Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.08.04)

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 03:01:41 +0000

Presume you have to have Draymond in the top 10. Pretty astonishing player, but what an asshat.

I actually would have considered Jordan Poole in the competition, but it feels like getting punched in the face takes him out of the running.

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 02:09:00 +0000

Dillon Brooks is so deeply unlikable in a strictly basketball sense. I don’t know. That’s a tough category.

NBA players keep it pretty clean these days.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 01:30:59 +0000

It’d be fun to rate the Top Ten Asshats in the NBA.

Glad Julius is no longer in the running. Thank you, Julius.

I presume Ja has to be #2. I love the guy, but the repetition of jaw-dropping asshattery is pretty impressive. There’s an argument he’s #1.

With a bullet?

By: gkhenman

gkhenman — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 01:27:14 +0000

Frank is joining the Hornets? My 16 y/o daughter will be elated. Cam Newton the super bowl year and Frank’s rookie year with the Knicks are the only jerseys she’s ever asked for.

I would love to see RJ wearing number 23 next year.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 01:26:35 +0000

I actually think Dillon Brooks getting the Overrated crown is weirder (RJ was runner-up). He’s considered a pesky defensive player, but I wasn’t aware that anyone thought he was a burgeoning all star. I think they’re conflating biggest asshat with most overrated in this case.

For the record, I do not think RJ is an asshat. He’s just not good.

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 01:21:56 +0000

Knicks Fan, it’s a good question, but my sense (and I don’t get out much) is that there’s a whole Knicks fan base who adore RJ because he’s theirs and he averages PTzzz and anyone who can score 20 per game is a borderline all star and they don’t know what those other stat acronyms stand for. And there is probably another group of non-Knicks fans who just know he was #3 after Zion and Ja and starts for the Knicks and scores like 20 per game so he must be good.

But according to those other stat acronyms, he’s not good.

Although he is only 23!

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 01:06:40 +0000

RJ as most over rated is an odd choice. Overrated by who? I think of someone overrated as a player that lots of people talk about how good he is, but actually isn’t so good. But all I read about RJ is that he’s overpaid. That means people consider him not worth his salary. I don’t read about how good he is anywhere. That’s kind of the opposite of over rated.

By: pepper

pepper — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:49:28 +0000

My favorite part is after eviscerating him, the article author goes on to say

Barrett still has a ton of potential that he has yet to reach.

What…he didn’t finish with “….and he’s still only 23!”

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:29:54 +0000

“Without free throws, Barrett has scored 3,958 points on 4,157 shot attempts, or 503.4 fewer than a league-average shooter would have. The only player further below zero during his career is Russell Westbrook, who is obviously doing a lot more as a passer and rebounder than Barrett,” BR’s Andy Bailey writes. “Regarding that plus-minus impact, the Knicks are minus-1.9 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor over his four seasons, compared to plus-3.9 without him.
https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/new-york-knicks-rj-barrett-most-overrated-nba-dillon-brooks-houston-rockets

My favorite part is after eviscerating him, the article author goes on to say

Barrett still has a ton of potential that he has yet to reach.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:23:34 +0000

With his injury history AD is going to be making like $2M a game by the end