But it used to frustrate me to see the Knicks push the ball up court and then launch a trey with 12-16 seconds remaining on the shot clock, without even the pretense of making a few passes and, PERHAPS, manufacturing an easier shot attempts.
It's today's NBA. Get open looks from 3 - and over time - that generates the most points.
Why? When you can post up a guy who shoots it at 60%? Well.....
1 - when he cant get his shot you end up instead with a shitty one - or a turnover
2 - you don't get as many second chance looks. 3s yield more offensive boards.
All true.
Save that we often had Randle and RJ launching, let alone Peyton and Frank...
Bullock and Knox and Dotson and Portis probably our best 3-point shooters, and all a little streaky.
Also, missed threes, long rebounds and a scramble to get back on defense.
Brazdeikis has the range, and hope he gets an opportunity to launch a few if and when we ever get back to hoops.
As for Halibuton if we move up in the pecking order?
Good question.
I suspect given Knicks karma that it's still going to come down to Anthony/Haliburton. I like the latter, but am inured to the former.
If we move up?
One of the bigs, or perhaps a Euro.
No one jumps out for me, though Ball and Edwards do seem to have upside.
Again, Fran Fraschila was of the opinion that we should not reach, but take the best player....period.
Haliburton is on my radar because of his size, his stroke and [supposedly] better defensive chops.
Fraschila is not wrong, but we desperately need someone at the point who can command the attention of the defense, penetrate and hit the trey.
Ball's instincts as a rudder are one thing...Haliburton and Anthony's scoring prowess recommends them.
Kind of a dicey draft.
Suspect something with upside could be waiting for us with the Clippers' pick. And Charlotte's second rounder as well.
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