Alpha1971 wrote:On the starting 5 this year we will likely have Hart starting with OG MB kat Brunson. I'd rather have Hart on the bench cause I've always seen him a bench role player. However, thinking of Hart in the starting lineup makes me recall RJ and how he fit with the starting unit with Brunson Grimes RJ Randall and Mitch. RJ is a better player then Hart overall but in our current starting lineup Hart is playing the role RJ played as like RJ he will guarding players from 2-4 and will be asked to improve his outside 3, and drive, push the ball, rebound with the starters and be featured on offense when playing with the bench.4 Interested to see what Josh does this year. With Kat Brunson, OG, MB he will have shooters spreading the floor.

I disagree that RJ is a better player overall. He might be more bullish about creating his own shot, but they are often bad shots, and inefficient. Hart is better at everything else and makes the team better

Question is are knicks better with Hart? They are such different type of players and the knicks are a different team than when he was here. RJ is a scorer and avg defender who whose playmaking was improving. He and Randle were not a very good fit. Josh is not nearly the offensive player and his handle is not great at times but an absolute dog who changes the energy and that in effect can change a game. Josh fits on any team. RJ, not so.

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Panos wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:On the starting 5 this year we will likely have Hart starting with OG MB kat Brunson. I'd rather have Hart on the bench cause I've always seen him a bench role player. However, thinking of Hart in the starting lineup makes me recall RJ and how he fit with the starting unit with Brunson Grimes RJ Randall and Mitch. RJ is a better player then Hart overall but in our current starting lineup Hart is playing the role RJ played as like RJ he will guarding players from 2-4 and will be asked to improve his outside 3, and drive, push the ball, rebound with the starters and be featured on offense when playing with the bench.4 Interested to see what Josh does this year. With Kat Brunson, OG, MB he will have shooters spreading the floor.

I disagree that RJ is a better player overall. He might be more bullish about creating his own shot, but they are often bad shots, and inefficient. Hart is better at everything else and makes the team better

RJ in TOR for 32 games was incredibly efficient all around player. It's like IQ last year, something just clicked.

We'll see if it sustains though, those were low pressure games with TOR not expected to win. Mikal was a 26ppg beast for 30ish games with BK when he was first traded. But the league caught up to him a bit as a #1 option and his scoring/efficiency plummeted last season.

So hard to say who's better right now, always loved RJ. but Hart might definitely be the better fit now and much cheaper.

RJ is a better scorer and might be a better player, but Hart fills a role here and OG is here and thats what what elevated last season. .