Knicks player development coach Chris Brickley was tasked with putting the workouts together. Brickley, a former Louisville player, has developed a strong rapport with many Knicks veterans, including Smith and Anthony, and is well-regarded for his work with players. So Anthony turned to Brickley to find enough NBA talent to put together a quality workout at his gym.

yellowboy90 wrote:People will not like him because of his connections. He played with Chris Smith so JR vouched for him.

I follow the dude on instagram. Dude is in his mid 20s. If the players like him and he's doing a good job then that's good. He posts his number on the all the time and apparently gives workouts at Melos gym for a fee.

GustavBahler wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:People will not like him because of his connections. He played with Chris Smith so JR vouched for him.

and his name is Brickley.

That can't be good lol

F500ONE wrote:This signing is similar to the shooting coach we hired

A year or two ago

Not sure if that paid huge dividends

Won't make a big deal of it

Because in the end the players are going to be

Who they are going to be

This seems like a come up for Brickley

More than anything else

It's up to the players to put in the work, but a coach can help a player improve his form and technique in different facets of the game. If a player has the ability and is just making technical mistakes then a coach can help that player to improve. It's not for nothing that you see players come into the league with no shot and then later they turn into reliable shooters. It happens all the time you just don't focus on it. Of course there is a point of diminishing returns as any player reaches the limits of his abilities. Still doesn't make it not a big deal.

Chris Paul came into the league not being a good shooter and progressively improved. I'm pretty sure some coaching was involved in helping him improve.

Season Age Tm  Pos G  GS FG%  3P%   2P%   FT%  
05-06  20  NOK PG  78 78 .430 .282 .464  .847 
06-07  21  NOK PG  64 64 .437 .350 .455  .818 
07-08  22  NOH PG  80 80 .488 .369 .516  .851
08-09  23  NOH PG  78 78 .503 .364 .525  .868

nixluva wrote:

F500ONE wrote:This signing is similar to the shooting coach we hired

A year or two ago

Not sure if that paid huge dividends

Won't make a big deal of it

Because in the end the players are going to be

Who they are going to be

This seems like a come up for Brickley

More than anything else

It's up to the players to put in the work, but a coach can help a player improve his form and technique in different facets of the game. If a player has the ability and is just making technical mistakes then a coach can help that player to improve. It's not for nothing that you see players come into the league with no shot and then later they turn into reliable shooters. It happens all the time you just don't focus on it. Of course there is a point of diminishing returns as any player reaches the limits of his abilities. Still doesn't make it not a big deal.

Chris Paul came into the league not being a good shooter and progressively improved. I'm pretty sure some coaching was involved in helping him improve.

Season Age Tm  Pos G  GS FG%  3P%   2P%   FT%  
05-06  20  NOK PG  78 78 .430 .282 .464  .847 
06-07  21  NOK PG  64 64 .437 .350 .455  .818 
07-08  22  NOH PG  80 80 .488 .369 .516  .851
08-09  23  NOH PG  78 78 .503 .364 .525  .868

There's nothing these guys are going to learn

From a 20 something year old guy as he works out with primarily vets

This is a favor for a good friend

yellowboy90 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:People will not like him because of his connections. He played with Chris Smith so JR vouched for him.

and his name is Brickley.

That can't be good lol

well his specialty I think is ball handling.

His middle name is Palmer, j/k.

F500ONE wrote:According to Begley Shumpert is developing himself

Into a slasher

What was Shumpert 2yrs ago?

A slasher that couldn't finish?