Official Immanuel Quickley Thread

[Yeezus_]

IQ is my favourite player to watch on this team now. It feels so effortless with him.

If he can get more lift on his mid range shot + finishing better, he’s easily an all star caliber PG.

goes to show how this forum overrate its own players. 2 knicks (that this board often makes fun of) comes in and instantly becomes 2 of the better players that knows how to make an impact on the game.

I don’t think OG was overrated by us but our depth and self creation talent was so bad before the trade that having a role player skillset that OG has just can’t be your 3rd best player in the modern NBA.

The sheer fact that we have 4 guys who can competently dribble a ball and be a threat with it is so much more valuable than anything OG can do for us. For the Knicks ? OG guarding 1-5 at a high level, shooting 3’s and having low usage is more valuable than anything RJ can bring to the table for them.

It’s truly a win win, long term? I think we probably win the trade because IQ’s ceiling is just much higher than OG’s but both teams won’t regret the trade.

It's also the pace of play that IQ and RJ play with as they both like to get the ball and run in transition. It helps make the overall product more exciting. I hated watching our offense before the trade.

[bboyskinnylegs]

what's cool with IQ is while even now he's performing really well for us, it feels like there is still a lot of room for him to improve

[MiamiSPX]

He's been stuffing the stat sheet and it all looks so effortless. I think this kid is going to be a stud.

[Boogie!]

I think with the way this team is built, I still think siakam and Barnes and even Barrett should do more of the plstmakint. I like wuickley when his role is more just to score. Catch and shoot 3s, attacking off the catch or in mismatches. But idk if he’s best used as the playmaker/traditional point guard. I find he can’t beat his man off the dribble that well in 1 on 1 matchups, and he doesn’t have the natural feel/court vision of a traditional pg. he seems more like a combo guard type, which is fine next to someone like Scottie, but for those reasons I think he should play a little more off ball. It’s a waste of everyone’s skills to have Barrett Barnes and siakam all spotting up while wuickley tries to figure out how to set them up. Should be the other way around where wuickleysv3 point shot gives someone like siakam or Barnes the spacing they need

[johanliebert]

I think with the way this team is built, I still think siakam and Barnes and even Barrett should do more of the plstmakint. I like wuickley when his role is more just to score. Catch and shoot 3s, attacking off the catch or in mismatches. But idk if he’s best used as the playmaker/traditional point guard. I find he can’t beat his man off the dribble that well in 1 on 1 matchups, and he doesn’t have the natural feel/court vision of a traditional pg. he seems more like a combo guard type, which is fine next to someone like Scottie, but for those reasons I think he should play a little more off ball. It’s a waste of everyone’s skills to have Barrett Barnes and siakam all spotting up while wuickley tries to figure out how to set them up. Should be the other way around where wuickleysv3 point shot gives someone like siakam or Barnes the spacing they need

Scottie definitely needs more reps at PG he's smart and advances the ball. he had some looks against LAL but it was short-lived however he can play the 1. IQ can make good reads but he's really a natural scorer.

[Brinbe]

That Players Tribune piece was a great read. IQ was always a fan fave there from the jump and we can see why. I'm glad they want him to thrive here as well. Similar sentiment with OG over there.

A definite home run trade for both teams.

[sol537]

I think Toronto's long-term plans should be to get a "tall'ish" PG to play next to IQ and Barnes. Remember Iverson had Snow? Someone like Brogdon or Marcus Smart could work as a stop gap solution. IQ and Barnes should be mostly attack & finish type players with occasional playmaking--not full time PG-types. That's not their specialty. Maybe Toronto finds a guy like that in the draft.

And long-term, RJ may be best suited as a Manu Ginobli type 6th man who still gets his 32 mins.

[kalel123]

I think Toronto's long-term plans should be to get a "tall'ish" PG to play next to IQ and Barnes. Remember Iverson had Snow? Someone like Brogdon or Marcus Smart could work as a stop gap solution. IQ and Barnes should be mostly attack & finish type players with occasional playmaking--not full time PG-types. That's not their specialty. Maybe Toronto finds a guy like that in the draft.

And long-term, RJ may be best suited as a Manu Ginobli type 6th man who still gets his 32 mins.

I don't know. What Barrett's shown thus far screams "starter" to me.

[johanliebert]

I think Toronto's long-term plans should be to get a "tall'ish" PG to play next to IQ and Barnes. Remember Iverson had Snow? Someone like Brogdon or Marcus Smart could work as a stop gap solution. IQ and Barnes should be mostly attack & finish type players with occasional playmaking--not full time PG-types. That's not their specialty. Maybe Toronto finds a guy like that in the draft.

And long-term, RJ may be best suited as a Manu Ginobli type 6th man who still gets his 32 mins.

the nerds need their RJ is a bust narrative to occur. RJ is your tall "pg" this team is already big 2-5.

[disoblige]

All we need is a defensive C/PF and we can make it past first round.

[PD28]

IQ doesn't look like he's hunting shots/opportunities - he is just finding ways to score in the flow. I'm excited to see what he can do with a home court stretch with more practice.

[bboyskinnylegs]

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Thank you Masai.

[Dalek]

Cool Player's Tribune letter from IQ to New York, and caught this quote:

And that’s something that I’m going to take with me to Toronto — chopping wood, carrying water. Continuing to put the work in because that’s how you get better.

It’s been one of the craziest weeks in my life forreal. I won’t lie, when I first heard where I was headed, I was like, I don’t know if it’s going to work. Who’s gonna be there? Where am I going to live? I just didn’t know anything. I’m literally kind of still in that moment right now, where I just don’t know. The other day I was in Toronto, I was hungry, and I had no idea where to go eat, you know what I’m saying? But I’m learning to embrace the uncertainty. I can see the bigger picture. I see the opportunity for a larger role, which was kind of a reason that it worked out for both teams. The Knicks got what they wanted, and it helped me to be in a position to show what I can do on a night-to-night basis, which I’m really looking forward to.

Actually, I’m not just looking forward to it — I’m excited about it. The more I get my bearings, the more I can feel myself starting to get comfortable here. One thing I realized off the bat is that this team’s really close already, and even in my short time with the team so far, I can see myself fitting right in. It helps that the vets, they just welcome you with open arms. They make it really easy. The culture here is amazing. I would assume just from what I’ve seen, this has got to be one of the best organizations in the league as far as togetherness. Everybody’s really just one big family forreal. It’s really cool to see and be a part of. Knowing that they really wanted me here makes everything a lot easier. I just want the Raptors fans to know, if you’re reading this, I wouldn’t want to start my next chapter anywhere else.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/immanuel-quickley-basketball-nba-new-york-knicks

[LoveMyRaps]

Quickley lead the Knicks in +/- for 4 consecutive seasons...

The only other players to do that:

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This Ben Taylor likes IQ and the Raptors

[Raptorland23]

What’s interesting is both quickley and Barrett have added nearly 20ppg to our roster yet defensively we haven’t improved or are as equally as bad.

It may be why the Knocks we’re willing to part ways

I like the new blood and spark but reality is right now this kid is more a young Lou Williams then a Maxey

[Psubs]

What’s interesting is both quickley and Barrett have added nearly 20ppg to our roster yet defensively we haven’t improved or are as equally as bad.

It may be why the Knocks we’re willing to part ways

I like the new blood and spark but reality is right now this kid is more a young Lou Williams then a Maxey

Moving Schroder to the bench in a better role for him has improved the team's play. As a Raptor his A/T is > 6

[DelAbbot]

I think with the way this team is built, I still think siakam and Barnes and even Barrett should do more of the plstmakint. I like wuickley when his role is more just to score. Catch and shoot 3s, attacking off the catch or in mismatches. But idk if he’s best used as the playmaker/traditional point guard. I find he can’t beat his man off the dribble that well in 1 on 1 matchups, and he doesn’t have the natural feel/court vision of a traditional pg. he seems more like a combo guard type, which is fine next to someone like Scottie, but for those reasons I think he should play a little more off ball. It’s a waste of everyone’s skills to have Barrett Barnes and siakam all spotting up while wuickley tries to figure out how to set them up. Should be the other way around where wuickleysv3 point shot gives someone like siakam or Barnes the spacing they need

where do you live? I'll buy you a keyboard

[Raptorland23]

What’s interesting is both quickley and Barrett have added nearly 20ppg to our roster yet defensively we haven’t improved or are as equally as bad.

It may be why the Knocks we’re willing to part ways

I like the new blood and spark but reality is right now this kid is more a young Lou Williams then a Maxey

Moving Schroder to the bench in a better role for him has improved the team's play. As a Raptor his A/T is > 6

I’ve seen no defensive improvement at all, it’s been even worse. When you add 20ppg offensively and still lose in the same fashion it’s just tells you without even diving into stats how bad defensively these additions are.

They haven’t moved the needle at all, despite adding significant scoring output

Shockingly the end results are the same