Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2017.12.24)

By: Stratomatic says "NY basketball is back"

Stratomatic says "NY basketball is back" — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 15:16:59 +0000

@36

I agree with your point, but Durant is more of a SF. He’s expected to get fewer rebounds than a PF.

By: Stratomatic says "NY basketball is back"

Stratomatic says "NY basketball is back" — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 14:56:28 +0000

“It seems most of the muscle he put on over the offseason is already gone. ”

Eh maybe his metabolism is too fast right now

Girlfriend? lol

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 04:14:58 +0000

@35 but that’s not a big deal in and of itself. Dirk and Durant are not great rebounders. If he plays well offensively efficiency-wise and blocks shots without fouling, rebounding is a bonus.

By: JK47

JK47 — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 03:41:02 +0000

I actually am worried about KP’s rebounding, to the point that I think it will always be a weakness. He doesn’t seem to have either the tenacity or the spatial awareness to be a plus rebounder. Good rebounders just seem to have a certain spidey sense about where the ball is going to go, they can judge the carom well and get there a split second before everybody else. KP gets the rebounds that he does get because he’s tall and because he’s often near the rim, but he is not an “out of zone” rebounder. This was in his scouting report coming out of the draft and it has proven to be true.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 03:20:23 +0000

“He’s a finesse player” is as simplistic of an assessment as was ever made about a potentially great player.

He is more of a finesse player than a power player, but no great player is purely one or the other.

By: geo

geo — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 01:30:59 +0000

Kanter and Porzingis don’t pass and our PGs can’t penetrate-i think that holds us back

our 3 point woes in a nutshell right there…

that cold or whatever he got around the time his ankle got hurt took kp’s weight off real quick…he does look lighter right now than at the beginning of the season…them guns are shrinking by the month…

By: The Glass Half Rebuilt

The Glass Half Rebuilt — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 01:04:13 +0000

I don’t worry about KP’s rebounding. I have no evidence to prove this out, but when he’s at the 5 he grabs more boards. Hornacek is starting to close games with KP at the 5 and that’s the way it should be. We just have to draft the next Kyle Kuzma or Draymond Green and we’ll be on our way.

By: Totes McGoats is so G he pours Pepsi in a Coke bottle

Totes McGoats is so G he pours Pepsi in a Coke bottle — Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:30:17 +0000

@29,
Very good point, Jowlesey. That’s something that I never considered- the metabolism thing. It may take a long time for him to be able to maintain the weight/strength combo to play the 5. He can certainly build and maintain the strength. Camby was an effective Center, and Tyson Chandler wasn’t that big until he became a Knick. Hell..Ewing, Kareem, Dream, Admiral, and Duncan were all between 225 and 250- so KP can certainly do it. He just has to want to because it’s gonna be alot of work. He has to realize himself how much of a game changer he’ll be at the 5- especially in today’s NBA. He can be a game changer at the 4, but not as much as he would be at the 5.

By: wetbandit

wetbandit — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 22:43:30 +0000

Is the issue that he wants to play like Dwight and Carmelo?

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 22:06:35 +0000

Eh maybe his metabolism is too fast right now

That’s probably not going to change. Maintaining muscle at 240 lbs. means eating in excess of 200g of protein a day. That is a huge number, even for a guy that big. Add the intense cardiovascular exercise and you have a recipe for a skinny guy who can’t keep muscle on his body. That’s probably a good thing, since big, tall heavy guys like Yao, Muresan, Smits and Shaq seem to deal with career-threatening foot injuries. If anything, as his metabolism “slows down,” he’ll probably just put on fat easier.

He’s a finesse player. Just play to his strengths instead of trying to turn him into Dwight Howard.