3rd Qtr 11:32
DEN 61 NYK 54

CrushAlot wrote:

misterearl wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

misterearl wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Thank god for Landry Fields. He is the best thing about the 2010 season so far.

Fields has been amazing. He isn't a token starter and he has a lot more athleticism than advertised.

Advertised? He has a 39 inch vertical.

Without question, Landry Fields is the most complete player on the Knicks

You might be right about his vertical but I have never seen this number and he wasn't invited to the draft combine.

"There have been some people over the years tell me I am too small, too skinny, can't shoot, can't do this or that," Fields said. "I guess my only response is to come in here and work to get to where I am.""

There is no "might" about his vertical. Walsh knew what he was doing.

I agree Walsh knew what he was doing but he was definitely an out of nowhere pick. This was the only scouting report out there on him at the time last spring that I remember.

At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament -

He may have gone under the radar a bit this week because of his quiet game and less than spectacular stats, but Fields proved that he is a player and the he knows how to play the game. Unlike many other guys at the camp, he wasn’t there to “prove himself” and by doing so force the issue, instead he picked his spots within the flow of the game and still made some very impressive plays. Playing as a SG/SG, he has good size and very good length on the wing. He sees the game and makes the extra pass to get his teammate a better shot if it’s available. He doesn’t have great athleticism and his quickness is subpar, but he has a very long first step and he is extremely effective at using shotfakes and jabs to create separation. He is a dangerous slasher and he can slither through the defense with his length and more importantly finish plays at the end of it all. He likes to operate on the baseline and is very crafty at using the glass to protect his shots. His touch around the basket is terrific, he plays the angles and is able to finish at a high percentage. His outside shot is a work in progress, and unless his feet are completely set, he has a very hard time converting from the outside. His release is very slow and it results in most of his shots being closely contested because it gives his defender more time to close the gap. Lacking great footspeed, Fields has a hard time containing penetration off the dribble and will have problems defending at the next level. Athletically his shortcomings are obvious, but he may just have enough size and game to overcome.

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/landry-fields

can't exactly remember where I read it, but 39" vertical was published somewhere.

oh here it is: http://www.nba.com/knicks/summerleague/landryfields2010.html

Silverfuel wrote:Timo was out of control on that one

Yup. Should have gone up strong.

NYKBocker wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Timo was out of control on that one

Yup. Should have gone up strong.

3rd Qtr 8:28
DEN 71 NYK 60

GustavBahler wrote:refs are fing Fields up.