fishmike wrote:crzymdups wrote:I think Monroe and Porzingis would be a bad fit defensively. Might be why the Knicks are targeting David West now. That makes more sense to me.
Also, let's be real - does anyone think Porzingis is playing more than 20 minutes a night in year one? He really should not be.
Lets see. He played 20 mpg in the Euro league and put up 10/5 a block a steal and shot 50% and very well from 3 and that was against grown men. Oh wait.. those are Karl Town's stats and he put those up against 6'7 kids in inferior programs.This notion that KP is light years behind the NCAA guys doesnt jive. I just dont see it. Im sure he's got big NBA adjustments, but Phil isnt going to take this guy and not put him in a position to succeed.
Fair enough. But I still think it'd be foolhardy to assume he's going to come in and start right away, right? I think it's fair to say that 20 minutes a night his first year in the NBA is a fair expectation, right? I didn't love the pick, but I'm coming around to it. (For the record, I think Towns will be in a similar boat minutes-wise, though his performances in Feb/Mar showed he could handle a bigger minutes load and put up 20 and 10 if needed.)
I'm willing to wait and see on Porzingis. Obviously I'm not anything near a professional scout, just a dumb fan with opinions.
That said, I don't reallllly think I can see Monroe and Porzingis working defensively, particularly next to Melo. I think the shooting from KP will help both Melo and Monroe have room to operate on offense - but I'm not sure about the defensive side.
Maybe KP eventually develops into a more filled out pressence and he can play a sort of shot blocking defensive center role... I think both Monroe and Melo need that.
However, with the KP pick, I wonder if Phil will back off his interest in Monroe and focus on a shorter term offer to David West. West and Porzingis I could see working very well both defensively and offensively.
It's weird that David West is 35 - but he provides that thing this team so desperately lacks - leadership. Greg Monroe is a very very quiet type. I think he's good, but I think the Knicks need a vocal leader like West. We obviously know Melo is not one. And I think it'd be good for the Grants, KPs, Galloways, Earlys, etc of the team to have a good voice in the lockerroom.