Fort Knox: A defense of Kevin Knox

MaseInYourFace · Post #721 » by **MaseInYourFace** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 12:09 pm

Elbows up or get low Kevin

Juco24 · Post #722 » by **Juco24** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 12:43 pm

When the Knicks were walking onto the court Knox was standing next to RJ... His freakin shoulders were towering above RJ's and he's a legit 6'7.... I swear I think Knox is 6'10 and growing (big ass feet- lol)

By the way- anyone have that lob from Barrett. SWEEEET

Chanel Bomber · Post #723 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 1:07 pm

Juco24 wrote:When the Knicks were walking onto the court Knox was standing next to RJ... His freakin shoulders were towering above RJ's and he's a legit 6'7.... I swear I think Knox is 6'10 and growing (big ass feet- lol)

By the way- anyone have that lob from Barrett. SWEEEET

Yeah, he's definitely a 4. Just needs to get stronger, in addition to his skill development.

Clyde_Style · Post #724 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 1:22 pm

Jeff Van Gully wrote:
MaseInYourFace wrote:
Sark wrote:He needs to get stronger. He looks like a weakling getting the ball stripped.

Read on Twitter

Tbf Zion is almost 300lbs

i bet the list of players from whom zion couldn't wrestle a ball is tiny.

In fact, the only person Zion couldn't do that with is a guy named Tiny

Nazrmohamed · Post #725 » by **Nazrmohamed** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 2:13 pm

Tornelyus wrote:
Nazrmohamed wrote:
Knicks Byke wrote:all joking aside, his feet is too big for his position. My guy is walking with bricks attached to the ankles.

Lmao. He does have insane big feet. Maybe that means he could grow a bit more. But also needs to build up those legs and calves. .

Not just legs and calves, also upper body needs improvement. And needs to play with more intensity and fire. It may be just SL but still when he got the tip from Mitch, I kind of felt sorry for Knox when Zion took his lunch money before he flexed his muscles.

Regarding his position, I am still not sure. Still young, still room for improvement but his first year stats are close to Beasley's rookie season with less efficiency. Hope that we can develop him into something otherwise . he will be the last of the tweeners.

Knox did have a good game btw despite the one Zion strip that will be overplayed for the next 3 weeks. Hopefully he can do the things you said and build from here.

br7knicks · Post #726 » by **br7knicks** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 2:19 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Are We Ther Yet wrote:Who gave up a 19 year old who was Rookie of the Month in December?

He's so soft defensively and his b-ball IQ/instincts are very unimpressive. And, yet, there are intriguing things about him offensively. If we can get AD, then Knox is superfluous. If we don't, it'll be interesting to see how he develops his body in the off season and the overall improvement in his game next season.

only watched first half so far, but knox actually looked good so far. loved how he made sure zion didn't dunk on him in the first minute.

it is only SL, but he looked good, even defensively.

trier needs to **** go, though. he's just really, really bad at defense and offense.

br7knicks · Post #727 » by **br7knicks** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 2:20 pm

Nazrmohamed wrote:
Knox did have a good game btw despite the one Zion strip that will be overplayed for the next 3 weeks. Hopefully he can do the things you said and build from here.

that strip didn't bother me so much. he should've known not to bring the ball down, but zion could do that to anyone in the NBA, including lebron.

br7knicks · Post #728 » by **br7knicks** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 2:21 pm

Fat Kat wrote:Knox gets into trouble trying to create his own shot. He needs to spot up for kick-outs and attack close-outs. That’s it. Save energy for the defensive side of the ball

yes, he needs to learn that. his IQ and skills are not good enough for creating for himself, definitely not yet.

br7knicks · Post #729 » by **br7knicks** » Sat Jul 6, 2019 2:41 pm

does anyone have the .gif of knox hitting zion to make sure he didn't get that easy dunk in one of the first plays of the game?

blanko · Post #730 » by **blanko** » Mon Jul 8, 2019 7:01 am

How is he playing so far in summer league?

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blueNorange · Post #731 » by **blueNorange** » Tue Jul 9, 2019 6:55 am

the thing about knox is that he's the player that can get his shot from any angle, ala jamal crawful or james posey.

he's also worked on a quicker release, and not having one set shot -- he might actually become a very good off the ball catch and shoot player.

he's still probably a bench player getting 20-25 minutes, but if his defense improves that all could change.

br7knicks · Post #732 » by **br7knicks** » Tue Jul 9, 2019 12:30 pm

Nazrmohamed wrote:
Tornelyus wrote:
Nazrmohamed wrote:
Lmao. He does have insane big feet. Maybe that means he could grow a bit more. But also needs to build up those legs and calves. .

Not just legs and calves, also upper body needs improvement. And needs to play with more intensity and fire. It may be just SL but still when he got the tip from Mitch, I kind of felt sorry for Knox when Zion took his lunch money before he flexed his muscles.

Regarding his position, I am still not sure. Still young, still room for improvement but his first year stats are close to Beasley's rookie season with less efficiency. Hope that we can develop him into something otherwise . he will be the last of the tweeners.

Knox did have a good game btw despite the one Zion strip that will be overplayed for the next 3 weeks. Hopefully he can do the things you said and build from here.

i've been the most anti-knox person on this board, but even i'll admit he had a good game. he may have gotten dunked on by zion, but people overlook the first play zion had where he went up for a dunk/layup, and knox fouled him to make sure he didn't get the basket. loved seeing that from him

cooch2584 · Post #733 » by **cooch2584** » Tue Jul 9, 2019 1:36 pm

cooch2584 wrote:
Meat wrote:
cooch2584 wrote:I know I'm old school. Been a Knicks fan since 1967,so maybe I'M biased because I saw some great defensive Knicks teams over the years. But the saying that good defense creates offense should still hold true today. It would surprise a lot of teams if up in your face defense were to be there in this era of basketball.IMHO

Don’t confuse good defense with **** offensive eras

Please explain that statement.

WELL ,Meat we are all still waiting for you to explain your statement.

21 Hussle · Post #734 » by **21 Hussle** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:47 am

Read on Twitter

Damn 538 did Kev wrong lol

BowlRips · Post #735 » by **BowlRips** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:19 am

**** 538
The eye test from this summer league tells you Knox looking like a better stronger more rounded player

iLLmatic860 · Post #736 » by **iLLmatic860** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:35 am

Yeah Knox def stronger. Im loving what I see from him. He clearly looks alot better. Hopefully he can maintain this success in the reg season.

DLTGWH · Post #737 » by **DLTGWH** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:42 am

Kevin Knox 7 months younger then Brazdeikis. Let that sink in...

2010 · Post #738 » by **2010** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:24 am

Despite being a lightning rod for criticism among the fan base, Knox will make a jump this season.

Context · Post #739 » by **Context** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:32 am

Sark wrote:He needs to get stronger. He looks like a weakling getting the ball stripped.

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FALSE NARRATIVE SARK! :lol:

Zion came from behind- Knox had no idea and was caught off guard. It wasn't about Zion snatching the ball -it was about Knox's awareness once he caught the rebound...Doesnt matter how big your opponent is if you secure a rebound PROPERLY... 8-)

Context · Post #740 » by **Context** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:33 am

2010 wrote:Despite being a lightning rod for criticism among the fan base, Knox will make a jump this season.

his shot looks wetter, he's being more aggressive so far but he needs to dedicate serious time to working on his handles...