Moonangie wrote:

s3231 wrote:Wasn't a fan at all of how he played offensively yesterday but I'm with BRIGGS in that you don't want to curtail his development by limiting him on the offensive end.

He just needs to get better with shot selection and that should hopefully come with time (and patience on our end). He's only 21 years old so we can't expect him to be an all-star right away. Hell, if he was already polished, we wouldn't have him right now.

I think someone like Amare will be great for AR.

Until he develops a reliable shot, he should stick to taking his guy off the dribble and getting to the stripe. Add in all those David Lee type put-backs, alley oops, and fast break slams and we probably got ourselves a slick scorer in AR. If he learns to pass the ball (and I think he will) we could have ourselves one helluva bad ass PF/C on our hands. Can't wait to see what he has against NBA competition.

I see him taking more jumpers then anything, in this system, that mid range spot is a gimme for a PF... there usually wide open. Amare has such a balance with it, he's a compete nightmare to guard.

Consider it a blessing, he'll be learning from him firts hand

JohnWallace44 wrote:We have a choice to either "set the tone" with Mozgov protecting the paint and bring AR in off the bench to torture the opposing five man on offense or start with AR and when they start trying to bully him we bring in Moz the enforcer.

Its not a bad choice to have. If we had a real 2 guard and a real backup point we would have what looks like a planned NBA roster for the first time since the Steph/KT Knicks looked reasonably put together.

If Larry Brown was his coach he would be on the bench until he got it. Can't argue with that either.

YOu want players who listen and play smart.

AR in the second half did his thing and was impressive with his skills.

But in crunch time, with a game on the line this kid cannot be trusted yet.

I see elements of talent but a learning curve ahead. He is one part Starks and one part Nate.

No fan can really project if his left and right brain get it togetehr. We can hope.

He is worth a risk.

Moonangie wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:We have a choice to either "set the tone" with Mozgov protecting the paint and bring AR in off the bench to torture the opposing five man on offense or start with AR and when they start trying to bully him we bring in Moz the enforcer.

Its not a bad choice to have. If we had a real 2 guard and a real backup point we would have what looks like a planned NBA roster for the first time since the Steph/KT Knicks looked reasonably put together.

I feel very confident that TD is a competent backup PG. He's more of a scorer than playmaker, but he is also a noob and will only get better this season.

dude is pushing the ball a little more this year and keeping his dribble a little longer. Wanna see what else he has tomorrow.

BRIGGS wrote:

s3231 wrote:Wasn't a fan at all of how he played offensively yesterday but I'm with BRIGGS in that you don't want to curtail his development by limiting him on the offensive end.

He just needs to get better with shot selection and that should hopefully come with time (and patience on our end). He's only 21 years old so we can't expect him to be an all-star right away. Hell, if he was already polished, we wouldn't have him right now.

I think someone like Amare will be great for AR.

As long as he plays team ball--there should be no leash put on Randolph other than play hard and look to keep your game 16 feet and in. There has to be some leeway for players to play through--we could say Gallo dont take this shot--but Gallo is learning and he's going to be great. Same withing with randolph--the guy went 7-11 and people are ranking on him. Sorry but he's an impact player off the bench who we want to get 16-20 points out of--that means he needs shots and some latitude to make plays and @ 21 and coming off injury some leeway for a few mistakes. Good players in this league take a lot of shots--some of them not always good one's. If I have a guy going 7-11 then he is doing something very right.

AR is not a finished product and since his upside is so high, I agree that you have to let him play a bit. That's why he's great coming off the bench. He can go against the other teams reserves and destroy them. He'll gain confidence and learn to calm down and not shoot every time he touches it. I think too much has been made of this 1st outing tho. How can you form a pattern after one game?

What I saw was a supremely athletic and skilled player. He was a bit tight on his early shots and didn't have good form or balance, but once he got going with some drives he loosened up. I'm very happy with what I saw so far. I expect him to grow a lot this year and be a real threat come playoff time.