DLeethal wrote:LivingLegend wrote:Trying to remember any young players we've had where their game and their bag just continues to grow before our eyes.
Every game he does a little something new that gives you a glimpse of his overall potential. This was a kid that I thought for sure we'd either bank in Europe or he'd be back in Europe in short order. Even with the glimpses of his length/mobility in summer league I didn't think he had the skill to ever get by people.He's really something - particularly how he's flashing such an extensive offensive skill set.
Maybe I'm missing some obvious guys....
- we've seen Deuce mature but I always thought his shot was pure (just the results were bad early on).
I'm talking more the exposure of pure ball handling, shooting touch, euro steps - he even flashed a burst of speed last night I didn't think he had, also the dunk the other night. CRAZY how he's coming on.
Hate to say it, but young KP was like this. Mitchell Robinson also, but it was a "defensive bag". KP was a raw rookie shooter who Phil forced to learn post game, but by year 2 he was doing dream-shakes on dudes and early in year 3 was looking like an MVP candidate. Mitch was just a human pogo stick in year 1 fouling out every other game and after a few years had DPOY instincts.
One kid that didn't show any offensive game until he left us was T Ariza --- had a shot like Sochan and ended up one of the very best 3 & D in the league for a long time. Crazy transformation on his release.
LivingLegend wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Panos wrote:Why? Are the other threads not sufficient?
Mo threads
SHUT IT.
I'd prefer your comment as an interpretive dance
https://thecapcrunch.substack.com/p/a-rare-cap-conundrum
Gonna be very hard to resign him unless he takes something like 2 years 6m total.
nycericanguy wrote:https://thecapcrunch.substack.com/p/a-rare-cap-conundrumGonna be very hard to resign him unless he takes something like 2 years 6m total.
So it might be tough to keep him and go over the second apron. It’s going to make things really interesting and hard to keep everyone.
Knixkik wrote:nycericanguy wrote:https://thecapcrunch.substack.com/p/a-rare-cap-conundrumGonna be very hard to resign him unless he takes something like 2 years 6m total.
So it might be tough to keep him and go over the second apron. It’s going to make things really interesting and hard to keep everyone.
If Mo is deemed worthy, then he pushed someone up and out. There will be changes. Not eveyrone will be back. It creates opportunities like MO, KOLEK, and perhaps Dadiet who is getting looks of late.
Someone won't be back. someone will be traded. Shitty teams will absorb via trade to close a gap (parity) and offer back picks or yoot.
Not just knicks doing this btw. Look at how Celtics changed from last year and seemingly did not lose a step? Low draft pick Jenkins making impact on Detroit? Rockets were awful for a time then moved up the timeline with Durant. They are succeeding and perhaps if not for injuries might have been even better. But they are relevant, winning, and fans like it.
OKC getting PG13 then resigning him created the incredible bounce to a chip in 3 years. The velocity of change is far greater in this era. Knicks could find themselves in decline sooner than we think. We made conf finals last year. The window was there. Its still open. How much longer? The era makes it harder to keep it going without a refresh of sorts.
BlueKnickers wrote:LivingLegend wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Panos wrote:Why? Are the other threads not sufficient?
Mo threads
SHUT IT.
I'd prefer your comment as an interpretive dance
Not exactly clear what that means but I take back my SHUT IT and raise you 1 more new Mo thread.
LivingLegend wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:LivingLegend wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Panos wrote:Why? Are the other threads not sufficient?
Mo threads
SHUT IT.
I'd prefer your comment as an interpretive dance
Not exactly clear what that means but I take back my SHUT IT and raise you 1 more new Mo thread.
Ah, one mo Mo. It was meant to be meaningless simply to defuse whatever you found upsetting about my innocuous post that was meant as positive fun inside a thread where everything about Mo ends up being Mo about Mo since the creation of Mo threads like yours was Mo likely than not to happen. At least his name isn't Curly Diawara
Knixkik wrote:nycericanguy wrote:https://thecapcrunch.substack.com/p/a-rare-cap-conundrumGonna be very hard to resign him unless he takes something like 2 years 6m total.
So it might be tough to keep him and go over the second apron. It’s going to make things really interesting and hard to keep everyone.
If it is a difference of 1.5M over two years I think Diawara will choose the Knicks over 15% more money elsewhere IF THE ORGANIZATION IS STABLE THIS OFF-SEASON.
One factor now is Dolan. The guy had to open his mouth and say anything other than a championship this season is unacceptable. What a dolt. That really does not help create a feeling of organizational stability when the implication is the coaching staff and/or the front office could be purged when the probability of winning a championship still remains well below 50/50 statistically.
Who knows how that kind of classic Dolan misfire will affect the off-season. If it generates organizational chaos then Diawara would likely go to the highest bidder.
Dolan sh!t the bed and the result may be losing Diawara.
