Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2018.10.11)

By: DRed

DRed — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:27:24 +0000

Chris Herring was the last Knicks beat writer I read.

By: geo

geo — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:22:03 +0000

well, if you’re a fan of the tank – go big blue…

By: Knick fan not in NJ who thinks our rookies will lead us to a lousy lottery pick in 2019

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:00:55 +0000

Has anyone else noticed that the Times seems to have given up on being a regular local sports paper for New York? The Post and the News have both had many stories about the Knicks during preseason, but the Times had maybe one, on Porzingis and the pace of his recovery. They seem to be only interested in publishing sports stories of national interest and even those tend to be ones about the politics of sport or something like that. It’s a real shame because in the past they seem to be more even handed than the News or the Post and they often came up with interesting off beat stories.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:20:06 +0000

What’s with “credibly accused”?

It’s such a terrible term on so many levels. It’s terrible if you think all accusations should be taken seriously bc it adds an extra level that allows people to dismiss accusations that may be legit but don’t fit a preconceived notion of what’s subjectively “credible”. And it’s terrible from an innocent til proven guilty standpoint bc it implies that even though there was no evidence, there is some level of presumed guilt. Just an awful phrase. Do people actually use this or is it something y’all just made up?

By: DRed

DRed — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:14:52 +0000

Burke averaged about 8 assists per 36 last season, and that’s a perfectly acceptable number, but it was out of line with his career averages.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:47:12 +0000

Owen, gotcha. I thought you were implying they were 100 million richer bc they avoided the tax

By: nicos

nicos — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 23:43:57 +0000

If Mudiay had been able to shoot at all he’d have won the starting job. He’s been by far the most effective playmaker in the preseason- over 10 assists per 36 with a 3 to 1 assist to turnover ratio. Frank’s at just 3 assist and 2 turnovers per 36. Maybe Ron will take the bull by the horns and grab the job! Barring that, given that Burke has looked more like Utah Burke than last year’s version I guess I’d start Frank by default. That said, I don’t think Frank’s future is at the point- I think he’s well below average in just about every phase of point guard play- aggression/getting team into good sets, handle, court vision (though he’s maybe just below average rather than well below here) etc… He does throw a nice pocket pass in the PNR when he can manage to set one up so there’s that. And he’s still a kid so there’s obviously room for improvement. The Knicks are going to suck anyway so you might as well see if there’s any hope for him at the point at all.

By: DRed

DRed — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:33:40 +0000

Its interesting we’re starting Baker at point guard. Baker, MitRob, and Thomas are not exactly 3 dynamic creators. I guess that’s why we pay Timmy the big bucks!

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:32:37 +0000

Hubert – I was agreeing with you! I even said so I think. One way or another, the Steinbrenner’s are 100 million richer than they would otherwise be. Which is a lot of dough.

By: Totes McGoats as Totes McGoats

Totes McGoats as Totes McGoats — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 22:17:20 +0000

Folks..you’re gonna hafta get your pitchforks out…I just had a frightening thought…

The 2 guards that our best PG plays best with are THJ and Ntilikina. It will likely be a revolving door on defense if Burke and THJ play alot of minutes together so Fiz may not want to start those 2. When Burke plays with Ntilikina, his defensive issues get covered a bit, plus it frees him up to be aggressive. Sooooo….maybe Fiz needs *throws up in mouth a little* Mudiay to start at PG. He does push the pace and is more of a playmaker with passing than Burke. He’d definitely be great for the tank. I think that’s the reason why Fiz keeps giving him chances. Burke is probably at his best paired with Ntilikina, but you shouldn’t start THJ at SF and there won’t be enough offense with the starters if THJ is the 6th man- so maybe right now Burke should come off the bench with Ntilikina.

But Mudiay f’n sucks. I had high hopes for him.

Also..if Ntilikina allegedly grew an inch and a half, why isn’t he being listed at 6’7″? He looks Otto Porter-ish right now, with more muscle.