Knicks · A veteran PG that the Knicks are targeting that is 35years young (page 1)
RonRon@ 6/18/2012 10:42 PM
(Pablo) Prigioni
(Pablo) Prigioni is close to the NBA at age 35: The Knicks invited him to New York because they want a mature point guard. He met with the general manager and he even had dinner with the head coach. Ole
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(Prigioni) had a first contact with the Knicks in 2009, but then Real Madrid arrived and a move to the United States was ruled out. Ole
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JamesKPolk@ 6/18/2012 10:46 PM
No.
DJMUSIC@ 6/18/2012 10:51 PM
Still Rather 2 All beef patties, special sauce lettuce cheese
& Jeremy Lin-sanity
CrushAlot@ 6/18/2012 10:56 PM
I love that the Knicks are being non conventional. Starting with Moz the drafting of Fields and the signing of Shawne, the Knicks have done a great job of finding guys that are nba ready for the team. This is from 2006 draftexpress:
Prigioni is the ultimate pass-first playmaker, a master of the pick and roll play. His virtuosity pairing with Luis Scola reminds us of the likes of Nash & Stoudemire or even Stockton & Malone. Indeed the team orchestrates its offensive game almost always starting from picks in the high post. He’s the engine that makes Tau run, a necessity for a team that is becoming dangerously dependant on him. In the final, he set a new record of assists in the competition, with 15 dimes. His court vision, while excellent, perhaps is not off the charts, but he’s incredibly smart and shows an awesome basketball IQ leading his team and a privileged quick mind.
That quick mind is seeding the terror on the rival point guards, victims of his hunger for steals. It’s rare the game that Prigioni doesn’t come away with a steal from an inbound pass after a basket. Everybody knows it already, but it keeps happening. In the Cup, he was even more prolific than usual.
You might wonder why he isn’t a serious NBA prospect despite his wonderful skills. Well, Pablo is not a great athlete. He’s average… in Europe, which would make poor in the NBA. It’s questionable whether he would be able to deal with the very quick American point guards. Besides, he’s not a shooter a la Jasikevicius, although he’s fairly reliable when left open. And he’s not a kid anymore. Anyway, if you can’t get a look at him in Europe, you will likely be able to enjoy his play in the next World Championships in Japan this upcoming summer.
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz08HiqNBWO http://www.draftexpress.com
knickscity@ 6/18/2012 11:00 PM
How can a player be a master of the pnr, yet be unathletic and not a good shooter?
BigDaddyG@ 6/18/2012 11:12 PM
knickscity wrote:How can a player be a master of the pnr, yet be unathletic and not a good shooter?
I don't know. I'll ask Mark Jackson when I get a chance.
gunsnewing@ 6/18/2012 11:14 PM
Acompaning music is not youtude AND1 mixtape quality. No thanks give me Jkidd
callmened@ 6/18/2012 11:21 PM
good video clips...seems to be a true point guard...reminds me of jose calderon..only problem with the video is
ITS FOUR YEARS OLD!...lol...so who knows what type of player he is or isnt now
does signing him count against the cap if hes a foreign player? (i assume it does)
SupremeCommander@ 6/19/2012 12:01 AM
BigDaddyG wrote:
knickscity wrote:How can a player be a master of the pnr, yet be unathletic and not a good shooter?
I don't know. I'll ask Mark Jackson when I get a chance.
ole!
blackisblack@ 6/19/2012 10:55 AM
Knicks is getting desperate. Sigh... what happened to my team...
ChuckBuck@ 6/19/2012 11:00 AM
I like the passing skill he displays in that video, but much rather have a younger PG vet that might be able to last all 82 games.
VDesai@ 6/19/2012 11:05 AM
A backup PG who can play 15-20 quality minutes behind Lin is important for next year.
gunsnewing@ 6/19/2012 11:49 AM
And one with experience not a rookie with the 48th pick. Draft a pg as 3rd string to develop & eventually backup Lin
NYKBocker@ 6/19/2012 11:51 AM
This would not be a bad signing. We are looking for a backup that can give 12-20 minutes per game. This would be ideal. We should also sign a young PG for 3rdt string. Johnny Flynn would be ideal.
VDesai@ 6/19/2012 12:34 PM
Even better than this guy could be a 40 year old guy- Jason Kidd.
NYKBocker@ 6/19/2012 1:00 PM
VDesai wrote:Even better than this guy could be a 40 year old guy- Jason Kidd.
Yeah, but they can't afford him.
ChuckBuck@ 6/19/2012 1:09 PM
NYKBocker wrote:
VDesai wrote:Even better than this guy could be a 40 year old guy- Jason Kidd.
Yeah, but they can't afford him.
Even better than both is a 38 yr old Steve Nash. C'mon EBR, Christmas in July!
callmened@ 6/20/2012 12:57 PM
According to thr NYPOST...." Prigioni would qualify for less than half of the vet minimum, $1.4 million, because it would be his first yea
smackeddog@ 6/20/2012 4:15 PM
Sure, why not- I'd take the risk if he's intended to be our third string pg, ala Bibby. He's tough and has a winning mentality, which is important. Wouldn't like him as our secondary pg off the bench though.
Let's be honest here- Bibby and baron Davis both played like they had the body of a 40year old. 35 is an improvement for us!
GodSaveTheKnicks@ 6/20/2012 5:36 PM
CrushAlot wrote:I love that the Knicks are being non conventional. Starting with Moz the drafting of Fields and the signing of Shawne, the Knicks have done a great job of finding guys that are nba ready for the team.
second that. there's tons of byitchin (esp. from me) when other teams find diamonds in the rough. with all of our $ going to our frontcourt, we're going to have to pull a few rabbits out our butts to have any hope of challenging the cream of the crop.
so even if this guy specifically doesn't work out, shouldn't we all hope the Knicks continue to try to find overlooked value from unconventional places?
