Comments on: ESPN.com: Frank Ntilikina Single-Handedly Snaps Team USA’s 58-Game Winning Streak

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 11:19:07 +0000

Very cool, Cdiggy!

By: The Infamous Cdiggy

The Infamous Cdiggy — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 08:42:03 +0000

Thanks, geo!
It’s been a real ordeal these first six months – my designed position is Sports Information Specialist, but because our department secretary retired in the Spring I have to pick up that slack as well until we hire another one (remember that I essentially work for the gub-ment – they don’t do quick hires). So I’ve just been on a steep learning curve.
The latter half of this week has been the first time in awhile I haven’t felt overwhelmed. Oh, and that same coach you heard in that interview is the Laker fan who on team #lolKnicks who just knew Kawhi to the Lakers was done. Doesn’t stop him from trolling me occasionally.

By: geo

geo — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 23:15:32 +0000

go cdiggy go 🙂

oustanding work sir…man, that must’ve been a bunch of fun…

By: The Infamous Cdiggy

The Infamous Cdiggy — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:40:46 +0000

In my summation, I think this is the year we’ll learn a lot about Fiz. I don’t think you can totally discount those who are skeptic of his coaching abilities, but for me I can’t judge much from a clear tank year.

Self promo plug: here’s a sample of my work with our Athletics Department. My interviewing skills are quite rusty; it’s my first voice recording of any kind in over a decade. I also began maintaining the school’s athletic site in the spring.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:34:13 +0000

In reply to Z-man.

@262 my recollection is that he owned up to making mistakes with Gasol. He did it in a clunky way, but he did take some responsibility. Gasol took his share of responsibility as well, and the two have apparently patched things up.

That’s a very good point. You’re right, he did sort of own up to the Gasol situation being handled poorly. He did it as a sort of sales pitch for himself, but he did own up to it. I would think it would be hard to not address it as it was so visible, but it is still fair to say that he did do it. So I guess I should say he hasn’t owned up to any mistakes as a Knicks coach.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:46:04 +0000

Fighting through screens is a lost art in today’s switch-heavy NBA. Clyde sometimes talks about how Willis would get ornery if he didn’t fight over a screen…to paraphrase, “I ain’t chasin’ no guards around out there!” Now the emphasis seems to be on guarding multiple positions. Knox was not particularly good at guarding any position, so fighting over screens would not matter much with him.

As for Frank, he’s actually pretty good on switches so it all depends on whether the other defender can handle the switch. But I don’t care what kind of shape you’re in, if you keep running into bigs on screens, you aren’t going to last long, especially when you have long-ass arms that will eventually get your shoulders wrenched out of joint. See: Ron Baker

By: bobneptune

bobneptune — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:04:29 +0000

The one thing I will give Knox is that he physically held up to being a go-to player for most of the year, even though his body isn’t fully developed.

That’s because he didn’t fight through a single screen the entire season unlike a certain Frenchman who ended up playing with both shoulders taped up 4 games into the season. I’m thinking that is a big reason hit the weight room hard this off season.

By: Knew Your Nicks

Knew Your Nicks — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:02:52 +0000

@268
Apology accepted.
The truth is that i use metaphors as tools to communicate truth/facts/beliefs but its not always easy to Succeed on that especially not on my mother language.
Sorry
And I find many posts in here tiring, narcissistic, hateful, dumb or negative in general but that’s not a reason to characterise/insult their writers.

Would you like a better ‘world’ ?
Hit the posts, not the posters.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:37:43 +0000

@267 he had Kevin Knox for that. And Mudiay and Hezonja were no slouches as tank commanders as well!

The one thing I will give Knox is that he physically held up to being a go-to player for most of the year, even though his body isn’t fully developed.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:33:59 +0000

@262 sorry, NYN, that was overly harsh. I just think your posts are uninspiring. You try to be clever by speaking in metaphors and it just doesn’t work for me.

And you’re clearly not in reub’s class of being a pox on this site. Sorry for including you in the same sentence.