He certainly does. Ive always been a fan and felt he was a steal at pick 34,. I think injuries held him back last year
Early looks like he could turn into a player similar to Gerald Wilkins, if he works on the holes in his game.
He needs to be more aggressive when it comes to attacking the basket. And on defense, he needs to show more attitude
He's done a lot of work. It shows. I hope he keeps working.
This is more like the guy I expected last season. I'm glad he fought through the injuries and disappointing rookie season.
crzymdups wrote:He's done a lot of work. It shows. I hope he keeps working.This is more like the guy I expected last season. I'm glad he fought through the injuries and disappointing rookie season.
there really was no reason to expect that much from a rookie, no?
mreinman wrote:crzymdups wrote:He's done a lot of work. It shows. I hope he keeps working.This is more like the guy I expected last season. I'm glad he fought through the injuries and disappointing rookie season.
there really was no reason to expect that much from a rookie, no?
I'm a Knicks fan.
crzymdups wrote:mreinman wrote:crzymdups wrote:He's done a lot of work. It shows. I hope he keeps working.This is more like the guy I expected last season. I'm glad he fought through the injuries and disappointing rookie season.
there really was no reason to expect that much from a rookie, no?
I'm a Knicks fan.
lol ... fair enough
The last two games he's looked really good
He has looked great. He was so disappointing last year that I thought the Knicks should look to trade him. He recently said that he thought he knew a lot going into his rookie season but realized he didn't.
I never really doubted that he'd start to play better given his injuries set him back last year. He needed time to get better and more fully develop his game. Even last year he had moments where you could see the talent. Now he's finally putting it all together and part of it is good coaching. Fish made it clear that he had to give max effort on D as well and he's been playing much harder and fully using his talent. This is what I expected he would eventually look like since that is the kind of player he always was in college. He was a high energy player and it's good to see him playing loose and aggressively on both ends. It's been a tough learning curve but he seems to be on his way to reaching his potential.
With Early, Porzingis, Grant, Galloway, and I'll even throw in Travis Trice who really impressed me tonight the future of the Knicks is bright!
I always thought it was odd how people on here were so quick to throw him under a bus, glad he's showing signs of developing - who would have thought young players take more than a season to improve!
I was outspoken last year that he was a much better player than he showed. You don't go from being a go to guy in a strong conference to what we saw last year.
The kid is athletic, has a pretty good shot and now is playing defense.
I expect him to be getting 15 minutes a game the first half and we will see from there. He is a potentially nice scoring backup when Melo is out - I know that is asking a lot but as far as the 2nd unit goes, him and Derek will have to score.
He has displayed better footwork, control, and angles getting into the paint. Needs a couple of go to finishing moves to complete the cypher.
Keep the energy and confidence up and he can do some things and add needed speed on the wing.
CrushAlot wrote:He has looked great. He was so disappointing last year that I thought the Knicks should look to trade him. He recently said that he thought he knew a lot going into his rookie season but realized he didn't.
Why would you be so quick to want to trade a young dude after just one year??
so he had a good game and now we back on the "early train" of love? This guy has looked clueless BUT.....
if the coaching staff sees progress and can see him gaining progress then its all good.
Funny, we as fans see something and think "thats it"!!!
Same for Jose slow play. As if there is no way he gains confidence or instinct back in his game after being out for so long.
smackeddog wrote:I always thought it was odd how people on here were so quick to throw him under a bus, glad he's showing signs of developing - who would have thought young players take more than a season to improve!
same
Nalod wrote:so he had a good game and now we back on the "early train" of love? This guy has looked clueless BUT.....
if the coaching staff sees progress and can see him gaining progress then its all good.Funny, we as fans see something and think "thats it"!!!
Same for Jose slow play. As if there is no way he gains confidence or instinct back in his game after being out for so long.
To be sure, Early has had more than 1 good game, and even in the first few there were decent moments.
Knicks1969 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:He has looked great. He was so disappointing last year that I thought the Knicks should look to trade him. He recently said that he thought he knew a lot going into his rookie season but realized he didn't.
Why would you be so quick to want to trade a young dude after just one year??
Usually I wouldn't be. But I am a fan and sometimes get it wrong.
martin wrote:Nalod wrote:so he had a good game and now we back on the "early train" of love? This guy has looked clueless BUT.....
if the coaching staff sees progress and can see him gaining progress then its all good.Funny, we as fans see something and think "thats it"!!!
Same for Jose slow play. As if there is no way he gains confidence or instinct back in his game after being out for so long.
To be sure, Early has had more than 1 good game, and even in the first few there were decent moments.
IMO he actually started showing signs last year and in Summer League you could see he was more confident and aggressive. That doesn't mean he has reached his full potential yet. People have to give these young players a chance to develop. Not all will pan out but you can't have a quick hook on such young players. I've been saying this for a while now and I think now it's starting to benefit the Knicks that they have been working hard with Phil's picks and UDFA talent. It's a process and tho you can't wait forever, you do have to keep perspective and have some patience. It amazes me how other teams are allowed to develop young players but this fanbase has a tendency to want to trash them so quickly.
