(Sunday, December 09, 2018 7:50:00 PM)
Spencer Dinwiddie is really milking his 25-point performance at the Garden Saturday night.
The Nets guard took a shot at the Knicks one day after Brooklyn trampled the home team, 112-104, in the third meeting of the crosstown rivals this season. The Nets hold a 2-1 advantage in that series.
Answering…
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 7:05:00 PM)
French Fried. French Toasted.
However you want to characterize it (just not French Kissed), the Knicks couldn’t hang with the Hornets on French Heritage Night at the Garden and were trounced on Sunday, 119-107.
Except Frank Ntilikina. He was tremendous until he fouled out on questionable calls…
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 7:50:00 PM)
Spencer Dinwiddie is really milking his 25-point performance at the Garden Saturday night.
The Nets guard took a shot at the Knicks one day after Brooklyn trampled the home team, 112-104, in the third meeting of the crosstown rivals this season. The Nets hold a 2-1 advantage in that series.
Answering…
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 7:05:00 PM)
French Fried. French Toasted.
However you want to characterize it (just not French Kissed), the Knicks couldn’t hang with the Hornets on French Heritage Night at the Garden and were trounced on Sunday, 119-107.
Except Frank Ntilikina. He was tremendous until he fouled out on questionable calls…
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 3:00:49 PM)
Bronx native and current Hornets guard Kemba Walker is set to play at Madison Square Garden when his team takes on the Knicks Sunday, one of three games between the clubs this season. His homecoming return to New York will commence just seven months before the 28-year-old reaches free agency. â??Iâ??ve been hearing it for years […]
(Monday, December 10, 2018 12:56:29 AM)
Kemba Walker told reporters he was focused on this season and not free agency after he scored 25 points to lead Charlotte past New York 119-107 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 11:10:41 PM)
Only two teenagers have recorded a 25-point, 15-rebound double-double. The first was LeBron James. The second is Knicks rookie Kevin Knox.
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 9:53:09 PM)
The Knicks dropped their fourth straight game with a 119-107 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 12:00:23 PM)
After dropping a 112-104 decision to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks welcome the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday at MSG for the first of two matchups with the Hornets in three games.
[NYTimes] New Format for Basketball’s World Cup Has Very Good Players Feeling Very Frustrated (Monday, December 10, 2018 1:31:48 AM)
A format change means N.B.A. players like Slovenia’s Luka Doncic are unable to participate in most of the qualifying games, likely costing their countries a slot.
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 9:21:34 PM)
Willy Hernangomez is taking the line from “The Dark Knight” — “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain” — to heart. The one-time fan favorite may become a sworn Garden enemy with comments like these. “Now my job,” he said of close friend Kristaps Porzingis, “is to…
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 8:12:40 PM)
Kemba Walker didn’t shut the door completely, leaving it open just enough to give Knicks fans a glimmer of hope. “I don’t have any interest in coming back home — right now,” the Hornets’ free-agent-to-be point guard said when asked if playing for his hometown Knicks would appeal to him. At least the dynamic Bronx…
(Sunday, December 09, 2018 5:12:48 PM)
If the Knicks were hoping to convince Kemba Walker to join them next summer as a free agent, at least their youthful core put up a fourth-quarter fight in their latest eyesore defeat of the season. One night after a late rally fell short against the rival Nets, the Knicks couldn’t climb all the way…
8 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2018.12.10)”
Gonna have to call this one out – maybe Strat was joking?
How old do we think KP is? (he’s 23).
Loved what I saw from Frank last night, which is not to say just because the shots went in, but because he was aggressive. That charge that was called was pretty ridiculous – was great to see him go right into the defender’s body and lay it in. 9 times out of 10 that’s a no-call or an and-1.
Re: Knox – it’s just one game but a defensive rebounding percentage of 30.8 as a 19 year old is encouraging in terms of him one day being able to play the 4.
Happy stats per Twitter (Tommy Beer and someone else, can’t remember) re: Knox-
1st Knicks rookie since Ewing to have 25/15 in a game.
2nd teenager in NBA history to have a 25/15 game (Lebron is the other)
So it’s basically a lock he’s going to be a combination of Ewing and Lebron. I’ll sign up for that.
Also – Dotson is just good. He’s played ~600 minutes so far and the team is a net +9 with him on the court (+0.4 on-court when on offense, -8.5 in a good way on defense). I know I’ve gone on record saying that I don’t think Timmy is necessarily a negative asset — but I would be perfectly happy moving Timmy and giving the starting SG position to Dot. He can’t really create offense as well as Timmy but moving forward (assuming KP comes back strong and that we can sign a creator in FA one day) he is an excellent 2-way fit on a winning team. And his contract for next season doesn’t hurt either.
If you watch the games carefully, a reasonable case can be made that Baker is the best defender on the team – at least in limited minutes of high energy basketball off the bench. He’s also a good play maker. That’s already enough to at least be on an NBA team.
It’s impossible to tell if he has improved his shot since his rookie year. The sample size is way too small because he’s been hurt and buried. Personally, I can’t see how he’s not ahead of a few guys on this team now. They can’t defend and don’t do much well other than create shots they don’t make often enough to be of any value.
I was only half joking. I hope and expect all our young players to improve every year, but the guys we have are all especially raw. Knox may be pretty good in 2-3 years, but he’s probably not going to peak for another 6 years or more. Throw in some 19 year old rookie we are going to draft this year and this young core make be peaking when KP is 29.
I’ve been really high on Dotson since last year. He disappointed me badly in summer league. I thought, “well, sometimes you get one wrong”. But I agree. He’s not good enough to help carry an offense, but once KP is in the lineup, Knox gets a little better, and maybe you add a piece, he’s getting pretty solid on both ends.
Watching Baker you can see the bones of someone like TJ McConnell – defensive pest, runs offense, good for 10-15 min/game. But maybe Briante Weber or someone in G-league like that is better, and comes with shooting as well.
TJ McConnell has been legitimately productive over a long period of time in the NBA. He was good in college too.
Baker, over 1,300+ NBA minutes, has amassed a .462 TS% and a .012 WS48. He’s 25 years old.
Now, as you mentioned he’s likely a plus on defense and by all accounts is a great guy. So sure, you could do worse with your 15th roster spot. He should not be taken into account whatsoever when making serious roster decisions though.
It also seems not coincidental that Frank and Knox have both tended to play better when Burke is either not sharing the floor with them or out altogether. Trier’s a ball hog, too, but is still willing to defer if his shot’s not there. Burke is mainly out to get his, and it stunts the games of the younger players on the team. I wouldn’t mind if his injury lingered quite a while longer.
Baker looked ok last night. I still believe. It’s fun to watch him play defense at least.