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McBride - Good game overall. Shot poorly and it seems that stems from his trouble breaking down the defense. His defender was playing him extremely close and he still could not break down the D. He needs to learned foot work from Brunson since he does not have a quick 1st step.

Grimes - Started poorly but ended up having an amazing 2nd half. Most impressed with his 8 asts. At points in the 2nd half he took over the game.

Sims - Very good overall game. Defense, Blocks, Rebounds and dunks. At points in the 2nd half he took over the game. He needs to learn to hang on the Rim a bit to break his fall. He lands hard like Rose used to. He is fine now since he is young but his knees will cause him trouble in the future.

Hunt - This was the first game where he showed me why he got a 2 way contract. He got out in transition and made tough shots. He gambles way too much for my liking. He forced the team into bad rotations a lot. It may have worked in the Summer league but that will not fly in the real NBA. Hunt good 1st half helped keep us close to the Warriors while everyone else struggled until the 2nd half.

BigDaddyG wrote:Paolo is going to be a beast. The footwork and vision are already scary and he's only going to get better.

Easily number 1 in my eyes. #1 option material and his mechanics have definitely improved. He’ll be a better version of prime Randle…

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GustavBahler wrote:My POV on Fournier/Grimes is like that of a title fight.The challenger has to take the title. Grimes does this game after game, after game, during the regular season. And Fournier isnt playing well, then we'll talk.

Fournier set a 3pt franchise record, his first season here, with no real PG to speak of. Not getting the rush to replace him from the jump. Without seeing how Brunson changes the equation..

This.

After first half of last night we saw why Grimes should not start. After second half we saw why he maybe should. If EF played in this summer game, he may have tallied 30 pts. and fans would be calling for a MAX extension.

We have to let things play out. Grimes played really well last year and his role was gradually increasing when EF was struggling. EF stepped it up in second half and fans saw what FO saw he could be. With Brunson, EF "should" have a better year than last year. Which would be a pretty good accomplishment.

I don’t think Grimes will start at the beginning of the season. Fournier will get the start to at the very least see if they can help his trade value go up for a Trade either in season or next offseason. Timeline and contract wise, Fournier should be moved, by himself for as good of if not a better young piece because they Knicks will likely send draft picks out with him.

Fournier right now is a better offensive player than Grimes by a comfortable margin. However, Knicks run a stiff defense, and they seem all in on getting younger. Which makes sense if you look at the age of the better teams in the league.

I'm still kind of annoyed we spent $60M on bringing Mitch back cause I really like Sims. I think he's too good and impacts the game too much with his energy, athleticism and rebounding to be a third string on this team. We should have S&T Mitch to improve another position and just go with Sims, Hartenstein and Obi at Center.

If Hunt has more games like these, he should get that last roster spot. Give it to a kid who earns it like this over signing some washed up vet who will threaten the playing time of the kids who NEED to play this season as much as possible! We're not in the position to give someone a going away party.

NYKMentality wrote:I won't get excited for Summer League like last year.

I won't get excited for Summer League like last year.

I won't get excited for Summer League like last year.

I won't get excited for Summer League like last year.

Fk it.

I lied.

LET'S GO UNDEFEATED AND WIN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Of course, to complete that deal with the devil you'll need to tattoo Fournier's jersey on the right side of your face.

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NYKMentality wrote:If Evan Fournier starts over Quentin Grimes @ SG it'll be criminal (again).

Setting up for your new seasons rantings a bit early?

wargames wrote:I just want a tweet of Sims blocking the heck out of Kuminga when Kuminga went for that dagger dunk.

Sims took (Big-Man) advantage over the small-ball rotation GS Warriors LOL
Jefferies & Hunt gave-out a two-way contract performance in the Knicks first SL game, lets see if they keep it up in the following games.
Grimes being the first option on offense were fun to watch 8 Dimes !!!

How come I believe Fournier & Reddish never should've been on the Knicks roster? How come ???

Clean wrote:MY quick thought on the players last night.

McBride - Good game overall. Shot poorly and it seems that stems from his trouble breaking down the defense. His defender was playing him extremely close and he still could not break down the D. He needs to learned foot work from Brunson since he does not have a quick 1st step.

Grimes - Started poorly but ended up having an amazing 2nd half. Most impressed with his 8 asts. At points in the 2nd half he took over the game.

Sims - Very good overall game. Defense, Blocks, Rebounds and dunks. At points in the 2nd half he took over the game. He needs to learn to hang on the Rim a bit to break his fall. He lands hard like Rose used to. He is fine now since he is young but his knees will cause him trouble in the future.

Hunt - This was the first game where he showed me why he got a 2 way contract. He got out in transition and made tough shots. He gambles way too much for my liking. He forced the team into bad rotations a lot. It may have worked in the Summer league but that will not fly in the real NBA. Hunt good 1st half helped keep us close to the Warriors while everyone else struggled until the 2nd half.

If Hunt and Jefferies keep-up the performance in the remainder of the Knicks SL games, I want either one of the two SL players to take Burks place as the SF wing and put inside D.Rose & Quickley 2nd unit lineup having Obi & Sims.
Both Hunt & Jefferies IQ and complimentary performance would fit and mix well in D.Rose 2nd unit lineup than Barret, or Fournier, or Cam, or Grimes.
We have to recall the past two seasons the D.Rose 2nd unit lineup has been outperforming the Knicks starter lineup on both side of the court 8 out of 10 times. And when Bullocks 2-Way hustle left the Knicks starter lineup, along with Payton defensive services in the back court ....

The Bunson, Fournier, Barrett, and Randle lineup NEED Defense other than center MitchRob defending the inside and perimeter. The Knicks starter lineup will need both Grimes & Cam reddish raw defensive hustle vs lots of teams in the East .. Which may come to taking Barrett & Fournier out of the starter lineup to really UPSET the Knicks FO.

BRIGGS wrote:Jaden Ivey got hurt. He was looking darn good too.
The top players in the draft have all been good.

Have been impressed most by Paolo — also Ivey and Jalen Duren has body of a god (lol)

I didn’t see Jabari Smith game today he was 3-16. Johnny Davis 1-9 with 45 seconds left in game I’m watching now - Davis also struggled once in the lane with some awkward possessions/shots.

Smith struggles putting ball on floor - really just wants to catch ‘ shoot. Davis doesn’t look confident in his shot outside of 12 feet.