Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2019.06.24)

By: Bruno Almeida

Bruno Almeida — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:57:01 +0000

Well, their age makes it obvious to me, there’s no way you choose 29 year old Harden over 24 year old Giannis for a team. Without considering age and possible improvement / decline, I think it’s very close and maybe I’d choose Giannis because of the defense.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:18:10 +0000

Harden or Giannis…age aside, who would you rather have on your team? I’d prefer the real MVP.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:14:39 +0000

Maybe we could take care of our draft picks like this and they’ll blossom.

I agree that we should treat our draft picks as if they stink and need a new home.

By: geo

geo — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 07:19:22 +0000

@104…best of luck bidiong with the little skunk…

it feels good to do good things…that’s a challenging one though, trying to find a surrogate for a skunk…

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 06:47:22 +0000

In reply to dtrickey.

D’Antoni’s problem was that the contender teams he coached were in the West and ran in to the 00’s dynasty Lakers and the Warriors this decade.

I believe D’Antoni was already in New York by the time the Lakers won their late 2000s titles and he wasn’t yet the Suns coach by the time the Lakers won their early 2000s titles. It was mostly the Spurs who beat D’Antoni’s Suns teams.

By: dtrickey

dtrickey — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:56:46 +0000

D’Antoni’s problem was that the contender teams he coached were in the West and ran in to the 00’s dynasty Lakers and the Warriors this decade. Given the number of teams these days that run substantial elements of seven seconds, it’s hard to say he is a fraud.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:39:32 +0000

In reply to bidiong.

D’Antoni’s a fraud and so is James Harden, or at least that’s how history will remember the two.

History will remember D’Antoni the way that JK47 just explained, as the guy who revolutionized offense in the NBA, not as a fraud. There might also be people who knock him for the defenses he has coached over the years, but that’s a far cry from “fraud.” Who the hell has ever called D’Antoni a fraud? Fuck the heck?

By: bidiong

bidiong — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:17:45 +0000

My father texts me tonight. A wobbly baby skunk followed me the porch to the house tonight.

Completely not basketball related I understand, but that poor little thing is going to die because it’s mother got killed somewhere. Makes me sad.

I’m now over at my father’s house trying to find this little guy so I can get it to my vet friend.

Trying to make this basketball related: Maybe we could take care of our draft picks like this and they’ll blossom.

You should try living in the country guys, it’s fun in different way!

By: JK47

JK47 — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:04:02 +0000

Mike D’Antoni may never win the big one, but he ain’t no fraud either. The league plays the Mike D’Antoni way now, he is basically the Bill Walsh of basketball, minus all the championships.

The league ain’t playing “how’s it goink” ball anymore, that’s for damn sure.

By: english_knick

english_knick — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:03:40 +0000

Sub-max free agency is a gamble – you win sometimes but the clearly expected value of playing is <0.

The draft is investing in a risky asset class. Sometimes you’ll lose and sometimes you’ll win, and some people will be better at it than others. But overall – especially if you can hold on and be a long-term investor, the expected value of playing is probably +

In my view.