hallowed name of the New York Knicks. Yet, it is also a place where a broken man can rise up.

In particular, three players are poised for a leap this year with the Knicks. A disappointment ready to make good. A fledgling learning to fly. And a star finding a new way to sparkle.





Derrick Williams, a 24-year-old forward the Knicks picked up in free agency after he had a lackluster season with the Sacramento Kings, needs a breakthrough. An exciting No. 2 pick in 2011 (by the Minnesota Timberwolves), he's since been slapped with one of the most degrading labels in sports: draft bust.

Low basketball IQ. No three-point shot. Lazy rebounder. The complaints piled up and so did the losses. Neither of Williams' previous teams—the Kings or the Timberwolves—made the playoffs. He was outed as a guy whose tremendous athleticism was all he had to offer. It was enough to make him shine in college but barely enough to squeak by in the NBA.

His Sacramento coach, George Karl, once griped after a particular indifferent effort on the boards, per ESPN.com's Ian Begley: "You shouldn't be playing 20 minutes a game and not get a rebound. I mean, the Coke machine can get a rebound some nights."

Yet, it seems Williams has turned a corner. He might just have achieved the mental acuity and maturity necessary to have success in the NBA, and he still has those physical gifts that wowed scouts in college.

In preseason, he sparkled. He averaged 16.2 points and 3.8 rebounds, shooting 56.7 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from three-point range. This eclipses anything he's done in his professional career. Last season in Sacramento, he averaged only 9.3 points, 2.7 boards, 42.9 percent from the field and a paltry 30.1 percent from long range.

In the season opener versus the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night, Williams was dazzling again in the 122-97 victory. While Carmelo Anthony struggled to find the hoop, Williams took over as the team's leading scorer, dropping 24 points in 21 minutes. Plus, he tacked on seven rebounds, one block and one assist.

It was an impressive Knicks debut.

The athleticism is familiar—he has springs in his shoes—but the hustle and attitude are new.

Knicks small forward Cleanthony Early just couldn't string many great moves together during his rookie season. He'd do something gorgeous and clever and then immediately follow up with something clumsy and foolish.

A pirouetting fast-break dunk and then a turnover off his foot. A slick alley-oop assist and then an ill-timed foul.

You leaned back and whistled hoo-boy in approval and then slumped forward and groaned hooooo-boy in misery.


Last season, the NBA game just moved too fast for Early, and multiple injuries interrupted his efforts to get acclimated. In preseason, though, he looked sharper (maybe not quite like an NBA player, but closer), and his shooting efficiency was way up.

Versus the Boston Celtics on Oct. 16, Early scored 10 points, shooting 57.1 percent, and topped it off with two blocks. He followed that performance by dropping 17 on the Charlotte Hornets Oct. 17, shooting 58.3 percent and nabbing four rebounds.

Will that win him meaningful minutes?

Early only sneaked into Wednesday's season opener during garbage time. He scored the team's final bucket, a pretty fast-break layup off a backward dish by Langston Galloway.

Time will tell if Early will get more minutes. In an injury-prone league, he'll have plenty of opportunities to show whether he deserves them.





He's 31, a seven-time All-Star and has held a scoring title. Yet, throughout his career, Carmelo Anthony has had a couple of blemishes on his record: weak defense and leadership.

This may be the season he scrubs those away.

Melo invited his teammates to Puerto Rico for a minicamp. He's taking Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis under his wing. He's cheering teammates on the sidelines and on the court. He's even asked coaches to hold him accountable for his defense, or lack thereof, per Begley:

"Call it out in the film session so everybody can see that and hear that. By them doing that, it kind of forces me to be at the top level of my game on both ends of the court," Anthony said after the Knicks' 94-88 preseason victory over the Sixers on Monday. "I think it brings the best out of me and if you bring the best out of me, I think it will bring the best out of everyone on the team."

Of course, the star of the show doesn't really want his coaches putting him on blast. So in preseason, Anthony may have worked harder on defense than he has in his whole career.

He wasn't just guarding his own man; he was chipping in with help defense as well.

Over his career, Melo has averaged 0.5 blocks per game, but through the preseason, he averaged 1.2. He swatted down three in one game against the Boston Celtics alone and logged three steals against the Philadelphia 76ers. In Wednesday night's season opener, he tacked one block and one steal onto his stat sheet.

Let's not be surprised if it doesn't last, though. When the team starts to struggle, will Melo forget about that whole teamwork thing and try to score all the points himself? By Q3, when his minutes are stacking up and his legs are getting sore, will he be too weary to bother with defense?

It's possible. But what we're seeing from Anthony right now is something we've never seen from him before. Let's try to believe in the dream."

 

[JMill782]

Of course not,

As long as you agree to set the burner on broil when we bake them Hawks. I like my birds extra crispy

got it ready bruh

the Hawks ..... they some bird ass nikkas.