meloanyk wrote:Not sure KP is 7'3" but a legit 7' 1" which ledas me to pose this comparision:

A 7' !" Kirilenko ?? AK47 was a hell of a playa when in prime and healthy

7'1.25" w/out shoes translates to 7'3" with shoes.

meloanyk wrote:I still suspect that Okafor or Russell would have been chosen because of Bargani despite any denials. Still give credit to Jackson and braintrust for selecting him before Mudiay or "safe" pick like Winslow or even Kaminsky. I didnt want Okafor but will admit that I wanted Mudiay who had drawn comparisions to Wall and Westbrook. Think that kid will be real good in time but Towns and KP are the cream

Porzingis was a consensus higher pick than Mudiay, Kaminsky, WCS, Winslow, etc since the very first mocks. People need to stop giving the Knicks credit for their bravery. He was a perfectly logical pick at #4. He wasn't a "risk"… that's a false narrative people bought into when the Knicks fell to 4.

umynot wrote:Hey guys been forever since i posted but had to say that KP6 has reignited my love for our Knicks for first time since we traded Gallinari I have heard so many comparisions for or boy KP6 but not the one comparision that i believe fits most.

We heard Dirk Gasol Garnet AD and many others since KP was drafted but way i see it is
Dirk never blocked 7 in a game as rookie
Gasol isnt a 3 point shooter
Garnet is good comparision but still not a 3 point shooter
Not Dirk Not Gasol Not AD nor anyone is was a close to this package at this age
other then Arvydas Sabonis

KP6 and Sabonis were both well over 7 feet
Both could shoot 3s
Both could post
Both blocked shots
Both could handle rock well for size
Both could rebound
Both made their team better Ultimate team players
Both have heart
and both are from former USSR

Sabonis was a rookie in NBA at 31 and had already filled out but at 20 years old he was still pretty skinny

Wish i knew how to post videos i would post Sabonis pre nba videos Cant help but see a lot of our boy
in his game...

Which is an amazing thing for us Arvydas was way ahead of his time and a Hall of Famer

I said that a few months ago and I believe it more now. The only way you can get a better comparison is of you breakdown his skills. Offensively he is similiar to Dirk while defensively he is similiar to KG/AD.

Nalod wrote:

that put back at 1:25 was epic

he really had zero arc on his shot

don't really see the comp but sabonis was a heck of a player and also a big nba cry baby

I still think that AD is the best comp.

Nalod wrote:KP is everything Barganani was hoped to be when he was drafted no. 1.

I don't think Bargnani was even hoped to be this good. He was drafted one of those years where there wasn't a clear-cut top prospect or franchise player and he seemed to offer the most upside. No one thought he was going to be a superstar though, just a really good scorer and a poor-man's Dirk.