Knicks · Biggest question mark and key on Knicks. Grimes (page 2)
GustavBahler wrote:If I could recommend any workout to Grimes would be to dribble from the arc into midrange. Elevate and stay in the air as long as he can. Work on increasing his hang time when he goes for a pull up jumper or floater, before he shoots.Eventually that will help Grimes change gears. As he only has one speed now..warp speed
So.... practice hanging in the air, defying gravity... like Wile E. Coyote after he runs off the cliff, but before he looks down...?
Panos wrote:GustavBahler wrote:If I could recommend any workout to Grimes would be to dribble from the arc into midrange. Elevate and stay in the air as long as he can. Work on increasing his hang time when he goes for a pull up jumper or floater, before he shoots.Eventually that will help Grimes change gears. As he only has one speed now..warp speed
So.... practice hanging in the air, defying gravity... like Wile E. Coyote after he runs off the cliff, but before he looks down...?
Sounds like it lol.
If you watch Grimes attack the rim, it's only if he has a clear path. Uses his burst to get to the rim. Has trouble coming up with a counter when he's sealed off. Does everything at full speed Even the pinpoint no look passes off the dribble, he abandoned in the second half of the season.
You have to slow down to hit a spot and elevate from a full sprint. Then elevate and stay in the air as long as you can. It's something Grimes needs to add to his repertoire. And practicing slowing down quickly, elevating, squaring up and shooting will help him find another gear. Grimes hasn't shown that he has the ability to play at a slower pace. This exercise would force him to. Can't do it without changing gears.
"Warp speed"..........
Does he need to slow his body or just keep adjusting to the speed of the game and acclimate?
I imagine the plethora of coaches are on it with him in some matter and perhaps Gustav is spot on.
We just don't fully know when he, and other yoots are being told what to execute and when they are yanked for not fulfilling it.
EF's first year was not making his cuts and messed up Randles timing. Was part of his bad look. EF could not get it done and got benched.
We have seen Obi, IQ and Grimes in "the dog house" but not always for reasons we always understand.
"RJ" gets yanked at games end if others have stepped up. Thats how Thibs rolls.
joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
Year one was 8pts in 19minutes. Year two, 26minute avg and 14.5pts per.
Grimes just turned 23 last month.
Doug christie was 6'6.
Grimes is 6-5, avg 29 min starting almost 40 games and avg 11.3 pts and he is 4th option that gets buried.
Im not going to say he is going to be an allstar. I don't want my 2 buried.
Klay has is HOF trajectory with 158 playof games to his resume and 4 rings. Im not going there yet.
I think we as fans don't really get what young players can and cannot do. we see guys like H20 and Klay as finished products but don't look at early numbers.
RJ has avged 18pts for his career. His first was 14pts per.
Klay Thompson has Career 19 pts per.
H20 17pts per.
I tend to think RJ is not doing so bad. I get his efficiency numbers need to be better. Question is not what we think, but his coaches and FO?
He is still 22 for another week. And he don't play with skanky women or toy guns. LOL!
foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
joec32033 wrote:foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
Christie, who's also aa former Knicks, definitely started his career as a scorer first. It took him time to develop into the Sacramento Christie we all know. I say this because I think it's too early to say what Grimes is. Year 3 is usually when we get a better idea of what a player will become throughout his career. I'm not worried about Grimes trajectory... yet.
BigDaddyG wrote:joec32033 wrote:foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
Christie, who's also aa former Knicks, definitely started his career as a scorer first. It took him time to develop into the Sacramento Christie we all know. I say this because I think it's too early to say what Grimes is. Year 3 is usually when we get a better idea of what a player will become throughout his career. I'm not worried about Grimes trajectory... yet.
Christie was not a scorer. Never is/was/will be. He could score, but was never a scorer (his highest average was a little over 16 a game at 27 years old.
BigDaddyG wrote:I remember watching this game as a kid. Was a huge Doug Christie fan and didn't understand why he bounced around. I also remember how bad his defense was. Game was also Houston's debut as a Knicks. You would never recognize this guy as the guy who thrived as a glue guy in Sacramento.
He never got off the bench for the Knicks. He could dunk and had some great tools, when he was here. People classify Lee Nailon as a scorer. Doug's offensive game left a lot to be desired.
joec32033 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:I remember watching this game as a kid. Was a huge Doug Christie fan and didn't understand why he bounced around. I also remember how bad his defense was. Game was also Houston's debut as a Knicks. You would never recognize this guy as the guy who thrived as a glue guy in Sacramento.He never got off the bench for the Knicks. He could dunk and had some great tools, when he was here. People classify Lee Nailon as a scorer. Doug's offensive game left a lot to be desired.
Which might explain why he flipped the switch mid career
A little surprised on the second list tbh
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martin wrote:Zone busterA little surprised on the second list tbh
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Not really surprised by the second list, aside from FVV. Didn't realize how mediocre he was from 3 this year. He seemed to hit them against us. The rest of those guys are transition players and guys who thrive in the mid-range.
joec32033 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:joec32033 wrote:foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
Christie, who's also aa former Knicks, definitely started his career as a scorer first. It took him time to develop into the Sacramento Christie we all know. I say this because I think it's too early to say what Grimes is. Year 3 is usually when we get a better idea of what a player will become throughout his career. I'm not worried about Grimes trajectory... yet.
Christie was not a scorer. Never is/was/will be. He could score, but was never a scorer (his highest average was a little over 16 a game at 27 years old.
Christie was known more for scoring than defense, until he joined the Kings. Christie went to JVG for advice after hearing he was gone. Jeff told him to commit himself to being a first rate defender. And that's what he did.
GustavBahler wrote:joec32033 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:joec32033 wrote:foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
Christie, who's also aa former Knicks, definitely started his career as a scorer first. It took him time to develop into the Sacramento Christie we all know. I say this because I think it's too early to say what Grimes is. Year 3 is usually when we get a better idea of what a player will become throughout his career. I'm not worried about Grimes trajectory... yet.
Christie was not a scorer. Never is/was/will be. He could score, but was never a scorer (his highest average was a little over 16 a game at 27 years old.
Christie was known more for scoring than defense, until he joined the Kings. Christie went to JVG for advice after hearing he was gone. Jeff told him to commit himself to being a first rate defender. And that's what he did.
I remember Christie telling that story, but forgot who the coach was.
BigDaddyG wrote:GustavBahler wrote:joec32033 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:joec32033 wrote:foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
Christie, who's also aa former Knicks, definitely started his career as a scorer first. It took him time to develop into the Sacramento Christie we all know. I say this because I think it's too early to say what Grimes is. Year 3 is usually when we get a better idea of what a player will become throughout his career. I'm not worried about Grimes trajectory... yet.
Christie was not a scorer. Never is/was/will be. He could score, but was never a scorer (his highest average was a little over 16 a game at 27 years old.
Christie was known more for scoring than defense, until he joined the Kings. Christie went to JVG for advice after hearing he was gone. Jeff told him to commit himself to being a first rate defender. And that's what he did.
I remember Christie telling that story, but forgot who the coach was.
He kind of reminds me of Lonzo Ball on offense. Not as fast, but moved the same way.
GustavBahler wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:GustavBahler wrote:joec32033 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:joec32033 wrote:foosballnick wrote:joec32033 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:martin wrote:BRIGGS wrote:I wish we had the grimes from sl who was a secondary ball handler and played more fluently. He had some great games during year but ultimately was an under performer when it counts. He seems to robotic in his movements and he plays to fast. Is he going to be more like the guy from sl or stay as a limited robotic player? I really had high hopes and perhaps like iq he’s gonna breakoutYou can't overwhelm a younger player.
He played 46 games his first year, missing a large chunk of first part of season and end of season with injury and unfortunately got hit again beginning of this one.
This year he starts and plays gonzo POA D while spacing. That's his role and his real first big step in NBA and I think he aced it.
Both years he shoots 38% from distance with near 60% eFG (as a mile marker, our other high volume starting wing has never quite hit 50% eFG in his 4 year career).
You are asking for near all star level play from a #25 pick in his first full season.
This is what literal good development looks like.
Briggs - I think its unfair to compare Summer League to the NBA. When I look at Grimes, I see an undersized SG with a great first step, solid shooting form from 3 and great defensive skills. He shows maturity when playing against 19 year olds and can utilize his quick first step to create space. He gets to operate as primary ballhandler in SL if he desires. I don't think this translates to the NBA. He is the kind of guy you could line up 1-3 defensively depending on the matchup - but it is depending on the matchup. I also see a young player that hasn't 100% caught up to the speed of the NBA and gets caught on occasion picking up his dribble.
If the question is whether he will ever become an All Star? I think the answer is probably "no". I may catch grief for this assessment on this board, but I think he lacks the fundamental size of the Klay Thompson arch-type road to the All Star game. I think he lacks the athleticism of the Donovan Mitchell type SGs. He is a bit of an undersized Doug Christie. I don't think that keeps him from being a legitimate rotation player on a good team, but he will be facing size mismatches his entire career and I do not see him having the skill set to be an All Star in the face of those mismatches. He is more likely to be All Defensive team than an All Star Team.
But there is no rush and I don't see him being a huge question mark. I think the question mark are the expectations.
This is probably the best comp of him I have seen to date. I agree with everything you've said in this post.
For me its still a better defending / slightly worse shooting version of Allan Houston.
I honestly don't think he is the scorer Allan was. Christie was a defender first then a scorer. As well as he shoots the 3, I have a hard time classifying Grimes as a sniper. Like I said , I never though of it before but I am 100% in on the Christie comp. I think it is the best one out there. And that is not to discount Grimes. Christie was a helluva player and a key piece to those really tough Sacremento teams.
Christie, who's also aa former Knicks, definitely started his career as a scorer first. It took him time to develop into the Sacramento Christie we all know. I say this because I think it's too early to say what Grimes is. Year 3 is usually when we get a better idea of what a player will become throughout his career. I'm not worried about Grimes trajectory... yet.
Christie was not a scorer. Never is/was/will be. He could score, but was never a scorer (his highest average was a little over 16 a game at 27 years old.
Christie was known more for scoring than defense, until he joined the Kings. Christie went to JVG for advice after hearing he was gone. Jeff told him to commit himself to being a first rate defender. And that's what he did.
I remember Christie telling that story, but forgot who the coach was.
He kind of reminds me of Lonzo Ball on offense. Not as fast, but moved the same way.
Yeah, definitely the archetype I hoped Frank would develop into. Rick Adelman doesn't get enough credit for that offense. It was utilitarian and allowed everybody to play to their strengths. Christie playmaking bloomed there. He was a poor man's Scottie Pippen.
BigDaddyG wrote:martin wrote:Zone busterA little surprised on the second list tbh
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Click here to view the TweetNot really surprised by the second list, aside from FVV. Didn't realize how mediocre he was from 3 this year. He seemed to hit them against us. The rest of those guys are transition players and guys who thrive in the mid-range.
ah good point
Back then we did value yoot.
Nalod wrote:Christie played only 35 games over his two seasons with us.
Back then we did value yoot.
I vaguely remember Christie coming here as a cap clearing scheme to bring in Houston.