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jullybully21
Posts: 20037 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/5/2015 Member: #6007 |
6/28/2016 10:15 AM
Miami always seem to find gems. So I would agree to watch the Miami Heat summer league team.
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crzymdups
Posts: 52018 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/1/2004 Member: #671 USA |
6/28/2016 10:16 AM
Briggs, I think it might be possible to steal that guy Tyler Johnson you like. He's one of the few RFAs that I think you might be able to get.
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nixluva
Posts: 56258 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 10/5/2004 Member: #758 USA |
6/28/2016 10:22 AM
He looks like a nice player. In the end every team has their reasons for who they go after. Knicks are no different.
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Chandler
Posts: 26906 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 11/26/2015 Member: #6197 |
6/28/2016 11:00 AM
channeling Barrea and even Reggie Lewis (other N.Eastern players)
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BRIGGS
Posts: 53275 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 7/30/2002 Member: #303 |
6/28/2016 11:03 AM
nixluva wrote:He looks like a nice player. In the end every team has their reasons for who they go after. Knicks are no different. Id like to think were not married to anyone there at SL and that we can court anyone who goes to the party who is free. I think its a little easier to make it in the NBA when you add those 2-3 inches and the athletic ability which Baker doesnt have. Also Walker is a much more fluid shooter/ballhandler and looks like a better passer. It almost looks like he can play some PG at some point. RIP Crushalot😞
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WaltLongmire
Posts: 27623 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 6/28/2014 Member: #5843 |
6/28/2016 11:09 AM LAST EDITED: 6/28/2016 11:10 AM
A lot of stuff on DraftExpress about him, and they have him down as a combo guard...
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/David-Walker-65302/ Knicks would have seen him at the Portsmouth tournament, where it seems he did not do too well. They also mentioned that he did not do as well against the 3 big teams he faced this year- Michigan State, Miami, and NC State. With that said, he looks like he has some skills on offense and some athletic ability to build on. Did we even work him out before the draft? EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?
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CrushAlot
Posts: 59764 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/25/2003 Member: #452 USA |
6/28/2016 11:15 AM
Miami has done a fantastic job of finding guys late in the draft and undrafted. He shot the three at almost 42% and he is 6'7. Seems like a guy to keep an eye on. With Richardson and Johnson on the roster already maybe they won't sign him.
I'm tired,I'm tired, I'm so tired right now......Kristaps Porzingis 1/3/18
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yellowboy90
Posts: 33942 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 4/23/2011 Member: #3538 |
6/28/2016 11:16 AM
I'm okay with ROn Baker and think he has a better chance to workout in the pros because of his hustle and defense. He might not be as tall but he has a 6'10 wingspan to make up for it. He is also a very good shooter coming off screens and off the PnR. Baker's real problem is he can't create in isolation plays but there have been many SGs that have that same problem and survived in the NBA.
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WaltLongmire
Posts: 27623 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 6/28/2014 Member: #5843 |
6/28/2016 11:28 AM LAST EDITED: 6/28/2016 11:29 AM
yellowboy90 wrote:I'm okay with ROn Baker and think he has a better chance to workout in the pros because of his hustle and defense. He might not be as tall but he has a 6'10 wingspan to make up for it. He is also a very good shooter coming off screens and off the PnR. Baker's real problem is he can't create in isolation plays but there have been many SGs that have that same problem and survived in the NBA. I'm hoping Baker can become a poor man's JJ Redick, and my gut feeling is that he was somebody Hornachek wanted. I don't think the Knicks care about his lack of isolation play ability...they are looking for a high IQ player who is moving without the ball, can come off picks to catch and shoot (as you noted), and a player who doesn't bog down the flow of the offense with unnecessary ball handling. I say that he sticks with the team, and I feel that the speed with which we signed him after the draft (he might have been the first UFA signed) indicates that we had him on our radar- and might even have taken him in the 2nd Rnd if we had been able to buy a pick at a reasonable price. Hopefully he works out. I'm most interested to see how he defends at this level. EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?
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Nalod
Posts: 72114 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
6/28/2016 12:28 PM
Im hoping that Baker becomes the white mans Avery Bradley.
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LivingLegend
Posts: 26573 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 8/13/2007 Member: #1645 |
6/28/2016 1:20 PM
Nalod wrote:Im hoping that Baker becomes the white mans Avery Bradley. Yeah - he's really solid defensively. Hoping he is good enough offensively to make the team, warrant some minutes -- if so I think he becomes a garden favorite. Understands how to play the game --- would seem to be a very nice role player with better players around him. Very Langston Galloway to me but advanced in terms of his understanding/patience on offensive end. |
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BRIGGS
Posts: 53275 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 7/30/2002 Member: #303 |
6/28/2016 2:11 PM
Miami also has that 7 foot PF from Hawaii that has some KP in him.
RIP Crushalot😞
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