thebuzzardman wrote:WargamesX wrote:I know they are both Australian so this might come off lazy…but I see him and I think of a smaller Joe Ingles. However, just like Joe if he isn’t hitting the 3 he isn’t really a good player. He isn’t really 6’8, at least not based on combine measurements. That tweet said he is 6’5 in socks so that is what he will look like against most comp. I think he is probably 6’6 based on seeing him standing next to Cade who is 6’6 too.
Any If the Knicks trust his 3pt shot form (because the numbers are trash) he would be a great fit on this roster. If he can’t make that 3 pt sho he won’t be in the league long, regardless of his skill.
Knicks going to draft Australian Ntilikina
That's the risk...
Funny story about Frank and the knicks. They never sent him to the G league to get development, so we can't compare their stats or games against the same level of competition. The prior regime didn't send Frank to the G league his rookie or second year like most teams would have to get minutes. As much as we are annoyed at Miles and Sims' time down there. It's another sign the FO is probably a lot more competent than prior regimes.
The best I could do is compare Frank's U19 to Dyson's U19 and its pretty clear where they are different at least at that level. Frank looks like a 3&D guard in that game who relied on shooting three's, didn't really play defense, and he drove to the mid range to take a contested shot (both times against mismatches). Dyson spent his most his game driving and doing floaters or finishing with either hand through contact. Dyson's passes for assists were good passes but he was either swinging the ball to the open man, or passing to the open man after driving and collapsing the defense. Similar to RJ, Dyson seeks contact, something Frank rarely did. I think if you slot him as a 4th option offensively, you would be good even if his 3 pt shot wasn't great, because he could scrape by getting drives.... though with the knicks the risk of a team going zone defense against them would make that harder.
I then was a Knicks masochist and compared Dyson's U19 to Tyrese Haliburton's U19 since he was the last guy a lot of people here said was a "Frank 2.0" player.....

. I forgot how good Haliburton looked in U19, but watching Dyson against that, I definitely don't think he is a PG. He's a Glue Guy who I think needs people around him to open up his game. His usage rate screams Glue Guy too at 17% same as Joe's highest usage rate in Utah. Most PGs are putting up at least 20% usage rate. The only one around 17% is Lonzo Ball who isn't an ideal PG on most team and doesn't drive into contact like Dyson or Joe Ingles does. IQ’s usage rate is 22% for example which is the same for TyTy Washington.