Comments on: 2020-21 Game Thread: Knicks @ Magic

By: vincoug

vincoug — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:46:16 +0000

The Honorable Cock Jowles:
I still can’t believe a whole team of highly-paid professionals wasted a lottery pick on Cam Reddish

All based on his high school ranking.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:58:14 +0000

In reply to The Honorable Cock Jowles.

Total waste of a lottery pick, but I think he might end up being a useful player eventually. He’s young and he can play a little D.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:43:33 +0000

I still can’t believe a whole team of highly-paid professionals wasted a lottery pick on Cam Reddish

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:26:45 +0000

I read over the Knicks v Heat game thread from a few days ago and couldn’t imagine what you all were complaining about with the Heat jerseys. Then I caught a few minutes of Miami in Golden State and, holy shit, how did that happen? Maybe in Miami their arena compliments those colors, but with the gold key of the Warriors court it was the most god awful vertical clash of visual pain. I couldn’t even watch the game, it was so distracting. It was like the Warriors were playing a team of fluorescent Harvey Dents. Jimmy Butler agreed to be photographed in that?? I hate the thought of people losing jobs, especially in a pandemic, but, c’mon, hold whoever’s idea that was accountable!

(Apparently it was a good game. But who would know it? I was too busy trying to adjust the hue on my tv screen)

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:48:18 +0000

Looked through Rotowire, Rose’s knee has been acting up this year. That might be why he’s struggling getting to the rim instead of his age. But given his injury history with his knees, I’m not sure that’s better.

Upside, his knee was fine last 2 years

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:38:56 +0000

Z-man:
It’s too early to tell…he’s moving okay other than no vertical explosion. Just seems like he’s reverting to his shoot first-poor shot selection ways.

Hopefully, but I’m very worried. He was getting to the rim in DET closer to his career average, but he was shooting sub-50% from there.

After today’s game, between DET & NYK Rose is near his career low in % attempts at the rim .265 (career low .260) and career low fg% .484 there.

Getting to the rim less often and shooting below 50% within 3ft of the rim is not good.

For comparison, Rose was pretty good the last two years. He averaged .295 of his attempts at the rim and shot .658 there.

Maybe Rose is nursing an injury, maybe he rights himself, or maybe he hits enough mid-range shots to get by, but it’s not what you want to see from an aging PG.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:12:15 +0000

It’s too early to tell…he’s moving okay other than no vertical explosion. Just seems like he’s reverting to his shoot first-poor shot selection ways.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:07:17 +0000

Z-man: He looked bad tonight, that’s for sure…

I haven’t been able to watch the last few games so I can’t say, but I’ve been following his shot charts and he’s been lighting it up from the midrange when he “played well”.

I don’t think he can get to the hoop anymore. Re: the Lowry discussion from last thread, when the athleticism goes it goes fast. Maybe Rose is recovering from an injury, but he’s his early hot shooting looks to me like the gamestop of NBA value.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:55:24 +0000

Early Bird:
I’ve said it a few times already, but now I’m vindicated, Rose taking 12.5% of his shots at the rim since joining the Knicks is a massive red flag.

He’s scored well on unsustainable shooting. I’d wager we see more of these games going forward. We wasted a 2nd round draft pick.

Maybe worth it if he tanks us into the lotto

He looked bad tonight, that’s for sure…

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:43:41 +0000

I’ve said it a few times already, but now I’m vindicated, Rose taking 12.5% of his shots at the rim since joining the Knicks is a massive red flag.

He’s scored well on unsustainable shooting. I’d wager we see more of these games going forward. We wasted a 2nd round draft pick.

Maybe worth it if he tanks us into the lotto