misterearl wrote:The Haters Have Arrived

Jmpasq wrote:

misterearl wrote:
Portis is a horrendus defensive player. What every he brings on the offensive end goes right back out on defense and some.

Horrendous you say? Based on what exactly?

Maybe the games should be played first

What standard do you want to use? Rim protection? He brings none. Pick and roll defense? Terrible. Perimeter defense? Nope he sux at that too.

“Bobby brings a toughness and competitive spirit. He’s a big team guy,” coach Jim Boylen said. “He loves to practice and to play. Any assignment you give him, he’ll take and try to do it to the best of his ability. I’m thankful he’s on his way back.”

“We missed that competitive edge and a guy who is engaged on every possession,” Boylen said. “In-game failure bothers him. He doesn’t pout about it. He reacts to it and tries to win the next possession, which is something we’ve talked about

“You would hope it’s contagious. I know guys like playing with Bobby. He’s a guy you like winning with and fighting with and competing with. It’s a great attribute he has and a big part of his value.”

Sounds like a Knick to me.

Based on what? HAHAHA, based on what makes Portis a good defensive presence? Quotes about.. what? What are you talking about? Competitive edge? How about Portis had 0.7 DWS last year. By comparison, Enes Kanter had 0.6. misterearl, the one trick hyperbole pony

misterearl wrote:The Haters Have Arrived

Jmpasq wrote:

misterearl wrote:

Portis is a horrendus defensive player. What every he brings on the offensive end goes right back out on defense and some.

Horrendous you say? Based on what exactly?

Maybe the games should be played first

What standard do you want to use? Rim protection? He brings none. Pick and roll defense? Terrible. Perimeter defense? Nope he sux at that too.

";Bobby brings a toughness and competitive spirit. Hes a big team guy"; coach Jim Boylen said. "He loves to practice and to play. Any assignment you give him, he'll take and try to do it to the best of his ability. Im thankful hes on his way back.";

"We missed that competitive edge and a guy who is engaged on every possession," Boylen said. "In-game failure bothers him. He doesn;t pout about it. He reacts to it and tries to win the next possession, which is something we;ve talked about

"You would hope it;s contagious. I know guys like playing with Bobby. Hes a guy you like winning with and fighting with and competing with. Its a great attribute he has and a big part of his value."

Sounds like a Knick to me.

Sounds like Earl is trying to get you to date the fat/ugly chick. "Bobby has a GREAT personality! And he really tries hard, too!"

Nalod wrote:This team is wide open. Need a shooting 2 guard? Ellington. Need a penetrator? Trier or Smith. Need tough? Morris, portis and Randle have beef. Need a rim protector? Mitch? Need a cigarette? Frank, need sniper? Knox.
Need an allstar? Not yet.

Wide open. Hard to predict what will be. This team could win 41 game, or 20.

“I love it when a plan comes together”
-Hannibal, The A Team

TripleThreat wrote:

Nalod wrote:This team is wide open. Need a shooting 2 guard? Ellington. Need a penetrator? Trier or Smith. Need tough? Morris, portis and Randle have beef. Need a rim protector? Mitch? Need a cigarette? Frank, need sniper? Knox.
Need an allstar? Not yet.

Wide open. Hard to predict what will be. This team could win 41 game, or 20.

Very unlikely this team wins 41 games ( though as fans, we can hope right?)

Floor spacing is going to be a real problem this year.

With Morris on the roster , Refs are going to **** all over this team whenever possible. They hate Morris that much.

Randle is going to see a ton of double teams. Hard to say how he adapts becoming the true No1 option on offense.

Taj Gibson was brought in to basically coach the team from the locker room. Interesting to see how that plays out.

Reality check here. Knicks likely did the best they could, but if the goal is the playoffs, then they weren't in a position to do much more than this.

You eliminate the guys you really want in FA but don't want you.
Then you eliminate the guys with terms you don't want ( guys who want too much AAV or years relative to their worth to you)
Then what you have is what you tend to sign.

It's not THE IDEAL FA CLASS

However it is probably the best the team could do given the circumstances.

But it's not likely going to be enough.

Both sides are right and wrong here. The incoming FA class isn't that bad ( relative to the worst possible potential signings) and the incoming FA class really isn't that good either ( they were available for a reason)

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"Sounds like Earl is trying to get you to date the fat/ugly chick. "Bobby has a GREAT personality! And he really tries hard, too!"

Warms my heart to know that after I die, which is probably going to be soon given my health, my legacy in some fashion will carry on here.

this for real bro???

smackeddog wrote:

TripleThreat wrote:

Nalod wrote:This team is wide open. Need a shooting 2 guard? Ellington. Need a penetrator? Trier or Smith. Need tough? Morris, portis and Randle have beef. Need a rim protector? Mitch? Need a cigarette? Frank, need sniper? Knox.
Need an allstar? Not yet.

Wide open. Hard to predict what will be. This team could win 41 game, or 20.

Very unlikely this team wins 41 games ( though as fans, we can hope right?)

Floor spacing is going to be a real problem this year.

With Morris on the roster , Refs are going to **** all over this team whenever possible. They hate Morris that much.

Randle is going to see a ton of double teams. Hard to say how he adapts becoming the true No1 option on offense.

Taj Gibson was brought in to basically coach the team from the locker room. Interesting to see how that plays out.

Reality check here. Knicks likely did the best they could, but if the goal is the playoffs, then they weren't in a position to do much more than this.

You eliminate the guys you really want in FA but don't want you.
Then you eliminate the guys with terms you don't want ( guys who want too much AAV or years relative to their worth to you)
Then what you have is what you tend to sign.

It's not THE IDEAL FA CLASS

However it is probably the best the team could do given the circumstances.

But it's not likely going to be enough.

Both sides are right and wrong here. The incoming FA class isn't that bad ( relative to the worst possible potential signings) and the incoming FA class really isn't that good either ( they were available for a reason)

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"Sounds like Earl is trying to get you to date the fat/ugly chick. "Bobby has a GREAT personality! And he really tries hard, too!"

Warms my heart to know that after I die, which is probably going to be soon given my health, my legacy in some fashion will carry on here.

Sad to hear, man- I know we've had our disagreements, but I always hope fellow Knick fans are immortal, so we can keep beefing and following this team til it wins. You take care

Ira wrote:Gibson will play pretty good d. That's about it on the defensive side from our 'haul'.

The best show in October will be Marcus Morris v Kevin Knox in five on five.

Defense is a team thing.