Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2019.03.25)

By: slovene knick

slovene knick — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:37:17 +0000

Clarke could be a John Collins type player. Two way efficiency. Only has to add 3ball and flesh.
Have no idea how blocks translate to NBA but Clarke and Mitch would ideally make the paint area a no go zone.
Offensively his bread and butter makes near the rim would probably be taken away by NBA defenses. But a frontcourt of Mich, Clarke, Knox(is all over the place/stupid pick process/but let’s give him time) would be a good start.
If Z’n’Ja are gone Clarke be ok.
Where the real important decisions await our brain trust is the backcourt. All nice prospects and I like them all. But nice aint gona bring you Ws.
Still sad that Z-man and JK were right about Nty…really sad. Another guy I could really get behind is down and out.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:11:32 +0000

I wonder what Clarke’s peers like Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Kris Dunn, Domantas Sabonis, Jamal Murray, and Henry Ellenson be putting up in the NCAA right now…not a rebuttal, just another perspective.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:20:46 +0000

In reply to Bruno Almeida.

Oh sure, it’s a big blow and Kanter is a big downgrade, but he’s at least a decent fill-in. It’s not like they’re throwing Greg Monroe out there, ya know?

By: Bruno Almeida

Bruno Almeida — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:10:28 +0000

Yeah, Enes will get his chance to shine, I doubt Portland will be very happy with it tho. It’s one of those injuries you just hate to see, hopefully he is lucky and it’s just a bone breaking, no further damage.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:48:46 +0000

In reply to Brian Cronin.

While the Nurkic injury is terrible, it really does help the Blazers a ton that they at least picked up Kanter. They’re a lot better prepared than other teams in a similar situation.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:23:46 +0000

In reply to djphan.

The Nets might actually miss the playoffs. They have a brutal schedule to close out the season.

By: djphan

djphan — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:21:18 +0000

avg age doesnt change… but yes players get older…

picture yourself in high school playing ball… did you find it easier playing ppl as a senior than as a freshmen?

some players are more exploitive of this… they play in a way that dominates younger weaker comp… and then when the athleticism and difficulty gets dialed up they fold… thats generally what happens to super seniors…. with big men in particular its very much about physical dominance which is why the vast majority of nba bigs were also crushing as freshmen and subsequently leave early…. if youre physically dominant its not gonna take long for it to translate to the court….

which is why you have to be very suscipious when it does… esp when it comes from a relative dimunitive and not very athletic guy… he does it by having quick reflexes and with a series of dinks and ducks and hooks from 3 to 10 ft out…

is that gonna keep happening in the pros? maybe but i kinda doubt it… with someone like davis or towns or duncan… was there ever a doubt?

and therein lies the reason y u should be skeptical….

By: djphan

djphan — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:02:16 +0000

the reason more 22 yos arent on that list is probably because the best players generally leave early… esp big men… thats not to mention bpm is a poor fwd looking metric…

unless you can actual demonstrate actual improvement… theres much more evidence to suggest his statistical improvement is a function of his age than any other factor… esp when you have across the board improvement absent a huge growth spurt…

By: Grocer

Grocer — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 05:59:48 +0000

(1) The average age and ability of his opponents shouldn’t be all that different year to year. His improvement should be much more dependent on him getting better than the competition getting worse. He is not a constant.

This. His opponents didn’t change, average age in college stays constant. If the dude is putting up big numbers it is because he got better. And frankly, it is far cheaper to pick up guys who have already improved than guys you have to invest years in at significantly higher than vet min rates.

I like talking this shit out though. It’ll help soften the blow when the lottery actually happens.

By: d-mar

d-mar — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 04:55:46 +0000

Wow what a blow for the Blazers, Nurkic carried off on a stretcher