holfresh wrote:dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:dk7th wrote:dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:dk7th wrote:holfresh wrote:dk7th wrote:Look at his numbers and what magic fans have said before you say anything. You haven't seen him play so I kindly ask you to stfu until then.
I have seen him play more than the highlight video you prob beating off to....
have never seen him play. you're telling me you've seen an entire magic game in the last two seasons?!? you'd be lying.
I have seen Magic games but no in it's entirety..I wasn't tuning in to see him to be honest...More to see Oladipo and Payton..Eariler to see Afflalo..I saw more Affalo games then the other two..But I know for sure you never saw him...That is a guarantee...
i just said as much. don't matter, tho.. i am using the numbers from basketballreference to make an assessment, and it has worked for me just fine. if i'm wrong about him i'll man up and admit as much. and if you're wrong...?
ok so we all saw o'quinn play last night. somebody has some manning up to do....
So his story as a Knick is now written playing against a Brazilian club team??..Listen I hope he does well here in NY..But you can see the defensive limitations..He did well rebounding and shooting..But he is slow of foot and lacks reaction time like most of our bigs..We will struggle defensively..But enjoy the debut, I did...
where there's smoke there's fire. i said he would be good for the knicks, and frankly the level of competition was good enough to make an assessment on o'quinn. you yourself said he should start: "Fish needs to start O'Quinn and Gallo for better defense and rebounding.."
i also stressed that o'quinn was a good passer, like diaw. he made two TERRIFIC playmaking passes last night. one from the elbow to a cutter and one off the dribble in traffic. he sees the floor well.
O'Quinn is not a good defender by any means but he is a better option than KP is right now..O"Quinn is slow footed like Seraphin and didn't help on guys who lost their man..At least both have some offense to bring to the table...O'Quinn is a bench player, let's not get it twisted but right now KP is lost out there..He was bumping in Melo on offensive sets and sometimes just standing still...KP doesn't rebound at all..So by no means it's an endorsement...
firstly, his advanced numbers, DBPM or defensive box plus/minus show that o'quinn is an above-average defender, ie a good defender. secondly, i don't think you can make an assessment on the knicks defensively, and against a team that put up 43 three-pointers. i was surprised at kp starting and playing that many minutes, and so far as kp bumping into melo, i think they call that "setting a pick."
regardless, my starting lineup remains the same: lopez, o'quinn, melo, afflalo, either grant or galloway.
no i do NOT want to see calderon out there.
knicks win 38-43 games in 16-17. rose MUST shoot no more than 14 shots per game, defer to kp6 + melo, and have a usage rate of less than 25%