hopefully towns jump ships...

FistOfOakley wrote:the wolves have early '00 clippers(odom, miles, qrich, olawakandi, maggette) vibe about them... alot of players who look better than they actually are.... towns will get them to .500 very soon but after that... they're going to have to make some wise trades....

hopefully towns jump ships...

I think having a stabilizing guy like KG and perhaps a couple of other vet moves will be made there. I like their players. They are well above that Clipper team.

WaltLongmire wrote:

blkexec wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

mreinman wrote:wow ... you finally come around.

for so long it was Ok4 who was running away as tim duncan and nobody could check him

Ok4 should be great but this guy is off the charts. He might end up being the best big man anyone has watched. I dont know if he can even be comped.

I am incredibly impressed. I dont think 1 should be a conversation.

I told you. In fact, even WCShad a better game then you have seen thus far. He has a better offensive game then what we've seen

WCS doesnt have an offensive game yet. He doesnt know what to do with the ball and has no go to moves. That why he scores mostly on put backs.

Still putting your foot in your mouth.....weve had lengthy discussions why towns is better than ok4.....and you disagreed. ...now you are saying Stein has no offensive game....lmao.....but as soon as a video comes out showing stein hitting shots.....you will be back on stein just like towns.

Stein and Davis are the only players in the league who can guard him......but you will disagree as expected until a KU practice video goes viral. And b4 towns video you probably thought kaminsky can guard him.....

I do appreciate u sticking yourself out there on those predictions.....at least be consistent or admit you were wrong.....about towns.

So how is Briggs putting his foot in his mouth? Based on...?

It continues to amaze me that folks are talking about guys who have not played a second in the NBA like they've been in the league for 10 years and have won titles and been selected to All-Star games.

It continues to amaze me that people can watch a workout video and, from that video alone, extrapolate that the player in that video will do all the things they see in the video at levels of success they never had in the games they played in.

Forget about any games that have already been played, or the fact that basketball is played on a court 5 on 5, with people in your face- not one on none, and that the pressure you face in a game has a habit affecting what you can do on a court.

Might be good to sit back, watch all the videos you can see, listen for info you can trust from the sources you trust, and then...maybe...you can speak with a degree of certitude about who the best picks are.

Of course waiting for a few years to see how things work out with the guys you are in love with now might also help, but that could be asking too much- calls for a degree of patience not often visible in a world of instant gratification. Opinions have some degree of equality, in that each of us can have one, but time reveals the truth, and the proud holder of this or that opinion today, might be seen as a fool 5 years from now.

The guys get paid to do this kind of thing- guys who know and see a lot more than we do- screw up on a regular basis, costing their teams millions of dollars, and chances to be successful.

So maybe folks should stand back and wait before deifying this or that player, seemingly in an attempt to end discussions and comparisons, which is what it sounds like some of your are doing.

I dont care that Towns hasnt played one game in the NBA--thats simply a matter of time. Its like saying well we see Lebron in high school tapes hes going to be good. If you can walk away from this video watching a 7-0 260 pound man man dribble the ball like a guard with a quick crisp smooth jumpshot (and we thought Kaminsky's jumpshot was effortless--notice Towns barely moves his body its a simple flick of his wrist like he shooting FT from 3 ball land You can see the power and athletiscm package clear as day--which NBA guy is going to stop him? Too big too strong too athletic too skilled. No one like him. Superstar

Anyone remember Yi Jianlan vs the chair? Or those grainy videos of Dark looking like a 7 foot tall Grant Hill? That being said I don't think Towns will be a bust. But these workout videos can be deceptive and not truly indicative of anything.

Does Towns really have the potential to be better than Anthony Davis? Perhaps Davis vs Towns is the next generational match up in the NBA. Maybe the Knicks should try with all their might to poach Davis then?

Bonn1997 wrote:How exactly is the lottery done? If we had lost those last 2 games, would we have had all of Minn ping pong balls and they would have had all of ours, meaning that we would have definitely gotten the #1 pick and they would have gotten #4?

It doesnt matter what we did.....its up to the lottery machine. We ended up as the second worst team...that was the best position to get the 1st pick...based on history. So we put ourselves in the best position to get 1 or 2.....but like everthing the knicks touch since Dolan took over....nothing goes in our favor.....knick fans should be used to this already.

H1AND1 wrote:Couple things to consider: WCS hits threes in that video too.

Anyone remember Yi Jianlan vs the chair? Or those grainy videos of Dark looking like a 7 foot tall Grant Hill? That being said I don't think Towns will be a bust. But these workout videos can be deceptive and not truly indicative of anything.

Does Towns really have the potential to be better than Anthony Davis? Perhaps Davis vs Towns is the next generational match up in the NBA. Maybe the Knicks should try with all their might to poach Davis then?

I'm always skeptical of videos that are just guys shooting in an empty gym. Heck, I can do that and make all my shots.

But the mobility and explosion Towns showed in that video... he just has that larger than life superstar feeling about him.

I think he's going to be behind Anthony Davis for the next 3 years or so... but he'll catch up and their primes should overlap for a good 5-7 years and that should be a lot of fun.

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Willie-Cauley-Stein-Workout-Video-and-Interview-5045

blkexec wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:How exactly is the lottery done? If we had lost those last 2 games, would we have had all of Minn ping pong balls and they would have had all of ours, meaning that we would have definitely gotten the #1 pick and they would have gotten #4?

It doesnt matter what we did.....its up to the lottery machine. We ended up as the second worst team...that was the best position to get the 1st pick...based on history. So we put ourselves in the best position to get 1 or 2.....but like everthing the knicks touch since Dolan took over....nothing goes in our favor.....knick fans should be used to this already.

Did you actually see a machine spitting the numbers out? I believe we got screwed by the commissioner. Because, Phil decided to challenge him when he first took over.

mreinman wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:

blkexec wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:How exactly is the lottery done? If we had lost those last 2 games, would we have had all of Minn ping pong balls and they would have had all of ours, meaning that we would have definitely gotten the #1 pick and they would have gotten #4?

It doesnt matter what we did.....its up to the lottery machine. We ended up as the second worst team...that was the best position to get the 1st pick...based on history. So we put ourselves in the best position to get 1 or 2.....but like everthing the knicks touch since Dolan took over....nothing goes in our favor.....knick fans should be used to this already.

Did you actually see a machine spitting the numbers out? I believe we got screwed by the commissioner. Because, Phil decided to challenge him when he first took over.

ugh ... you are getting stranger by the day

This is what losing does to people like me.