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My son is just 19
If he ever gets that jumper consistent we'd have a taller, mini D-Wade
Now imagine if we ran the offense through him
19? Damn, that is a strong young man.
If we can get this Frank offensively every night then he should be the starting pg next season. Anyone who denies that he’s drastically improved his handle, his athleticism, confidence or his jump shot are just hating at this point. At the very least he should start even if it’s next to a pg. Unlocked Frank is why I’m leaning towards Edwards and Deni in the draft. Plus we have the Olympics this summer, so another summer for Frank gaining confidence in big spots is gonna be clutch.
Imagine the spacing rj will have when we adopt a more modern approach with mitch as the only big
RJ was beating his man consistently and running into randles and bobby portis' man over and over cause for some reason them nikkas NEED to be on the low block when they dont have the ball.
nikkas want the ball in the post to be featured like they're prime charles barkley
Even when they space out, Randle fukking crashes into the lane as RJ drives. His basketball IQ is so incredibly low.
Nah... Randle looks bad cause “he doesn’t have a pg that can shoot”... i rolled my eyes so hard when he said that dumb shyt months ago.
edit: let me give him his props tho. HUGE block down the stretch.
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Random observation but I've noticed over the last few months that Frank is starting to develop his pull up from mid range, and when he shoots it with confidence he looks pretty good. Call me crazy but I think Frank can become pretty automatic with that shot, and considering the way defense is played nowadays he'll get plenty of open looks that way too.
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Quick Notes From Last Night:
- Rose era starts with a win. RJ immediately looked like a bigger focal point and Frank pushed Payton to a secondary role by playing really well off the bench. The team as a whole looked more motivated which happens with a FO change (yall may remember the run after Phil came in) but the young guys graduating to bigger roles would be a concrete shift...especially RJ being the main cog we run through.
- And RJ paid up with 27, 5 and 5 with over 50% from the field and 3/8 from three. The kid balled out every which way. He made some really nice assists, knocked down jumpers from three and midrange, then showed some really nice finishing. I know we heard a lot about his lack of wiggle, but a little craft can go a long way. For RJ, it showed up in how he gathered during his drives of all things. His strength is wild, so he can pick his gather to either create space, finish through or finish around defenders. When he's got downhill momentum, he's just a ton to deal with...also, the allstar break seems to have given him second legs.
- On that focal point note the other guys who were main cogs all season didn't look so great. Randle actually beasted on the boards but was inefficient as hell (5/14 FGAs) and stood out especially late forcing things. Payton ceded a ton of time to Frank and didn't look particularly locked in. He played a solid game but struggled to score.
- Harkless and Taj are more my kinda vets. They did the extra work and little things. Harkless' constant cutting through the lane is a legitimately refreshing site and he got easy finishes all night. Taj has just been steady and solid, he outworked the smaller Rockets for 10 boards in 24 minutes.
- Frank's aggression was fun to watch, especially that he kept shooting even while the three ball just wouldn't fall. He moved the ball really well though and his defense was impressive as hell, especially when he paired with Harkless to run around the wings. The ball handling stood out a lot too. He said Rivers down on skates at one point and did the James Harden step back three move to James Harden...bricked it but the ball handling was there.
- Mitch had 12 and 13 but was better than those numbers even show. First off he did that in 24 minutes and second, without getting a single block he managed to close down interior finishing for chunks of game at a time.
- Bench vets played well. Portis seems like he's been having one really hot quarter a game and frustrates me for most of the rest. But his numbers lately don't lie and he's been better than Randle post ASB to be honest. I still would rather just go with Iggy at this point. Ellington looked like the pre-Knicks uniform Ellington with clutch shooting and knock down jumpers whenever he got an inch.
- Knox flashed some things offensively but couldn't get it going. The numbers won't show it but he moved with a lot more purpose and confidence than in his more aimless performances.
- Rose era starts with a win. RJ immediately looked like a bigger focal point and Frank pushed Payton to a secondary role by playing really well off the bench. The team as a whole looked more motivated which happens with a FO change (yall may remember the run after Phil came in) but the young guys graduating to bigger roles would be a concrete shift...especially RJ being the main cog we run through.
- And RJ paid up with 27, 5 and 5 with over 50% from the field and 3/8 from three. The kid balled out every which way. He made some really nice assists, knocked down jumpers from three and midrange, then showed some really nice finishing. I know we heard a lot about his lack of wiggle, but a little craft can go a long way. For RJ, it showed up in how he gathered during his drives of all things. His strength is wild, so he can pick his gather to either create space, finish through or finish around defenders. When he's got downhill momentum, he's just a ton to deal with...also, the allstar break seems to have given him second legs.
- On that focal point note the other guys who were main cogs all season didn't look so great. Randle actually beasted on the boards but was inefficient as hell (5/14 FGAs) and stood out especially late forcing things. Payton ceded a ton of time to Frank and didn't look particularly locked in. He played a solid game but struggled to score.
- Harkless and Taj are more my kinda vets. They did the extra work and little things. Harkless' constant cutting through the lane is a legitimately refreshing site and he got easy finishes all night. Taj has just been steady and solid, he outworked the smaller Rockets for 10 boards in 24 minutes.
- Frank's aggression was fun to watch, especially that he kept shooting even while the three ball just wouldn't fall. He moved the ball really well though and his defense was impressive as hell, especially when he paired with Harkless to run around the wings. The ball handling stood out a lot too. He said Rivers down on skates at one point and did the James Harden step back three move to James Harden...bricked it but the ball handling was there.
- Mitch had 12 and 13 but was better than those numbers even show. First off he did that in 24 minutes and second, without getting a single block he managed to close down interior finishing for chunks of game at a time.
- Bench vets played well. Portis seems like he's been having one really hot quarter a game and frustrates me for most of the rest. But his numbers lately don't lie and he's been better than Randle post ASB to be honest. I still would rather just go with Iggy at this point. Ellington looked like the pre-Knicks uniform Ellington with clutch shooting and knock down jumpers whenever he got an inch.
- Knox flashed some things offensively but couldn't get it going. The numbers won't show it but he moved with a lot more purpose and confidence than in his more aimless performances.
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He was shooting obnoxiously well from the elbows before the groin stuff popped up again. The midrange is getting there, the free throw shooting is there, the three pointer will get there too. His growth gives me a lot of optimism about Knox. We just need that Edwards break. Edwards/RJ on the wings would be so hard to guard as they adjust to NBA ranges...especially if Frank becomes a consistent shot maker and our 4 can shoot.
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Pass me the rock nikka
I’m not banking on no “unlocked Frank”
I’ll take either and run away screaming with maniacal joy.
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