The better Franc is as at playing Point, the more value he has, both to NYK or other teams. Even if later he becomes mostly a combo G. Same for Mud, who at least has started looking like he has some decent SG potential.
We're a terrible team and can afford time to develop Franc's Point abilities. Unfortunately, Franc right now is our 3rd PG and 3rd SG. Basically he's our 5th G. Yeah, Dot can play some 3. But Kadeem is chasing after a roster spot/minutes as well.
Kind of a lost season for Franc. And I still think his defense is overrated. Knix need to think about moving Franc while he still has some value. Looks like Sell Low now, but another season like this and it will definitely be Sell Low(er). I like Franc, but Knix need to think how and if he fits.
All youngsters thrash around for a bit while in college and even afterward. But for the ones who get it and turn that corner - that's when the adventure starts. All of our guards are still essentially youngsters anticipating turning that corner. We won't keep them all. We also know a lot about where that corner is when it comes to NBA PG development - approx. 4 years from their starting time.
The FO drafted nothing but kids. That can't be an accident or a brainfart. And I'm not buying any argument asserting that the FO couldn't have known how raw these kids would be. I have to believe that they knew what they were doing and they will stick with the majority of them.
The mystery to me is what kind of conversation Fizdale had with the FO. I think its safe to speculate that Fizdale was told with no uncertainty that the Knicks WILL lose more games than any other team in the NBA. The more interesting question given how ugly the season has been is whether Fizdale intentionally held back Frank, Dotson, and the gamers or whether Fizdale just floated downstream because he could knowing that the kids would be gone at seasons end and basketball would start in the Fall of 2019.
The "Keep what you kill" mentality makes more sense with hungry vets looking to have a career rather than physically and mentally undeveloped kids. Presumably Fizdale is *that* smart.
So I think your argument should be more general to say that any of our guys who either have talent or showed promise this year *could* be traded and *should be* [given the right deal] because next year they might regress. The argument applies to many more than just Frank.
I don't know that there's any pecking order of PG candidates worth hanging a hat on yet. And as I said I'm not sure the team was allowed to play NBA winning ball so calling the team 'terrible' is misleading, IMO. But the toxic NY and ESPN media love to F with Knicks fans by periodically tar and feathering one player or another. Frank is this year's Pinata.
I am an unabashed Frank fan. Trade the rest of them all but keep Frank would be my advice. Its likely not a majority opinion.
Pragmatically, if he is being teased as trade bait, the Knicks FO needs to get value back - talent for talent and not talent for a filler. IMO, Frank is likely got more talent and NY charisma than whoever is being offered. And I will qualify that by saying if he's part of a package to secure AD or a top-notch talent I have no objections to trading him.
But if he's jettisoned for a bag of chips, many of our worst fears about this FO become reality.
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