Brandon Knight

jordnnnn · Sep 8, 2018

pippendagimp said: ↑

i remember when a lot of us here were pretty pissed that morey cut him (solely for salary cap reasons)
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Don’t a lot of people get pissed on clutchfans over every single move or non move for that matter?

pippendagimp · Sep 8, 2018

jordnnnn said: ↑

Don’t a lot of people get pissed on clutchfans over every single move or non move for that matter?
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livingston had played very well in preseason, badly outplaying scott machado who already had guaranteed money. w/ respect to people getting pissed here in general, even if that were true it wouldn't change the fact that morey made a mistake cutting livingston and posters here were justified in being upset.

Deuce · Sep 8, 2018

Dr of Dunk said: ↑

I think Eddie Johnson said on Sirius that when Brandon was traded to Phoenix he was stand-offish and didn't really want to to talk to many people. Probably because of the Bucks dumping him. He did say that changed about a year ago when he started opening up more. Maybe a change of scenery will help him out. Hopefully the injury didn't sap too much of his skills.
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Yeah, I think role and situation really make a difference. In Houston, the role will be pretty well defined. Knight will know where he stands in the rotation. He can just focusing on contributing.

basketballholic · Sep 9, 2018

Codman said: ↑

Be patient.

BK is going to have a good year. We have guys with the whole "chip on your shoulder" reputation. He's in that mold as well.

I remember the fear when #FreeBird Ego signed here. His history of injuries, surgeries,etc made posters want to flip him immediately.

Look where we are now with Ego:

*It isn't mentioned enough, but without EGo's crunch time shots against Golden State, we may have not won. Those were pressure-heavy attempts and makes. IMO, his value is very underrated.

So, with Knight, give him a minute to get on the floor and show what he can do. I don't care if Kyrie made him fall. I vividly recall CP3 sending Steph "I'm not half the player of LeBron, Harden, KD, GreekFreak" Curry to the ground numerous times.

I'm happy with the trade. My disappointment is with Tyson Chandler. I was told from a good Ear in PHX that we've tried to pry him away in different scenarios and that we'd finally have our shot this summer. But, I get it: Chriss is a younger guy with upside.

Still, when Phoenix doesn't make the playoffs and TC wants one last shot to win, I know we'll take a good look. That rim protection is underrated, and as well as Clint protects our errors, we need another guy with that defensive anticipation and a personality like Tuck's (same ear who mentioned Tuck to me mentioned TC fyi)

And as always, Morey is never finished with the roster. I get bits and pieces from dependable people, but I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he has conversations about transactions. He's "A Beautiful Mind" without Russell Crowe's schizophrenia . (No disrespect)
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Is this a hint that we're hiring Steve Nash for a coaching role?

daywalker02 · Sep 9, 2018

Codman said: ↑

Be patient.

BK is going to have a good year. We have guys with the whole "chip on your shoulder" reputation. He's in that mold as well.

I remember the fear when #FreeBird Ego signed here. His history of injuries, surgeries,etc made posters want to flip him immediately.

Look where we are now with Ego:

*It isn't mentioned enough, but without EGo's crunch time shots against Golden State, we may have not won. Those were pressure-heavy attempts and makes. IMO, his value is very underrated.

So, with Knight, give him a minute to get on the floor and show what he can do. I don't care if Kyrie made him fall. I vividly recall CP3 sending Steph "I'm not half the player of LeBron, Harden, KD, GreekFreak" Curry to the ground numerous times.

I'm happy with the trade. My disappointment is with Tyson Chandler. I was told from a good Ear in PHX that we've tried to pry him away in different scenarios and that we'd finally have our shot this summer. But, I get it: Chriss is a younger guy with upside.

Still, when Phoenix doesn't make the playoffs and TC wants one last shot to win, I know we'll take a good look. That rim protection is underrated, and as well as Clint protects our errors, we need another guy with that defensive anticipation and a personality like Tuck's (same ear who mentioned Tuck to me mentioned TC fyi)

And as always, Morey is never finished with the roster. I get bits and pieces from dependable people, but I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he has conversations about transactions. He's "A Beautiful Mind" without Russell Crowe's schizophrenia . (No disrespect)
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Except that I think Tyson already won a title with the Mavs (Infamous 2011) so 'the last chance to win one' does not qualify this time.

Make no mistake, I welcome him and he would be a good backup to the younger Capela.

basketballholic · Sep 9, 2018

DasouthDakota said: ↑

lol @ Brandon Knight being a scrub. If healthy, he could start for at least half of the teams in the NBA. Him backing up Chris Paul makes perfect sense. He can create, he can dribble, he can pass, he can score (unlike Ryno)

And people are mad at this? Let me guess...the old clutch fans adage "HE DOESNT PLAY DEFENSE"..

lmfao
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Agree with this. One person says he's a bad defender and everybody jumps on board. Obviously they don't watch the games. Knight is actually a very good defender. Very.good.defender.

Apologies to Malakas. Love you. But you're wrong here. Knight is a very good defender. Remember that when he's out there balling for us.........or Miami.......or.....Washington.........or...minny....or whomever.

I really think Knight is staying and we're working on re-routing Chriss. Been told this. We're trying to recoup at least a high second rounder for him....and a decent TPE or expiring contract that we can aggregate later.

#sixers #nets #????

hakeem94 · Sep 9, 2018

basketballholic said: ↑

Agree with this. One person says he's a bad defender and everybody jumps on board. Obviously they don't watch the games. Knight is actually a very good defender. Very.good.defender.

Apologies to Malakas. Love you. But you're wrong here. Knight is a very good defender. Remember that when he's out there balling for us.........or Miami.......or.....Washington.........or...minny....or whomever.

I really think Knight is staying and we're working on re-routing Chriss. Been told this. We're trying to recoup at least a high second rounder for him....and a decent TPE or expiring contract that we can aggregate later.

#sixers #nets #????
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HOLICBOMB!

amaru · Sep 9, 2018

We needed an nba level pg behind Paul. Knight is that guy.

Codman · Sep 10, 2018

daywalker02 said: ↑

Except that I think Tyson already won a title with the Mavs (Infamous 2011) so 'the last chance to win one' does not qualify this time.

Make no mistake, I welcome him and he would be a good backup to the younger Capela.
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In his final years as a player...(context)

Winning one doesn't mean you're satisfied.

As for BK, I still keep hearing that he'll be a Rocket to start the season. I'm not hearing anything about a quick turnaround-swap.

I don't hear much of anything on Chriss.

But, yeah, Morey is collecting "assets" per usual.

amaru · Sep 10, 2018

Codman said: ↑

In his final years as a player...(context)

Winning one doesn't mean you're satisfied.

As for BK, I still keep hearing that he'll be a Rocket to start the season. I'm not hearing anything about a quick turnaround-swap.

I don't hear much of anything on Chriss.

But, yeah, Morey is collecting "assets" per usual.
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I could see Chriss getting flipped by the trade deadline if not before

Deuce · Sep 10, 2018

Codman said: ↑

In his final years as a player...(context)

Winning one doesn't mean you're satisfied.

As for BK, I still keep hearing that he'll be a Rocket to start the season. I'm not hearing anything about a quick turnaround-swap.

I don't hear much of anything on Chriss.

But, yeah, Morey is collecting "assets" per usual.
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Codman, @BimaThug posted this interesting tidbit about Chriss.

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