Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors 7:30 2/8/2018 [Game #55]
- Thread starter rady
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Ntilikina is feast or famine. He makes some nice plays and then he makes some plays where you think he?s kidding that they?re so bad.
Hornacek is playing Ntilikina, Burke, Kornet, and Hicks out there with Lee, so at least that?s something.
He'll get better but judging by where other players were in their rookie years I'd say it might be next season or the season after that the light goes on for him. Question is will the Knicks be patient.
mafra
Legend
5-21 is par. I would bet we win less than 5. Great news tho. Better draft pick the better we are. Play the kids, gain experience and swallow the Ls.
Might be worth it if we get a stud but another Ntilikina I couldn't handle.
jimkcchief88
All Star
High turnovers and poor shooting is what Mudiay brings too. Lot more likely that neither Mudiay nor Ntilikina is our future starting PG than it is Mudiay takes the job. Mudiay couldn?t even stay in the rotation in Denver. Ironically, the only PG on our roster good enough to take playing time from Ntilikina is Jack. Even Burke has barely taken playing time from Ntilikina over the last few games.
mafra
Legend
Look at PHI, with all their lottery picks the process generated. Embiid, Saric, Okafor, Simmons, Fultz. Hit, sort of nicked something, bust, hit, bust.
The best way for NY to imprthe be talent on the roster is 2 More high lottery picks. Just like KP and Knits was a hit and a sort of nicked something... 2 more picks mitigates the risk. We hope we nail 1/2 picks... that?s all you can ask for. Not many get a KD, Harden, Westbrook all in a row.
I?m sure if we get a top 5 pick we?ll snag a franchise type talent.
mafra
Legend
Luke Kornet had a terrific NBA debut on the stat sheet against the Raptors on Thursday, scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds, four blocks and three 3-pointers in 22 minutes.
This was not a garbage time special with Kornet getting minutes in the first quarter as Kyle O'Quinn's backup. He's one of the best-shooting seven-footers in the G League and the Knicks gave him a green light with seven attempts from deep -- his jumper is silky smooth. Enes Kanter (mouth) probably won't be out for too long, but Kornet does offer some upside for points, boards, blocks and treys. If you are in a deep league and you hate the guy at the end of your bench, maybe it's time to give The UniKornet a look to see what happens. By the way, shoutout to the Knicks new beat writer Mike Vorkunov for the UniKornet nickname.
This was not a garbage time special with Kornet getting minutes in the first quarter as Kyle O'Quinn's backup. He's one of the best-shooting seven-footers in the G League and the Knicks gave him a green light with seven attempts from deep -- his jumper is silky smooth. Enes Kanter (mouth) probably won't be out for too long, but Kornet does offer some upside for points, boards, blocks and treys. If you are in a deep league and you hate the guy at the end of your bench, maybe it's time to give The UniKornet a look to see what happens. By the way, shoutout to the Knicks new beat writer Mike Vorkunov for the UniKornet nickname.
I actually think Mudiay and Knits is our back court of the future. I think THJR is going to become a 6th man because he plays exactly like one, especially if we dump Lee. I think Doncic or Porter are our draft targets.
Mudiay is a better PG for now who has the ability to score(in particular double digits)...a difference in shooting and scoring. Trust we're going to give him a look as a starter.