Official Mitchell Robinson Thread

[awy]

https://streamable.com/xvjgc

found this vid of Mitch pulling up from 3 in HS, can't wait til he starts doing it in the league

That was a step back~~ damm...

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lol yea i clipped that from his senior hs season.

he didnt shoot a high 3p% but it was also his 2nd year playing hs basketball and his shooting numbers improved each season.

the touch is there just need more reps and tweak the form a little bit with the elbow

[Chanel Bomber]

Mitch will have a better career than Ayton. It's just obvious to me and it's insane to find that kind of value in the 2nd round.

Thank you Mr Perry, but don't you dare trade him this summer.

[Tron Carter]

Mitch will have a better career than Ayton. It's just obvious to me and it's insane to find that kind of value in the 2nd round.

Thank you Mr Perry, but don't you dare trade him this summer.

he’s 7-1 with a pathetic 2.5 blk% dude plays like a pussy. I had triple j over him pre draft it’s a joke he went first overall. hate bigs like him.

[thebuzzardman]

I'd like the Knicks to let Mitch do a few traditional post ups in games - like 2 or 3, as the season winds down. Won't be the end of the world if they don't, but seems like a good idea. Maybe take a 7 foot jumper or two.

Or just let him dunk this year and wind up with the 6th best shooting % of all time, for a season.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg_pct_season.html

Mitch is at 69.1%

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinmi01.html

He probably doesn't have enough FGA's to qualify though. If he did, right now he'd be 5th

[Context]

Mitch will have a better career than Ayton. It's just obvious to me and it's insane to find that kind of value in the 2nd round.

Thank you Mr Perry, but don't you dare trade him this summer.

[thebuzzardman]

KP rapes or gets shook down by women
Mitch is so awesome women line up to give him money.

[K_ick_God]

I'd like the Knicks to let Mitch do a few traditional post ups in games - like 2 or 3, as the season winds down. Won't be the end of the world if they don't, but seems like a good idea. Maybe take a 7 foot jumper or two.

Or just let him dunk this year and wind up with the 6th best shooting % of all time, for a season.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg_pct_season.html

Mitch is at 69.1%

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinmi01.html

He probably doesn't have enough FGA's to qualify though. If he did, right now he'd be 5th

I kindly don’t want and have zero interest in seeing Mitch changing his game even a little.

[thebuzzardman]

I'd like the Knicks to let Mitch do a few traditional post ups in games - like 2 or 3, as the season winds down. Won't be the end of the world if they don't, but seems like a good idea. Maybe take a 7 foot jumper or two.

Or just let him dunk this year and wind up with the 6th best shooting % of all time, for a season.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg_pct_season.html

Mitch is at 69.1%

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinmi01.html

He probably doesn't have enough FGA's to qualify though. If he did, right now he'd be 5th

I kindly don’t want and have zero interest in seeing Mitch changing his game even a little.

I do.

Him (eventually) being able to pick and pop a little, or having the ability to hit a baby hook or small bank shot 5 feet away totally opens up the P&R game more for him. Right now he has to effectively set the pick (needs work) and then time his movement/roll so that he's fairly open within 3 feet of the basket. Of course he's very agile and with leaping and long arms gets to passes other guys don't, but that only goes so far. A defender who doesn't suck can sort of stay between him and the ball and be ok. And of course, the Knick PGs don't shoot that great so defenders sag on them (they aren't drawing the big) and also, the Knicks just don't run the P&R all that well because the PGs just aren't that good. Or Fiz is a factor, but really it's the guards. In any event, a more talented PG WILL help Mitch a lot, but imagine that, but also Mitch is a threat even just a few more feet out. Makes him much harder to guard in just this one play, which face it, will be his bread and butter for at least a few more years if not his entire career.

[Context]

Ahead of the Miami Heat’s match-up with the Knicks, Dwyane Wade said that he likes what he’s seeing from Robinson this season, and the three-time champion believes the best is yet to come for the young center.

“I like him. It’s great DeAndre [Jordan] is here. He’s able to have him think the game a different way,” Wade told Marc Berman of the New York Post. “The kid has a lot of upside. As a fan of the game, I like what he brings and how hard he plays and he’s only getting better.”

Spoiler:

https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-dwyane-wade-likes-mitchell-robinson-believes-he-has-lot-of-upside/

[K_ick_God]

It’s not a fantasy game — the minute you take Mitch away from what he does so well, you are replacing some of that. The more he’s taking time to do a move or think about when to do a move, the less he can keep doing the great stuff he’s doing ... and then you’re saying as a coach and a team that you want to change things that are working.

He’s 21. It’s unlikely at best that he’s as good at 1 on 1 crap as he is at what he’s doing — there’s no chance really. So you’re sort of making a conscious decision to downgrade him and mess with what might be fragile confidence and growth.

To put it nicely it’s a terrible idea really.

Just like it was with Frank but at least Frank is a guard.

[thebuzzardman]

It’s not a fantasy game — the minute you take Mitch away from what he does so well, you are replacing some of that. The more he’s taking time to do a move or think about when to do a move, the less he can keep doing the great stuff he’s doing ... and then you’re saying as a coach and a team that you want to change things that are working.

He’s 21. It’s unlikely at best that he’s as good at 1 on 1 crap as he is at what he’s doing — there’s no chance really. So you’re sort of making a conscious decision to downgrade him and mess with what might be fragile confidence and growth.

To put it nicely it’s a terrible idea really.

Just like it was with Frank but at least Frank is a guard.

Yeah. Let's never have Mitch develop a jumper or a baby hook or anything that might keep the defense even a little bit honest.

Screw it. Don't make him set better picks either. That'll mess with his head.

[blueNorange]

i don't want any part of anthony davis, nothing against him it's just we can't be too greedy after zion/durant/kyrie.

but you keep mitchell robinson, his ability to learn and adapt quickly is amazing. he's evolved many times to over the course of the season.

- he's worked on squaring up to his defender and using his lower body.
- he's worked on fouling less
- he's worked on his free throws
- he's worked on using his broad shoulders to box people out
- he's worked on his rebounding

all these things were progression, compared to knox who's shown minimal improvement. that's not a swipe at knox, but a praise to robinson because players either have "it" or don't. that extra push to get better.

perfect example is mitch at the gym at 11:50 pm.

[god shammgod]

It’s not a fantasy game — the minute you take Mitch away from what he does so well, you are replacing some of that. The more he’s taking time to do a move or think about when to do a move, the less he can keep doing the great stuff he’s doing ... and then you’re saying as a coach and a team that you want to change things that are working.

He’s 21. It’s unlikely at best that he’s as good at 1 on 1 crap as he is at what he’s doing — there’s no chance really. So you’re sort of making a conscious decision to downgrade him and mess with what might be fragile confidence and growth.

To put it nicely it’s a terrible idea really.

Just like it was with Frank but at least Frank is a guard.

you really need to up your dosage

[NYKnickerbocker]

It’s not a fantasy game — the minute you take Mitch away from what he does so well, you are replacing some of that. The more he’s taking time to do a move or think about when to do a move, the less he can keep doing the great stuff he’s doing ... and then you’re saying as a coach and a team that you want to change things that are working.

He’s 21. It’s unlikely at best that he’s as good at 1 on 1 crap as he is at what he’s doing — there’s no chance really. So you’re sort of making a conscious decision to downgrade him and mess with what might be fragile confidence and growth.

To put it nicely it’s a terrible idea really.

Just like it was with Frank but at least Frank is a guard.

so he should just stay as he is? Lol. It’ll be nice to have extra moves in his pockets besides dunking or flailing at the rim hoping for a foul. A nice hook, or short jumper

Praying his 3pt range is legit. Don’t even want him camping out there if it is. Just the threat alone would be wonderful

[god shammgod]

if frank had mitch's motor he wouldn't be where he is today. some things are not the fault of the coaching staff.

[K_ick_God]

Of course it’s likely that Mitch’s game will evolve some. Just you don’t touch that with a 10-foot pole now.

Why? No good reason. He’s not gonna impress you as a scorer the way he is as a generally great roamer dunker blocker.

But I’m a guy who doesn’t think the 1 on 1 stuff is healthy. I think it’s toxic. Here KP ... score. So dumb. Frank, drive and do something fancy like Mudiay can.

It’s bad news. I’m taking a hardline against it.

He’ll do stuff on shooting when he’s good and ready. If it’s 3 years away, that’s 100% good with me.

Noah Vonleh has a baby hook. And Robin Lopez has a sweeping hook. So what? Who cares.

Setting screens is a different story.

[K_ick_God]

if frank had mitch's motor he wouldn't be where he is today. some things are not the fault of the coaching staff.

Frank is a great defender and can pass. His drop off came when Fizdale seemed to want him to show scoring moves.

It’s either Fizdale or Illmatic. One of them did.

[awy]

there's minimal distraction for mitch to show a 3 point shot. if anything it will help with the type of lineup he could be used in, make him less predictable and open up rim running more etc.

[god shammgod]

if frank had mitch's motor he wouldn't be where he is today. some things are not the fault of the coaching staff.

Frank is a great defender and can pass. His drop off came when Fizdale seemed to want him to show scoring moves.

It’s either Fizdale or Illmatic. One of them did.

he was always gonna have to work on scoring and developing an outside shot. they do that to every guard. there isn't a lot of call for guards with no ability to score from anywhere on the floor. you can blame him for keeping him on a short leash but not for encouraging him to expand his game.

[K_ick_God]

there's minimal distraction for mitch to show a 3 point shot. if anything it will help with the type of lineup he could be used in, make him less predictable and open up rim running more etc.

Why should we make him less predictable? He predictably is an unstoppable force down low off of loose balls, alley oops and his own misses. That's a good predictable, I think.