Official Frank Ntilikina Thread

[thebuzzardman]

The theo malden kid for france is the exact opposite of frank he is agrressive on offense and had a good game today 14 point, 2 assist and he was 4/5 from the field. I can see why this theo malden kid is lottery pick next year he is fast and long.

Hopefully the Knicks can draft him so everyone can hate him too.

[3toheadmelo]

Frank called his own number for a layup and +1 at the end of the game. He also lobbed to Labia a few minutes earlier.

For those that care. Small steps.

Do you have his statline?

18 minutes
7 points 2-7 shooting
2-3 from the line
5 assists (lead the team again) - I believe 0 turnovers
1 steal

Shooting needs to improve but not bad

[thebuzzardman]

Do you have his statline?

18 minutes
7 points 2-7 shooting
2-3 from the line
5 assists (lead the team again) - I believe 0 turnovers
1 steal

Shooting needs to improve but not bad

It's not about making them, it's about taking them!

[Deeeez Knicks]

Great seeing Frank rack up the assists and showing some playmaking. I still love passing.

[taj2133]

Imo I think Frank will be most useful at sg or sf and should be given opportunity to run the offense at certain points throughout the game.

I just dont know why people are so ready to give up on him when he has showed he can defend superstar players and give them a hard time. The fact that he had a growth spurt and is 6’8 now makes him even more valuable imo.

The problem for frank is his offensive game is really bad and he hasn't shown growth in that category at all. Frank is shooting 20 percent in the first 2 fiba games and he is averaging 4.5 points, 5.5 assist, 20 percent from field and 16 percent from three.

[3toheadmelo]

18 minutes
7 points 2-7 shooting
2-3 from the line
5 assists (lead the team again) - I believe 0 turnovers
1 steal

Shooting needs to improve but not bad

It's not about making them, it's about taking them!

[Deeeez Knicks]

Imo I think Frank will be most useful at sg or sf and should be given opportunity to run the offense at certain points throughout the game.

I just dont know why people are so ready to give up on him when he has showed he can defend superstar players and give them a hard time. The fact that he had a growth spurt and is 6’8 now makes him even more valuable imo.

The problem for frank is his offensive game is really bad and he hasn't shown growth in that category at all. Frank is shooting 20 percent in the first 2 fiba games and he is averaging 4.5 points, 5.5 assist, 20 percent from field and 16 percent from three.

He went from 2 points to 7 points. That is 350% improvement.

[Knicksfan1992]

I'm not going to say too much because I'll admit I didn't watch his games but if Frank is combined 2-10 against Tunisia and Turkey entering year 3...Yeah let's just say I'm not optimistic...

[GONYK]

Imo I think Frank will be most useful at sg or sf and should be given opportunity to run the offense at certain points throughout the game.

I just dont know why people are so ready to give up on him when he has showed he can defend superstar players and give them a hard time. The fact that he had a growth spurt and is 6’8 now makes him even more valuable imo.

The problem for frank is his offensive game is really bad and he hasn't shown growth in that category at all. Frank is shooting 20 percent in the first 2 fiba games and he is averaging 4.5 points, 5.5 assist, 20 percent from field and 16 percent from three.

He went from 2 points to 7 points. That is 350% improvement.

[NYKnickerbocker]

Are these serious games, or like warmups?

[iLLmatic860]

Are these serious games, or like warmups?

These are fibaa version of pre season games

If im not mistaken

[NYKnickerbocker]

Oh

Well with frank, it’s all about that 3 ball. If he can be a 37-40% shooter. Everything else will come for him. He’s got all the tools to be an elite role player.

[Kampuchea]

If he is shooting 20% on a team that passes the ball well he should have no problem replicating that success on this Knicks team with an abundance of willing passers that set each other up.

[GONYK]

Frank played better than he did the first game, and his aggression level was higher than it was the first game. He was an impact player.

We're obsessing over his scoring, which I understand, but so much of the game is missed that way. Frank had the second most FGA's and third most FTA's today, so I'm not sure you can even fault him for that.

He still has some moments of hesitation, which can be frustrating, but he's bringing the fight to the defense more often than not in these games. Certainly more than he did consistently last season.

[Clyde_Style]

Frank played better than he did the first game, and his aggression level was higher than it was the first game. He was an impact player.

We're obsessing over his scoring, which I understand, but so much of the game is missed that way. Frank had the second most FGA's and third most FTA's today, so I'm not sure you can even fault him for that.

If Frank does what he did today with our other players he racks up dimes, makes steals, scores a few points and provides legit defense. We'll have enough scorers to work him into the line-up.

[eagle54]

Are these serious games, or like warmups?

These are fibaa version of pre season games

If im not mistaken

Exhibition game, or in europe we said preparation game.

[taj2133]

Frank played better than he did the first game, and his aggression level was higher than it was the first game. He was an impact player.

We're obsessing over his scoring, which I understand, but so much of the game is missed that way. Frank had the second most FGA's and third most FTA's today, so I'm not sure you can even fault him for that.

He still has some moments of hesitation, which can be frustrating, but he's bringing the fight to the defense more often than not in these games. Certainly more than he did consistently last season.

The problem with these 2 fiba games frank played in is that turkey and tunisha don't have good guards and frank shouldn't get shut down by those teams guards. The 18 year old theo madelin the lottery pick in the 2020 draft was much more impressive then frank today , theo actually isn't scared to shot ball like frank is.

[K_ick_God]

I'm not going to say too much because I'll admit I didn't watch his games but if Frank is combined 2-10 against Tunisia and Turkey entering year 3...Yeah let's just say I'm not optimistic...

He’s still a babe tho.

[bearadonisdna]

Frank played better than he did the first game, and his aggression level was higher than it was the first game. He was an impact player.

We're obsessing over his scoring, which I understand, but so much of the game is missed that way. Frank had the second most FGA's and third most FTA's today, so I'm not sure you can even fault him for that.

If Frank does what he did today with our other players he racks up dimes, makes steals, scores a few points and provides legit defense. We'll have enough scorers to work him into the line-up.

Agreed. Really he seems like a career defender at this point.
Which for his contract and team, I think is suitable enough.

Lol, I feel like I've been an offensive stickler but I'm looking the other way on Frank because i think his value is on defense.

[Fat Kat]

I'm not going to say too much because I'll admit I didn't watch his games but if Frank is combined 2-10 against Tunisia and Turkey entering year 3...Yeah let's just say I'm not optimistic...

He’s still a babe tho.

He has the potential of an embryonic stem cell.