BigDaddyG wrote:Prezidente of the Strickland did an AMA today on Reddit and he gave this answer to a question about the Rok. Also should add that Sarunas Jasikevicius, the one who initially recruited the Rok to Barcelona stepped down as coach prior to the season. Might be another reason why the Rok wants to try his hand at the NBA.

Yes he is, imo. His minutes have dried the **** up for Barcelona because they love playing older clout having guys like wizards legend Tomas Satoransky, [washed] Ricky Rubio, nicolas laprovittola (a 34 yr old argentinian PG), and before he returned to the NBA Dante Exum. But in my estimation he's better than all those dudes especially for the NBA game. They lost to Real Madrid today by 20+ and Satoransky was a -36 in 25 minutes, Alex Abrines was a -27 in 20 minutes. Rubio was a +12 but is shooting 32% (not a typo) on the season from the field. Rokas played 3 minutes.

He's shooting 50% on 2p jumpers (better than nembhard and TJM this year for comparison), shooting 45% on C&S 3s, and remains the most athletic guard on their roster. HOWEVER, they don't play a PnR heavy game in Europe and certainly not on Barca where they play through KNICKS LEGEND willy hernangomez and Jabari Parker.

Some unverified reports have said he's interested in leaving Barcelona finally (probably because of all the above) and either coming to the Knicks where he has a good chance of earning ab ackup PG spot, or going to Zalgiris, the club he began his youth career with (they stink).

Oh thanks for this. I am excited for possibility of Rokas. Doncic super duper lite and I'm AOK with that.

Nalod wrote:Rokas wants to fulfill the dream and if he can make more money here and improve he can always go back to euroball as a young man in two yeas if things don't work out.
As said the stats rarely jump out and say "He is ready" as much as what scouts think and how he does vs. elite competition when presented.

He will have to take some risk and prove himself in summer league and in camp. Knicks are not stupid or cheap to prevent getting an opportunity. He might not be a Thibian type but he could provide value in a trade if need be. Be great if he can play along side Deuce and give us 15 min. Curious if Shake gets a fair shake at back up and returns to earn a spot?

Rokas will be 24 years old in November. His time has come to test the waters.

Oh he is a Thibian type, his prior coach was a screamer

BigDaddyG wrote:Prezidente of the Strickland did an AMA today on Reddit and he gave this answer to a question about the Rok. Also should add that Sarunas Jasikevicius, the one who initially recruited the Rok to Barcelona stepped down as coach prior to the season. Might be another reason why the Rok wants to try his hand at the NBA.

Yes he is, imo. His minutes have dried the **** up for Barcelona because they love playing older clout having guys like wizards legend Tomas Satoransky, [washed] Ricky Rubio, nicolas laprovittola (a 34 yr old argentinian PG), and before he returned to the NBA Dante Exum. But in my estimation he's better than all those dudes especially for the NBA game. They lost to Real Madrid today by 20+ and Satoransky was a -36 in 25 minutes, Alex Abrines was a -27 in 20 minutes. Rubio was a +12 but is shooting 32% (not a typo) on the season from the field. Rokas played 3 minutes.

He's shooting 50% on 2p jumpers (better than nembhard and TJM this year for comparison), shooting 45% on C&S 3s, and remains the most athletic guard on their roster. HOWEVER, they don't play a PnR heavy game in Europe and certainly not on Barca where they play through KNICKS LEGEND willy hernangomez and Jabari Parker.

Some unverified reports have said he's interested in leaving Barcelona finally (probably because of all the above) and either coming to the Knicks where he has a good chance of earning ab ackup PG spot, or going to Zalgiris, the club he began his youth career with (they stink).

This is interesting info. What I will continue to be curious about (and may never get a true answer) is how he stacks up to Tyler Kolek, who is a similar lefty playmaking PG that may be available towards the end of the first round and projects as a quality backup PG in the nba. The Knicks have some reported interest in him. So does Jokubaitis wanting to come over change that ? It wouldn’t be a good use of resources to draft a PG if they have Rokas ready. However, if they view Kolek (or someone else) as better, they would draft that player anyways. I want to believe Rokas is a good prospect and would get drafted into the first round if he was in the draft this year, but I wish there was a way to know for sure from a scouts that can give a true comparison for how he stacks up with this draft class.

Knixkik wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:Prezidente of the Strickland did an AMA today on Reddit and he gave this answer to a question about the Rok. Also should add that Sarunas Jasikevicius, the one who initially recruited the Rok to Barcelona stepped down as coach prior to the season. Might be another reason why the Rok wants to try his hand at the NBA.

Yes he is, imo. His minutes have dried the **** up for Barcelona because they love playing older clout having guys like wizards legend Tomas Satoransky, [washed] Ricky Rubio, nicolas laprovittola (a 34 yr old argentinian PG), and before he returned to the NBA Dante Exum. But in my estimation he's better than all those dudes especially for the NBA game. They lost to Real Madrid today by 20+ and Satoransky was a -36 in 25 minutes, Alex Abrines was a -27 in 20 minutes. Rubio was a +12 but is shooting 32% (not a typo) on the season from the field. Rokas played 3 minutes.

He's shooting 50% on 2p jumpers (better than nembhard and TJM this year for comparison), shooting 45% on C&S 3s, and remains the most athletic guard on their roster. HOWEVER, they don't play a PnR heavy game in Europe and certainly not on Barca where they play through KNICKS LEGEND willy hernangomez and Jabari Parker.

Some unverified reports have said he's interested in leaving Barcelona finally (probably because of all the above) and either coming to the Knicks where he has a good chance of earning ab ackup PG spot, or going to Zalgiris, the club he began his youth career with (they stink).

This is interesting info. What I will continue to be curious about (and may never get a true answer) is how he stacks up to Tyler Kolek, who is a similar lefty playmaking PG that may be available towards the end of the first round and projects as a quality backup PG in the nba. The Knicks have some reported interest in him. So does Jokubaitis wanting to come over change that ? It wouldn’t be a good use of resources to draft a PG if they have Rokas ready. However, if they view Kolek (or someone else) as better, they would draft that player anyways. I want to believe Rokas is a good prospect and would get drafted into the first round if he was in the draft this year, but I wish there was a way to know for sure from a scouts that can give a true comparison for how he stacks up with this draft class.

Might make sense to get another stash pick even if they bring Rokas over. Keep one in the oven.

EwingsGlass wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:Prezidente of the Strickland did an AMA today on Reddit and he gave this answer to a question about the Rok. Also should add that Sarunas Jasikevicius, the one who initially recruited the Rok to Barcelona stepped down as coach prior to the season. Might be another reason why the Rok wants to try his hand at the NBA.

Yes he is, imo. His minutes have dried the **** up for Barcelona because they love playing older clout having guys like wizards legend Tomas Satoransky, [washed] Ricky Rubio, nicolas laprovittola (a 34 yr old argentinian PG), and before he returned to the NBA Dante Exum. But in my estimation he's better than all those dudes especially for the NBA game. They lost to Real Madrid today by 20+ and Satoransky was a -36 in 25 minutes, Alex Abrines was a -27 in 20 minutes. Rubio was a +12 but is shooting 32% (not a typo) on the season from the field. Rokas played 3 minutes.

He's shooting 50% on 2p jumpers (better than nembhard and TJM this year for comparison), shooting 45% on C&S 3s, and remains the most athletic guard on their roster. HOWEVER, they don't play a PnR heavy game in Europe and certainly not on Barca where they play through KNICKS LEGEND willy hernangomez and Jabari Parker.

Some unverified reports have said he's interested in leaving Barcelona finally (probably because of all the above) and either coming to the Knicks where he has a good chance of earning ab ackup PG spot, or going to Zalgiris, the club he began his youth career with (they stink).

This is interesting info. What I will continue to be curious about (and may never get a true answer) is how he stacks up to Tyler Kolek, who is a similar lefty playmaking PG that may be available towards the end of the first round and projects as a quality backup PG in the nba. The Knicks have some reported interest in him. So does Jokubaitis wanting to come over change that ? It wouldn’t be a good use of resources to draft a PG if they have Rokas ready. However, if they view Kolek (or someone else) as better, they would draft that player anyways. I want to believe Rokas is a good prospect and would get drafted into the first round if he was in the draft this year, but I wish there was a way to know for sure from a scouts that can give a true comparison for how he stacks up with this draft class.

Might make sense to get another stash pick even if they bring Rokas over. Keep one in the oven.

Rokus is basically a free tryout at this point.

Investing a first on a PG who will always backup Brunson & will have to compete with Mcbride for mins. I don't feel is the best use of that asset. Will get more bang for the buck at the Forwared-Center position. If anything a savy vet for one season if Rokus isn't NBA quality is a better play.

martin wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:Prezidente of the Strickland did an AMA today on Reddit and he gave this answer to a question about the Rok. Also should add that Sarunas Jasikevicius, the one who initially recruited the Rok to Barcelona stepped down as coach prior to the season. Might be another reason why the Rok wants to try his hand at the NBA.

Yes he is, imo. His minutes have dried the **** up for Barcelona because they love playing older clout having guys like wizards legend Tomas Satoransky, [washed] Ricky Rubio, nicolas laprovittola (a 34 yr old argentinian PG), and before he returned to the NBA Dante Exum. But in my estimation he's better than all those dudes especially for the NBA game. They lost to Real Madrid today by 20+ and Satoransky was a -36 in 25 minutes, Alex Abrines was a -27 in 20 minutes. Rubio was a +12 but is shooting 32% (not a typo) on the season from the field. Rokas played 3 minutes.

He's shooting 50% on 2p jumpers (better than nembhard and TJM this year for comparison), shooting 45% on C&S 3s, and remains the most athletic guard on their roster. HOWEVER, they don't play a PnR heavy game in Europe and certainly not on Barca where they play through KNICKS LEGEND willy hernangomez and Jabari Parker.

Some unverified reports have said he's interested in leaving Barcelona finally (probably because of all the above) and either coming to the Knicks where he has a good chance of earning ab ackup PG spot, or going to Zalgiris, the club he began his youth career with (they stink).

This is interesting info. What I will continue to be curious about (and may never get a true answer) is how he stacks up to Tyler Kolek, who is a similar lefty playmaking PG that may be available towards the end of the first round and projects as a quality backup PG in the nba. The Knicks have some reported interest in him. So does Jokubaitis wanting to come over change that ? It wouldn’t be a good use of resources to draft a PG if they have Rokas ready. However, if they view Kolek (or someone else) as better, they would draft that player anyways. I want to believe Rokas is a good prospect and would get drafted into the first round if he was in the draft this year, but I wish there was a way to know for sure from a scouts that can give a true comparison for how he stacks up with this draft class.

Might make sense to get another stash pick even if they bring Rokas over. Keep one in the oven.

Rokus is basically a free tryout at this point.

Investing a first on a PG who will always backup Brunson & will have to compete with Mcbride for mins. I don't feel is the best use of that asset. Will get more bang for the buck at the Forwared-Center position. If anything a savy vet for one season if Rokus isn't NBA quality is a better play.

I feel like a PG off bench unlocks McBride even more. He was legit good off ball next to Brunson.

But I agree with you on a ball handling, PG wing-ish player would be better.

Agreed, having Mcbride play more off ball and having a more natural PG control the 2nd unit would be better. Just don't know if investing an first rounder is the best route to go. But wouldn't be the end of the world.

I do hate Mcbride & Hart being locked in more at backup SG & SF. Size and length by the opposition was def an issue for us in the playoffs this year. But again not the end of the world.

Still holding out hope for our Deni dreams.

Knixkik wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:Prezidente of the Strickland did an AMA today on Reddit and he gave this answer to a question about the Rok. Also should add that Sarunas Jasikevicius, the one who initially recruited the Rok to Barcelona stepped down as coach prior to the season. Might be another reason why the Rok wants to try his hand at the NBA.

Yes he is, imo. His minutes have dried the **** up for Barcelona because they love playing older clout having guys like wizards legend Tomas Satoransky, [washed] Ricky Rubio, nicolas laprovittola (a 34 yr old argentinian PG), and before he returned to the NBA Dante Exum. But in my estimation he's better than all those dudes especially for the NBA game. They lost to Real Madrid today by 20+ and Satoransky was a -36 in 25 minutes, Alex Abrines was a -27 in 20 minutes. Rubio was a +12 but is shooting 32% (not a typo) on the season from the field. Rokas played 3 minutes.

He's shooting 50% on 2p jumpers (better than nembhard and TJM this year for comparison), shooting 45% on C&S 3s, and remains the most athletic guard on their roster. HOWEVER, they don't play a PnR heavy game in Europe and certainly not on Barca where they play through KNICKS LEGEND willy hernangomez and Jabari Parker.

Some unverified reports have said he's interested in leaving Barcelona finally (probably because of all the above) and either coming to the Knicks where he has a good chance of earning ab ackup PG spot, or going to Zalgiris, the club he began his youth career with (they stink).

This is interesting info. What I will continue to be curious about (and may never get a true answer) is how he stacks up to Tyler Kolek, who is a similar lefty playmaking PG that may be available towards the end of the first round and projects as a quality backup PG in the nba. The Knicks have some reported interest in him. So does Jokubaitis wanting to come over change that ? It wouldn’t be a good use of resources to draft a PG if they have Rokas ready. However, if they view Kolek (or someone else) as better, they would draft that player anyways. I want to believe Rokas is a good prospect and would get drafted into the first round if he was in the draft this year, but I wish there was a way to know for sure from a scouts that can give a true comparison for how he stacks up with this draft class.

Fun fact: Rokas is actually younger than Kolek.