If the Knicks draft anything but BPA, we know that the staff is convinced that they can polish turds. And if that means passing on Zion because they see him as a Knox duplicate, I truly am done with this team.

I’m still trying to give them the benefit of the doubt on Knox over Mikal Bridges. Given the age difference you had to project some level of greater development for Knox (and still do). It’s a matter of how much the data says is appropriate. However, Knox did not show a lot in college and imo despite the versatile scoring ability, he’s been terrible so far as a pro. I’d way rather have Mikal as a 3&D player at this point. All that said, no one in their right mind would pass on Zion because they already have Knox. Not even these guys are that crazy.

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I only consider Zion risky because of his size on the wing. Hoping for Lebron’s health and effectiveness is alot to ask for. Of course, I hope Zion can pull it off. But his size on the wing scares me. In college it’s fine, but NBA wings? I certainly hope he can hold up

“Courtney has been an incredible pro,” Fizdale said. “I mean, he’s been like a big brother to all of these guys. They love him. They love being around him. He doesn’t do things like, you see times when veterans aren’t playing they take young guys down in certain ways. Courtney’s been the guy that’s like, no, go, play. And like he tells me every day, ‘Coach you need me, I’m here. I’m ready.’”

“… you can get traded at any moment so you gotta make sure you’re taking care of yourself as far as being in shape, keeping your rhythm, keeping a positive outlook on everything. I believe in karma, man. Not going to come in here and be negative. Not going to pout.”

Haven’t been following the Knicks the last fortnight, but good to see we are withing grasp of the worst record in the league.

If the Knicks draft anything but BPA, we know that the staff is convinced that they can polish turds. And if that means passing on Zion because they see him as a Knox duplicate, I truly am done with this team.

low rhythmic variability

I never heard this phrase, it’s grand but also a risk to almost anyone’s low variability.

1. I’m young, inexperienced, fear failing in front of my peers and fans and my nerves are a problem.
2. I’m gaining experience, had some successes, my confidence is growing, and my nerves are less of a problem unless the pressure is extreme.
3. I’ve been through years of demanding high pressure performances, my nervous system is becoming frayed, and performing under pressure is becoming a problem again.

his shooting form has some nice features but lacks the most important feature which is low rhythmic variability. sometimes he gets really low and releases with fluid foot to finger coordination but more often he stutters slightly at the wrist cock and shoots off rhythm. to me this is why he seems to miss badly more often that most really good shooters (not sure if this is actually true, just seems like it)

I haven’t seen what you are talking about, but as a pool player I can tell you it’s extremely likely that any “occasional” stutter like that is usually “nerves, lack of confidence, choking” or whatever else you want to call it.

It’s VERY hard to fix because bad motions become habit forming. What tends to happen is that if you work very hard at it, you can correct it for a period of time. But eventually as you are put under extreme pressure your mechanics start to break down again. If he does have a “nerve” related quirk like that, he better fix it soon or it’s going to be troublesome under pressure later.