Maybe not quite superstar level but Randle is a star/all-star, Barrett has the makings of a future star, and Quickley should at least be a high level scoring guard. I say modern big 3 because Randle is now a 41% 3pt shooter, Barrett is 36% and Quickley is 38%. I do expect some regression from Randle, but hopefully only slight. I think it’s safe to call barrett at least an average shooter at this point and if he stays in the 36% range long term that’s a success. Quickley is 38% and should continue to climb above 40%. All 3 can make free throws too. There was so much concern about the lack of shooting from the Knicks core, but those concerns aren’t really there anymore. This is a good group to build on. It’s important not to skip any steps. Another star will eventually see this core and want to be part of it.
Big 3 may be a reach but I think you have a so;id young core there, along with Mitch perhaps. Who knows maybe Obi joins them and one or two of our upcoming picks.
KnickDanger wrote:Big 3 may be a reach but I think you have a so;id young core there, along with Mitch perhaps. Who knows maybe Obi joins them and one or two of our upcoming picks.
Yeah I agree I wasn’t really saying Big 3 as in 3 superstars, but more as in 3 core pieces with star potential who fit well in the current nba.
Knixkik wrote:KnickDanger wrote:Big 3 may be a reach but I think you have a solid young core there, along with Mitch perhaps. Who knows maybe Obi joins them and one or two of our upcoming picks.
Yeah I agree I wasn’t really saying Big 3 as in 3 superstars, but more as in 3 core pieces with star potential who fit well in the current nba.
More to hope on than in many a moon!
If we are talking about players who form a kind of core for the future, that certainly includes Mitchell. OK, he’ll probably never be a player to win a game with 30 points, but that doesn’t mean he’s less important. His defense is a very important part of the team.
Certainly, no less talent than the mid-2000s Pistons. Randle may not be quite 'Sheed level, but is certainly close. And RJ-IQ could potentially be a better combo than Rip-Chauncey.
ESOMKnicks wrote:Certainly, no less talent than the mid-2000s Pistons. Randle may not be quite 'Sheed level, but is certainly close. And RJ-IQ could potentially be a better combo than Rip-Chauncey.
The only problem is that a team like those Pistons wouldn’t win the title today. They were even then unlikely champions. Much like the '11 Mavs. It was often said here at the time when we had Melo and Chandler that we looked like that Dallas team. But neither did we look so much like them nor would that make us favorites for the title.
xavier wrote:ESOMKnicks wrote:Certainly, no less talent than the mid-2000s Pistons. Randle may not be quite 'Sheed level, but is certainly close. And RJ-IQ could potentially be a better combo than Rip-Chauncey.
The only problem is that a team like those Pistons wouldn’t win the title today. They were even then unlikely champions. Much like the '11 Mavs. It was often said here at the time when we had Melo and Chandler that we looked like that Dallas team. But neither did we look so much like them nor would that make us favorites for the title.
Unlikely champions they may had been, but still, two trips to the finals, and perennially in the ECFs. No flukes, lots of consistency, unlike our Melo-Chandler stint. And by that time the league had already moved away from the defensive styles of the 90s, SSOL ruled the day.
