If Kristaps pans out/exceeds expectations, will Phil Jackson be considered a genius or lucky?

[Floyd Pinkerton]

 

[Malta]

Lucky, because he would have taken Okafor if they were both there.

 

[Drones]

I think it hinges on how well the dudes picked after him pan out. Let's say Mudiay, Stanley Johnson or Winslow end up better than Porzingis - Knicks fans will probably be upset about the pick because they could have had any of those dudes.

For the record, I think the Knicks made the right pick. Porzingis skills at his size are just too rare to pass up...although he's likely a project whereas Mudiay (and possibly Stanley) is ready to ball right now.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

With how soft the league is he could very well have a great Rookie season. I don't see it happening tho, especially since Fatmelo loves to play his position and we saw what happened when STAT was ballin n he came back. This time around he's gonna be there from jump, so I wouldn't be too optimistic.

Stat is made out of glass man

 

[Playa With Tha Passport]

Genius

Dude was a sleeper

 

[Trip]

Kristaps won't be an impact guy for at least 3 years. Expectations for this kid right now are out of whack. He's a project.

 

[ll_simon]

Yeah, STAT literally turning into glass had nothing to do with his decline

So he wasn't ballin before hamthony came back

 

[Malta]

Kristaps won't be an impact guy for at least 3 years. Expectations for this kid right now are out of whack. He's a project.

He's not a project, he just needs to fill out.


Project implies that he needs to work on his skills, those are there, his body just needs to catch up.

 

[Trip]

He's not a project, he just needs to fill out.


Project implies that he needs to work on his skills, those are there, his body just needs to catch up.

Its going to take a bit to fill out. He hasnt played a lot of basketball yet. Dirk was playing as a pro from what 16 on?

 

[Malta]

Its going to take a bit to fill out. He hasnt played a lot of basketball yet. Dirk was playing as a pro from what 16 on?

Kristaps has been a pro since he was 15.

Projects usually lack skill and need to refine that, he needs to add another 10-15lbs and get stronger, the skills are already there.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Kristaps won't be an impact guy for at least 3 years. Expectations for this kid right now are out of whack. He's a project.

Will he be a bust like Pryor ?

 

[DoubleClutch]

Phil is already a genius. You should read his latest book. Also Kristaps is already goat.