EnySpree wrote:With Mudiay here now.... Frank should be groomed to play off the ball. Frank is too slow and afraid to drive the ball. He keeps jamming passes inside when he should be shooting. That responsibility should be taken from him. He's more suited playing off the ball. He's actually really good spotting up and moving the ball.

Couldn't agree more...After indy scored, Mudiay was running to receive the inbounds pass and bring it up the floor while Frank floated down the court and allowed it to happen. You can tell that Frank was relieved of some of the pressure with Mudiay on the floor next to him...

Uptown wrote:

EnySpree wrote:With Mudiay here now.... Frank should be groomed to play off the ball. Frank is too slow and afraid to drive the ball. He keeps jamming passes inside when he should be shooting. That responsibility should be taken from him. He's more suited playing off the ball. He's actually really good spotting up and moving the ball.

Couldn't agree more...After indy scored, Mudiay was running to receive the inbounds pass and bring it up the floor while Frank floated down the court and allowed it to happen. You can tell that Frank was relieved of some of the pressure with Mudiay on the floor next to him...

I think Frank hasn't played his best game as a knick yet.... but in March and April we're gonna see the player he is going to be.... playing off the ball. Mudiay is going to make him better

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EnySpree wrote:To add...I think, even though it's only one game... our destiny is starting Mudiay at point with Frank at shooting guard. THJr off the bench. I like Burke behind Mudiay. That's our destiny... unless we think about trading Timmy again and sticking Dotson in his spot.

I see Frank as more a combo gaurd off the bench...He doesn't have the jumper nore the aggressiveness to be a starting SG in this league yet....

If both PGs develop, I can see a great 3 guard rotation of mudiay, hardaway, and frank. I can even see them playing together with hardaway at the 3. A lot of possibilities.

StarksEwing1 wrote:Frank is a combo guard. However I agree I think he looks better off the ball BUT that doesn't mean he cant play point guard because we have seen him have some success too. its also imports to remember that he is 19. But I do agree I think mudiay and him play well together and mudiay does help take some pressure off the kid and allows him to be more aggressive

Courtney Lee could pay some point. Jamal Crawford can play some point. Andre iggy can play singe point.... you can run down the line. They shouldn't be playing point exclusively.... but next to a real point guard they are a serious weapon. I'm excited for what I saw tonight. Great days are ahead of us

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blkexec wrote:I think Franks development is closely tied to Hornaceks development skills as a coach. And I think Hornacek could be the true bottleneck for Frank. Don't forget, Frank was a Phil pick....Keep that in mind. I'm sure the organization and coach will not blink twice to either trade him or reduce his minutes.

But I think Franks niche is a defensive game changer, with high enough basketball IQ to play mistake free ball. He brings a calmness to the team, and just makes the right plays. Hard to see right now, cause he's in a slump, but if you look past his rookie mistakes, you can see this clear as day.

All of that is just not true. You can't blame Franks play on Hornacek when guys are coming off the street and didn't even practice with the team and out playing him. Frank simply put is not a point guard. He's calm because he's not attacking. He's mistake free but he's also assist free too... He's not a point guard. That's a good thing. Now we know and we can play him off the ball. He makes his best plays as a ball mover. That's still good for us. Frank's future is stl bright, just not in the lane we expected.

The only success we have seen JH have is when he had 3 pgs on the floor at the same time(dragic,bledsoe, knight, I T) who can score,penetrate, shoot 3's, run and pass..Does frank do any of that for more than 1 play per game.

So yeah, JH system is not for frank

EnySpree wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:Frank is a combo guard. However I agree I think he looks better off the ball BUT that doesn't mean he cant play point guard because we have seen him have some success too. its also imports to remember that he is 19. But I do agree I think mudiay and him play well together and mudiay does help take some pressure off the kid and allows him to be more aggressive

Courtney Lee could pay some point. Jamal Crawford can play some point. Andre iggy can play singe point.... you can run down the line. They shouldn't be playing point exclusively.... but next to a real point guard they are a serious weapon. I'm excited for what I saw tonight. Great days are ahead of us

It would be fantastic if Frank could be like 80% of Iggy in his prime. Give us like 13 4 4 and elite defense

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nyk4ever wrote:frank is 19 years old. calling him anything other than a teenager right now is pretty stupid.

Once you get drafted and start playing a man's game, age is out the window. This is not his fittest sessdiin as a pro. His team went to the finals in France last year. So blaming Horny is stupid. Calling Frank a point guard is stupid.

If Frank was the only player that has regressed under hornacek....then I would agree with u. But the facts are facts.....several players have regressed under hornacek including THj and KP. So blaming Hornacek is not stupid.

Frank played PG in the finals in a pro league. Frank was drafted as a PG. Coach has played Frank at PG all season....Calling Frank a PG is also not stupid. But I get your point. Frank is a better SG than PG in your opinion. NP.....I rather scratch the labels and say he's a solid guard to have on the team. and if hes solid now at 19.....playing with grown men at the highest level of competition in the world? Then imagine what he looks like at 21.

Ignore where he was drafted for a second.....thats really the only thing that hard to swallow right now. But he's still a great character defensive minded young leader type potential.