I think he's at his best in an offense that has a lot of movement and cutting- something like the offense GS runs.

Puts in a lot of effort on D, and his athleticism is not bad at all.

Seems like he would be a good Triangle combo guard- not unlike Galloway was.

Hard to see him getting a lot more time on the court once Rose is back unless you let him play the 2 on the second unit with Holiday playing the 3 against certain opponents.

If you look at the 2016 draft, one in which not a single player is averaging more than 10PPG, you can make a case that Baker is an early 2nd Rnd talent...maybe even cracking the late 1st if he gets some consistent playing time.

His upside, as a 4 yr college player, might not be as great, but he looks like a future 20MPG glue guy player, who will never be great, but still have some great moments.

We will see...

Baker had some nice takes to the rim, looked for his shot a little more, which is welcome news. That was the biggest knock on his game IMO. After playing against a league leading defense, he might feel more comfortable trying to generate his own offense in the future. Hope so.

blkexec wrote:Im a huge Baker fan....He grew on me over time, since summer league. I made a mistake like most people and only looked at his offensive skills, which is average.

Baker is our best on the ball defender at the 1 position. The days of the small PGs are gone. So you need a 6'2 or 6'3 long arm, lateral quickness type of player.

I can see his peak as the PG version of Courtney Lee. Which is great for somebody that wasn't drafted.

Good stuff

reub wrote:

fishmike wrote:eh Im waiting to be impressed. GS never once thought they were losing that game, and I wasnt sold on his contributions vs. the Suns while his mistakes were rough. Not saying he cant be good, but I gotta see a lot more before he gets into the strike gold zone

So you know what GS was thinking about? The fact that Baker was a plus 8 two games in a row doesn't count because of what the opponents were thinking? Are you literally inside their heads? Don't be such a hater!

fishmike wrote:

reub wrote:

fishmike wrote:eh Im waiting to be impressed. GS never once thought they were losing that game, and I wasnt sold on his contributions vs. the Suns while his mistakes were rough. Not saying he cant be good, but I gotta see a lot more before he gets into the strike gold zone

So you know what GS was thinking about? The fact that Baker was a plus 8 two games in a row doesn't count because of what the opponents were thinking? Are you literally inside their heads? Don't be such a hater!

fail.

I love Knicks fans!

CrushAlot wrote:

SocraticBallin22 wrote:An appreciation thread for a rookie who played okay in one game where we got blown out?!? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I love Knicks fans!

He certainly didn't look like it was his second nba game where he was given minutes in a non blow out situation. As the 13th man on the roster and an undrafted rookie he has looked really good. The moment hasn't been too big for him. I thought he looked really good in the first half. I didn't get to see the second half but his play wasn't lucky shots etc. He just is solid, and plays pretty good defense. He also has nice size.

Agree with all your points but nothing about his one game performance or achievements as a Knick so far warrants an appreciation thread! lol Like the enthusiasm, though.

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:eh Im waiting to be impressed. GS never once thought they were losing that game, and I wasnt sold on his contributions vs. the Suns while his mistakes were rough. Not saying he cant be good, but I gotta see a lot more before he gets into the strike gold zone

+100

He lost the suns game IMO.. Im not knocking him and I think he has potential, but I cant take the 2 things right, 2 things wrong type, especially if it results in a lost.

I think One of the reason that catapult Lin into stardom, was the fact that we were winning (WITHOUT MELO) and he was making avg players around him better.

I don't get your take on this one. Baker was a bit shaky in his 1st real significant minutes but you can see he has some ability and the right mental make up. What is this "2 things right, 2 things wrong" stuff? Is that how you view Baker after a couple of games? Seems a bit quick to know if he's a mistake prone player. Besides the Knicks have plenty of opportunity to win the Suns game.