fukk it. I think that his jumper especially from 3 looks like a line drive based on the 3 3's that he took. Park the skinny prick in the post.

kNYks342 wrote:Am I the only one not impressed with this kid?? I watched every game, every second. He looked passive, unsure, and at times lost in the offense. Most of the offense went through cleanthony , jerian or ndur. There were stretches for 5 or so minutes he didn't shoot. He couldn't get positioning well enough to get the ball. He looked good on defense. But he didn't do anything out off the ordinary that everyone is already calling him the next Dirk. The only game he scored 12 he hit 7 free throws. He couldn't beat his man off the dribble, or in the post. I'm Not drinking the Kool-aid just yet.

You have to be able to project a little bit. The kid is adjusting to an awful lot of new things. The differences in living, Style of ball, talent, speed, strength, skill etc. It's gonna make any player a bit hesitant and uncomfortable in this totally new situation. Give him a chance to fully adapt to everything and also get his strength up to NBA standards. He's very weak compared to most NBA prospects much less NBA players. Still you can see the raw talent he has. Just go ahead and name a 7-3 guy you ever saw do what he can do! It's not gonna be a long list. KP admits he wasn't playing his best and was letting the game come to him.

I think the hope is that they get him some legit big man instruction on every part of his game. He needs to get better at everything a man his size needs to do. The thing is that he has a ton of talent and needs to fully develop. I think it's gonna be a while before we really know what we have in KP.

mreinman wrote:shooting silky smooth jumpers coming off screens with PERFECT form? A giant JJ Redick (LOL)?

fukk it. I think that his jumper especially from 3 looks like a line drive based on the 3 3's that he took. Park the skinny prick in the post.

what is with this "line drive 3" trope? the guy is 7'3" with long arms. even if it is a line drive (which, based on the video below, i disagree with) he's releasing almost at rim level.

kNYks342 wrote:Am I the only one not impressed with this kid?? I watched every game, every second. He looked passive, unsure, and at times lost in the offense. Most of the offense went through cleanthony , jerian or ndur. There were stretches for 5 or so minutes he didn't shoot. He couldn't get positioning well enough to get the ball. He looked good on defense. But he didn't do anything out off the ordinary that everyone is already calling him the next Dirk. The only game he scored 12 he hit 7 free throws. He couldn't beat his man off the dribble, or in the post. I'm Not drinking the Kool-aid just yet.

The most important part.

kNYks342 wrote:Am I the only one not impressed with this kid?? I watched every game, every second. He looked passive, unsure, and at times lost in the offense. Most of the offense went through cleanthony , jerian or ndur. There were stretches for 5 or so minutes he didn't shoot. He couldn't get positioning well enough to get the ball. He looked good on defense. But he didn't do anything out off the ordinary that everyone is already calling him the next Dirk. The only game he scored 12 he hit 7 free throws. He couldn't beat his man off the dribble, or in the post. I'm Not drinking the Kool-aid just yet.

You aren't the only one....it also depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for him to come out and dominate with a alpha dog explosion then you were disappointed. The Knicks clearly did not want him getting hurt. It seems like they told him to take it easy and just get some reps. He already proved he belongs so that's enough. You can see how he can take it up a notch. Hopefully we'll see that for the next 15 years.

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kNYks342 wrote:Am I the only one not impressed with this kid?? I watched every game, every second. He looked passive, unsure, and at times lost in the offense. Most of the offense went through cleanthony , jerian or ndur. There were stretches for 5 or so minutes he didn't shoot. He couldn't get positioning well enough to get the ball. He looked good on defense. But he didn't do anything out off the ordinary that everyone is already calling him the next Dirk. The only game he scored 12 he hit 7 free throws. He couldn't beat his man off the dribble, or in the post. I'm Not drinking the Kool-aid just yet.

You aren't the only one....it also depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for him to come out and dominate with a alpha dog explosion then you were disappointed. The Knicks clearly did not want him getting hurt. It seems like they told him to take it easy and just get some reps. He already proved he belongs so that's enough. You can see how he can take it up a notch. Hopefully we'll see that for the next 15 years.

I get that everyone is waiting for the next however many years, and nothing against the kid, I'm sure he's a nice guy. But guys this really is the Knicks fault. With the 4th pick you have to go and get an alpha dog. That's exactly what I wanted to see. Someone who knows what he is capable of and imposes his will, or at least tries to. He was too passive, summer league is the venue that you get to show off your talent. I just don't see why people are so excited about Shawn Bradley Jr. Not my idea of a 4th pick. By the way, dude travelled after he stole the ball and dunked it, took like 4 steps. But I guess I'm the only one that saw that too!!

kNYks342 wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

kNYks342 wrote:Am I the only one not impressed with this kid?? I watched every game, every second. He looked passive, unsure, and at times lost in the offense. Most of the offense went through cleanthony , jerian or ndur. There were stretches for 5 or so minutes he didn't shoot. He couldn't get positioning well enough to get the ball. He looked good on defense. But he didn't do anything out off the ordinary that everyone is already calling him the next Dirk. The only game he scored 12 he hit 7 free throws. He couldn't beat his man off the dribble, or in the post. I'm Not drinking the Kool-aid just yet.

You aren't the only one....it also depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for him to come out and dominate with a alpha dog explosion then you were disappointed. The Knicks clearly did not want him getting hurt. It seems like they told him to take it easy and just get some reps. He already proved he belongs so that's enough. You can see how he can take it up a notch. Hopefully we'll see that for the next 15 years.

I get that everyone is waiting for the next however many years, and nothing against the kid, I'm sure he's a nice guy. But guys this really is the Knicks fault. With the 4th pick you have to go and get an alpha dog. That's exactly what I wanted to see. Someone who knows what he is capable of and imposes his will, or at least tries to. He was too passive, summer league is the venue that you get to show off your talent. I just don't see why people are so excited about Shawn Bradley Jr. Not my idea of a 4th pick. By the way, dude travelled after he stole the ball and dunked it, took like 4 steps. But I guess I'm the only one that saw that too!!

On top of that KP has a long way to go in order to catch up physically. He's not strong enough but that is something that can be addressed much easier than a lack of talent. He's now in a better position to get the help he needs with access to the best training, instruction and nutrition experts. From now on he'll get on a program and IMO once he has his body right it will allow the rest of his game take shape.

The Shawn Bradley stuff and making a big deal of traveling on his steal and dunk is just petty!

kNYks342 wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

kNYks342 wrote:Am I the only one not impressed with this kid?? I watched every game, every second. He looked passive, unsure, and at times lost in the offense. Most of the offense went through cleanthony , jerian or ndur. There were stretches for 5 or so minutes he didn't shoot. He couldn't get positioning well enough to get the ball. He looked good on defense. But he didn't do anything out off the ordinary that everyone is already calling him the next Dirk. The only game he scored 12 he hit 7 free throws. He couldn't beat his man off the dribble, or in the post. I'm Not drinking the Kool-aid just yet.

You aren't the only one....it also depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for him to come out and dominate with a alpha dog explosion then you were disappointed. The Knicks clearly did not want him getting hurt. It seems like they told him to take it easy and just get some reps. He already proved he belongs so that's enough. You can see how he can take it up a notch. Hopefully we'll see that for the next 15 years.

I get that everyone is waiting for the next however many years, and nothing against the kid, I'm sure he's a nice guy. But guys this really is the Knicks fault. With the 4th pick you have to go and get an alpha dog. That's exactly what I wanted to see. Someone who knows what he is capable of and imposes his will, or at least tries to. He was too passive, summer league is the venue that you get to show off your talent. I just don't see why people are so excited about Shawn Bradley Jr. Not my idea of a 4th pick. By the way, dude travelled after he stole the ball and dunked it, took like 4 steps. But I guess I'm the only one that saw that too!!

Towns and Russell looked horrible this summer if i can compare them and they went #1 & #2...

If anyone believes those two will be ok and blossom into something that so will Kristaps

KP is simply a hell of a good basketball player. He's hungry and plays team (Euro) ball, not let me get my shots USA ball. You can judge alpha dog when he's ready to be an alpha dog. Right now like half the other 19 year olds he's going to have to learn the NBA game.

That being said I am thrilled with the mix of size and skill. He's a unique talent that loves the game.