Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2018.07.15)

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:19:37 +0000

JJJ did not shoot particularly well after game 1. Statistically speaking, he was significantly outplayed by Mitch, who had more rebounds and blocks, and scored more points on a much higher percentage. It’s only summer league, but I’m not convinced that JJJ will be the better player. He shoots the 3 but his interior game is not great.

By: The Glass Half Rebuilt

The Glass Half Rebuilt — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 04:13:36 +0000

Jaren Jackson Jr is fake news

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 03:37:13 +0000

In reply to ess-dog.

Yeah, Jackson was one of my picks the other day for the rookies who have impressed me the most during Summer League.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 03:17:29 +0000

Jaren Jackson looks very impressive in summer league. He’s got that all-star look about him. I don’t know who you can compare him to. He already looks like a better defender than KP and a better shooter too. Jevon Carter looks great as well.

By: GoNyGoNyGo

GoNyGoNyGo — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 01:41:09 +0000

What the NBA does, at least with top teams, is exposure to a much higher (hopefully) level of coaching. Going to college for a year teaches a young man a measure of how to live on their own and become independent. Robinson may have more to learn about life than he does about basketball.

By: Hugo Busto

Hugo Busto — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:44:37 +0000

Honestly the NCAA doesn’t do all that much to prepare prospects for the NBA

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 22:10:25 +0000

In reply to Grocer.

I think that the Olympic trials definitely helped him more than they hurt him, yes. They just helped other players even more than Reed. Lucious Jackson got helped the most. #4 pick in the draft! And that was likely due to him beating out Reed for a spot on the team.

However, with at least 11 rounds of the draft at the time, Reed would have been drafted regardless. The Olympic trials probably helped him get drafted in the high second round. More importantly than being drafted would be whether he would have been signed after being drafted. A lot of guys who got drafted back then never got to play in the NBA (just a simple matter of supply and demand. Each team drafted, like, 10 guys and added like 2-3 new guys a year, so that was 7-8 guys who never caught on). And the trials likely helped prove that he was a guy who could cut it in the NBA and thus wherever he ended up being drafted, he would have made a team.

By: Grocer

Grocer — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 21:18:06 +0000

Interesting, my take on your article was that absent the Olympics Reed might not have been drafted at all. Did I read that wrong?

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 20:33:15 +0000

In reply to Sir Robin.

The Reed thing is funny because he was passed over specifically because he did compete against other players at the Olympic trials and they impressed people more.

http://knickerblogger.net/unsung-knick-history-how-the-olympics-helped-the-knicks-land-an-icon/

By: Sir Robin

Sir Robin — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 20:14:17 +0000

@1, z-man. You bring up a great NYKs selection. Good teams need to find players others overlooked for whatever reason. Reed because he was undersized, only 6′-9″. But his heart, guts and will to win were giant-sized. And a great leader.