I agree with the thread subject. Knicks have been very complacent of late. Their passing has been lazy. Their close outs have been sluggish and their picks and cuts are haf hearted. They look like a tired group and they are. Infusing some new blood accomplishes several things. Fresh legs speak for themselves. Also guys dont want to lose minutes and that is just psych 101. Frank may only be 19 but you think he wants to lose PT to a new comer? Burke is 5 years older than Frank, but Frank showed what people who like him expect. Doesnt back down and rises to challenges.

This was a something to grow on game for Frank.

Burke has a skill set that Jeff can really use and really needs. I think this helps.

Don't care for the cause but a change in Frank's approach was needed as he was pretty bad the last couple of games. Don't know if we can nail it down to Trey Burke being the reason or a combination of different contributions. But at the end of the day the issues only being mental hurdles that could be overcome are just part of growing pains.

martin wrote:I think Trey type player would be a good compliment to Frank once Frank takes hold of the starting position. Change of pace scoring PG.

bingo

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/jeff-hornacek-explains-frank-ntilikina-isn-starting-article-1.3732160

Cartman718 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

TheGame wrote:While I think Frank works hard anyway, competition is always a good thing. It has been a good four games since I have seen Frank be that active on defense and he was more aggressive on offense. I fully believe the kid recognized that Trey is hungry young guard and Frank wanted to show that he is the future starter. Due to Frank's defense, Burke will probably never overtake him but you have a different level of motivation when you know there is a guy behind you that has won national college player of the year and who is hungry for minutes. Good move by the Knicks.

Only thing is Frank always plays hard on is D! The bad Offensive games recently were the issue. Even still Frank was playing well from the start of this game and he led me the team to take the lead in his 1st minutes.

Frank IMO is self motivated. He’s MOSTLY been a source of energy for this team all season. I think Burke is a good move for this team whether he played well or not I expect Nitty would’ve continued to play well in this game.

fixed.

NBA PG is the toughest job to master in the game! Nitty came in Young and Raw but he’s shown he can DEFEND and actually run a team already. Yes he’s been hesitant to look for his own scoring but in the scheme of things it’s not the worst fault to have.

Despite his low offensive output he STILL managed to have a positive impact on the team. The team played better with him on the floor than when he was off. He can only get better from here as he adds more scoring.

newyorker4ever wrote:So what if T.Burke does show he can be the player most thought he would be coming out or at least close to that player? There's a good chance that he signs with another team that has more money to spend then we do after the season. So we could end up losing this kid if he shows well for us this year which would really suck. We don't have any kind of rights on him do we??

I believe his contract has a team option for next season.

Nalod wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

Nalod wrote:Clyde twice commented on Franks play and said “A bit of competition is health”.
So we now digest that as our own thinking?
Also, did Burkes presence make frank more motivated to hit his jumpers?

Digest this...

http://www.ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=57789&page=2

To answer your question, yes it does. Can help a player focus.

Kudos!!
We do have guys saying he is not NBA material and should hone his craft in the Dleague. I contend the knicks are satisfied that he is capable so I'd rather him get 20 quality minutes then 35 in the Gleague.
As for fear, he is 19 and that seems like he can't hit a shot. Kobe never had to worry about his place on his team but frank is uproven so its a mindphuch for the kid.
I am very happy knicks are letting him play thru his mistakes. I see what a lot of you guys do regarding turnovers and indecision.

Not NBA material was excessive, shot down those notions myself. Could have been the G-League, another young PG to push him. Frank needed something to make him realize that his lack of aggression could cost him playing time.

Hardaway credited the G-League for helping put things in focus, get back what he lost. Frank following the same path wouldn't have been the Scarlet Letter some have made it out to be. Frank needed something or someone to make him realize that his game was treading water. Would be great if we're seeing a new phase in the development of his game.

nixluva wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:So what if T.Burke does show he can be the player most thought he would be coming out or at least close to that player? There's a good chance that he signs with another team that has more money to spend then we do after the season. So we could end up losing this kid if he shows well for us this year which would really suck. We don't have any kind of rights on him do we??

I believe his contract has a team option for next season.

hadn't read that... you see it somewhere?

martin wrote:

nixluva wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:So what if T.Burke does show he can be the player most thought he would be coming out or at least close to that player? There's a good chance that he signs with another team that has more money to spend then we do after the season. So we could end up losing this kid if he shows well for us this year which would really suck. We don't have any kind of rights on him do we??

I believe his contract has a team option for next season.

hadn't read that... you see it somewhere?

There weren't any details of his contract other than he signed for the remainder of the season. I hope he plays well so i don't have to see jack in the 4th qtr no more, because he's usually on fumes by then.