Knicks brass was genuinely surprised he measured in during their pre-draft workout at a legit 7-1 without sneakers, and that was a factor in feeling comfortable enough to draft him at No. 4. Knicks advisor Clarence Gaines Jr., after scouting Porzingis in Spain, had recommended to Phil Jackson he select Porzingis with the No. 1 pick if the Knicks won the lottery.

http://nypost.com/2015/11/22/amare-stoudemire-insists-riding-heat-bench-part-of-the-plan/

ChuckBuck wrote:Best player to grace the Knicks uniform since Ewing, and it's not even close.

Buckle your seats boys, barring a major injury or unforeseen stupid trade, KP is going to take us on a 10-15 year ride!

ChuckBuck wrote:Best player to grace the Knicks uniform since Ewing, and it's not even close.

Buckle your seats boys, barring a major injury or unforeseen stupid trade, KP is going to take us on a 10-15 year ride!

I'm all about his potential, but can we at least wait a quarter or half a season and see where things go? I am interested to see what happens when teams have played against and scouted KP and make adjustments. He seems to have a good work ethic, something other former fan favs such as Shump lacked. That said, great potential for KP and I'm looking forward to seeing what that brings, just think we need to pump the breaks a little as things play out.

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Best player to grace the Knicks uniform since Ewing, and it's not even close.

Buckle your seats boys, barring a major injury or unforeseen stupid trade, KP is going to take us on a 10-15 year ride!

I'm all about his potential, but can we at least wait a quarter or half a season and see where things go? I am interested to see what happens when teams have played against and scouted KP and make adjustments. He seems to have a good work ethic, something other former fan favs such as Shump lacked. That said, great potential for KP and I'm looking forward to seeing what that brings, just think we need to pump the breaks a little as things play out.

Uhm, have you been paying attention to this season? Dude's on a Shaquille O'Neill record pace for double doubles as a rookie. First Knick since Ewing in his prime to record 24-15-7. 20 years of age.

This ain't no Shumpert or Linsanity garbage...this is history in the making.

Let's NOT pump the brakes, and let's LIVE in the moment.

ChuckBuck wrote:

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Best player to grace the Knicks uniform since Ewing, and it's not even close.

Buckle your seats boys, barring a major injury or unforeseen stupid trade, KP is going to take us on a 10-15 year ride!

I'm all about his potential, but can we at least wait a quarter or half a season and see where things go? I am interested to see what happens when teams have played against and scouted KP and make adjustments. He seems to have a good work ethic, something other former fan favs such as Shump lacked. That said, great potential for KP and I'm looking forward to seeing what that brings, just think we need to pump the breaks a little as things play out.

Uhm, have you been paying attention to this season? Dude's on a Shaquille O'Neill record pace for double doubles as a rookie. First Knick since Ewing in his prime to record 24-15-7. 20 years of age.

This ain't no Shumpert or Linsanity garbage...this is history in the making.

Let's NOT pump the brakes, and let's LIVE in the moment.

I watched every game except parts of 2. I love his potential but I also prefer to stay somewhat grounded before crowning a guy who has played 14 games an all-time great. That I have made it clear that I love his skill set and potential and look forward to watching things play out.

I'm not a huge fan of how everything gets blown up so quickly these days, but that's a sign of the times. I guess if people are excited that is good, but creating all-time great expectations for the kid after 14 games is not the best thing to do either.

I was really impressed vs. Houston. OK, so no Dwight... although I almost wished he played. We played a line up for a good stretch in the 4th of Gallo/Jose/AA and KP/Melo at the 4/5. I was pretty blown away by KP during that stretch, and for that period KP was most certainly the best player on the floor for both team and it showed. They had ZERO answer for him on both ends of the floor.

I still prefer KP at the 4 and I think having him next to another 7 footer almost reminds of KY with Towns and WCS up front just a nightmare for teams to deal with. That being said Fisher threw him out there at the 5 and what KP did took a lot of effort and flat out won the game for us. Melo hit some great clutch shots but those are meaningless without KP totally controlling the game. The only real time we have seen Melo with ball movement and scoring threats around him was the 54 win season. I picked 45 for this year. That may be conservative.

franco12 wrote:it's early, but I don't think premature.

Maybe better than Ewing?

Ewing, I think, was great for his effort and tenacity. I think when its all said on done, we may judge KP better in terms of skills & talent.

KP's weakness (so far) - He is getting pushed off his position (mainly in the block on defense when preparing for a rebound) by smaller guys with lower centers of gravity. He sometimes brings the ball low - when he doesn't need to especially with his height. He sometimes tries to do too much off the dribble and has made a few wild passes. All of this will be minimized (IMO) based on how well (and quickly) he adjusts/learns.

When I watch the kid play all I can think of is how unstoppable he will become when his game becomes more polished as he matures over the next several seasons.

StarksEwing1 wrote:Gotta give props to phil and gaines. Instead of making a bad trade Like the proposed ty lawson deal they stuck to their guns and got the BPA. Im so impressed with this kid. Forget his offense which is great his Defense really surprised me. The kid has no fear. He is smart, can block, is our best rebounder. His offense is great because he can beat you in so many ways. He can drive, he can shoot the 3, he can draw fouls better than most too. Sorry for going on and on but this kid is the best thing to happen to us in 15 years

I agree he is the best thing to happen to this franchise since Ewing got drafted, which is many of our lifetimes. That being said, its important we understand he is going to have his ups and downs, and he is not yet our best player. He will get there, but right now Melo is still our best player, and KP is doing a fantastic job getting acclimated to the game and doing everything he can to have an impact. But he will be our best player soon enough.

newyorknewyork wrote:I would like KP to focus on being a defensive monster who can score all over the court then an offensive monster who also plays defense if that makes sense. Like Westbrook and many others after a while they become more offensive minded and defense is the after thought to preserve energy. I'd rather KP put majority of his energy on being a dominating defensive and rebounding anchor first and formost. He can always get the crunch time go to looks. But shouldnt be a all game thing. Will cause to much wear and tear.

KG did everything for Minny but that doesn't lead to a deep level of success. Plus we need to make sure we set KP up for a long term career like Duncan.