Lauri Mark or Porzingis?

[ade]

Its kind of cool that we have 2 big men like this in the league at the same time. Actual true heirs to Dirk Nowitski after all the frauds/pretenders that came before them...i.e

andrea bargnani
nikoloz tskitishvili
wang zhizhi

But who would you rather build around?

I would have said Porzingis but now he’s blown out his knee. And even though technology and health science has come far its still not far enough along. Porzingis is going to lose some of his athleticism. How much we don’t know..but for a guy his size its going to be something to watch.

Lauri can shoot as well, has great mobility and is not bad at all on defense. He’s a high iq guy in general. And more importantly has no major injuries. There’s no easy pick here

 

[Swaggatron]

Lauri just because bigs with leg issues generally get worse with time

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Porzingis while very athletic, doesn’t rely on his athleticism to get his points. He’s just extremely skilled. So I would still take Porzingis since the defensive gap between the two is wide.

 

[ade]

Porzingis while very athletic, doesn’t rely on his athleticism to get his points. He’s just extremely skilled. So I would still take Porzingis since the defensive gap between the two is wide.

Porzingis athleticism really comes into play when you factor in his defense. He’s one of the 3 best rim protectors in the league. And lot of why he’s able to be that way is because of his elite athleticism. Keep in mind dude is 7’3, and has springs and insane reflexes.

It’s unfortunate he’s going to lose some of that.

 

[DPresidential]

Porzingis while very athletic, doesn’t rely on his athleticism to get his points. He’s just extremely skilled. So I would still take Porzingis since the defensive gap between the two is wide.

Respect.

But isn't it also true that the post-acl repair defensive ability might suffer due to a potential loss in lateral movement?

Has Mark actually shown a similar potential as KP? If his potential has been close, than as much of a Knick fan as I am, I'd have to go w/ Lauri as of today Feb 26 2018.

 

[The Fire]

Porzingis while very athletic, doesn’t rely on his athleticism to get his points. He’s just extremely skilled. So I would still take Porzingis since the defensive gap between the two is wide.

Lauri doesn’t have much athleticism to rely on. he’s all skill

 

[fortheblessings]

Lauri doesn’t have much athleticism to rely on. he’s all skill

No nothing about basketball brehs

 

[ade]

Lauri doesn’t have much athleticism to rely on. he’s all skill

He’s a pretty good athlete actually. But Porzingis was in a different league

 

[ISO]

Lauri doesn’t have much athleticism to rely on. he’s all skill

No. Lauri is very agile, has a stronger frame than KP, and he can jump too he’s not nicknamed the Finnisher for nothing the man dunks the basketball.

 

[ISO]

Do y'all think Lauri Markannen has higher offensive potential than KP?

 

[Columbo]

Easily Porzingis because of his defense if he can stay healthy. But im very skeptical, Porzingis is really goofy with his feet and needs to learn how to land safer when he jumps

 

[Cadillac]

Lauri doesn’t have much athleticism to rely on. he’s all skill

He has both. He's athletic and skill. But u could argue more skill

 

[The Fire]

He has both. He's athletic and skill. But u could argue more skill

No nothing about basketball brehs

No. Lauri is very agile, has a stronger frame than KP, and he can jump too he’s not nicknamed the Finnisher for nothing the man dunks the basketball.

He is but he’s not as explosive. My point was he really skillful and not overly reliant on athleticism or size (he has a good frame but he’s not very strong)

 

[@OffHalsted]

At the beginning of the season people called Lauri POORzingisnow their looking eye to eye

 

[SuaveyBoi115]

Before acl Porzingis
After Acl Lauri