JrZyHuStLa - do I amuse you?

You think that's funny?

Kobe in his rookie season averaged 7.6 pts, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists

Chandler in his rookie season averaged 6 pts and 3.6 boards with 1 assist

Now pay attention.

New here is where it gets interesting, as Kobe's minutes increased (26) in year two he averaged 15pts, 3 rebounds and 2 assists with 2 turnovers. Note the learning curve and note the turnovers because you KNOW a brotha gotta protect the rock.

The Mayor, with increased minutes (currently averaging 28) is averaging 14 pts, 6 rebounds and 1.4 assists and a bullet on his blocked shots. The best part is that The Mayor protects the rock and only has 1.4 turnovers.

This, in addition to the fact he makes his teammates better (eff rating of +13.80) in my humble opinion is a key indicator of his court sense and ability to continue on a steep curve to improvement.

The Mayor, barely in his 41st game as a pro, is sending strong signals that there is fire where there is smoke.

Don't come crying to me later trying to find a New York Knicks number 21 jersey because they are all sold out.

Still not convinced JrZy? Cool.

WAIT, there's more...

Kobe in his rookie season shot .417 from the field, second season .428.

The rookie Mayor shot a tasty .438 and this season is ahead of Kobe's sophomore numbers by shooting a very intelligent .448

The breakout year for Kobe wasn't until year three when his minutes shot from 26 to 38 per game.

Stay tuned.

VMart - great line.

What would Chandler be, a junior in college?

Posted by misterearl:

JrZyHuStLa - do I amuse you?

You think that's funny?

Kobe in his rookie season averaged 7.6 pts, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists

Chandler in his rookie season averaged 6 pts and 3.6 boards with 1 assist

Now pay attention.

New here is where it gets interesting, as Kobe's minutes increased (26) in year two he averaged 15pts, 3 rebounds and 2 assists with 2 turnovers. Note the learning curve and note the turnovers because you KNOW a brotha gotta protect the rock.

The Mayor, with increased minutes (currently averaging 28) is averaging 14 pts, 6 rebounds and 1.4 assists and a bullet on his blocked shots. The best part is that The Mayor protects the rock and only has 1.4 turnovers.

This, in addition to the fact he makes his teammates better (eff rating of +13.80) in my humble opinion is a key indicator of his court sense and ability to continue on a steep curve to improvement.

The Mayor, barely in his 41st game as a pro, is sending strong signals that there is fire where there is smoke.

Don't come crying to me later trying to find a New York Knicks number 21 jersey because they are all sold out.

I'd never come crying to someone who blindly created a thread with the belief that the Knicks were playoff bound last year.

You can come with every stat that possibly exists to compare Chandler to Kobe, but it won't get you too far.

I like Chandler, a lot actually. I do think he is our best player. But at least compare him to a Marion or Caron Butler before you get all giddy about the Black Mamba comparisons.

that 3 he passed up for the closer 2 late in the 4th showed a lot of IQ and was a big make as well. he and nate can kep ny in a lot of games with their mid-range game.

Posted by misterearl:

First thing JrZyHuStLa, the thread titles are for entertainment purposes only. If I were dead serious about making predictions I would be working on Wall Street or Vegas.

Let's forego the comparisons to random NBA'ers and compare The Mayor to himself.

All that matters is the Knicks are 4-2 and Chandler is an intriguing chemical element of Change We Can Believe In

Yes, but your argument wasn't concerning the Knicks being 4-2, it was regarding Chandler being "Kobe". Don't be unfair to Chandler, he's a kid who is going to struggle on certain nights. He's going to have to do better than 8 points on 3-12 shooting to be the next Mr. Bryant.

Kobe, eat your heart out

The Mayor with a decisive majority in electoral college votes and fills every coumn on the stat sheet and even gets a blocked shot for punctuation

Be still my heart

The best player is Zach Randolph.

oohah

The Mayor Energizes The Base

“Unbelievable,” Richardson said of Chandler’s breakout performance. “Young boy killed it tonight. I’m real happy for him, real proud of him. His confidence is crazy right now.”

“He’s important to us to be on the floor,” D’Antoni said. “He spreads the floor, he guards 4’s, he rebounds the ball well. Obviously, he can’t shoot like this every night — maybe he can — but he’s important.”

Maybe he can