Comments on: NY Post: Tom Thibodeau doing deep dive into Knicks as coach decision looms

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:29:32 +0000

In reply to alsep73.

Brian, is this Begley update enough to merit a new thread?

Sure.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:27:58 +0000

In reply to Z-man.

I agree that he should have been drafted earlier, but I don’t see Bol as a Mitch-level oversight.

Oh yeah, honestly, it’s one of those things where I forgot about it a week later, so I can’t say that I’m some huge Bol Bol devotee, but I still think that A. some team should have grabbed Bol in the 30s and B. the Knicks should have been one of those teams once it was evident that you could grab one of those second round picks pretty easily.

By: d-mar

d-mar — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:05:19 +0000

We could have drafted Bol Bol , then next year draft Makur Maker and talk God Shammgod out of retirement.

By: alsep73

alsep73 — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:02:33 +0000

Brian, is this Begley update enough to merit a new thread?

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:51:01 +0000

I mean, the guy put up 16 and 10 with 6 blocks in a scrimmage. He obviously could have been our Porzingis replacement. The guy is 7’2 and went 13-25 from three in his college career.

I kid, sort of. There was no reason not to take a flyer on him even if he has an injury riddled future likely ahead.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:42:13 +0000

Brian Cronin: Who do you think has a brighter upside? Iggy or Bol?

Good question. Personally, I don’t see Bol as anything beyond a dime-a-dozen bench big with a high probability of being out of the league with leg injuries as soon as he gets serious minutes. Iggy has an outside chance to become a very dynamic scoring wing. He’s smart, athletic, can shoot and is ambidextrous. But I get that others see him differently. I agree that he should have been drafted earlier, but I don’t see Bol as a Mitch-level oversight.

By: KnickfaninNJ

KnickfaninNJ — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:37:54 +0000

I don’t know Bol at all, but I will say that lack NCAA playing time was no bar to us drafting Robinson, so I doubt it was a deciding factor in not going after Bol.

By: pepper

pepper — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:36:47 +0000

Brian Cronin: Who do you think has a brighter upside? Iggy or Bol?

Kuring yakin éta bakal Bol Bol…no offense to Iggy

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:08:10 +0000

In reply to Z-man.

The jury is still out on Iggy, he’s young and did well in G-League.

Who do you think has a brighter upside? Iggy or Bol?

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 13:54:10 +0000

Brian Cronin: I agree that I don’t think he’s some sure thing, but I think that he was more than worth the risk once they got into the second round. I mean, think about it, the Knicks traded up to #47 to get Iggy who doesn’t seem to have a future here, why not #44 to get Bol, who also might not have a future here, but sure had a lot more of a chance of one.

The jury is still out on Iggy, he’s young and did well in G-League.