Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2018.06.03)

By: Stratomatic "Porzingis, Ntilikina, and one of the Bridges are going to lead us to the promised land"

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:33:09 +0000

In his rookie year Fields was playing for D’Antoni in a system that suited him well. He was getting a lot of wide open looks and scoring in transition. Then when they started guarding him he showed he couldn’t get a shot off quick enough and didn’t have the speed or handle to create a shot on his own. So he became almost useless on offense. Then the injuries sort of killed him in Toronto. He was good statistically as a rookie due to conditions. He was not a good basketball player.

By: JK47

JK47 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 03:17:27 +0000

Landry Fields’ rookie year with the Knicks was just a massive outlier of a year in terms of his three point shooting. He was a mediocre three point shooter for Stanford and then shot .393 with the Knicks, despite having a knuckleball jump shot and a stroke that didn’t look very repeatable. He rattled a bunch of them in as a rookie, but it wasn’t sustainable.

He shot .337 from 3PT as a senior at Stanford, and was a career 67% free throw shooter in college. There was just no way that .393 3PT% as a Knick rookie was anything other than a mirage. Eventually he turned into a pumpkin.

By: Knick fan not in NJ at this time

Knick fan not in NJ at this time — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:53:13 +0000

I seem to remember that Fields had an elbow injury and was never the same shooter after that.

By: Silky Johnson, Fleet Admiral of the Tank Armada

Silky Johnson, Fleet Admiral of the Tank Armada — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:17:32 +0000

LeBron looks gassed. Lots of missed layups and not getting back on d

By: dtrickey

dtrickey — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:12:32 +0000

IIRC it was nerve damage in his shooting arm while with Toronto that derailed his career and forced him to change his mechanics. I think he had hip surgery before entering FA that kept him out for half a year that finished him off.

At the very least, he will always have the Andy and Landry show.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:58:54 +0000

Fields was always bad. Jowles knows nothing about basketball.

By: Nick C.

Nick C. — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:51:35 +0000

Fields game involved a lor of movement without the ball. The name Havlicek was thrown around by commentators. Unfortunately for him, halfway through his rookie season, the Knicks traded half their team for the ultimate ball stopper.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:34:57 +0000

The Knicks screwed with Fields’ shot and basically ruined his career.

Yes, he arrived with an awkward, slow release, but it worked: He shot threes pretty well his first year. Then we “rehauled” his shot the following summer and that was that.

By: Cock Jowles, #1 Purveyor of Wanton Chuckery

Cock Jowles, #1 Purveyor of Wanton Chuckery — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:20:16 +0000

I wouldn’t call it infamous, as Owen was comparing their slashing style of play, not the overall quality of production. Fields had an excellent rookie year and was never really the same thereafter. Cue Z-man to tell me that Fields was always bad and I just don’t know anything about basketball.

Of course, discrediting excellent rookie years is a big part of what we do here. And ignoring terrible rookie years in the spirit of “untapped potential” is the other side of that coin.

By: hoolahoop

hoolahoop — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:03:56 +0000

Comparing Frank to Pippen is hilarious, but a distant second to the most infamous of knickerblogger comparisons – Landry Fields to Grant Hill.

We all want Frank to succeed, but right now all he is, is potential.