Around the NBA #3 - Kevin Twitterfingers' RGM Burner Edition

Mecca · Post #381 » by **Mecca** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:55 pm

god shammgod wrote:if i had to guess, if the knicks won the lottery or if they were 2nd and he was there, they would take edwards. that seems obvious. after that they would take one of lamelo, cole, haliburton. they miss out on all of them and they'll be sick.

Are we sure Edwards is elite?

GEOLINK · Post #382 » by **GEOLINK** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:58 pm

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

god shammgod · Post #383 » by **god shammgod** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:59 pm

Mecca wrote:
god shammgod wrote:if i had to guess, if the knicks won the lottery or if they were 2nd and he was there, they would take edwards. that seems obvious. after that they would take one of lamelo, cole, haliburton. they miss out on all of them and they'll be sick.

Are we sure Edwards is elite?

no. there's no surefire prospect in this draft that i can tell. but i think he's the one who they'll guess has the best chance. i think most teams would guess that unless they want a big. the knicks are too desperate for guards who can create for themselves to take wiseman.

i'm not sure that's the right pick but i think it's just the obvious pick to make and the knicks will do that.

Post #384 » by **K_ick_God** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:09 pm

god shammgod wrote:if i had to guess, if the knicks won the lottery or if they were 2nd and he was there, they would take edwards. that seems obvious. after that they would take one of lamelo, cole, haliburton. they miss out on all of them and they'll be sick.

Post #385 » by **K_ick_God** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:10 pm

GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

This off-season was defined by who we didn't thankfully get lol.

Adelheid · Post #386 » by **Adelheid** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:46 pm

GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

He is in BKNY and he is already like this...I somehow doubt he can handle the vicious NY media. He is going to have a meltdown.

thebuzzardman · Post #387 » by **thebuzzardman** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:50 pm

Adelheid wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

He is in BKNY and he is already like this...I somehow doubt he can handle the vicious NY media. He is going to have a meltdown.

I sure hope so. I want to be entertained.

Adelheid · Post #388 » by **Adelheid** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:51 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

This off-season was defined by who we didn't thankfully get lol.

A schitty situation with long and large contracts vs a schitty situation without those. :lol:

Fat Kat · Post #389 » by **Fat Kat** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:52 pm

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JXL · Post #390 » by **JXL** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:55 pm

GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

Imagine if this in MSG, he'd have to kill some reporters.

Lord Commander · Post #391 » by **Lord Commander** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:57 pm

Fat Kat wrote:

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Context · Post #392 » by **Context** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:02 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

This off-season was defined by who we didn't thankfully get lol.

exactly KG!

Post #393 » by **HerSports85** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:29 pm

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Ray Williams · Post #394 » by **Ray Williams** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:35 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
Adelheid wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:

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So glad we don't have to put up with this.

He is in BKNY and he is already like this...I somehow doubt he can handle the vicious NY media. He is going to have a meltdown.

I sure hope so. I want to be entertained.

I was waiting for him to start eating Vaseline

robillionaire · Post #395 » by **robillionaire** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:45 pm

Mecca wrote:
robillionaire wrote:Those would all certainly be Knicksian things to do

The Dallas picks will be in the 20's so they aren't that valuable. RJ is the talent it would take to get a player like Beal. More than anything, LaMelo and RJ probably wouldn't play off each other well.

No way of knowing that. KP is chronically injured and who knows what could happen with injuries. Even a super team like the warriors can be in the finals one year and last place the next.

I would rather keep RJ instead of trying to rush the rebuild by trading for Beal who really isn’t even a difference maker.

Also, fun fact
3pt%
Beal: 30.9%
RJ: 32.9%

3toheadmelo · Post #396 » by **3toheadmelo** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:59 pm

Very glad we have Randle over Brickstaps

Mecca · Post #397 » by **Mecca** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:06 pm

robillionaire wrote:
Mecca wrote:
robillionaire wrote:Those would all certainly be Knicksian things to do

The Dallas picks will be in the 20's so they aren't that valuable. RJ is the talent it would take to get a player like Beal. More than anything, LaMelo and RJ probably wouldn't play off each other well.

No way of knowing that. KP is chronically injured and who knows what could happen with injuries. Even a super team like the warriors can be in the finals one year and last place the next.

I would rather keep RJ instead of trying to rush the rebuild by trading for Beal who really isn’t even a difference maker.

Also, fun fact
3pt%
Beal: 30.9%
RJ: 32.9%

Volume matters. Beal is historically good from 3

Worst_to_First · Post #398 » by **Worst_to_First** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:14 pm

HerSports85 wrote:Then why sign the extension!!!!

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I think same thing with Kevin Love. Secure the money now then worry about the other things later.

thelastpope · Post #399 » by **thelastpope** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:19 pm

Saw some highlights of MPJ, kid put up 18/10 and was clutch in the 4th

But we got Knox

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robillionaire · Post #400 » by **robillionaire** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:20 pm

Mecca wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
Mecca wrote:
The Dallas picks will be in the 20's so they aren't that valuable. RJ is the talent it would take to get a player like Beal. More than anything, LaMelo and RJ probably wouldn't play off each other well.

No way of knowing that. KP is chronically injured and who knows what could happen with injuries. Even a super team like the warriors can be in the finals one year and last place the next.

I would rather keep RJ instead of trying to rush the rebuild by trading for Beal who really isn’t even a difference maker.

Also, fun fact
3pt%
Beal: 30.9%
RJ: 32.9%

Volume matters. Beal is historically good from 3

The volume makes it even scarier to me (30.9% on 7.9 attempts a game) because low efficiency volume shooting isn’t something I believe leads to success. And his percentages have been steadily going down for the past 3 years now so I’m not even sure if it’s just a statistical anomaly either. He was once a really good shooter but now I have some doubts about that.

Now I know you might ask “well why do you want to draft lamelo then” because as you know he also shot an even lower percentage on high volume. I guess I just have more belief in his ability to improve since he’s so young and also believe he brings a lot more to the table with his playmaking skills.

And I think with RJ shooting 32.9% from 3 as a 19 y/o rookie, as long as he has the work ethic to continue to improve he could get it up a couple more percentage points and the fit won’t even be that big of an issue. He’s just too talented to give up on already imo. We could literally be giving up an amazing young talent for a vet that doesn’t move the needle at all. Not to mention all the picks.