He plays very well on defense, can switch on the guards and play them well. Corey Joseph had a hard time against him and he completely shut down Tyler Ennis.

He scored about 20 points during the game, but most came on hustle points and putbacks. He hit around 2 3's also, but when the game was on the line he was hesistant and gave the ball up.

unstopaball12 wrote:I am excited for him. I saw him play in the QOT personally against canada and he was by far the best player on the court which included Tristian Thompson.

He plays very well on defense, can switch on the guards and play them well. Corey Joseph had a hard time against him and he completely shut down Tyler Ennis.

He scored about 20 points during the game, but most came on hustle points and putbacks. He hit around 2 3's also, but when the game was on the line he was hesistant and gave the ball up.

That is nice to know. I know he played well for our Summer league team but hadn't looked much deeper.

newyorknewyork - I don't think it is Ndour Vs Mindus (exactly). NDour is another level defensively and Mindus is on another level offensively. I think if they both play well we will see them used depending on the matchups. I at least hope we get to see what both can do for 5-10 minutes a game for a few weeks before we settle on one. Two really nice players on our hands.

I'm really wondering about Mindus as it relates to his ability to play a physical NBA game. That might be his downfall (and his defense).
With the talent level on our team I can imagine the defense NDour brings might be nice out there when there is more offense on the floor and I can see Mindus being out there for his offense, when we don't have as many offensive players on the floor - or if someone's shot is off.

Kemet wrote:I'm Old-School ... my bench Depth lineup would be
PG-Jennings
SG-Lance Thomas
SF-Ndour
PF-Quinn
C-Hernangomez

NO small-ball lineup starting the 2nd qtr. or 4th qtr.

The Knicks coach claims not to be concerned they will have too weak a bench because of the way he plans to use his three big guns — Rose, Porzingis and Anthony.

“I’m hoping with the three guys, hopefully have two of those guys on the court,” Hornacek said. “It will take pressure off the bench guys to make an open shot. They’re not going to be a real focus necessarily. That always makes it easier for the guys to be comfortable out there. If you’re trying to sub five guys in as a group, it would be more difficult.”

A kid like Ndour will be much more effective if he's in there with quality players as opposed to lesser players. I'm very excited to see if JH will use Ndour in small ball style lineups. His length and shooting could be very effective.

Finestrg wrote:Pleasant surprise to see they brought N'Dour back. He's an attractive young, talented piece we can develop for years to come potentially. I think he can contribute right now too and on both ends. No question about it. Actually surprised to see Phil beating himself up about not getting Jae Crowder--this guy N'Dour could be just as good if not better...I just have trouble seeing all of these wing guys getting enough rotation time -- Lance Thomas, Kuz, N'Dour, Holiday, Vujacic. You figure one or two of these guys will be on the outside looking in.. Adding Lance Stephenson, if there's even any truth to the rumors, only complicates things further (though I'd do it anyway in a heartbeat. If I had to guess, I bet we've reached out and offered Stephenson a contract--he probably doesn't see an opportunity to play enough here--that's what's probably holding that up). A bit of a log jam to be sure but it's a good problem to have. I'd rather have depth and JH to have plenty of choices (esp. in a win-now scenario which the Knicks have suddenly become) over a roster short on talent any day.

the knicks have to stress defense, so whoever is most effective defending should be awarded the minutes. put another way, our two one-year contract point guards flat out suck at defense so the rest of the squad will have to make up for this gaping hole. i really like n'dour, ever since summer league 2015, and i am really glad he's a knick.

Kemet wrote:I'm Old-School ... my bench Depth lineup would be
PG-Jennings
SG-Lance Thomas
SF-Ndour
PF-Quinn
C-Hernangomez

NO small-ball lineup starting the 2nd qtr. or 4th qtr.

What about Minda? Does he crack the rotation?