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[Peter Popoff]

This statement coming from a Knicks fan.

The team sucks but Houston is a shytty organization. The Texans traded Hopkins over racism. The owner of the Rockets is racist and even the coach and players want to leave.

There's no comparison.

 

[who_better_than_me]

The team sucks but Houston is a shytty organization. The Texans traded Hopkins over racism. The owner of the Rockets is racist and even the coach and players want to leave.

There's no comparison.

I’m not a Houston sports fan. Second of all, every owner of a major America professional sports franchise is . Dolan was heavily invested in the trunk campaign too.

 

[storyteller]

what’s the point of this? Can’t y’all sign him outright?

Apparently they can use a trade exception from the marcus morris deal and it’d end up preserving some cap space in case they take on more salary dumps (like trying to flip randle for batum’s contract and assets or something). They got a dude named Brock aller who lives for this sorta cap stuff.

the other thing that could happen is the knicks giving a player in the deal since they have 16 contracts and only 15 roster slots.

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

I’m not a Houston sports fan. Second of all, every owner of a major America professional sports franchise is . Dolan was heavily invested in the trunk campaign too.

I don’t like defending Dolan because he’s a bytch but Dolan is far from .

he’s had more brehs in the front office and coaching positions than probably any team in the nba.

 

[seemorecizzy]

Apparently they can use a trade exception from the marcus morris deal and it’d end up preserving some cap space in case they take on more salary dumps (like trying to flip randle for batum’s contract and assets or something). They got a dude named Brock aller who lives for this sorta cap stuff.

the other thing that could happen is the knicks giving a player in the deal since they have 16 contracts and only 15 roster slots.

brock aller just having fun out there

 

[RickyGQ]

what’s the point of this? Can’t y’all sign him outright?

You do a favor for a team in return for a favor later.

 

[who_better_than_me]

You do a favor for a team in return for a favor later.

This could be it especially since Knicks interested In Westbrook

 

[Peter Popoff]

For God's sake man. Westbrick is not coming to NY. 40 mil a year bruh kick rocks.

 

[seemorecizzy]

For God's sake man. Westbrick is not coming to NY. 40 mil a year bruh kick rocks.

stop pocket watching

 

[Peter Popoff]

I don't do negs so the next nikka that mentions Westbrick joining this team is catching a smooth fade.

 

[seemorecizzy]

I don't do negs so the next nikka that mentions Westbrick joining this team is catching a smooth fade.

lmao

 

[storyteller]

Looking into Erman... He's another cat that grinded up the ranks and has a successful developmental track record.

Tacko's teacher: Darren Erman’s G-League coaching gamble is paying off

Looking to carve a path toward becoming an NBA head coach, the 43-year-old Erman ended up taking another surprising career turn. He joined the Celtics organization for a third time, this time as head coach of the Maine Red Claws. So in October, he packed the car and made the 1,600-mile drive from New Orleans to Portland with his dog Jax as his wife Brittany, a New Orleans native, flew with their five-week-old son Oliver. He arrived at a house just north of the city and the power was out, so he knew he had plenty of work cut out for him, even if Jax loved the woods and the dark.

“No one likes Maine like Jax,” Erman said. “We love Maine, but he really loves it. He traded city life with no yard to a legit yard.”

Erman saw how G-League head coaching experience had helped propel the career of his partner on the Pelicans’ bench, Chris Finch, as well as that of Nick Nurse, the head coach of the defending champion Toronto Raptors. After 10 years as an assistant in Golden State and New Orleans, Erman knew he wanted to round out his resume so that he could return to the NBA in the big chair. Now he is leading a club featuring his star pupil, Tacko Fall, whom he has transformed in keeping with his rep as a defensive guru.

Obi's upside offensively is obvious but his defensive play is what caught the most flack. I'm of the mind that the kid's work ethic will translate (also his timing on blocks is even more slept on than his passing game). Give him a details guy like Erman and we could see some nice growth. Check out Erman's work with Tacko Fall,

But once they get to work, it’s all business. Erman had Fall run himself ragged during preseason so that he could survive the pace of the NBA. Beyond that, Fall credits Erman with teaching him the technique to defend in space without the zone rules he relied upon in college.

“Back in college, on the roll, we would have someone help or tag or something,” Fall said. “But when I’m on the floor with Maine, I play two on one. I use my size to play the roller and the ball handler simultaneously. It takes away people kicking out for 3s and stuff like that.”

Erman helped guide Fall in aligning along the free throw line when the screen is being set, while knowing when to “veer” to pick up the ball handler when he gets too far downhill.

“One of the big things is to let the ball come to you, ’cause the ball comes to you — you’re a massive human being,” Erman said of his message to Fall. “It’s gonna be hard for them to finish over you.”

Erman is particularly astute at picking up subtleties in hip angles or footwork that can make or break the play, and Fall’s consistency has improved noticeably as the season has gone on.

“For him, he’s just trying to find the best way to utilize me in what I do with my size and my length and it’s been helpful,” Fall said. “My pick-and-roll defense has gotten a lot better. It’s not where I want it to be yet. But it’s getting better and he is constantly trying to remind me of the things that I should be doing to help me have a long career in the NBA.”

And here's my favorite quote...

“I was raised by Danny Ainge in the league and that’s how he always was,” Erman said. “Like, yeah, of course, this guy’s going to make mistakes. He’s a 20-year-old kid, but he has to make the mistakes in order for him to be a good 22-year-old player. If he doesn’t, if he’s not given the opportunity to make those mistakes, he’s never going to be a good 23-year-old player. And then you get to when he’s 23 and you’re like, well, he’s not good, well, you never got him an opportunity. He never had an opportunity to play.”

He's also another film room junkie, which is my favorite aspect of the new FO.

Of course, Erman is harder on himself than anyone. His desk is covered in scraps of play diagrams and notes. His office looks as if he is knee-deep in putting together the pieces to unlock the full potential of his team.

“I watch our games and every time I watch I’m like, ‘Gosh, what an idiot,’” he said. “These are the decisions I gotta get better at making in real-time. So it’s good to be a head coach to learn. The more you’re in those decisions, the better you’ll get at making them.”

Seriously, this is my kinda crazy over-analytical thinking...

Erman takes his timeouts seriously, writing down what he said in his notes so he can analyze what message he delivered and whether he missed the mark or could make improvements.

Back to the defensive acumen:

That’s why for Erman, getting the first stop isn’t enough. Offenses at this level are complex enough and players have the requisite skill to take a possession that dies and keep working it until an open shot emerges. If there is one thing that defines Erman’s defensive mastermind reputation, it is attention to details, from how players guard the ball to how they communicate help to weak-side shooters.

“Ball pressure, intensity and always contesting shots,” Romeo Langford says he constantly heard Erman say. “Make them miss. Don’t hope they miss.”

Here's some more from before he signed here.
How 5-Foot-8 Corporate Lawyer Became One Of NBA's Top Defensive Coaches

This dude didn't need basketball, he left a lucrative career for love of the game. That working up the ladder thing that shows up here is also a part of a lot of our FO's new hires.

So Erman made a life-altering -- and perhaps a baffling, at least on the surface -- decision to leave his firm and work as a high school basketball assistant.

"I have to question any guy that's gone through law school and become an attorney and is making six figures," New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry joked, "and all of a sudden decides that he wants to be a coach that will take a job making low five figures."

Erman, though, ultimately worked his way up to second in command on the Pelicans bench, and the associate coach has become one of the most respected defensive minds in the NBA.

Jersey heads can appreciate this bit,

After three years in the court of law, Erman left Latham & Watkins at the age of 27 to teach science and coach at St. Anthony in Jersey City under legendary high school coach Bob Hurley. Seeking a job under the Hall of Famer, Erman had persistently called Hurley once a week for three months.

Maybe I buried the lead here, this bit of defensive success is probably his best highlight...

Erman's most impressive coaching may have occurred in Golden State, where he helped Klay Thompson become a lockdown defender. Steph Curry said Erman taught him how to better handle screens by spinning off them.

In his first season on the Golden State coaching staff, the Warriors ranked 28th in defensive rating. Under Erman's watch the Warriors' defense steadily improved each season, rising to fourth in defensive rating in 2013–14.

The Warriors' defensive turnaround is a major reason Gentry hired Erman.

"When I got the job," Gentry said, "he was the first guy I thought about."

Anyway, the developmental focus via staff hirings continues.

 

[Ironman]

Looking into Erman... He's another cat that grinded up the ranks and has a successful developmental track record.

Tacko's teacher: Darren Erman’s G-League coaching gamble is paying off



Obi's upside offensively is obvious but his defensive play is what caught the most flack. I'm of the mind that the kid's work ethic will translate (also his timing on blocks is even more slept on than his passing game). Give him a details guy like Erman and we could see some nice growth. Check out Erman's work with Tacko Fall,



And here's my favorite quote...



He's also another film room junkie, which is my favorite aspect of the new FO.


Seriously, this is my kinda crazy over-analytical thinking...


Back to the defensive acumen:


Here's some more from before he signed here.
How 5-Foot-8 Corporate Lawyer Became One Of NBA's Top Defensive Coaches

This dude didn't need basketball, he left a lucrative career for love of the game. That working up the ladder thing that shows up here is also a part of a lot of our FO's new hires.


Jersey heads can appreciate this bit,


Maybe I buried the lead here, this bit of defensive success is probably his best highlight...



Anyway, the developmental focus via staff hirings continues.

Interesting Step credits him for that

 

[dave]

happy thanksgiving Knick brehs! enjoy and be safe

 

[storyteller]

Backcourt gawds

Ironically, they don't pair great together but they each bring some interesting elements into a backcourt pairing with Quickley. Dallas rookie DSJ and Sophomore shooter Quickley would be a hell of an offensive tandem. Frank and Quickley is gonna be fun defensively.