Pick 36: Knicks Draft Mitchell Robinson - Pg 97-8 - Block Ness Monster catching on

[blanko]

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Can someone find this kid some longer shorts please?

Nah son short shorts all the way! Like willis reed did

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[TheBigBoss]

So he was expected to be a late 1st rounder but suffered some type of ankle injury (nothing too severe) that required him to sit out from the combine.

This kid could wind up being a 2nd round steal; I keep watching film on him and come away terribly impressed. He has good coordination for his size, unbelievable athleticism for a 7 footer and it looks like he can run the court fairly well. His defense looks more advanced than his offense at this point, but with the right development plan he can be some kind of player. I definitely can appreciate the Deandre Jordan comparisons but IMO this kid looks a bit more agile and dare I say possibly even more athletic than Jordan was when he first came into the league. How he can get to the basket on one dribble from half court isn't something you can teach. His potential is scary.

He reminds me of a young Marcus Camby, but he is stronger than Cambyman was.

[blanko]

I dont think him and western Kentucky is a case od Mitchell being some kind of problem child. This is how i see the western Kentucky situation:

WK packages robinson and his mentor as a assistant coach and player combination (its very common in college). However after WK knows that if robinson leaves he can't play anywhere for a year; they feel that they can fire his mentor without any consequences. Robinson sees WK for the lieing and doublecrossing sacks of **** as they are and says "**** you I'm not going to be intimidated to stay".



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[HarthorneWingo]

LOL, I had no idea who this kid was before we selected him. OMG! What a steal. I just hope he's ok between the ears and doesn't start hanging out at strip bars in Queens until 5 a.m.

[blanko]

I honestly think top prospects getting pro coaching is a good thing. This makes even more room for guys who need 4 years in college to get the min/opportunity to succeed.

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[awy]

LOL, I had no idea who this kid was before we selected him. OMG! What a steal. I just hope he's ok between the ears and doesn't start hanging out at strip bars in Queens until 5 a.m.

seems like he's close with his mentor(s) and they keep a close watch on him. unless he starts hanging out with the wrong players this isn't who he is.

going to a few clubs might be good for him honestly

[DrCoach]

I'm gonna say it, this kid is like having another lotto pick


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You're too late. I already said it. You gotta say something else now.

[QBoro KnicksFan]

21 pages for a second rd pick?

Whatever ppl might say abt Knick fans, no one can ever accuse of us of not caring

Edit: 30 pages for a second rd pick

Yall are truly some diehards


to all yall

[awy]

I've been looking at the WKU situation for a bit and one thing stands out to me. Why did he take the summer class that made him ineligible to transfer, or go to the G-League? It's looking like a trap set by WKU/Stansbury.

The basic situation is that he enrolled in summer class in July, after having first withdrawn from his WKU commitment. In hindsight, this decision to enroll in summer class and receive financial aid for the duration made him ineligible to transfer/go to the G-League.

However, in the time frame of July 2017, the WKU/Mitchell Robinson situation was anything but settled. It was best described as a still on-going decision process. He scheduled a trip to Costa Rica dated two weeks after he started summer classes, and he was visiting other schools at that point too. It seemed like he was not aware of the level of consequences taking summer classes had on his options. This article further explains that while summer classes did not make him a "full time student" as defined by NCAA eligibility rules, it did however trigger the transfer clause bar. It also triggered the G-League's very vaguely worded concept of "enrolled" as he would later discover. The disparity in how summer classes affected eligibility/qualification as a student athlete and the transfer clause is a fine print difference that was easy to miss.

To say Stansbury doesn't have a good reputation would be a big understatement. It doesn't seem impossible that he would just tell Mitchell Robinson to take some summer classes in order to participate in some team practices, with the knowledge that doing so would make his alternatives to WKU impossible and severely cut his leverage in an ongoing recruitment process.

Even without bad faith foul play here, the situation is straight up a failure of the system. G-League in particular should have clarified their rules on summer class enrollment. It was a pretty unfortunate situation for the kid because it's a set of badly written rules that would confuse the **** out of most people especially the first test cases.

[fatalogic]

I've been looking at the WKU situation for a bit and one thing stands out to me. Why did he take the summer class that made him ineligible to transfer, or go to the G-League? It's looking like a trap set by WKU/Stansbury.

The basic situation is that he enrolled in class in July, after having first withdrawn from his WKU commitment. In hindsight, this decision to enroll in summer class and receive financial aid for the duration made him ineligible to transfer/go to the G-League.

However, in the time frame of July 2017, the WKU/Mitchell Robinson situation was anything but settled. It was best described as a still on-going decision process. He scheduled a trip to Costa Rica dated two weeks after he started summer classes, and he was visiting other schools at that point too. It seemed like he was not aware of the level of consequences taking summer classes had on his options.

To say Stansbury doesn't have a good reputation would be a big understatement. It doesn't seem impossible that he would just tell Mitchell Robinson to take some summer classes in order to participate in some team practices, with the knowledge that doing so would make his alternatives to WKU impossible and severely cut his leverage in an ongoing recruitment process.

Yea, while he made some poor choices it still feels like someone was trying to play puppet master with his life. At least he was working with a NBA level trainer. Sounds like he loves the game too, I mean he was working out the day of the draft.

[SmoothLefty21]

Just watched this Senior Highlights. He can put it on the floor and he can shoot it too:

Watch on YouTube

Andre Drummond's HS tape was similar. He was leading the break and crossing people up, making nice passes and looking like Magic Johnson.

I'm excited about Robinson though.

[Capn'O]

I've been looking at the WKU situation for a bit and one thing stands out to me. Why did he take the summer class that made him ineligible to transfer, or go to the G-League? It's looking like a trap set by WKU/Stansbury.

The basic situation is that he enrolled in summer class in July, after having first withdrawn from his WKU commitment. In hindsight, this decision to enroll in summer class and receive financial aid for the duration made him ineligible to transfer/go to the G-League.

However, in the time frame of July 2017, the WKU/Mitchell Robinson situation was anything but settled. It was best described as a still on-going decision process. He scheduled a trip to Costa Rica dated two weeks after he started summer classes, and he was visiting other schools at that point too. It seemed like he was not aware of the level of consequences taking summer classes had on his options. This article further explains that while summer classes did not make him a "full time student" as defined by NCAA eligibility rules, it did however trigger the transfer clause bar. It also triggered the G-League's very vaguely worded concept of "enrolled" as he would later discover. The disparity in how summer classes affected eligibility/qualification as a student athlete and the transfer clause is a fine print difference that was easy to miss.

To say Stansbury doesn't have a good reputation would be a big understatement. It doesn't seem impossible that he would just tell Mitchell Robinson to take some summer classes in order to participate in some team practices, with the knowledge that doing so would make his alternatives to WKU impossible and severely cut his leverage in an ongoing recruitment process.

Even without bad faith foul play here, the situation is straight up a failure of the system. G-League in particular should have clarified their rules on summer class enrollment. It was a pretty unfortunate situation for the kid because it's a set of badly written rules that would confuse the **** out of most people especially the first test cases.

Great sleuthing. Seriously. That's a really compelling take.

I do hope Silver is serious about finally cutting the grass and dropping the age requirement to make the G-League a legit minors system.

[Spree2Houston]

Mitchell has a wide frame with wide shoulders, a strong sign of high testosterone and ability to put on serious mass. He could look like a monster in a few years.

[camillepd]

I see a lot of Anthony Davis in his game. Not there offensively yet, but the size, ball handling and athleticism is there. It's time to get excited about Mitchell Robinson.

[HarthorneWingo]

I've been looking at the WKU situation for a bit and one thing stands out to me. Why did he take the summer class that made him ineligible to transfer, or go to the G-League? It's looking like a trap set by WKU/Stansbury.

The basic situation is that he enrolled in summer class in July, after having first withdrawn from his WKU commitment. In hindsight, this decision to enroll in summer class and receive financial aid for the duration made him ineligible to transfer/go to the G-League.

However, in the time frame of July 2017, the WKU/Mitchell Robinson situation was anything but settled. It was best described as a still on-going decision process. He scheduled a trip to Costa Rica dated two weeks after he started summer classes, and he was visiting other schools at that point too. It seemed like he was not aware of the level of consequences taking summer classes had on his options. This article further explains that while summer classes did not make him a "full time student" as defined by NCAA eligibility rules, it did however trigger the transfer clause bar. It also triggered the G-League's very vaguely worded concept of "enrolled" as he would later discover. The disparity in how summer classes affected eligibility/qualification as a student athlete and the transfer clause is a fine print difference that was easy to miss.

To say Stansbury doesn't have a good reputation would be a big understatement. It doesn't seem impossible that he would just tell Mitchell Robinson to take some summer classes in order to participate in some team practices, with the knowledge that doing so would make his alternatives to WKU impossible and severely cut his leverage in an ongoing recruitment process.

Even without bad faith foul play here, the situation is straight up a failure of the system. G-League in particular should have clarified their rules on summer class enrollment. It was a pretty unfortunate situation for the kid because it's a set of badly written rules that would confuse the **** out of most people especially the first test cases.

Stansbury as in Terrence Stansbury?

[IllmaticHandler]

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[awy]

I've been looking at the WKU situation for a bit and one thing stands out to me. Why did he take the summer class that made him ineligible to transfer, or go to the G-League? It's looking like a trap set by WKU/Stansbury.

The basic situation is that he enrolled in summer class in July, after having first withdrawn from his WKU commitment. In hindsight, this decision to enroll in summer class and receive financial aid for the duration made him ineligible to transfer/go to the G-League.

However, in the time frame of July 2017, the WKU/Mitchell Robinson situation was anything but settled. It was best described as a still on-going decision process. He scheduled a trip to Costa Rica dated two weeks after he started summer classes, and he was visiting other schools at that point too. It seemed like he was not aware of the level of consequences taking summer classes had on his options. This article further explains that while summer classes did not make him a "full time student" as defined by NCAA eligibility rules, it did however trigger the transfer clause bar. It also triggered the G-League's very vaguely worded concept of "enrolled" as he would later discover. The disparity in how summer classes affected eligibility/qualification as a student athlete and the transfer clause is a fine print difference that was easy to miss.

To say Stansbury doesn't have a good reputation would be a big understatement. It doesn't seem impossible that he would just tell Mitchell Robinson to take some summer classes in order to participate in some team practices, with the knowledge that doing so would make his alternatives to WKU impossible and severely cut his leverage in an ongoing recruitment process.

Even without bad faith foul play here, the situation is straight up a failure of the system. G-League in particular should have clarified their rules on summer class enrollment. It was a pretty unfortunate situation for the kid because it's a set of badly written rules that would confuse the **** out of most people especially the first test cases.

Stansbury as in Terrence Stansbury?

lol uh it's Rick Stansbury. A lot of shady stuff around him.

[awy]

spending way too much time looking at his videos and somehow missed this interview.

Watch on YouTube

you can see he's a pretty genuine person and good guy. played with kids and made cookies lmao.

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/high_schools/article_a45814c2-e427-11e7-9bad-3b7e7141fea2.html

local article on his grinding and drive.

[nykfan42]

Woj said in 2-3 years he could be on the same level as Bamba and Ayton? I never thought of Woj as this kind of guy that assesses talent just rumors with sauces. So does this assessment of Mitchell Robinson mean anything?

[Fat Kat]

Woj said in 2-3 years he could be on the same level as Bamba and Ayton? I never thought of Woj as this kind of guy that assesses talent just rumors with sauces. So does this assessment of Mitchell Robinson mean anything?

Only if WOJ was interviewing a draft scout that said those things.