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NardDogNation
Posts: 27652 Alba Posts: 4 Joined: 5/7/2013 Member: #5555 |
6/23/2017 12:11 AM
Lol, that took no time at all.
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nyknickzingis
Posts: 23029 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 12/8/2015 Member: #6207 |
6/24/2017 9:29 AM LAST EDITED: 6/24/2017 9:40 AM
jazz74 wrote:nixluva wrote:The thing I was concerned about with Nitty was that he didn't seem to have that Star quality when watching tape. Still as has been mentioned he wasn't really in a situation in a Pro League to just go off. He's so young that it's hard to tell how much better he'll get. I think Nitty's value in a TEAM game is high but I doubt he's gonna be one of those big time scorers off the dribble. Tho he did show improvement with his handles which I must say was encouraging. KP didn't show his ability to create off the dribble, but you could see he had a great shot. He also surprised me with his defense. I thought ok, an athletic stretch 4 like Ibaka, but was surprised he was more like an athletic Dirk or (not at that level yet but very young raw Dirk). Nti I don't know what his "hidden" skills are, but he has shown me he will defend and he will be active. He's a high motor, defensive minded player. That I think will translate to the NBA, but initially we may see foul issues. Young players who are defensively skilled and have a defensive motor can be foul prone. On offense, I don't see a really strong skill, or stand out skill. This is where you are now relying on work ethic. He's 18. How much does he want to work? How much will he fit his game and develop the skills needed in the Triangle? I think he seems like a kid that will put in the work. We all may not see this, but I think we got the youngest player in the draft with probably on the more significant windows to get better. He isn't even close to his peak or full potential. There is this argument that the NCCA teams are better competition than the professional leagues KP or Nti played at, according to some ESPN scouts, they say a top professional team from France would beat NCAA teams easily. Right now we shouldn't expect more than 8 points, 2-3 assists and active defense this first year (in about 24 minutes) but over the next few years the room to grow is almost double those numbers in my opinion. |
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blkexec
Posts: 28443 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 9/3/2004 Member: #748 |
6/24/2017 10:26 AM
We are all brainwashed by using stats from today's PGs as an evaluation guide. Frank is the old school Charlie Ward IQ type PG , but similar to the greek freak as far as physical tools at his position. That means Frank is everything you want in today's lead guard roll.....Has the rare ability to score in half court and full court. his points doesn't determine wins and losses. but his presence on both ends.....and passing ability is a bigger impact than trying to average 20.....
I love Frank's game....reminds me of myself. and why I never saw myself as an NBA player. but we are the glue guys on any team. lock down defense.....set up teammates with unselfish passes. hit open 3 pt shots. he's exactly what we are missing. just like he will.....i learned how to score on iso plays later in my career....that makes u dangerous when u are also unselfish by nature. with that said, I still would've picked monk over Frank. most Euro PGs play like Frank and that's why Phil was able to find another long PG in the 2nd round. monk is a momentum changing player. his only knock is he's not well rounded. but he can shoot and finish in the open court. if Frank can do that at the next level like monk can.....then Phil made the best long term investment. using the spurs as a model to build solid high IQ unselfish players. Born in Brooklyn, Raised in Queens, Lives in Maryland.
The future is bright, I'm a Knicks fan for life!
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