Panos wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Panos wrote:

Knixkik wrote:No doubt the Knicks have a major Evan Fournier problem. In most situations you just move him to the second unit eventually and give him the freedom to do more against second units. But the Knicks bench when healthy is rose, IQ and Burks at the 1,2, and 3, and Fournier doesnt fit there. Moving Burks into the starting lineup is clearly counterproductive. Knicks probably never sign Fournier if they get kemba first. The idea is to get the offense going, but when Fournier turns into this player most nights, suddenly it pulls the Knicks away from their identity with nothing to make up for it. If nothing changes fast, knicks probably need to attach a first round pick to Fournier for a trade and replace him with an energy wing who can play defense and make open shots. Kind of like Bullock. Or maybe Grimes is that player. It has to be an energy player though who can infect the starting 5 to keep the energy high.

What's so wrong about Burks as a starting SG? Starting PG, no. He's not a floor general or a good distributor. But he can shoot, and defend.

Burks is awesome. Just doesn;t seem to have that same impact as a starter. He;s also a player who has an extensive injury history. Hes so good off the bench. I;d rather keep him in the role he excels in.

Well, meanwhile EF is far from excelling in his role

I completely agree. He may end up being this team’s Payton, who starts but only sees real minutes when he’s hot.

Knixkik wrote:

Panos wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Panos wrote:

Knixkik wrote:No doubt the Knicks have a major Evan Fournier problem. In most situations you just move him to the second unit eventually and give him the freedom to do more against second units. But the Knicks bench when healthy is rose, IQ and Burks at the 1,2, and 3, and Fournier doesnt fit there. Moving Burks into the starting lineup is clearly counterproductive. Knicks probably never sign Fournier if they get kemba first. The idea is to get the offense going, but when Fournier turns into this player most nights, suddenly it pulls the Knicks away from their identity with nothing to make up for it. If nothing changes fast, knicks probably need to attach a first round pick to Fournier for a trade and replace him with an energy wing who can play defense and make open shots. Kind of like Bullock. Or maybe Grimes is that player. It has to be an energy player though who can infect the starting 5 to keep the energy high.

What's so wrong about Burks as a starting SG? Starting PG, no. He's not a floor general or a good distributor. But he can shoot, and defend.

Burks is awesome. Just doesn;t seem to have that same impact as a starter. He;s also a player who has an extensive injury history. Hes so good off the bench. I;d rather keep him in the role he excels in.

Well, meanwhile EF is far from excelling in his role

I completely agree. He may end up being this team’s Payton, who starts but only sees real minutes when he’s hot.

I cant recall seeing him in the 2nd half, did he get hurt?

jrodmc wrote:Hey! How did Tommy Beer miss this?

We're 2-0 when Fournier scores no points!

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martin wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Hey! How did Tommy Beer miss this?

We're 2-0 when Fournier scores no points!

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https://twitter.com/TommyBeer/status/1478800201213169670

We need to be honest with Fournier, he looks nothing like he did in Orland, Boston, and definitely not the Olympics.

Is it the system

The players around him

Fatigue from the Olympics

Or a combination from all 3

Defensively he just seems to have a very low IQ, and is not a physical player

knicks1248 wrote:

martin wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Hey! How did Tommy Beer miss this?

We're 2-0 when Fournier scores no points!

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/TommyBeer/status/1478800201213169670

We need to be honest with Fournier, he looks nothing like he did in Orland, Boston, and definitely not the Olympics.

Is it the system

The players around him

Fatigue from the Olympics

Or a combination from all 3

Defensively he just seems to have a very low IQ, and is not a physical player

jrodmc wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

martin wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Hey! How did Tommy Beer miss this?

We're 2-0 when Fournier scores no points!

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/TommyBeer/status/1478800201213169670

So the Knicks are actually pretty good defensively when Fournier is on the bench ? Maybe there’s some hope for this team yet.

So we just need Thibs to remove him from the rotation for a week or so, and then he'll come back and score 63 at MSG!

I’m on board with playing EF every other week. Or every other month.

VDesai wrote:Just play him vs Boston!

Yeah whats the deal with that? Is the guy unmotivated to play everyone else?

Sambakick wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

VDesai wrote:Just play him vs Boston!

Yeah whats the deal with that? Is the guy unmotivated to play everyone else?

It does look that way.

I think There’s not enough balls to go around when u add Kemba. This team needs a playmaking PG who looks to create for others. A scoring PG like Kemba hurts EF and others offense. Kemba is a volume shooter but so is EF, RJ and Randle.