Once Grimes gets an offseason of conditioning and has a few more years to fill in, he is gonna be trouble for opposing teams.
Something about Grimes reminds me of Brandon Roy, although that is a very optimistically high comparison..
I think Grimes is going to surprise a lot of fans in just a couple of years

I was initially upset that we could have used that pick we traded away on Cam Thomas, but that pick turned into Cam Reddish, so I am not too bothered it by it anymore.

jskinny35 wrote:Brandon Roy would be amazing. Allan Houston would be great as well. I predict somewhere between Houston and Hubert Davis.

Grimes looks like Damyean Dotson with a higher percentage

Philc1 wrote:

jskinny35 wrote:Brandon Roy would be amazing. Allan Houston would be great as well. I predict somewhere between Houston and Hubert Davis.

Grimes looks like Damyean Dotson with a higher percentage

Grimes and Dot shouldn't be in the same sentence, completely different talent levels.

Philc1 wrote:

martin wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

jskinny35 wrote:Brandon Roy would be amazing. Allan Houston would be great as well. I predict somewhere between Houston and Hubert Davis.

Grimes looks like Damyean Dotson with a higher percentage

Grimes and Dot shouldn't be in the same sentence, completely different talent levels.

I like Grimes and he was the right pick but he’s just a hard working undersized 2 guard who shoots around 41% overall and 37% from 3. Kinda like Dot

For me there is a world of difference between the 2 players. Dot could never get consistent with his shot and his overall defense was poor.

Small sample size from Grimes but he is shooting 55% eFG while Dot lingered around 50% for his career, but difference for a wing player. And Grimes got elite defensive skills and a ton more upside in passing and dribbling.

Fringe player on roster versus starter potential.

Dude is going to be better than the prototypical 3&D guy for a VERY long time with the Knicks.

Super excited about this kid.

martin wrote:

SkyWalker wrote:I'm just curious - We all love Grimes which is great. However, who do you think is having a better rookie season? Who has a higher ceiling? Who would you want on your team if you had to pick?

Let's even open this up from pick #10 onward. Here are all of the wing/3&D guys:

#10 Ziaire Williams   20MPG, 47% eFG, 26% 3pt
#11 Bouknight 	       8MPG, 42% eFG, 39% 3pt
#12 Josh Primo        14MPG, 47% eFG, 34% 3pt  
#13 Chris Duarte      29MPG  52% eFG, 35% 3pt  starting
#14 Moses Moody        7MPG, 37% eFG, 12% 3pt  
#17 Trey Murphy       13MPG, 45% eFG, 34% 3pt  
#21 Keon Johnson       9MPG, 46% eFG, 34% 3pt  
#24 Josh Christopher  16MPG, 52% eFG, 33% 3pt  
#25 Grimes            15MPG, 58% eFG, 39% 3pt  
#26 Cam Thomas        17MPG, 48% eFG, 23% 3pt  
#28 Jaden Springer    (nada) 

Impressive!

TheGame wrote:The fact Thibbs is playing means he must be showing out in practice. Grimes has the potential to be poor man’s Klay Thompson. Solid defense, quick release on shot, solid efficiency. By next season Grimes should starting over Fournier.

Perfect comparison IMHO.

Grimes is little bit shorter than Klay but I think has better lateral quickness and athletic ability. Klay obviously more talented.

And yes he should be competing for starting position next year.

Cam will be a good player and is in the right situation, but Grimes has a chance to stick here for a decade as a solid wing and starter down the road. This was a great pick.

Cam Thomas:
17.3 minutes.
7.5 points.
2.4 rebounds.
1.0 assists.
0.5 steals.
FG .436%.
3PT .239%.
Player Efficiency Rating of 10.7.

He doesn't look like anything to write home about yet alone good enough to question the Grimes selection.