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Milk wrote:
As usual, Mudiay likes to be the man of mystery
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aahZIM5xeZ0[/youtube]
Awesome edit by the official Knicks channel.
Milk wrote:
As usual, Mudiay likes to be the man of mystery
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aahZIM5xeZ0[/youtube]
Awesome edit by the official Knicks channel.
sasso wrote:El Poochio wrote:sasso wrote:
Honestly y'all should be fine with any pick except #5. Besides Towns, I don't think there's a consensus as to who is a better pick in the top 4. Even Towns only slightly edges all of the other guys as the #1 pick. Of course it's great to be able to choose whichever one of those guys you want the most, but with the #4 pick, you still get to take one of them AND you save some salary cap cash too. The #4 pick's salary will start $1.3MM less than the #1 pick's salary, giving you some more cushion to sign free agents.
Yeah i need more info about Muddy somehow that guy Kabongo comes to my mind when i think of him =/ Its just i am way more comfortable with Okie KAT Russ since i watched them a lot. That is a wrong thinking cuz Mud can be as good as them or even better.
Mudiay put me into the mood you mud
He's a smooth, shifty and explosive PG. He actually played against Russell in the McDonald's game a year ago (20 second mark):
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YKEmZnAH0s[/youtube]
sasso wrote:El Poochio wrote:sasso wrote:
Honestly y'all should be fine with any pick except #5. Besides Towns, I don't think there's a consensus as to who is a better pick in the top 4. Even Towns only slightly edges all of the other guys as the #1 pick. Of course it's great to be able to choose whichever one of those guys you want the most, but with the #4 pick, you still get to take one of them AND you save some salary cap cash too. The #4 pick's salary will start $1.3MM less than the #1 pick's salary, giving you some more cushion to sign free agents.
Yeah i need more info about Muddy somehow that guy Kabongo comes to my mind when i think of him =/ Its just i am way more comfortable with Okie KAT Russ since i watched them a lot. That is a wrong thinking cuz Mud can be as good as them or even better.
Mudiay put me into the mood you mud
He's a smooth, shifty and explosive PG. He actually played against Russell in the McDonald's game a year ago (20 second mark):
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YKEmZnAH0s[/youtube]
2010 wrote:So because you're honest and realistic in assessing a prospects strengths and weaknesses, that equates to "bashing"? This generation is twisted. It reminds me of how nowadays when you say anything that a person doesn't like, they say "you hatin" ...nevermind the fact that you're telling the truth.
If you want Okafor, don't wanna pick him justifying it by expecting him to become something he is not. Pick him for reasons trumpeting what he is good at, with the expectations of surrounding him with players who will mask his weaknesses. If he improves those areas and develops defensively, consider it gravy. But to have a mindset which is the other way around will ultimately lead you down that bitter road of disappointment when the player doesn't morph into another prototype or improve his weaknesses.
This is why this fanbase always sours on rookies by year 2. Shump was gonna improve his handle and ability to finish. Hardaway Jr. was gonna improve his defense. Toney Douglas was gonna improve his PG skills. Players are what they are. You can improve skill areas but you're not gonna improve mental makeup, physical attributes, instinctual awareness/BBIQ areas.
Capn'O wrote:
I just don't think you will have to prod him. Especially with Melo already in tow, Jah won't have the same offensive responsibilities, will get in NBA shape, and will commit more on that end. Again, Towns is already better on D. But I think by year 2 people will be surprised where Jah is defensively.
You're right that he won't be that center who's able to step out on the perimeter.
Russell stuck in quick sand.
FemaleDogPlease wrote:Milk wrote:
As usual, Mudiay likes to be the man of mystery
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aahZIM5xeZ0[/youtube]
Awesome edit by the official Knicks channel.
Town with no socks and he feet looking like boats.
knicks94 wrote:This is how the draft will unfold:
1) Wolves
2) Sixers
3) Knicks
4) Lakers
5) Pistons
If the Knicks don't fall in the top 4 you know that it is because God doesn't like them.
Milk wrote:
As usual, Mudiay likes to be the man of mystery
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aahZIM5xeZ0[/youtube]
Awesome edit by the official Knicks channel.
NoLayupRule wrote:I think everyone seems to be on board with Towns at 1 but if you are picking 2-4 and you have the chance to pick Okafor you do it!Johnny Hoops wrote:AllanH20 wrote:
This 1000 times. I remember him playing great defense at the end of a lot of games. He's not as good of a shot blocker as Towns but when he actually puts in 100%, he's the better post defender because of his strength. I really think it's a conditioning issue.
The issue becomes do you want to invest a 1-3 pick in a center who may not want to defend every night or all the time. Do you want to draft a player that the coaching staff will constantly have to poke & prod to defend / bring effort on that end?
On top of that you have the question of whether he'll ever have the foot speed to defend on the perimeter or the recovery step to get back and block a shot once beaten off the dribble.
He's the type of defensive player that you have to spend other resources to build around his weaknesses. Towns on the other hand - has no such weakness that needs to be compensated for by other roster spots.
there is no reason to believe he's lazy or uninterested in defense, only that it hasn't been the priority for him
hes 19
if the coaching staff can't teach him to hit free throws and play D then they need to be replaced not Okafor
FemaleDogPlease wrote:Town with no socks and he feet looking like boats.
j4remi wrote:Capn'O wrote:
I just don't think you will have to prod him. Especially with Melo already in tow, Jah won't have the same offensive responsibilities, will get in NBA shape, and will commit more on that end. Again, Towns is already better on D. But I think by year 2 people will be surprised where Jah is defensively.
You're right that he won't be that center who's able to step out on the perimeter.
Essentially this, I think Coach K would have handled it early if the avoiding foul trouble wasn't part of the game plan. Okafor's impact was pretty staggering even when he wasn't the guy scoring and they needed him out there. He won't be able to step out on the perimeter, but he really shouldn't have to. My big issue with the debate is that I think Okafor's weaknesses have been exaggerated since he didn't blow away the NCAA tournament, before that it was a neck and neck debate whereas certain strengths have become forgotten and specific flaws are being seriously blown up without any focus on context.
DE FENSE wrote:just ran two different simulators and got the 4th pick like 90% of the time. I'm going in with these expectations and I'm ok with it. 4th or better...LETS GOOOOO
FemaleDogPlease wrote::noway: Russell stuck in quick sand.
