Obi Toppin to the Knicks @ #8

Ray Williams · Post #521 » by **Ray Williams** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:10 am

KnicksGod wrote:Amar’e actually could pass.

Then why didn’t he?

blanko · Post #522 » by **blanko** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:49 am

Ray Williams wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Amar’e actually could pass.

Then why didn’t he?

A career 1.2 assists per game... what is he talking about?

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Besart19 · Post #523 » by **Besart19** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:41 am

Reign23 wrote:i hope he becomes a star man..

If we dont screw the rebuilt we are in a great shape

Ntilikina / Quickley
Boston / Clarke
Barrett / Knox
Toppin / Baldwin
Robinson / Randle

Plus two firsts in 2023

thebuzzardman · Post #524 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:47 pm

Knicks should have traded back but didn't because he's repp'd by Leon Rose's son. Horrible nepotism pick. Knicks are doomed.
They already have Julius Randle to hold down PF, didn't need another.

Post #525 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:56 pm

blanko wrote:
Ray Williams wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:Amar’e actually could pass.

Then why didn’t he?
A career 1.2 assists per game... what is he talking about?

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he VERY occasionally flashed the ability to make slick passes to cutters from the post. no idea why he didn't work to do that more.

Post #526 » by **Deeeez Knicks** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:56 pm

robillionaire wrote:
Deeeez Knicks wrote:I hope Obi pans out, but the Amare comparisons really are not fair. It's just a lot to expect and Amare was on another level.

i feel like it's more a knock on him with the amare comparison since we had him on the knicks in his decline and after injuries but prime amare was a great player and we could only be so lucky if he's that caliber. I mean if we get a 6x all star out of this pick I am jumping for joy

True, it depends which Amare the comparison is too. I would love to get prime Amare. Amare was a top 15 player in the league at one point. He is def not broken down Amare either.

Just hate when the expectations are set too high though.

NotDikembeSayNo · Post #527 » by **NotDikembeSayNo** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:38 pm

No clue what’s going on here but I love it

Read on Twitter

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blanko · Post #528 » by **blanko** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:05 pm

Jeff Van Gully wrote:
blanko wrote:
Ray Williams wrote:
Then why didn’t he?
A career 1.2 assists per game... what is he talking about?

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he VERY occasionally flashed the ability to make slick passes to cutters from the post. no idea why he didn't work to do that more.

One thing about being a good passer is willingness.... amare never showed that imho.q

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thebuzzardman · Post #529 » by **thebuzzardman** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:06 pm

blanko wrote:
Jeff Van Gully wrote:
blanko wrote:A career 1.2 assists per game... what is he talking about?

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he VERY occasionally flashed the ability to make slick passes to cutters from the post. no idea why he didn't work to do that more.
One thing about being a good passer is willingness.... amare never showed that imho.q

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Julius Randle is a better pass than Obi and Amare

Gravy · Post #530 » by **Gravy** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:34 pm

Will we have shooters to pass to?

Post #531 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:59 pm

blanko wrote:
Jeff Van Gully wrote:
blanko wrote:A career 1.2 assists per game... what is he talking about?

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he VERY occasionally flashed the ability to make slick passes to cutters from the post. no idea why he didn't work to do that more.
One thing about being a good passer is willingness.... amare never showed that imho.q

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agreed. or effort on defense aside from weakside blocks.

Fat · Post #532 » by **Fat** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:18 pm

Gravy wrote:Will we have shooters to pass to?

Burks, Powell, Quickley, bullock, rivers is decent

I wouldn’t say the 3 point shooting is a big improvement but I think it’s a step up from last year. There’s definitely more versatility and shooting potential that wasn’t there before

RHODEY · Post #533 » by **RHODEY** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:03 pm

robillionaire wrote:obi needs to be pretty good right out of the gate since he's turning 23 this season, obviously he can still improve but that window is much narrower seeing as how he's older than Frank for example who is heading into his 4th season in the NBA and he is older than Mitch, Knox, RJ as well who have 1-2 years under their belt in the NBA. So if he's unimpressive it's not a good sign

He's supposedly one of the most ready to contribute players in the entire draft. He is older but he's somewhat of a late bloomer after growing 7 inches and red-shirting his freshman year:

Per UD coach Anthony Grant:

"When you look at it in terms of his age, I think Obi's ready to walk into the NBA and help a team as a rookie. There's maybe a handful of those guys that are lottery picks that have the ability to do that right off the rip," Grant said. "I think Obi will be one of those guys that can walk in the league and be an impact guy.

"At the same time, his upside, he continues to get better. That first year that he sat out, just watching his development in practice and what he was able to do physically with his body, seeing that change. Then his redshirt freshman year, seeing the growth he made from Game 1 to Game 31 and the way he became the first freshman since Lamar Odom (in 1998-99 at Rhode Island) to be first-team all-league in this conference and rookie of the year."

While sitting out as an academic redshirt as a freshman, Toppin won the Flyers' spirit award, the first time it went to a non-active player. He declared for the NBA Draft after the 2018-19 season but did not hire an agent, and with Grant decided he needed another season to become a first-round pick.

"(He's) a guy that went from nobody knowing his name at the beginning of the year to putting his name in the draft and having teams say he would have been the steal of the draft if he'd stayed in as a freshman," Grant said. "Then to go through his sophomore year, being a guy that people were saying was a fringe first-round draft pick to a likely lottery pick. When I look at that kind of development, what I see is a guy that continues to get better and grow. I don't see a guy that's a finished product by any stretch of the imagination."

Triple C · Post #534 » by **Triple C** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:04 pm

Read on Twitter

rajajackal · Post #535 » by **rajajackal** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:17 pm

Triple C wrote:

Read on Twitter

where at?? it's a cole world no stimmy

Jimmit79 · Post #536 » by **Jimmit79** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:29 pm

I love it ny kid playing for hometown team

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Post #537 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:34 pm

NotDikembeSayNo wrote:No clue what’s going on here but I love it

Read on Twitter
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wtf?!

Post #538 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:36 pm

rajajackal wrote:
Triple C wrote:

Read on Twitter

where at?? it's a cole world no stimmy

looks like harlem. i grew up on the corner by abyssinian where charles smith (i know) used to do giveaways, even after he was off the knicks. i wonder if it's over there and if so, if there's any connection.

HarthorneWingo · Post #539 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:12 am

Dan Sullivan of ESPN Dayton asks Jon is Obi is in good hands with the Knicks and whether Dayton fans can expect him to be successful in the NBA.

Watch on YouTube

Meat · Post #540 » by **Meat** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:30 am

KnicksGod wrote:Amar’e actually could pass.

he prob could also defend too,

did he do any of those things?