Kristaps Porzingis WILL PLAY for Latvia in EuroBasket2017

[MP4LIFE]

Eventually he was going to play for his country. You can't stop him doing so. Just hope he stays healthy and they take it easy in him.

[blueNorange]

i don't blame kp...probably looks at melo and says....i aint gonna let this become me. good for you kp. don't take no sh*t off nobody.

when you say this, do you mean having an organization treat you like scum or do you mean being a 14 year vet that hasn't changed his game for the better good?

because the latter is truly a lesson kristaps can learn off of.

[MP4LIFE]

Is Janis his Agent/Brother? I could see him being a big problem. Just look at these answers from him.

He said 1) now that he's in his 3rd year he can be more vocal, 2) that KP knows what he has to work on to get better, 3) this year was tough because of the losing but he still played well in spite of that, and 4) he wants to spend his career in NY, period.

What did he say that was so bad? Everything he said was good in my opinion.

Good thing Janis is also his trainer. All I'm saying is Phil better watch out. Janis knows all.

"We understand that he doesn't have to be bigger," Janis says. "Whoever thinks differently, let them think that. But he's a different player. He's going to be just stronger -- all of his body will be a little stronger -- but he won't have the [significant increase in] weight. He will still be around 240. And he's going to be like that for a long time I think. Maybe 245, but that's about it."

That might upset those who think Kristaps should develop into a hulking Dwight Howard-type. But Janis believes keeping his youngest brother at a manageable weight will help him impact both sides of the floor by changing shots at the rim and rebounding.

"The heavier he will be, the more difficult it's going to be for him to do that. We just need explosiveness and strength," says Janis, who played professionally in Europe for 10 years. "We don't really need muscle mass. He's a guard in a big man's body. That's what he really is. We kind of look at what he has and try to work on that -- not try to make him into something else."

As long as he is stronger then I don't care what he looks like. But he needs to get infinitely stronger if he wants to be a great player in this league. Dude was still being pushed around this season and didn't seem to have made any improvement from his rookie year in that department. He needs to focus on strength and conditioning the whole summer. Everything else will come in time.

[3toheadmelo]

perhaps you should ask yourself that question because your very next post was this


so kristaps should boycott the system he likes?

it was a joke because KP doesn't like Phil.. smh

read the key words " force phil out of town"

that's not a joke though, it's just your opinion off another opinion about kristaps hating phil.

ok
he skipped an exit meeting after phil trashed his mentor, melo ( also witnessing the harsh treatment of melo throughout the season) and he also said KP isn't untouchable in trades

then KP said this today about phil

I think there was some mistakes from Phil — things he maybe shouldn’t [have] said or written, things that made the situation worse or made him not look good

you're delusional if you think KP and phil are like best buddies or something
clearly he has some anger towards him.

[blueNorange]

it was a joke because KP doesn't like Phil.. smh

read the key words " force phil out of town"

that's not a joke though, it's just your opinion off another opinion about kristaps hating phil.

ok
he skipped an exit meeting after phil trashed his mentor, melo ( also witnessing the harsh treatment of melo throughout the season) and he also said KP isn't untouchable in trades

then KP said this today about phil

I think there was some mistakes from Phil — things he maybe shouldn’t [have] said or written, things that made the situation worse or made him not look good

you're delusional if you think KP and phil are like best buddies or something
clearly he has some anger towards him.

anger? sure

nothing about that says kristaps hates phil.

[Oscirus]

Now it's time to trade Porzingis's dumb ass. There's being frustrated and there's pulling **** like this

[3toheadmelo]

that's not a joke though, it's just your opinion off another opinion about kristaps hating phil.

ok
he skipped an exit meeting after phil trashed his mentor, melo ( also witnessing the harsh treatment of melo throughout the season) and he also said KP isn't untouchable in trades

then KP said this today about phil

I think there was some mistakes from Phil — things he maybe shouldn’t [have] said or written, things that made the situation worse or made him not look good

you're delusional if you think KP and phil are like best buddies or something
clearly he has some anger towards him.

anger? sure

nothing about that says kristaps hates phil.

i never said he hates him, but i don't think he likes him either.
you get what im saying?

[DaKnicksAreBack]

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Fock his dummy! He should have said he wants to play in ny period. No buts. He's acting like he's an established player lol. He's not.

[god shammgod]

i don't blame kp...probably looks at melo and says....i aint gonna let this become me. good for you kp. don't take no sh*t off nobody.

when you say this, do you mean having an organization treat you like scum or do you mean being a 14 year vet that hasn't changed his game for the better good?

because the latter is truly a lesson kristaps can learn off of.

when did u get all serious ? i don't like it

[Jeff Van Gully]

No surprise, his country obviously means a ton to him. Hope he plays well and they win some games.

they got some players now. depends on their bracket...they might could make a little noise. KP, kurucs, bertans, not every national team has 3 legit NBA players/prospects.

[Yankeeknickfan]

kp also hates mpharris for some reason. i'm not even sure i understand that but...i'll allow it.

Does KP have the weird desire to ban everhbody?

[Jeff Van Gully]

Porzingis: "Should I go to Europe and represent my national team or stay in NYC and attend triangle classes and get yelled at by that lameass Rambis that no one likes? Easy choice"

Honestly this might be good though


Get away from this crap for a couple months, and I know that it's against bums, but he'll at least be the first option here.

international competition will be good for him. and he'll be option -5 on that team.

[blueNorange]

ok
he skipped an exit meeting after phil trashed his mentor, melo ( also witnessing the harsh treatment of melo throughout the season) and he also said KP isn't untouchable in trades

then KP said this today about phil


you're delusional if you think KP and phil are like best buddies or something
clearly he has some anger towards him.

anger? sure

nothing about that says kristaps hates phil.

i never said he hates him, but i don't think he likes him either.
you get what im saying?

oh so you were exaggerating on all your posts before, got it.

so kristaps doesn't hate phil, he's just not on board with all his moves yet which is perfectly normal for a franchise player.

[god shammgod]

kp also hates mpharris for some reason. i'm not even sure i understand that but...i'll allow it.

Does KP have the weird desire to ban everhbody?

nothing weird about it....and yes

[Oscirus]

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Fock his dummy! He should have said he wants to play in ny period. No buts. He's acting like he's an established player lol. He's not.

Pretty much. He's at his highest value now and Phil should have the media behind him. Now would be the best time to get a good deal for this dude.

[Jeff Van Gully]

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Fock his dummy! He should have said he wants to play in ny period. No buts. He's acting like he's an established player lol. He's not.

nothing wrong at all with what he said. free agency will come someday. extensions will be offered. the franchise has an obligation to be successful to retain players. your job has to be a good workplace for you to not consider leaving it, right? loyalty is earned. knicks haven't really earned it. we'd be lucky to have it at this point.

and he def should push management to improve the team. why wouldn't he?

[blueNorange]

i don't blame kp...probably looks at melo and says....i aint gonna let this become me. good for you kp. don't take no sh*t off nobody.

when you say this, do you mean having an organization treat you like scum or do you mean being a 14 year vet that hasn't changed his game for the better good?

because the latter is truly a lesson kristaps can learn off of.

when did u get all serious ? i don't like it

"great trolls are always adapting"

[3toheadmelo]

anger? sure

nothing about that says kristaps hates phil.

i never said he hates him, but i don't think he likes him either.
you get what im saying?

oh so you were exaggerating on all your posts before, got it.

so kristaps doesn't hate phil, he's just not on board with all his moves yet which is perfectly normal for a franchise player.

i don't think anyone is on board with his moves, like ANYONE on this team.
and im pretty sure KP knows phil is going to use him as a scapegoat like he did to melo just so he can justify his horrible moves.

[blueNorange]

i never said he hates him, but i don't think he likes him either.
you get what im saying?

oh so you were exaggerating on all your posts before, got it.

so kristaps doesn't hate phil, he's just not on board with all his moves yet which is perfectly normal for a franchise player.

i don't think anyone is on board with his moves, like ANYONE on this team.
and im pretty sure KP knows phil is going to use him as a scapegoat like he did to melo just so he can justify his horrible moves.

there you go again exaggerating.

[Fat]

go latvia!