I hear you but that applies to every rookie in this draft class but the statistical rankings are a better way to measure rookie performance rather than an eye test and these rankings have guys that have been mediocre like Reddish and Culver ahead of RJ. What the stats tell me is that so far RJ didn't deserve the minutes or starting role he got but was given them because the Knicks want to fast track his development. Look I'm an RJ fan but facts are facts.
Dunn and Porter were in the 2018 draft class.... Just like I called BS when Embiid won ROY.... To me, a 25 year old who played in G-league last season isn?t a rookie. Porter spent all last season in DEN, getting professional training an everything... a taste of NBA life.
It?s what you are using to evaluate and measure.... are all things equal? Who are they sharing court with, what systems? What are they being asked to do
Did you read what Wade said about position switch? RJ went through camp and on cusp of season, Fiz decided out of blue to start kid at PG.
And, who exactly has ?earned? playing time for NY? Don?t the all kind of leave us wanting something more?
We are in rebuilding mode, right? So the priority should be building for the future. So, yeah, your high lottery pick is getting special treatment. The goal is to get this kid playing like an All Star down the road... reaching his potential.
Frank? EP? DSJ? Bullock? Dotson? Who exactly is being slighted, whose play on the court warrants them playing time over RJ? And, we have to remember, we aren?t at practice... we don?t see who is proving themselves day in and day out with their work in practice.
I believe now we ride Bullock (to showcase for trade) and Dotson (to see if we are re-signing him).... but if RJ was being benched for a SG hitting 30% of their 3s, or a vet who hasn?t played all season... then we would be calling for the HC?s head.
My Blues won finally won the Stanley Cup so it can happen but not when you waste lottery picks
