SL Game Thread # 1: CaKnickians vs. Pelicanos

ITGM · Post #1381 » by **ITGM** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 4:56 am

RJ plays like he doesn't have a single quick twitch muscle in his body.

Sark · Post #1382 » by **Sark** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 4:56 am

taj2133 wrote:
Sark wrote:
Da_Mane_Man wrote:
What should we do?

Prepare thyselves for a few more tanks.

Its one phucking game and it phucking summer league game calm your azzes down.Some you guys are too quick to judge it summer league give it phucking rest. if rj scored 40 he is mvp and if he scores 10 he trash life of some knick fans.

You of all people telling others to have patience? Ha.

Grinditout · Post #1383 » by **Grinditout** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 4:59 am

The, Knox looked legit last year in summer league. Proof that these things dont mean anything either way

G_K_F · Post #1384 » by **G_K_F** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:01 am

GONYK wrote:Guys, RJ isn't a good shooter. Expecting his shot to just start falling as if that's the reversion to the mean is a mismanaged expectation.

This isn't a hot take. He has a lot of improving to do with his jumper. We knew this when we drafted him.

Yep.

Which makes the fact that we are surrounding him with mostly poor/below average shooters so ridiculous and perplexing.

Mills is basically Isiah 2.0 at this point with how he put together this roster not taking into account strengths and weaknesses.

awy · Post #1385 » by **awy** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:06 am

to be fair my expectations are not changed by 1 summer league game. never liked rj from the beginning.

malik959 · Post #1386 » by **malik959** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:09 am

Monk1718 wrote:Don’t let anything distract you from the fact that trier literally dunked during a 7.1 earthquake

They say his dunk caused it!

Post #1387 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:12 am

HEZI wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
NYKHardKnock wrote:An issue? His shots weren’t falling. When they do, his game will open up. It’ll create space for himself. Y’all get so quick on kids. It takes MLB/NHL players 2-3 years to be good/great players. I mean I expect a big year. But jeez it was a bad game

see u totally missed the point...I don't care if he goes 1-10...he didn't look to pass at all. I can live with the struggles and I really don't care his shot wasn't falling. The mentality issue needs to be corrected.

Horrible draft strategy then. If they wanted a Jarrett Culver type then they should have drafted Culver. Trying to turn RJ into Culver is horrible strategy. This is RJ Barrett we know who we took and why we took him. If we drafted another kid that needs his mentality of how he plays the game completely readjuated then we have no clue what we are doing.

then be a high volume low percentage tunnell vision scorer? That makes no sense...the guy has enough bbiq to start making the right play. It doesn't need to be to an extreme. I am not asking him to be Jason Kidd and facilitate but if he is going to have a high usage # he is going to need to learn when to attack and when to move the ball. If you break down the defense and have two guys in front of you kick it out for the open 3...if your saying he is incapable of doing that then he will never live up to expectations because he is not a quick twitch high flying guy to go up against NBA bigs like that. He needs to develop some craftiness and smarts around the rim so he limits those 4-18 nights and is productive when the shot isn't falling.

He knows the game enough and just needs to be coached with that in mind.

taj2133 · Post #1388 » by **taj2133** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:14 am

Sark wrote:
taj2133 wrote:
Sark wrote:
Prepare thyselves for a few more tanks.

Its one phucking game and it phucking summer league game calm your azzes down.Some you guys are too quick to judge it summer league give it phucking rest. if rj scored 40 he is mvp and if he scores 10 he trash life of some knick fans.

You of all people telling others to have patience? Ha.

Over reacting to summer league game is phucking crazy is not even a regular season game or pre season game.

FlashFlood · Post #1389 » by **FlashFlood** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:15 am

Little bit of an overreaction over all. I suppose it's to be expected, given the hype.

The summer league just highlights what young players want to do on the court. Whether the ball goes in or not isn't the point, it's to acclimate them to the league and let them see what works. Or in this case doesn't work.

Barrett's going to put up 3s this year, step back mid rangers, and he's going to try to muscle his way into the paint.

Betcha he comes out guns firing next game and changes everyone's minds.

Phish Tank · Post #1390 » by **Phish Tank** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:16 am

Don’t think RJ’s ball handling abilities are quite there either. His high dribbles will get easily stolen in NBA games. Focus on scoring. Score off cuts. Don’t rush shots. His form and stuff needs work. He was on an adrenaline rush tonight but he should recover a bit next game

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Iron Mantis · Post #1391 » by **Iron Mantis** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:29 am

Sooooooo.... when is the game rescheduled for?

Garbagelo · Post #1392 » by **Garbagelo** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:29 am

I mean, this is only the RJ Barrett we warned you about

Post #1393 » by **mpharris36** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:30 am

Iron Mantis wrote:Sooooooo.... when is the game rescheduled for?

its not...just an L

malik959 · Post #1394 » by **malik959** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:33 am

Yeah I knew coming to these boards after one bad game was a mistake. You guys see percentage and that's it. You don't see adjusting to NBA 3, improved form, good defense or anything like this from a player. You see missed shots and your in panic mode. The kid is good to go. Kevin hit his first three 3's, I'm surprised you guys aren't jumping on the Knox hype train.

gundysmullet · Post #1395 » by **gundysmullet** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:36 am

Barrett was awful; same issues that he had at Duke: tunnel vision driving to the hoop, can only go left, not a good shooter. Granted it was only one game, but he did not look impressive… At all.

taj2133 · Post #1396 » by **taj2133** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:39 am

Garbagelo wrote:I mean, this is only the RJ Barrett we warned you about

If you want to complain about iggy for being hot garbage in this game i wouldn't complain about that because he was hot garbage and that's fair game. Rj barret game tonight it was one phucking game if he had 40 you would say he is a mvp but since he struggle tonight he is crap. Don't you get this summer league roster is not the knicks whole roster i don't thing people understand this at all like most guys are going to be in g-league not on the knicks roster.

QueensG718 · Post #1397 » by **QueensG718** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:46 am

Same knick fans that wrote off knox after his rookie year act like its armageddon on rjs first game ever at the highest level. Calm down....the overreaction is crazy

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Gravy · Post #1398 » by **Gravy** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:49 am

I'm more happy about Knox than disappointed in one game from RJ.

Garbagelo · Post #1399 » by **Garbagelo** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 5:51 am

taj2133 wrote:
Garbagelo wrote:I mean, this is only the RJ Barrett we warned you about

If you want to complain about iggy for being hot garbage in this game i wouldn't complain about that because he was hot garbage and that's fair game. Rj barret game tonight it was one phucking game if he had 40 you would say he is a mvp but since he struggle tonight he is crap. Don't you get this summer league roster is not the knicks whole roster i don't thing people understand this at all like most guys are going to be in g-league not on the knicks roster.

You're suspect

I KNOW you got double standards

Post #1400 » by **GONYK** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 6:00 am

malik959 wrote:Yeah I knew coming to these boards after one bad game was a mistake. You guys see percentage and that's it. You don't see adjusting to NBA 3, improved form, good defense or anything like this from a player. You see missed shots and your in panic mode. The kid is good to go. Kevin hit his first three 3's, I'm surprised you guys aren't jumping on the Knox hype train.

RJ didn't display improved form or anything close to good defense though.

There is a certain contingent who is reacting to one game. There are also the people who expected poor shooting, subpar ball handling, and an inability to create separation, because those were his shortcomings coming out of college.