martin wrote:

TMS wrote:http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=35263&page=1

as you can see there were plenty of posters on this forum who've liked this kid ever since he was drafted after they checked out some of his college footage long before you became the self appointed president of the Landry Fields Fan club.

hey my man, this is just an appreciation thread. Not sure I see anywhere in here where ANYONE is claiming to have known about this kid at all. Don't make it out as something that it isn't.

martin wrote:first no one said he should have been drafted.

then everyone was surprised at his play in SL.

Then no one believed he would get rotation minutes.

Then no one believed he would stick or be good as a starter.

And Fields keeps proving us wrong.

i dunno where you got the idea that no one ever believed in this kid but like the draft day thread shows, there were actually a lot of people that were optimistic about Landry Fields after they actually got a look at his college clips... i never said anyone claimed to have known about this kid before the draft, not sure where you got that from.

Bippity10 wrote:Love this guy. He just plays at a different speed then everyone on the court. When shots go up, you have a few guys standing on the perimter watching. YOu have a couple guys in the paint standing and waiting for the ball to hit the room, and then you have maybe one or two guys trying to box out. Then you have Landry. No matter where he is on the floor, you can see him streaking as fast as he can to the spot where he thinks the ball is going to go. This stuff is innate and doesn't go away.

As for his game, its really odd the assessments peopel have of him. A week ago we had 3 articles saying he wasn't an athlete. I'm pretty sure he's leading this team in dunks right now and definitely leads the team in pretty floating drives to the hoop. We keep hearing how he has no ball skills. Can't dribble, can't shoot. Yet he hits shots off the pick, open, drives by people fairly regularly. We keep hearing he can't play D and yet he has done a very solid job on some of the leagues best scorers. What is it about this guy that people keep expecting him to fall apart?

I actually see the opposite of some of the critics. I see a gleam in his eye. I have a feeling that at some point either this year or next he's going to realize that he's tough to guard and is going to stop deferring to some of the more passive guys on our team. I think this and his work ethic are going to help him continue to improve pretty fast. He seems the opposite of Gallo to me. I think Gallo could be a devastating offensive player right now. He's just too awkward to guard. He gets fouled everytime he drives to the hoop and his jump shot should be dangerous. I just think he lacks that killer confidence that I think Landry has. He's content to be a secondary guy. I think at some point Landry will not be. People keep trying to label him a role player, I can't understand why I'm seeing more

he really looks like a younger version of Shane Battier... very heady player on the floor, can knock down the open J, not overly explosive yet athletic & smooth, very solid defensively & seems to have that knack for being in the right place at the right time... just a nice all around player... i hope he can stick around w/this franchise for years to come, God knows we could use more players like him.

TMS wrote:

Bippity10 wrote:Love this guy. He just plays at a different speed then everyone on the court. When shots go up, you have a few guys standing on the perimter watching. YOu have a couple guys in the paint standing and waiting for the ball to hit the room, and then you have maybe one or two guys trying to box out. Then you have Landry. No matter where he is on the floor, you can see him streaking as fast as he can to the spot where he thinks the ball is going to go. This stuff is innate and doesn't go away.

As for his game, its really odd the assessments peopel have of him. A week ago we had 3 articles saying he wasn't an athlete. I'm pretty sure he's leading this team in dunks right now and definitely leads the team in pretty floating drives to the hoop. We keep hearing how he has no ball skills. Can't dribble, can't shoot. Yet he hits shots off the pick, open, drives by people fairly regularly. We keep hearing he can't play D and yet he has done a very solid job on some of the leagues best scorers. What is it about this guy that people keep expecting him to fall apart?

I actually see the opposite of some of the critics. I see a gleam in his eye. I have a feeling that at some point either this year or next he's going to realize that he's tough to guard and is going to stop deferring to some of the more passive guys on our team. I think this and his work ethic are going to help him continue to improve pretty fast. He seems the opposite of Gallo to me. I think Gallo could be a devastating offensive player right now. He's just too awkward to guard. He gets fouled everytime he drives to the hoop and his jump shot should be dangerous. I just think he lacks that killer confidence that I think Landry has. He's content to be a secondary guy. I think at some point Landry will not be. People keep trying to label him a role player, I can't understand why I'm seeing more

he really looks like a younger version of Shane Battier... very heady player on the floor, can knock down the open J, not overly explosive yet athletic & smooth, very solid defensively & seems to have that knack for being in the right place at the right time... just a nice all around player... i hope he can stick around w/this franchise for years to come, God knows we could use more players like him.

MUCH more offensively talented than shane battier.

Marv wrote:

TMS wrote:

Bippity10 wrote:Love this guy. He just plays at a different speed then everyone on the court. When shots go up, you have a few guys standing on the perimter watching. YOu have a couple guys in the paint standing and waiting for the ball to hit the room, and then you have maybe one or two guys trying to box out. Then you have Landry. No matter where he is on the floor, you can see him streaking as fast as he can to the spot where he thinks the ball is going to go. This stuff is innate and doesn't go away.

As for his game, its really odd the assessments peopel have of him. A week ago we had 3 articles saying he wasn't an athlete. I'm pretty sure he's leading this team in dunks right now and definitely leads the team in pretty floating drives to the hoop. We keep hearing how he has no ball skills. Can't dribble, can't shoot. Yet he hits shots off the pick, open, drives by people fairly regularly. We keep hearing he can't play D and yet he has done a very solid job on some of the leagues best scorers. What is it about this guy that people keep expecting him to fall apart?

I actually see the opposite of some of the critics. I see a gleam in his eye. I have a feeling that at some point either this year or next he's going to realize that he's tough to guard and is going to stop deferring to some of the more passive guys on our team. I think this and his work ethic are going to help him continue to improve pretty fast. He seems the opposite of Gallo to me. I think Gallo could be a devastating offensive player right now. He's just too awkward to guard. He gets fouled everytime he drives to the hoop and his jump shot should be dangerous. I just think he lacks that killer confidence that I think Landry has. He's content to be a secondary guy. I think at some point Landry will not be. People keep trying to label him a role player, I can't understand why I'm seeing more

he really looks like a younger version of Shane Battier... very heady player on the floor, can knock down the open J, not overly explosive yet athletic & smooth, very solid defensively & seems to have that knack for being in the right place at the right time... just a nice all around player... i hope he can stick around w/this franchise for years to come, God knows we could use more players like him.

MUCH more offensively talented than shane battier.

Battier averaged 14 / 5 / 3 / 2 his rookie season... i'll say Fields is a much better rebounder than Battier but not as good a defender, but that can come in time... i do see similarities there as rookies, both looked like seasoned vets the minute they took the floor.

TMS wrote:

Marv wrote:

TMS wrote:

Bippity10 wrote:Love this guy. He just plays at a different speed then everyone on the court. When shots go up, you have a few guys standing on the perimter watching. YOu have a couple guys in the paint standing and waiting for the ball to hit the room, and then you have maybe one or two guys trying to box out. Then you have Landry. No matter where he is on the floor, you can see him streaking as fast as he can to the spot where he thinks the ball is going to go. This stuff is innate and doesn't go away.

As for his game, its really odd the assessments peopel have of him. A week ago we had 3 articles saying he wasn't an athlete. I'm pretty sure he's leading this team in dunks right now and definitely leads the team in pretty floating drives to the hoop. We keep hearing how he has no ball skills. Can't dribble, can't shoot. Yet he hits shots off the pick, open, drives by people fairly regularly. We keep hearing he can't play D and yet he has done a very solid job on some of the leagues best scorers. What is it about this guy that people keep expecting him to fall apart?

I actually see the opposite of some of the critics. I see a gleam in his eye. I have a feeling that at some point either this year or next he's going to realize that he's tough to guard and is going to stop deferring to some of the more passive guys on our team. I think this and his work ethic are going to help him continue to improve pretty fast. He seems the opposite of Gallo to me. I think Gallo could be a devastating offensive player right now. He's just too awkward to guard. He gets fouled everytime he drives to the hoop and his jump shot should be dangerous. I just think he lacks that killer confidence that I think Landry has. He's content to be a secondary guy. I think at some point Landry will not be. People keep trying to label him a role player, I can't understand why I'm seeing more

he really looks like a younger version of Shane Battier... very heady player on the floor, can knock down the open J, not overly explosive yet athletic & smooth, very solid defensively & seems to have that knack for being in the right place at the right time... just a nice all around player... i hope he can stick around w/this franchise for years to come, God knows we could use more players like him.

MUCH more offensively talented than shane battier.

Battier averaged 14 / 5 / 3 / 2 his rookie season... i'll say Fields is a much better rebounder than Battier but not as good a defender, but that can come in time... i do see similarities there as rookies, both looked like seasoned vets the minute they took the floor.

I have dropped out of the player comparison business after the Michaelton Brandney incident of 2003

TMS wrote:

Bippity10 wrote:

TMS wrote:

Marv wrote:

TMS wrote:

Bippity10 wrote:Love this guy. He just plays at a different speed then everyone on the court. When shots go up, you have a few guys standing on the perimter watching. YOu have a couple guys in the paint standing and waiting for the ball to hit the room, and then you have maybe one or two guys trying to box out. Then you have Landry. No matter where he is on the floor, you can see him streaking as fast as he can to the spot where he thinks the ball is going to go. This stuff is innate and doesn't go away.

As for his game, its really odd the assessments peopel have of him. A week ago we had 3 articles saying he wasn't an athlete. I'm pretty sure he's leading this team in dunks right now and definitely leads the team in pretty floating drives to the hoop. We keep hearing how he has no ball skills. Can't dribble, can't shoot. Yet he hits shots off the pick, open, drives by people fairly regularly. We keep hearing he can't play D and yet he has done a very solid job on some of the leagues best scorers. What is it about this guy that people keep expecting him to fall apart?

I actually see the opposite of some of the critics. I see a gleam in his eye. I have a feeling that at some point either this year or next he's going to realize that he's tough to guard and is going to stop deferring to some of the more passive guys on our team. I think this and his work ethic are going to help him continue to improve pretty fast. He seems the opposite of Gallo to me. I think Gallo could be a devastating offensive player right now. He's just too awkward to guard. He gets fouled everytime he drives to the hoop and his jump shot should be dangerous. I just think he lacks that killer confidence that I think Landry has. He's content to be a secondary guy. I think at some point Landry will not be. People keep trying to label him a role player, I can't understand why I'm seeing more

he really looks like a younger version of Shane Battier... very heady player on the floor, can knock down the open J, not overly explosive yet athletic & smooth, very solid defensively & seems to have that knack for being in the right place at the right time... just a nice all around player... i hope he can stick around w/this franchise for years to come, God knows we could use more players like him.

MUCH more offensively talented than shane battier.

Battier averaged 14 / 5 / 3 / 2 his rookie season... i'll say Fields is a much better rebounder than Battier but not as good a defender, but that can come in time... i do see similarities there as rookies, both looked like seasoned vets the minute they took the floor.

I have dropped out of the player comparison business after the Michaelton Brandney incident of 2003

STYLE OF PLAY I SAID!

I did say style of play!!!!!!!

Ira wrote:I like the comparison to Battier. He's a little different as any two players are, but it's still a good comparison. Imagine this kid with a jump shot. I'm still in shock that he got 17 rebounds last night.

They were almost all pure hustle, too. The Nuggets were shocked he had 11 first half rebounds, too.

misterearl wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:I think he is Battier 2.0 right now, but I think his ceiling is Tayshaun Prince. Not the same play but the star level that he can achieve. I see him getting at least 1 All-Star nod in his career.

Tayshaun Prince ain't got it like Landry

if you absolutely must make a comparison, think Mike Riordan with hops

add some muscle and voilà .... Clyde Drexler

yeah I said it

You crazier than me man. I like it.