Dennis Smith, Jr. Thread

NYKAL · Post #841 » by **NYKAL** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:24 pm

I doubt we see the DSJ/Elfred pairing as much as others because RJ is such a good distributor that he'd be able to replicate whatever you'd get by playing DSJ & Elfred. So, might as well just leave them to their traditions positions (the point)

YungKnicks · Post #842 » by **YungKnicks** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:39 pm

I need DSJ to stop playing around and be GSW Baron Davis already..... LOL

I need E. Payton to stop playing around and be Gary Payton already.... LOL

newyorker4ever · Post #843 » by **newyorker4ever** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:24 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:
BBALLER4FR wrote:
Forgot Zo! Feeling this squad. All they need to do is play to their level and we're a problem for any opponent save deep teams like Denver and Clippers. I'm ready!

Fiz better not eff this up. The talent is there

(on the other hand, if he is going to suck then I hope he sucks fast and we can move on from him quickly instead of watching a whole season of Mudiayesque coaching decisions)

Yup. The very top end talent might not be there, but there is plenty of talent and depth of talent. Fiz is on the clock.

I'm sure you guys understand that there's a whole lot of new players that have never played with each other and it will take time for them to mesh and learn how to play with each other and it's gonna take Fiz time messing with different rotations before he knows who plays best with who on the floor and to figure out the 1st and 2nd units. Fiz won't be going anywhere next season. He'll be the head coach the entire year.

BKlutch · Post #844 » by **BKlutch** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:32 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:

Read on Twitter

3tohead, is that your throwaway Twitter account? Future DSJ Wikipedia?

thebuzzardman · Post #845 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:17 pm

newyorker4ever wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:
Fiz better not eff this up. The talent is there

(on the other hand, if he is going to suck then I hope he sucks fast and we can move on from him quickly instead of watching a whole season of Mudiayesque coaching decisions)

Yup. The very top end talent might not be there, but there is plenty of talent and depth of talent. Fiz is on the clock.

I'm sure you guys understand that there's a whole lot of new players that have never played with each other and it will take time for them to mesh and learn how to play with each other and it's gonna take Fiz time messing with different rotations before he knows who plays best with who on the floor and to figure out the 1st and 2nd units. Fiz won't be going anywhere next season. He'll be the head coach the entire year.

Oh right. Fiz "figuring out rotations". I forgot.

Knicks won't see a steady lineup until game 65. Good times.

newyorker4ever · Post #846 » by **newyorker4ever** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:30 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
newyorker4ever wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
Yup. The very top end talent might not be there, but there is plenty of talent and depth of talent. Fiz is on the clock.

I'm sure you guys understand that there's a whole lot of new players that have never played with each other and it will take time for them to mesh and learn how to play with each other and it's gonna take Fiz time messing with different rotations before he knows who plays best with who on the floor and to figure out the 1st and 2nd units. Fiz won't be going anywhere next season. He'll be the head coach the entire year.

Oh right. Fiz "figuring out rotations". I forgot.

Knicks won't see a steady lineup until game 65. Good times.

Every single coach has to figure out rotations when they're going through a rebuild and more than half their players will be new to the team, not just Fiz.

Clyde_Style · Post #847 » by **Clyde_Style** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:12 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
newyorker4ever wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
Yup. The very top end talent might not be there, but there is plenty of talent and depth of talent. Fiz is on the clock.

I'm sure you guys understand that there's a whole lot of new players that have never played with each other and it will take time for them to mesh and learn how to play with each other and it's gonna take Fiz time messing with different rotations before he knows who plays best with who on the floor and to figure out the 1st and 2nd units. Fiz won't be going anywhere next season. He'll be the head coach the entire year.

Oh right. Fiz "figuring out rotations". I forgot.

Knicks won't see a steady lineup until game 65. Good times.

... or until we trade Portis and Morris for Mudiay .......

thebuzzardman · Post #848 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:44 pm

newyorker4ever wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
newyorker4ever wrote:
I'm sure you guys understand that there's a whole lot of new players that have never played with each other and it will take time for them to mesh and learn how to play with each other and it's gonna take Fiz time messing with different rotations before he knows who plays best with who on the floor and to figure out the 1st and 2nd units. Fiz won't be going anywhere next season. He'll be the head coach the entire year.

Oh right. Fiz "figuring out rotations". I forgot.

Knicks won't see a steady lineup until game 65. Good times.

Every single coach has to figure out rotations when they're going through a rebuild and more than half their players will be new to the team, not just Fiz.

That's what preseason is for

3toheadmelo · Post #849 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:11 am

BKlutch · Post #850 » by **BKlutch** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:24 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

Are you hoping you can change your name to 3toheadSmithJr?

3toheadmelo · Post #851 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:37 pm

BKlutch wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:

Are you hoping you can change your name to 3toheadSmithJr?

I was gonna do it for sure if the Knicks drafted him. But I gotta rep my guy Melo. He’s been disrespected way too much lately. I’ll leave it as that, not tryna derail the thread.

taj2133 · Post #852 » by **taj2133** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:01 pm

Read on Twitter

taj2133 · Post #853 » by **taj2133** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:00 pm

Read on Twitter

blueNorange · Post #854 » by **blueNorange** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:11 pm

taj2133 wrote:

Read on Twitter

that's why you maximize his strengths(slashing and finishing strong at the rim) by having play more off ball.

rj and dsj should really work on developing a 2 man game with one another, dsj should be on the receiving end of a lot of back door passes from rj.

3toheadmelo · Post #855 » by **3toheadmelo** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:11 pm

blueNorange wrote:
taj2133 wrote:

Read on Twitter

that's why you maximize his strengths(slashing and finishing strong at the rim) by having play more off ball.

rj and dsj should really work on developing a 2 man game with one another, dsj should be on the receiving end of a lot of back door passes from rj.

U mean like this

It would be sick if they turned out to be some dynamic duo. Let’s hope it works out for us... for once :pray:

3toheadmelo · Post #856 » by **3toheadmelo** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:36 pm

Facts

Read on Twitter

cgmw · Post #857 » by **cgmw** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:22 am

3toheadmelo wrote:Facts

Read on Twitter

So it begins.

I’m telling you this team is built to be be an underdog media darling. Especially if (when) BK struggles.

Clyde_Style · Post #858 » by **Clyde_Style** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:27 am

cgmw wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:Facts

Read on Twitter

So it begins.

I’m telling you this team is built to be be an underdog media darling. Especially if (when) BK struggles.

So true.

If people think this is a Knicks town, wait until the media has a chance to start pushing the "Knicks return to relevancy" narrative, which many of them will do in a heartbeat if they can do it without getting egg on their face.

Most of them do expect us to become relevant, so you're spot on that they'll rip Brooklyn to shreds just as easily given the chance.

If this is a surprise season for the Knicks and their record is close to Brooklyn's, you'll see that shift in the media.

They need a punching bag so this is the perfect set-up.

If Brooklyn does well, they can keep punching us for a little while longer, but not for very long.

If Brooklyn falters, its a Buzzfeed sports dream come true. The knives will come out (x2 if we excel).

3toheadmelo · Post #859 » by **3toheadmelo** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:01 am

My guy out here putting on a show. Of course the competition is ass and it means nothing but damn its hard not to get excited for him this season

Read on Twitter

Jalen Bluntson · Post #860 » by **Jalen Bluntson** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:56 am

Clyde_Style wrote:
cgmw wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:Facts

Read on Twitter

So it begins.

I’m telling you this team is built to be be an underdog media darling. Especially if (when) BK struggles.

So true.

If people think this is a Knicks town, wait until the media has a chance to start pushing the "Knicks return to relevancy" narrative, which many of them will do in a heartbeat if they can do it without getting egg on their face.

Most of them do expect us to become relevant, so you're spot on that they'll rip Brooklyn to shreds just as easily given the chance.

If this is a surprise season for the Knicks and their record is close to Brooklyn's, you'll see that shift in the media.

They need a punching bag so this is the perfect set-up.

If Brooklyn does well, they can keep punching us for a little while longer, but not for very long.

If Brooklyn falters, its a Buzzfeed sports dream come true. The knives will come out (x2 if we excel).

It would be a dream come true to not be a joke in the media. I don't care about BKN at all though. If they are good...it makes for more meaningful rivalry games if//when we get there. Yeah...part of me wants them to fail...let's be real.