Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2022.09.24)

By: Owen

Owen — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:14:19 +0000

The good thing about stanning VW is that if he isn’t good three years from now the RJ discourse will have prepared me to never ever admit I got it wrong.

By: Bo Nateman

Bo Nateman — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:23:41 +0000

Los Mets with ugly loss. Stake DeGrom to 3 -run 1st inning lead, McNeil misplays what should have been an out into 2 run hit, and Oakland plays like they have 4 gold glovers.

By: Director NYC

Director NYC — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:13:09 +0000

Whay is the Knicks ceiling if iHart blossoms and puts up an All-Star type season?

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:45:44 +0000

(1) It’s not that I’m not worried about Victor’s weight (and height, which to me seems more worrisome), but I don’t think an 18yo is done growing yet. Maybe he’ll never fill out, but there’s a good chance he does put on considerably more weight in the future.

(2) Fwiw, he does already have an injury history. So it is a concern one way or another.

(3) Sampson came into the league at 23. Maybe Victor gets injured a lit playing skinny in the NBA sooner, but again I’d imagine he can put on more than 18lbs in 5 years.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:34:37 +0000

If someone from the future told me a player would only be healthy for 4 years, but would be a 4 times all star on those years, and would bring our team to one NBA Finals, i’d definitely take the guy.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:04:11 +0000

I look at Wembayana and I see Ralph Sampson. 7’4″ and 228 (Ralph), superstar in the making, multiple all-star games right off the bat (including all-star MVP), then knee and back damage slowly but surely destroyed his career — pretty much cooked four years in.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:48:56 +0000

Giannis came into the league at 6’9″ 196, but he didn’t gain 45lbs overnight.

Here’s an article: https://ballislife.com/the-greek-freak-is-getting-freakier-the-growth-of-giannis-antetokounmpo/

It goes on to say the following:

(1) The GM of the Bucks said at one point that he went up to 6’11” and 217. And since it’s the GM saying it, that probably means he was still lighter.

This was 2014, a year after Giannis was drafted. He was 19 going on 20.

(2) Giannis weighed 222 in 2016.

(3) Giannis didn’t make an all-star game until 2017, he weighed 230. He would have been 22.

Wembayana is currently 18 and turns 19 in January. He’s got 3.5yrs or so to put on 10 lbs (if 220 is your cutoff, 20 to get to Giannis’s all-star weight).

Anyways, I’m not too worried about his weight at the moment. He could gain 15lbs just from the natural aging process.

In contrast, Chet weighs 190 and is about a year and a half older than Victor. I still believe in Chet, but the weight concerns are more pronounced.

By: JK47

JK47 — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:35:14 +0000

deGrom can’t get any of these shitty hitters out

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:11:38 +0000

***show me the last sub 220 pound 7 foot wunderkind that worked out in the NBA.***

I don’t know if he was the last, but Durant had a lot of question marks around his lanky, wiry frame, and his inability to bench-press 90 lbs. He was around 7′ 215 when he came into the league I think.

Which I guess is the basis of a reasonable if/then question:

IF you had the #1 pick and had to use it on one of the following set outcomes, THEN you consciously choose to use the pick on which player?

player A: 1 in 8 chance of being the next Durant (and 7 in 8 chance of being a total bust)

Player B: 1 in 4 chance of having Yao Ming’s career statistics and accolades (and 3 in 4 chance of being a 7’5″ flame-out)

Player C: 1 in 2 chance of having an Al Horford/Rasheed Wallace type of career. (and 50% chance of never stepping onto a court due to injury)

Player D: 100% chance of being just like Marcus Camby. (no all star selections, but highly productive and surprisingly durable during a 16 year career)

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:07:57 +0000

Wembanyama is a mix between Frank (both french) and KP (both european 7 footers). I don’t know why Strat isn’t clamoring for us to tank this season. 😀