Jstock12 wrote:Wildcat wrote:BKlutch wrote:
I've often thought that, but he'd probably want to be here if we didn't have Brunson. I doubt he wants to play 15 minutes/game as the backup.
That's what was coming out of his camp. I think the idea was they wanted him to come over in the year they signed JB, but there was a guard gut, so his reps felt he wasn't going to get playing time. Then he came over last Summer league and we still had the guard gut (team still had DDV, Bridges, etc.). I was high on Rojas, but I don't remember if I thought he'd come over for sure or if he was a Euro player all the way.
Honestly, I don't think he's coming over the NBA. Once the Knicks got JB, it was a wrap for him. I kind of wonder if the Knicks shot themselves in the foot by signing Cam instead of looking at Rojas as their backup. I mean, he did come over for Summer league.
Judging from his interviews, it's not about him wanting to be a starting point guard in the NBA. It's rather him not wanting to waste years of his career rotting on the bench collecting DNPs. I understand why the Knicks don't want to give him any assurances of playing time, even if its 8-12 mpg. But I understand it from Rokas point of view as well. It's a big risk just to get front row seats to every Knicks game. Especially after seeing some of the recent examples of Euroleague star PGs failing to transition to the league (Teodosic, Campazzo, Micic).
This is absolutely true. With that said, if he had come a few years ago we'd probably be slotting him in anywhere from the 1-3 for 25-30 minutes this year if he showed anything, similar to what's happened with Deuce. If he had come last year, for example, we wouldn't have needed to go for Clarkson. We've needed a secondary playmaker in the lineup like crazy and he and Deuce in theory would pair well. It was a risk but one that could have led to a nice NBA career.
With each passing year, that initial stint of DNPs that he'd have to overcome becomes more problematic for all parties.
* We have a Brunson Burner™ * 
