Andrew wrote:Did I miss something? How many times did sessions go to the line?

It isn't so much about him getting to the line, but more so about him getting into the paint putting some kind of pressure on the defense and making them work. Frank is settling for open jumpers(despite an open lane) or turning down the shots altogether, and jack isn't that much more aggressive offensively either.

The knicks philosophy

“They’re not really stretch-four type guys,” Hornacek said. “We don’t want them to try and do something they’re not capable of doing.”

I'm sure this is the approach for ever player on the team, so if franks not comfortable going to the rim, they don't encourage him to do it, they're not encouraging their bigs to shoot from the perimeter, to work diligently
on that shot in this era of basketball.

A lot of perimeter players games suffer when you don't have penertration

nyknickzingis wrote:The Knicks are fifth in the NBA with assists this season. Not passing, actual assists. The whole culture change has shifted because of players like Frank in and Melo out.

Ramon should get a run with the second unit with Frank. Why not play Frank at the 2 guard and play a little smaller and quicker. I don't think we should be so close minded with regards to Frank. He can be a 2 or 1 in the league and right now he has value as a versatile defender and player moreso than anything else.

What I don't want to lose or become is the team we were last year where players begin to call their own number, drive to the paint, do their own thing. Whatever Frank doesn't do right, he gets one thing right that identifies our team this year. We pass the ball looking for a teammate and we play hard on defense. You want Frank's mentality to keep infecting the team that way.

All that said, Frank was in a rut the last few games and hadn't impacted the defense side either. He's a rookie. This is part of the process for him.

Someone please explain to me what sense it makes to play Frank at the 2? What on earth will he be doing when the Knicks have the ball?

Vmart wrote:The record indicates that the Knicks are ahead of schedule. Have you guys forgotten that this is about rebuilding and growing. What is adding Sessions going to do for you. Is he you answer to the future? The object is to develop the young players not watch two guards on the end of their career.

Anyone who agrees with Knicks1248 is got to be off their rockers. This is about development. Stick with the plan and stop getting ahead of yourselves.