Posted by TheGame:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by Anji:

Posted by sebstar:

Sessions cant hit a three, which I feel is cause for the hesitation Walsh is displaying. Since 'Antoni masturbates at the three-point line, he probably dismisses all of Sessions strong suits and looks at him as a liability. Only thing I can think of for a player who is this young, has great potential, and comes relatively cheap.

[Edited by - sebstar on 07-27-2009 5:10 PM]

The kid is a scorer though. He may not be a great three point shooter, but he can go for 40. I would think all the things he can do, out weigh his 3fg%. If you But Sessions one the knicks, the for a first time in a long time you can really say the knicks have alot of young talent.

Defenses might be able to adjust to him and play off him a little if they know he cant shoot a three whatsoever.

I think that is the only thing that is holding back an offer sheet.

Can anyone name a player who is even close to his talent level who is available anytime soon?

No one, and I really don't think his shooting is that bad. As I said before, he has not been forced to shoot 3s, so he never focused on that aspect of his game. You give him a summer of shooting 300-400 3s a day and tell him he needs to be prepared to shoot 4-5 of them a game, and I think you will see his percentage get into the high 30s.

Posted by McK1:

playing in a faster system doesn't necessarily mean his numbers will go up.

takes a lot of endurance to play point guard at the pace D'Antoni wants. What kind of conditioning does Sessions do?

Posted by Marv:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by Anji:

Posted by sebstar:

Sessions cant hit a three, which I feel is cause for the hesitation Walsh is displaying. Since 'Antoni masturbates at the three-point line, he probably dismisses all of Sessions strong suits and looks at him as a liability. Only thing I can think of for a player who is this young, has great potential, and comes relatively cheap.

[Edited by - sebstar on 07-27-2009 5:10 PM]

The kid is a scorer though. He may not be a great three point shooter, but he can go for 40. I would think all the things he can do, out weigh his 3fg%. If you But Sessions one the knicks, the for a first time in a long time you can really say the knicks have alot of young talent.

Defenses might be able to adjust to him and play off him a little if they know he cant shoot a three whatsoever.

I think that is the only thing that is holding back an offer sheet.

Can anyone name a player who is even close to his talent level who is available anytime soon?

rajon rounduo. rfa 1 year from now.

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by McK1:

playing in a faster system doesn't necessarily mean his numbers will go up.

takes a lot of endurance to play point guard at the pace D'Antoni wants. What kind of conditioning does Sessions do?

See at least you are a little more cautious. I mean, cats around here get so excited for other players that they lose all sense of objectivity.

I wouldnt lose it if we signed him, but I am a bit skeptical about his game.

Posted by fishmike:

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by McK1:

playing in a faster system doesn't necessarily mean his numbers will go up.

takes a lot of endurance to play point guard at the pace D'Antoni wants. What kind of conditioning does Sessions do?

See at least you are a little more cautious. I mean, cats around here get so excited for other players that they lose all sense of objectivity.

I wouldnt lose it if we signed him, but I am a bit skeptical about his game.

I am skeptical as well. He's got a small body of work and put up good #s on a losing team. You cant just say "look at how good he will be over 40 minutes and 82 games." It just doesnt work that way.

BUT

I would be open minded an enthusiastic about (if only I could learn to spell)

He's young
He's in the right situation to grow and get better as a PG
MDA's brother coached him so we have some inside info on what he is and isn't

So I would be trusting management on this one

Posted by Paladin55:

Posted by fishmike:

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by McK1:

playing in a faster system doesn't necessarily mean his numbers will go up.

takes a lot of endurance to play point guard at the pace D'Antoni wants. What kind of conditioning does Sessions do?

See at least you are a little more cautious. I mean, cats around here get so excited for other players that they lose all sense of objectivity.

I wouldnt lose it if we signed him, but I am a bit skeptical about his game.

I am skeptical as well. He's got a small body of work and put up good #s on a losing team. You cant just say "look at how good he will be over 40 minutes and 82 games." It just doesnt work that way.

BUT

I would be open minded an enthusiastic about (if only I could learn to spell)

He's young
He's in the right situation to grow and get better as a PG
MDA's brother coached him so we have some inside info on what he is and isn't

So I would be trusting management on this one

He has only played one full year so far (96 games), and last year played with a Buck's team that was hit by major injuries, so you figure that his assist numbers would have been better with Redd and Bogut- who did not even play 70 games between them last year.

You have to trust MDA and his brother on this one, but based on last year, you would think that Sessions is on his way to becoming a solid PG in the NBA.

Still don't know about his 3Pt shot, and I have heard good and bad things about his D, but he is the same age as Toney Douglas, and has already proven that he will not be overwhelmed as an NBA PG.

If you sign him to a decent contract for 4/5 years (4-5M/yr- team or player option year to be determined based on whether it is 4 or 5 M.) you still have the ability to trade him in a few years if you want to upgrade.

So if we're on this trusting MDA kick, does the fact that they aren't jumping all over Sessions tell you something?

Posted by martin:

Posted by BRIGGS:

This is what Im scared of--a team like Philly walking in while we are waiting to save .50 or talking the Bucks into taking something they dont want S+T--just give the guy the full MLE and do it soon--you are asking to be undercut by another team. Put everything into the MLE to deter the Bucks from matching full price --player option-bonus whatever--this contract will look cheap two years from now anyway. If we sit on our arse were going to get burned.

I think there is a bit of not negotiating against yourself from the Knicks perspective going on here. Philly has got 2 young PGs in Holiday and Williams and are not going to sigh Sessions on top of that.

My guess is that LAC is not a place Sessions wants to go to with Baron signed for like 10 more years, although Sessions would be able to play 50-60 games a year without worry of not starting.

If Sessions was hotly sought after, he would have had a full MLE in hand already.

Posted by martin:

Posted by BRIGGS:

This is what Im scared of--a team like Philly walking in while we are waiting to save .50 or talking the Bucks into taking something they dont want S+T--just give the guy the full MLE and do it soon--you are asking to be undercut by another team. Put everything into the MLE to deter the Bucks from matching full price --player option-bonus whatever--this contract will look cheap two years from now anyway. If we sit on our arse were going to get burned.

I think there is a bit of not negotiating against yourself from the Knicks perspective going on here. Philly has got 2 young PGs in Holiday and Williams and are not going to sigh Sessions on top of that.

My guess is that LAC is not a place Sessions wants to go to with Baron signed for like 10 more years, although Sessions would be able to play 50-60 games a year without worry of not starting.

If Sessions was hotly sought after, he would have had a full MLE in hand already.