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Marv
Posts: 35540 Alba Posts: 69 Joined: 9/2/2002 Member: #315 |
10/31/2017 12:34 PM
feast your eyes
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martin
Posts: 76287 Alba Posts: 108 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #2 USA |
10/31/2017 1:01 PM
Frank needs to watch that Bird vid
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nyknickzingis
Posts: 23029 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 12/8/2015 Member: #6207 |
10/31/2017 1:15 PM
KP is nothing like Bird.
He's something unique A player that now has quality skills all over the court. The one thing missing in his game was the post and mid range game. With Melo gone and KP working hard over the summer he gets these mid range and post scoring chances plus what he was already getting from outside. He's going to be the first and only KP. No real comparison. He's truly showing that while he may not be there now he has serious potential to be the next best player in the league. Way he's been so aggressive and just a scoring machine. Next step for him after this is to learn how to draw defence in and find the open cutters and shooters on his team. |
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nyknickzingis
Posts: 23029 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 12/8/2015 Member: #6207 |
10/31/2017 1:18 PM
HofstraBBall wrote:Dont know about Larry Bird like. But he is proving that he is ready to take on the role of the lead scorer and player. I love that he has really developed his mid range game. That was one of my only complaints about him the last 2 years. Think he will next learn how to set up the outside shooters when double teamed. As those will start happening a lot more. Now you know why we were so hard on Rose and Melo last year Next step for KP is to not be another Melo IE all star scoring machine |
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PhilinLA
Posts: 24941 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/12/2004 Member: #696 |
10/31/2017 1:43 PM
KP is different from Bird, but he is a Franchise Player.
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SupremeCommander
Posts: 34058 Alba Posts: 35 Joined: 4/28/2006 Member: #1127 |
10/31/2017 1:50 PM
the only similarity I see in KP and Bird are both can shoot and both are white
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Lol Rick needs a safe space
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Allanfan20
Posts: 35947 Alba Posts: 50 Joined: 1/16/2004 Member: #542 USA |
10/31/2017 1:51 PM
SupremeCommander wrote:the only similarity I see in KP and Bird are both can shoot and both are white Yeah basically. “Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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Allanfan20
Posts: 35947 Alba Posts: 50 Joined: 1/16/2004 Member: #542 USA |
10/31/2017 1:53 PM
jrodmc wrote:Yeah, KP's Bird minus the passing, Dirk plus the shot blocking, Camby plus a three point shot but minus the explosiveness, Ewing minus the rebounding... I was actually going to say Nate Robinson but he celebrates a lot more than KP.... so maybe Webb or Earl Boykins are appropriate comparisons. “Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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Bonn1997
Posts: 58654 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 2/2/2004 Member: #581 USA |
10/31/2017 2:14 PM
Allanfan20 wrote:jrodmc wrote:Yeah, KP's Bird minus the passing, Dirk plus the shot blocking, Camby plus a three point shot but minus the explosiveness, Ewing minus the rebounding... A basketball version of Jose Altuve |
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HofstraBBall
Posts: 27990 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 11/21/2015 Member: #6192 |
10/31/2017 2:15 PM LAST EDITED: 10/31/2017 2:20 PM
nyknickzingis wrote:HofstraBBall wrote:Dont know about Larry Bird like. But he is proving that he is ready to take on the role of the lead scorer and player. I love that he has really developed his mid range game. That was one of my only complaints about him the last 2 years. Think he will next learn how to set up the outside shooters when double teamed. As those will start happening a lot more. Agree. And dont think I ever defended Melo's style of play. Did not like his 3pt chucks. As I don't like KP's. The biggest argument regarding Melo, I had with most, was and is the fact Knick fans expected the team to win and blamed him solely for not doing so. I saw the failure instead in the Knicks organazation inability to put good pieces around him. Which, you would think, is a rational game plan if you just gave a star a 5 year extension with a NTC. Not to reset the roster amd add D Leaguers and guys coming off injuries and on a decline. You would have to agree that Noah, Rose and the sub par fringe NBA guys were not good pieces. Always said he was one of the best scorers we have ever had. Yes he was a very high usage player. Yes he was a shoot first scorer. But he was a guy that proved he could win if on the right roster. You take a look at last night's win and that's a game we lose without Timmy getting hot in 3rd and Kanter and KO good play. It's not like KP has replaced Melo with James Harden or Westbrook type facilitation. Also, let's not discount the far bigger change this year. That the Triangle nor Phil's meddling is still anywhere in the organazation. Which i think is a bigger reason why the offense is free flowing. But let's not jinx it. 'Knicks focus should be on players that have grown up playing soccer or cricket' - Triplethreat 8/28/2020
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Uptown
Posts: 31323 Alba Posts: 3 Joined: 4/1/2008 Member: #1883 |
10/31/2017 7:53 PM
GustavBahler wrote:I remember when Larry Bird came to my high school in NYC with the Celtics to practice in the gym, because the circus was in town. We were told we could watch them practice if we didn't talk. Wow! Now This is a cool story... |
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reub
Posts: 21836 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 1/13/2016 Member: #6227 |
10/31/2017 8:11 PM
PhilinLA wrote:KP is different from Bird, but he is a Franchise Player. So we have the Franchise and the Frenchise on the same team. |
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Kemet
Posts: 22087 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 9/23/2015 Member: #6148 |
10/31/2017 8:49 PM
Welpee wrote:fishmike wrote:Hey, I'm not complaining at all. But it is funny how if he has two bad games in a row we'll have a thread comparing him to Bargnani. Gotta love Knick fans.Welpee wrote:Saying KP is Larry Bird minus the passing is like saying Amare is Moses Malone minus the rebounding. If you can't pass like Larry Bird then you toss the comparison in the toilet.I think he can be better than Dirk because of the greater length. I mean Dirk was amazing, but I honestly think KP can be better. Maybe not from deep but midrange? Elbow? What we see this year vs. other years is he's simply feasting on shorter players from 12-15. That little turnaround feels like it goes in every time.
Its all good .. KP started the 2017-18 season performing as a all-star .. lets all be happy KP didnt start the season like the previous two seasons |
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meloshouldgo
Posts: 26565 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/3/2014 Member: #5801 |
10/31/2017 11:38 PM
Bonn1997 wrote:yellowboy90 wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:As soon as I saw the title, I was thinking, "yeah if you multiply KP's assists by 15!" But KP's scoring is looking great. 3s will improve? Didn't he just shoot around 60% from downtown? I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only try to make them think - Socrates
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Bonn1997
Posts: 58654 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 2/2/2004 Member: #581 USA |
11/4/2017 7:57 AM
meloshouldgo wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:yellowboy90 wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:As soon as I saw the title, I was thinking, "yeah if you multiply KP's assists by 15!" But KP's scoring is looking great. Just saw this. Are you talking about one game? |
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Bonn1997
Posts: 58654 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 2/2/2004 Member: #581 USA |
11/4/2017 8:02 AM
Bonn1997 wrote:yellowboy90 wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:yellowboy90 wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:As soon as I saw the title, I was thinking, "yeah if you multiply KP's assists by 15!" But KP's scoring is looking great. The +/_ has gotten much better. I think earlier the bad +/_ was due to shared minutes with Kanter. KP is playing well now. He takes a ton of midrange shots, though, which normally isn't a good shot and is not the direction of the league. If he keeps his overall efficiency high, I can live with it. We'll have to see what happens. |
