Burke/Ntilina and Dotson should be backups at guard

Jack - thanks but we are out of it now, so mentor from the bench.

Kornet and Hicks need to play too. NY needs to develop players or at least see what they got.

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Mudiay should start immediately

Burke/Ntilina and Dotson should be backups at guard

Jack - thanks but we are out of it now, so mentor from the bench.

Kornet and Hicks need to play too. NY needs to develop players or at least see what they got.

Obviously Mudiay can't start right away. He needs some time to at least know the plays. I would hope in a week or so Mudiay needs to start and we need to give consistent minutes to Frank and Burke. Hornachek needs to have the guts to tell Jack he is being benched in favor of youth. I would be fine with Jack helping mentor the young guys but if he wants to be bought out then might have to do that for him. There is just NO minutes left to play Jack. Every minute you give Jack then you take away from the development of the young guys. I also would like to give Dotson some time so maybe limit Lee's minutes to some degree. I don't think Horny will do this. I think he wants to win at this cost and loyalty to the veterans.

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Everyone who wanted to draft Mudiay, man up!

I am glad Jackson didn't listen to me on this one. However, I'm glad we got him on the cheap. Sometimes a change of scenery does the trick.

Agree, and props to everyone who admitted wanting to pick him as well, Dont remember that many posters wanting Mudiay.
I agree that a change of scenery might do him good.

I find it ridiculous that guys are quick to say he sucks but are willing to give Frank the starting spot.... Frank is horrible so far. Also alot of guys wanted Willy to start when he also played terrible this year.... but Mudiay is a bum. Mudiay is the only one that averaged 12 and 11 pts a game his first two seasons... so much for being terrible. I can't wait too see the kid in a knick uniform

I have no problem with bringing Mudiay to NY, low risk, potentially high reward move. I am skeptical myself that he'll be an impact player. Has the worst defensive plus minus for a PG in the league, not to mention the sketchy offense these days. Im guessing that most of us are in the same boat. In favor of the trade, pleasantly surprised,
if Mudiay makes the most of his opportunity.

I wouldnt sweat it, we'll see him in action soon enough. Maybe this will help Frank be more assertive.

If the only positive from this move is that it helps Frank step up his game, then it would have been worth it. Id much rather see Mudiay help Frank flip the switch, so to speak, then see him fail in NY.

Mudiay pans out in NY, you will have plenty of opportunities to remind everyone.

My thing is I can't even say anything bad about the kid because guys are ****ting on him so bad. Yeah I understand his flaws, but let's be real, he's better than Frank and has been better since hee came in the league. Frank sucks so that's not saying much. Still Mudiay is our best penetrator and finisher from the guard spot. It's a good thing we should be looking forward to it.

No, Mudiay sucked @$$ his rookie year. The only difference is that he was force fed minutes. Keep that in mind next time you use the "Mudiay is way better than Frank narrative." That said, I'm intrigued by Mudiay and can't wait to see him play. I still trust Frank's decision making more than Mudiay's. But Mudiay does bring a dynamic I hope he can harness

CrushAlot wrote:

Vmart wrote:WTF did Hicks it Kornet earn to get PT and Willie was getting rotted on the bench.

I know what Kornet did. He went out and played with passion like he wanted to be a part of the rotation and made an impact. Haven't seen that from Willy all year. Also, if there is any sustainability to Kornet's game he is a good prospect. Willy asked to leave. Kornet worked to earn his opportunity and when he got it he kept working. In regards to Hicks, the focus has changed for the team and there were not many available players due to injury and trades.

YES, this.

When guys are trying to earn minutes, they come out like possessed dudes on crack and try to do anything to help their team win.

In the offseason, they work like crazy to up their games and their body.

If they are really desperate to get minutes and show that they deserve time, they ask to be sent to the GLeague and prove to be a wrecking ball to the opponent every night.

some dude on the nuggets board went on a huge rant after they traded mudiay.. :lol:

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Once again, we are giving up talent to cover Malone's ass; we are once again giving up talent because Michael Malone couldn't make it work. Just like Nurkic, Mudiay has the talent of a starter but would have been an incredible backup–see his recent play for proof–but Malone doesn't care about offense and removes Mudiay from the rotation, only playing him as a desperation move and there he ends up playing VERY well. After last year I thought we would have learned from this, but I saw too many people on forums all the time bitching about how we "need a backup point-guard!!!" and even criticizing Jamal without realizing that we just chose two very talented ones in a row. Fools.

But Malone has too much ego to admit that it's HIS fault that things are wrong, and that he doesn't give a **** about actually SCORING POINTS so we "have to" give up Mudiay for a low-upside veteran in Devin Harris, just like how we gave up Nurkic for Plumlee last year. What is Michael Malone's problem with talent? How come the only things he cares about are "defentse" and "limiting 'turn-ovuhz'"?

The Kroenkes don't give a **** about basketball. That's why the GM drafts exciting talent (Jokic, Nurkic, Harris, Murray, Mudiay, Juancho, Malik, etc.) but the owner gives them a coach that is a drill-sergeant disciplinarian tough-ass from Queens, NY who plays the taxing, exacting, exhausting, LOSING, and LITERALLY-INJURIOUS style of "'defentse'-first" basketball where the center is always "posting up!!!" and there is too much god damn ISO ball. The owner then allows the coach to bully the whole FO around and replace the exciting players with the "'defentse'-first," "limit 'turn-ovuhz'" players like Millsap, Devin Harris, Richard Jefferson, and Plumlee that he wants. HE DID THIS SAME **** IN SACRAMENTO, BY THE WAY, FOR WHICH HE WAS FIRED: LOOK IT UP. This is heading in the direction of the Orlando Magic where we sign "defense-first" players, washed-up veterans, and a bunch of G-Leaguers and become one of the worst teams in the league. Does anyone want to debate with me on this? I'm probably right and you're probably wrong.

And no, I'm not a "troll" for pointing out that Malone removes talent from the rotation and pits players against each other which is what leads to these **** trades. He is biased, he creates chaos, he HATES HIS OWN PLAYERS. Enough is enough already: fire him now before we start playing like the 2010-2014 Memphis Grizzlies and he has ruined the team entirely. All he cares about is his own "job"; he sees the players as a threat to him and knows that if they just played to and through their talent that he would be largely unnecessary. A lot of you are unwilling to admit that we have a Steve Clifford (who Malone is friends with, which is another indictment of him), Tom Thibodeau type of person as our coach, but he has extra biases too. Enough is enough already. #FireMalone

BigDaddyG wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Everyone who wanted to draft Mudiay, man up!

I am glad Jackson didn't listen to me on this one. However, I'm glad we got him on the cheap. Sometimes a change of scenery does the trick.

Agree, and props to everyone who admitted wanting to pick him as well, Dont remember that many posters wanting Mudiay.
I agree that a change of scenery might do him good.

I find it ridiculous that guys are quick to say he sucks but are willing to give Frank the starting spot.... Frank is horrible so far. Also alot of guys wanted Willy to start when he also played terrible this year.... but Mudiay is a bum. Mudiay is the only one that averaged 12 and 11 pts a game his first two seasons... so much for being terrible. I can't wait too see the kid in a knick uniform

I have no problem with bringing Mudiay to NY, low risk, potentially high reward move. I am skeptical myself that he'll be an impact player. Has the worst defensive plus minus for a PG in the league, not to mention the sketchy offense these days. Im guessing that most of us are in the same boat. In favor of the trade, pleasantly surprised,
if Mudiay makes the most of his opportunity.

I wouldnt sweat it, we'll see him in action soon enough. Maybe this will help Frank be more assertive.

If the only positive from this move is that it helps Frank step up his game, then it would have been worth it. Id much rather see Mudiay help Frank flip the switch, so to speak, then see him fail in NY.

Mudiay pans out in NY, you will have plenty of opportunities to remind everyone.

My thing is I can't even say anything bad about the kid because guys are ****ting on him so bad. Yeah I understand his flaws, but let's be real, he's better than Frank and has been better since hee came in the league. Frank sucks so that's not saying much. Still Mudiay is our best penetrator and finisher from the guard spot. It's a good thing we should be looking forward to it.

No, Mudiay sucked @$$ his rookie year. The only difference is that he was force fed minutes. Keep that in mind next time you use the "Mudiay is way better than Frank narrative." That said, I'm intrigued by Mudiay and can't wait to see him play. I still trust Frank's decision making more than Mudiay's. But Mudiay does bring a dynamic I hope he can harness

That's cool that you say they force fed him minutes... if they force fed Frank minutes his numbers would still be worse than Mudiay.

ekstarks94 wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Everyone who wanted to draft Mudiay, man up!

I am glad Jackson didn't listen to me on this one. However, I'm glad we got him on the cheap. Sometimes a change of scenery does the trick.

Agree, and props to everyone who admitted wanting to pick him as well, Dont remember that many posters wanting Mudiay.
I agree that a change of scenery might do him good.

I find it ridiculous that guys are quick to say he sucks but are willing to give Frank the starting spot.... Frank is horrible so far. Also alot of guys wanted Willy to start when he also played terrible this year.... but Mudiay is a bum. Mudiay is the only one that averaged 12 and 11 pts a game his first two seasons... so much for being terrible. I can't wait too see the kid in a knick uniform

I have no problem with bringing Mudiay to NY, low risk, potentially high reward move. I am skeptical myself that he'll be an impact player. Has the worst defensive plus minus for a PG in the league, not to mention the sketchy offense these days. Im guessing that most of us are in the same boat. In favor of the trade, pleasantly surprised,
if Mudiay makes the most of his opportunity.

I wouldnt sweat it, we'll see him in action soon enough. Maybe this will help Frank be more assertive.

If the only positive from this move is that it helps Frank step up his game, then it would have been worth it. Id much rather see Mudiay help Frank flip the switch, so to speak, then see him fail in NY.

Mudiay pans out in NY, you will have plenty of opportunities to remind everyone.

My thing is I can't even say anything bad about the kid because guys are ****ting on him so bad. Yeah I understand his flaws, but let's be real, he's better than Frank and has been better since hee came in the league. Frank sucks so that's not saying much. Still Mudiay is our best penetrator and finisher from the guard spot. It's a good thing we should be looking forward to it.

Mudiay is our best penetrator and finisher...lmao

It's weird but Mudiay is the only one that has a low light video not made by draft express. So clearly there are haters. Frank doesn't even try to finish so there won't ever be a video