Kemet wrote:nixluva wrote:Pavvy wrote:Finestrg wrote:Dude's always been talented enough. Can he finally shoot a high enough % to truly be effective game in and game out? That's my concern. He's gonna play, though. Count on it. Rose ain't playing all 82. And then God forbid, Jennings goes down too -- this is why the last roster spot should go to a PG, at least a legit ball-handling/playmaking guard. At first I thought it would've been wise to invest in one of the talented, well-known PGs that went late in the draft/undrafted: Cat Barber, GP2, Yogi Ferrell.. Next, I really liked the idea of getting Lance Stephenson on the cheap--I mean on the dude's talent alone along with his prior NBA experience plus the amount of success he's had playing at a pretty high level at times--he would've been a no-brainer for me. Passed on both opportunities... So who knows now. Let's give this kid Randle a shot. Young, he can shoot and push/handle the ball well. I don't think you add just anyone here--a bit player, a project, etc. I want a PG/ball-handling guard they envision filling in full-time should Rose and Jennings ever be out at the same time for a given stretch. Too much has been invested to not take out some insurance on this type of player. Everything else seems to be covered well enough. If that guy's Randle, then it's Randle. We'll have to trust Phil's judgment on this.
perfectly agree on Randle but not necessarily on Stephenson as we dont need his tempermental attitude- - nobody signed him until now for a reason.
we could do without NDour in the lineup and sign a veteran center or veteran PGand whoever excels from that trio of PG rookies
I like Ndour and I think he's going to be good in small ball lineups. He's a 2 way player. I think people are underestimating this roster. The talent on this bench is solid. They just haven't played in the NBA yet but they've shown they can play in Europe. I think we've got what we need with this roster.
I'm really going to miss the players i listed at the end of the season as KEEPERS (Grant/Gallo/Lopez) ..
I too like Ndour and what he brings to a lineup as a SF. I also agree to many sports writers are underestimating this roster. A lot of sports writers would have listed us a playoff team if we didnt do the Rose trade, but we did do the offseason signing of adding Noah Lee and Jennings to the roster.
Having Joakim Noah and Robin Lopez automatically makes us a postseason team.
I always looked at Robin Lopez as a natural PF who performance were outstanding as a tandem alongside his center brother Brook Lopez.
We all liked RoLo, but it was necessary to change the structure of the team so that this team could be more capable of playing faster and more aggressive ball. Hornacek can do more with more mobile bigs that we have now and PG's that can push the ball, get into the paint and attack the rim.
I can tell you that having Rose is a major shift in HOW this team can play. Rose's efficiency has been much talked about as if that's the only thing a player can bring to a team. It's not. If that was the most important thing then the Knicks should've kept Jose Calderon. He's highly efficient but he doesn't impact the game in the same way that Rose does. Efficient or not Rose forces teams to adjust how they defend.
In Hornacek's offensive schemes having PG's like Rose and Jennings is a very important part of how things will work. The faster pace and constant attack off PnR or attacking the close out requires guards that can be effective in pushing the ball and being aggressive.
9/15/2016 7:04 PM