RJ has much room for growth. Better defense. Plus he needs to perfect a pull-up pop and shoot off the dribble from 12-15 feet, which would make his drives to the rack even more effective. And to improve his efficiency, doing more with less shots, while keeping the ball moving around the horn. Woth noting, that over the past few seasons, while still room for growth, RJ has improved his three point shooting, FT shooting and while damn near unstoppable going to the rack off of his left hand, HIS STRONG HAND, has also made going with his right hand a deadly option. More pointedly, not simply offering a nightly expectation of 20-6-3, but has a soul of fucking ice and NO REAR VIEW MIRROR. He can have a sucky first half and come back strong in the second half. He does not linger on his faux pas, but keeps his eye on the prize. PLUS, He's A Solid Citizen, With An Irrefutable Work Effect And Never Acts Out Like A Damn Fool. THERE'S A GOOD REASON Leon didn't want to send him to Utah. But Knicks haters, frozen in time from 20 years of frustration, cry from hunger with a holiday ham under each arm. THIS TEAM HAS A LONG WAY TO GO, but we have come a long way in the past three seasons under Thibs, for all his stubborn foibles. Jalen, Julius, RJ, Mitchell, Josh, IQ, Grimes, Hartenstein, McBride, Sims [DiVincenzo]...that's a solid core going forward, now, with one, two, three, four seasons of playing together, actual continuity in an established system. Knicks fans have earned a right to be frustrated, FOR SURE, but haters begone.
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