Around the NBA - Curse all of the other teams here

Chanel Bomber · Post #581 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Sat Feb 6, 2021 11:36 pm

DeRozan is the ultimate Scott Perry target. A midrange artist and slasher on a mediocre team.

He's been playing great, but he's not the type of player this team needs at all.

With RJ, Randle and Mitch, this team needs guys who can be efficient volume 3-point shooters (like Burks or Quickley).

There's no room for another slashing guard with a midrange game on this roster. We already have RJ to fill that role.

spree2kawhi · Post #582 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sat Feb 6, 2021 11:38 pm

ctorres wrote:Gary Trent Jr all day baybeeeee

He is Latrell Sprewell reincarnated

Sprewell averaged 24 ...

knickstape4ever · Post #583 » by **knickstape4ever** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:15 am

depressing af watching Haliburton. 1 of the Knicks biggest draft blunders

JBreezeNY · Post #584 » by **JBreezeNY** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:16 am

*sigh*

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #585 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:18 am

knickstape4ever wrote:depressing af watching Haliburton. 1 of the Knicks biggest draft blunders

A Quickley / Haliburton backcourt for the next decade. :banghead:

Post #586 » by **mpharris36** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:18 am

this guy haliburton is special...f*ck

JBreezeNY · Post #587 » by **JBreezeNY** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:20 am

Joker holy Christ..

3toheadmelo · Post #588 » by **3toheadmelo** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:21 am

For those who are watching, how does RJ Hampton look? I see on the box score he got minutes

knickstape4ever · Post #589 » by **knickstape4ever** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:22 am

mpharris36 wrote:this guy haliburton is special...f*ck

and we got a PF who can't even post-up Thomas f*cking Satoransky

Chanel Bomber · Post #590 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:25 am

Haliburton is gonna be a star. Possibly an all-time great player.

I never bought the low upside argument.

He reminds me of a cross between Klay Thompson and Penny Hardaway when Orlando were playing half-court basketball (Penny was obviously a different animal in transition).

Post #591 » by **HerSports85** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:28 am

Big win by Haliburton and Sactown. We needed this win by them today.

Post #592 » by **HerSports85** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:30 am

My guy ...

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #593 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:30 am

I just hate that we have a clear hole at the 2, and Haliburton is the type of guard that can play either the 1 or 2. Our FO had the right idea with Quickley, but more forward thinking they would have looked at Haliburton with his size and realized he's the perfect offset to Quickley and you can play them at the 1 and 2 and Haliburton's strengths cover Quickley's weaknesses which is he's a little shot happy at times. There would have been a perfect balance between them that one is a ball mover and the other is a scorer.

WargamesX · Post #594 » by **WargamesX** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:33 am

HerSports85 wrote:My guy ...

He’s a bit of a Goofy huh :lol:

WargamesX · Post #595 » by **WargamesX** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:35 am

This season is so weird to.

We’re sixth seed, but if we had lost we would be slotted to 10th pick lottery odds.

Silver really made the league competitive as hell

knickstape4ever · Post #596 » by **knickstape4ever** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:38 am

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:I just hate that we have a clear hole at the 2, and Haliburton is the type of guard that can play either the 1 or 2. Our FO had the right idea with Quickley, but more forward thinking they would have looked at Haliburton with his size and realized he's the perfect offset to Quickley and you can play them at the 1 and 2 and Haliburton's strengths cover Quickley's weaknesses which is he's a little shot happy at times. There would have been a perfect balance between them that one is a ball mover and the other is a scorer.

I'm so annoyed w/ the Obi pick

FO better look hard into their evaluation and learn from their mistake

Obi can't post-up, can't shoot, can't handle, not a good defender....I seriously believe that Leon's judgment was clouded by the fact his son is on Obi's representation team

knickstape4ever · Post #597 » by **knickstape4ever** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:39 am

WargamesX wrote:This season is so weird to.

We’re sixth seed, but if we had lost we would be slotted to 10th pick lottery odds.

Silver really made the league competitive as hell

I think w/ back to backs vs the same teams, there is more parity b/c the team that lost comes out better the 2nd game. hard to win 2 in a row

knickstape4ever · Post #598 » by **knickstape4ever** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:40 am

Read on Twitter

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #599 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:41 am

knickstape4ever wrote:

Read on Twitter

That's what winners do, he's a culture changing type of player that almost always makes the right play.

WargamesX · Post #600 » by **WargamesX** » Sun Feb 7, 2021 12:47 am

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
knickstape4ever wrote:

Read on Twitter

That's what winners do, he's a culture changing type of player that almost always makes the right play.

He's Draymond'esque and just like Draymond needs to be around certain other type of players to win.

I don't know if he thrives nearly as well in the Thibs offense which is more iso based and where he would be surrounded by less shooters.

Walton is far from a great coach but playing next to Hield and Fox makes Haliburton's game easier. He might have thrived here too but I don't know.

Like everything we're seeing I expected from Haliburton in last year's draft threads but I also recognize he needs to be around certain players to do this