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Chanel Bomber · Post #981 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:45 am

GEOLINK wrote:

Read on Twitter

"We gon see though" :lol:

KD's like ain't no media to blame in this IG live, stfu NOW.

spree2kawhi · Post #982 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:01 am

HEZI wrote:
Capn'O wrote:
HEZI wrote:0 points / 0-5 from the field
4 assists
4 turnovers

Yeah but he threw some flashy passes though

Ben Simmons Jr

Simmons is stronger and doesn't take bad shot (well he doesnt take jumpers at all )

Simmons is also a multi positional defender.

Lamelo is like a taller Brandon Jennings

Ball going to be a bust. I don't even view him as an elite ball handler. He is the symptom of the American Instagram society. Charlotte should have drafted Obi. Now they're rolling out a Tyler Zeller + Bismack Biyombo frontcourt. Insanity.

spree2kawhi · Post #983 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:48 am

Chanel Bomber wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:

Read on Twitter

"We gon see though"

KD's like ain't no media to blame in this IG live, stfu NOW.

They obviously don't have the maturity to win a championship together. Interestingly they've both won championships before :lol:

Chanel Bomber · Post #984 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:33 am

spree2kawhi wrote:
Chanel Bomber wrote:
GEOLINK wrote:

Read on Twitter

"We gon see though"

KD's like ain't no media to blame in this IG live, stfu NOW.

They obviously don't have the maturity to win a championship together. Interestingly they've both won championships before

Their talent might still be enough to get to the Finals, and then who knows.

I just think the East is wide open. I sure don't trust Giannis, the Celtics aren't deep enough, and Miami might not have enough top-end talent to beat a healthy Nets team.

J9Starks3 · Post #985 » by **J9Starks3** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:40 am

Chanel Bomber wrote:
spree2kawhi wrote:
Chanel Bomber wrote:"We gon see though"

KD's like ain't no media to blame in this IG live, stfu NOW.

They obviously don't have the maturity to win a championship together. Interestingly they've both won championships before

Their talent might still be enough to get to the Finals, and then who knows.

I just think the East is wide open. I sure don't trust Giannis, the Celtics aren't deep enough, and Miami might not have enough top-end talent to beat a healthy Nets team.

With their history....do you think Miami needs to worry about a healthy nets team?

Reign23 · Post #986 » by **Reign23** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:32 pm

mpharris36 wrote:

Read on Twitter

he going to be a good one too

but but but this 10 sec offseason video

Reign23 · Post #987 » by **Reign23** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:39 pm

dakomish23 wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:Damyean Dotson last night, man:

19 min, 5-6 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, +11, 12 pts., man.

I didn’t get the move when it happened. Why limit the amount of shooters we have on this squad, especially when your last 2 lottery picks desperately need spacing?

Anyway, it’s done. Wish him nothing but success. OAKAAK

we did the most impossible thing in the offseason I've ever witnessed basketball-wise. we downgraded in terms of shooting.

Shy Gorgeous-Al · Post #988 » by **Shy Gorgeous-Al** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:57 pm

Okoro is a pretty easy guy to cheer for. His shot looks much better than it did in college and he is such a good finisher.
The bad thing is that he looks like he is 6'5 in shoes. Much smaller than I thought height wise. He is more of a strong 2 than a 3.

Sprewell4Three · Post #989 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:08 pm

Some of you guys sound like haters. Ball has some talent , a 6’8 pg that likes to pass & get people involved, he just has to improve his scoring offense. He’s only 19 yrs old.

thebuzzardman · Post #990 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:08 pm

B8RcDeMktfxC wrote:Also: Portis: 14pt-13reb. Candidate to be a significant player on a team to win the ring.

Yeah, we should have re-upped Portis and his 18 million dollar contract. How about giving him 4 years at 20 million!

He's a good player. Also glad he's gone. Don't specifically care what he does on another team.

thebuzzardman · Post #991 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:13 pm

Worst_to_First wrote:Chill guys lol we can’t draft all of them.

Guys on here are going to slurp on every player drafted before, after the Knicks did, while simultaneously beating up on every single player on the Knicks. This is just preseason mode for them. We know it gets much worse as each game gets played.

thebuzzardman · Post #992 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:17 pm

robillionaire wrote:
Worst_to_First wrote:Chill guys lol we can’t draft all of them.

Yeah I hear you, I'm good with our pick for where it was. Toppin looked nice in his debut as well.

Nah, let's get it going.

Obi sucks.
Williams, Okoro, LaMelo, Theo, Bey, Deni, Vassel, Kira, Poku all MUCH better.
For brevity, I left off the 20 other drafted players

TheGreenArrow · Post #993 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:47 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
Worst_to_First wrote:Chill guys lol we can’t draft all of them.

Yeah I hear you, I'm good with our pick for where it was. Toppin looked nice in his debut as well.

Nah, let's get it going.

Obi sucks.
Williams, Okoro, LaMelo, Theo, Bey, Deni, Vassel, Kira, Poku all MUCH better.
For brevity, I left off the 20 other drafted players

I like Obi but Lamelo is just on another level.

thebuzzardman · Post #994 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:27 pm

TheGreenArrow wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
Yeah I hear you, I'm good with our pick for where it was. Toppin looked nice in his debut as well.

Nah, let's get it going.

Obi sucks.
Williams, Okoro, LaMelo, Theo, Bey, Deni, Vassel, Kira, Poku all MUCH better.
For brevity, I left off the 20 other drafted players

I like Obi but Lamelo is just on another level.

Oh well. If only the Knicks were picking 3rd

Buttah304 · Post #995 » by **Buttah304** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:30 pm

Fully agreed that some of these other players looked nice. Certainly not stars but a lot of guys who can end up being starters, some of them 2 way players.

Having said that, I truly believe Obi can end up having a better more impactful career than all of them. Imagine what Toppin could do if he actually had a legitimate PG that could take his game to the next level.

The other thing to be excited about with Obi is that he seems like an underrated passer, or at the very least an element to his game that’s going to be a nice surprise. I also loved the way he moved on the court. He strikes me as the type of player that will have the ability to grab a defensive rebound and push the tempo on the other end. If his 3 PT shot ends up being real he could be a 3 level dominant scorer.

thebuzzardman · Post #996 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:43 pm

Buttah304 wrote:Fully agreed that some of these other players looked nice. Certainly not stars but a lot of guys who can end up being starters, some of them 2 way players.

Having said that, I truly believe Obi can end up having a better more impactful career than all of them. Imagine what Toppin could do if he actually had a legitimate PG that could take his game to the next level.

The other thing to be excited about with Obi is that he seems like an underrated passer, or at the very least an element to his game that’s going to be a nice surprise. I also loved the way he moved on the court. He strikes me as the type of player that will have the ability to grab a defensive rebound and push the tempo on the other end. If his 3 PT shot ends up being real he could be a 3 level dominant scorer.

Sorry. Can't buy the "what if he had a great PG" argument. Really good players are really good without needing someone special to make them very good.

Obviously, better PG play helps bigs. But great players make other players better, not that they need a player to make them better.
An oversimplification, but there it is.

Post #997 » by **K_ick_God** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:44 pm

I liked the way Dam played. All he needed was some better shooting.

thebuzzardman · Post #998 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:45 pm

KnicksGod wrote:I liked the way Dam played. All he needed was some better shooting.

Jean Claude Van?

Post #999 » by **K_ick_God** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:49 pm

Was that really Kyrie and KD talking about how to play on video? I’m lost.

thebuzzardman · Post #1000 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:55 pm

KnicksGod wrote:Was that really Kyrie and KD talking about how to play on video? I’m lost.

I swear, if they were old rich or upper middle class white guys, they could be straight out of central casting/people I'm sure everyone has met in real life.

That person who had some success in business etc - kudos to them on that, but then mistake that financial success for them being an extraordinary person, smart, who everyone wants to hear their opinion on everything, only they aren't really that smart but also really lacking in self awareness, so everyone is trying to duck this giant blowhard, at the club/family gathering/social function/whatever, bloviating on this and that.

Not that different from actors, musicians etc. "Hey, great you can act/play that thing. No, I really don't give a sh*t about your opinions as a result"
Unfortunately, I guess a lot of people do. Kind of sad. A little pathetic.