Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2018.01.30)

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:57:33 +0000

In reply to latke.

yeah, as a marketing decision it makes some sense. But I mean SVG spent what like 3 years turning down job after job, waiting for the right one. Seems like at least before he joined DET, his focus was on finding a situation where he could succeed, not on being employed and making $$. That makes me question whether in SVG’s mind this is about job preservation.

I don’t think that he was too picky about his choice of teams. He just wanted to only go where he could be GM as well as coach and the Pistons were the first ones to say yes.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:48:02 +0000

KP with a WS48 of .982 so far this game…

By: ptmilo

ptmilo — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:47:00 +0000

Drummond has really improved this year offensively, partly bc SVG stopped treating him like a post player and he does a pretty good job as Phil’s fabled pinch post pivot passer. But his defense does keep a lid on his overall value. The Pistons opponents have an EFG% of 55pct when he plays in the last two years and 48.5pct when he doesn’t. Kind of amazing given his physical skills.

By: DRed

DRed — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:46:21 +0000

Timmy is the only Knick who knows how to pump fake and then step sideways behind the arc

By: Z-man

Z-man — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:43:08 +0000

I’m not sold on his scoring quite yet, he’s shooting 62.5% from the line, that could flatten out.

By: DRed

DRed — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:38:20 +0000

The best rebounder in the NBA who has become a pretty efficient scorer and a shockingly good passer-idk he could play on my team

By: Z-man

Z-man — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:20:07 +0000

Drummond is a great rebounder. He is NOT a great player.

By: latke

latke — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:07:33 +0000

yeah, as a marketing decision it makes some sense. But I mean SVG spent what like 3 years turning down job after job, waiting for the right one. Seems like at least before he joined DET, his focus was on finding a situation where he could succeed, not on being employed and making $$. That makes me question whether in SVG’s mind this is about job preservation.

By: djphan

djphan — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:46:53 +0000

i feel like that they would’ve been better off if they just kept their original roster….

jackson… kcp… harris… monroe.. drummond… and kept dinwiddie… i mean it’s not great but it’d be a lot better than what they have now….

instead they devoted immense cap room on josh smith… boban.. leuer… baynes… drafted ellenson… johnson and kennard(he actually looks like an nba player)….

this is why coaches make horrible gm’s… too impatient….

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:18:43 +0000

In reply to latke.

If all you’re concerned about is keeping your job as long as you can, the Griffin trade makes sense. It grabbed them a bunch of attention and brought them a “star.”