Knicks · Porzingis expected to play on Saturday Opener (page 1)

LAS VEGAS -- The never-ending wait for Kristaps Porzingis is apparently not never-ending.

All indications seem to point to the fourth overall pick from June’s NBA draft playing in the Knicks’ first Las Vegas Summer League game Saturday afternoon.

“No pain at all. I’m good to go,” he said Thursday after the team’s morning practice.

Porzingis had been dealing with a hip problem, which the Knicks made a point not to overplay. Actually, even Porzingis shook it off as a small deal.

“It’s like a high quad, something hip. I’m not sure, actually. You’ve got to ask the doctor,” he joked.

He initially sustained it during his pre-draft workout with the team, he says.

“It was weird,” Porzingis explained. “I was just running in a straight line and felt a pinch in my leg and tried to go, but they told me not to.”

But Wednesday evening, the 19-year-old rookie who spent last season playing professionally in Spain was back to practice, wince-free.

“He wants to play. We want him to play. And he practiced last night,” coach Derek Fisher said Thursday afternoon before channeling his inner-R. Kelly. “Kept it light for him this morning, but we’ll get some bump and grind in tonight.”

Fisher didn’t hesitate when asked about Porzingis’ status for the Knicks’ first summer league game, though he wouldn’t commit to a definitive answer.

Will he play?

“It looks that way. He’s trending in that direction.”

No matter your expectations for the Latvian, Porzingis knows he will have to acclimate himself to change during his first summer league appearance.

“I’m sure it will take some time to adjust, but I think I’ll learn it pretty well,” he said of his integration into summer league.

The good news, though: Language barriers can be difficult to cross, but everyone speaks the same dialect on the court.

“Actually, the first part of the season [in Spain], I had a coach and we were doing, I would say, 70 percent of the defense and offense that we are doing right now,” Porzingis said. “So, for me, that’s an advantage. For half a season, I was doing stuff very similar to this.”

Very excited to see him play. Im praying he eventually develops to be much closer to dirk rather than darko

I'm excited to see that he is okay. Some of you guys were blowing his injury situation out of proportion, had me worried until I saw Begleys tweet.

I pray this kid pans out.

Grant to Porzingis! Awesome.

Fisher gave KP a book to read...The Positive Dog. Seems like he is getting him ready for the real world, and New York City fans and reporters, specifically.

Supposedly he has already read it.

"Eleven Benefits of Being Positive," by Jon Gordon, Author of The Positive Dog

1. Positive people live longer. In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived an average of 10 years longer than those who didn't (Snowdon, 2001).

2. Positive work environments outperform negative work environments (Goleman, 2011).

3. Positive, optimistic salespeople sell more than pessimistic salespeople (Seligman, 2006).

4. Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

5. Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5-to-1 ratio of positive to negative interactions, whereas when the ratio approaches 1-to-1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce (Gottman, 1999).

6. Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges, and adversity.

7. Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture, which helps them identify solutions, whereas negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems (Fredrickson, 2009).

8. Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. You can't be thankful and stressed at the same time.

9. Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

10. Positive people have more friends, which is a key factor of happiness and longevity (Putnam, 2000).

11. Positive and popular leaders are more likely to garner the support of others and receive pay raises and promotions and achieve greater success in the workplace.

As a cynic and skeptic, I suspicious of this type of stuff. but to each his own...

Reminds me a bit of this:

WaltLongmire wrote:Fisher gave KP a book to read...The Positive Dog. Seems like he is getting him ready for the real world, and New York City fans and reporters, specifically.

Supposedly he has already read it.

"Eleven Benefits of Being Positive," by Jon Gordon, Author of The Positive Dog

1. Positive people live longer. In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived an average of 10 years longer than those who didn't (Snowdon, 2001).

2. Positive work environments outperform negative work environments (Goleman, 2011).

3. Positive, optimistic salespeople sell more than pessimistic salespeople (Seligman, 2006).

4. Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

5. Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5-to-1 ratio of positive to negative interactions, whereas when the ratio approaches 1-to-1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce (Gottman, 1999).

6. Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges, and adversity.

7. Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture, which helps them identify solutions, whereas negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems (Fredrickson, 2009).

8. Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. You can't be thankful and stressed at the same time.

9. Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

10. Positive people have more friends, which is a key factor of happiness and longevity (Putnam, 2000).

11. Positive and popular leaders are more likely to garner the support of others and receive pay raises and promotions and achieve greater success in the workplace.

As a cynic and skeptic, I suspicious of this type of stuff. but to each his own...

Reminds me a bit of this:

The only real study is that the positive people have convinced themselves that they are somehow better at everything and it's because of their positivity. It's spreading like a disease. In fact it may actually be a disease.

I pray he never has to guard someone like Tractor Traylor.

meloshouldgo wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:Fisher gave KP a book to read...The Positive Dog. Seems like he is getting him ready for the real world, and New York City fans and reporters, specifically.

Supposedly he has already read it.

"Eleven Benefits of Being Positive," by Jon Gordon, Author of The Positive Dog

1. Positive people live longer. In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived an average of 10 years longer than those who didn't (Snowdon, 2001).

2. Positive work environments outperform negative work environments (Goleman, 2011).

3. Positive, optimistic salespeople sell more than pessimistic salespeople (Seligman, 2006).

4. Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

5. Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5-to-1 ratio of positive to negative interactions, whereas when the ratio approaches 1-to-1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce (Gottman, 1999).

6. Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges, and adversity.

7. Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture, which helps them identify solutions, whereas negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems (Fredrickson, 2009).

8. Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. You can't be thankful and stressed at the same time.

9. Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

10. Positive people have more friends, which is a key factor of happiness and longevity (Putnam, 2000).

11. Positive and popular leaders are more likely to garner the support of others and receive pay raises and promotions and achieve greater success in the workplace.

As a cynic and skeptic, I suspicious of this type of stuff. but to each his own...

Reminds me a bit of this:

The only real study is that the positive people have convinced themselves that they are somehow better at everything and it's because of their positivity. It's spreading like a disease. In fact it may actually be a disease.

Goes hand in hand with the "self-esteem" movement that has plagued our schools for years.

I'm just hoping that KPs positive to negative interactions are at that 5-1 ratio during his SL season...

...and he has no interactions with someone like Tractor Traylor.

meloshouldgo wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:Fisher gave KP a book to read...The Positive Dog. Seems like he is getting him ready for the real world, and New York City fans and reporters, specifically.

Supposedly he has already read it.

"Eleven Benefits of Being Positive," by Jon Gordon, Author of The Positive Dog

1. Positive people live longer. In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived an average of 10 years longer than those who didn't (Snowdon, 2001).

2. Positive work environments outperform negative work environments (Goleman, 2011).

3. Positive, optimistic salespeople sell more than pessimistic salespeople (Seligman, 2006).

4. Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

5. Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5-to-1 ratio of positive to negative interactions, whereas when the ratio approaches 1-to-1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce (Gottman, 1999).

6. Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges, and adversity.

7. Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture, which helps them identify solutions, whereas negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems (Fredrickson, 2009).

8. Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. You can't be thankful and stressed at the same time.

9. Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

10. Positive people have more friends, which is a key factor of happiness and longevity (Putnam, 2000).

11. Positive and popular leaders are more likely to garner the support of others and receive pay raises and promotions and achieve greater success in the workplace.

As a cynic and skeptic, I suspicious of this type of stuff. but to each his own...

Reminds me a bit of this:

The only real study is that the positive people have convinced themselves that they are somehow better at everything and it's because of their positivity. It's spreading like a disease. In fact it may actually be a disease.

And there we have it: positivity is a disease. At least we know some on here have found the cure.

Only on UK...

meloshouldgo wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:Fisher gave KP a book to read...The Positive Dog. Seems like he is getting him ready for the real world, and New York City fans and reporters, specifically.

Supposedly he has already read it.

"Eleven Benefits of Being Positive," by Jon Gordon, Author of The Positive Dog

1. Positive people live longer. In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived an average of 10 years longer than those who didn't (Snowdon, 2001).

2. Positive work environments outperform negative work environments (Goleman, 2011).

3. Positive, optimistic salespeople sell more than pessimistic salespeople (Seligman, 2006).

4. Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

5. Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5-to-1 ratio of positive to negative interactions, whereas when the ratio approaches 1-to-1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce (Gottman, 1999).

6. Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges, and adversity.

7. Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture, which helps them identify solutions, whereas negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems (Fredrickson, 2009).

8. Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. You can't be thankful and stressed at the same time.

9. Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level (Institute of HeartMath, 2012).

10. Positive people have more friends, which is a key factor of happiness and longevity (Putnam, 2000).

11. Positive and popular leaders are more likely to garner the support of others and receive pay raises and promotions and achieve greater success in the workplace.

As a cynic and skeptic, I suspicious of this type of stuff. but to each his own...

Reminds me a bit of this:

The only real study is that the positive people have convinced themselves that they are somehow better at everything and it's because of their positivity. It's spreading like a disease. In fact it may actually be a disease.

You should read Shawn Achor's book "The Happiness Advantage." I think there is strong scientific evidence that happiness actually leads to improved productivity and success rather than the reverse. It's a fascinating book. I'm pleasantly surprised the Knicks are paying attention to this work.
His TED talk on the topic has 11 million views.
http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the...

This seems very risky coming so soon after hip surgery

meloshouldgo wrote:The only real study is that the positive people have convinced themselves that they are somehow better at everything and it's because of their positivity. It's spreading like a disease. In fact it may actually be a disease.

where's your proof? and now i understand your handle completely.