Wasn’t impressed with Cade, he has a laziness to his game that I don’t like. Hard to explain.

A lot of young high usage guys sort of have that vibe to them. It seems like it’s 50/50 which way they go with it.

Bojan looks like a square peg in a round hole.

He cost so little, so they can probably get a pick for him later, but yeah, he doesn’t seem to fit at all.

There were many pretty women at MSG tonignt. Then again, that’s not unusual.

General observations:
MSG is the best
Daily Burger rocks
Great crowd! Seemed like it was about 3/4 full.

Knicks observations:
-Mitch looks bigger and badder than ever. He is learning the art of the long outlet pass, which seems like a major plus. Was by far the biggest guy on the court.
-Hart has really long arms, hustles his ass off and has a positive vibe about him. In the second half, saw him yell at someone to get on the other side of the court, might have been one of the scrubs.
-Brunson seems in control at all times, has that Jason Kidd vibe. You can tell he’s just a step ahead of everyone else.
-Julius really looks to be trying to find the sweet spot between being a primary scorer and a role player. Definitely looked more like good Julius than bad Julius overall. Very engaged on D and the boards.
-RJ looks comfortable on the spot-up 3.
-IQ making every effort to score near the rim. Still has footwork problems especially going left, but definitely improved and trying hard.
-Deuce was a terror on the ball and in the passing lanes, but some minor issues staying in front of his man in iso and the shot isn’t there yet. But really a great run for him overall.
-Cam tantalizing again, some nice plays and some terrible ones, but engaged on D. I didn’t see the injury.
-Obi was fine in a low-key sort of way. Same with Fournier, who played hard on D.
-Just a great vibe night for a preseason opener, left feeling very satisfied.

Pistons observations:
-Ivey is big and built like a brick shithouse. Extremely quick and agile, ferocious going to the basket. He’s going to be a problem, especially if the shot comes around.
-Wasn’t impressed with Cade, he has a laziness to his game that I don’t like. Hard to explain.
-Bojan looks like a square peg in a round hole.
-Bagley III looked OK
-Duren looked raw as hell
-Livers was very active, good role player
-DET does not look like a team that will win many games, but they are so young who knows?

Overall a great dad-son night, very much appreciate that my buddy gave me the tix!