Marc and Jay give their immediate thoughts on the draft, not all the details are in, will do a full recap next week.
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Episode 559: Cam Reddish Trade Reaction
Marc and Jay react to the Cam Reddish trade and talk about the Mavs game
Episode 512: Deep Dive Into the Knicks Roster
Marc and Jay give their thoughts on the new Knicks roster, potential lineups, odd men out, and where the team is heading
Episode 511: Draft Reaction
Marc didn’t look at anything before we started recording and he tries to guess the top 10 picks in the draft. His reaction to the Knicks pick is amazing.
Episode 494: Trade Deadline Reactions
Marc and Jay talk about one of the craziest weeks in recent memory. Mills fired, Rose hired, Morris traded, draft picks acquired, and more.
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Marc and Jay overreact to game one of the season.
Episode 427 Draft Reaction
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Episode 301: More Draft Reactions
Marc and Jay get more in depth with their reaction to the draft and address all of their listener questions and concerns. And there are a lot of them.
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Knicks 2015 Draft Reaction & Breakdown
Written by Ian Ellis (iellis2018@yahoo.com)
Hey guys, I’m baaaaack to help explain what happened last night. The Knicks got three players: Kristaps Porzingis (4th Pick), Jerian Grant (19th Pick) and Guillermo Hernangomez (35th Pick). So everybody calm down, and let’s begin!
Kristaps Porzingis, PF/C, Latvia
The Knicks made a huge splash in the draft by taking the big man from Latvia with the 4th pick. To be completely honest, I booed this pick for the first minute after the pick, just like most of the Barclays Center, but after that I reminded myself why I and all other Knicks fans should be excited with the pick. Let’s look more into Porzingis.
Player Analysis
Pros:
Physical Tools: Porzingis is very long at around 7’3″. May I repeat, 7′ freaking 3″. That’s huge for a player projected to be a PF in the league. Size is not the only thing going for Porzingis, as he is also very athletic. In addition to all of this, he is very smooth and quick like a guard in his movements, he is not just a huge and clunky bigman (*cough* Bargs *cough*)
Shooting: Porzingis has a silky smooth stroke and might be the best shooter in the entire draft class. This, with his superb size, gives him an unblockable shot and allows him to space the floor. In addition he has a very good touch around the basket.
Level of Competition: It should be noted that he played in the ACB last year, probably the best basketball league besides the NBA. Granted, there still is a huge dropoff in play, but it’s good to note that Porzingis probably played against better competition than players like Karl Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor in the NCAA.
Defensive Potential: While Porzingis struggles with defensive concepts (like most young big) and will struggle defending post players due to his lack of strength, he has the tools to become an outstanding shot blocker and pick & roll defender.
Attitude: The problem with a lot of these Euro busts it seems like is that they don’t love the game. For example, when you watch Bargs play, he never seems to really care. From what’s he’s told us, he really cares. He has amazing English, which shows that he wants to learn the game here with language not being a barrier. He’s already said how he doesn’t want to be the next Bargs or Darko or Weis. He’s shown a fire and desire for the game, which I think is important.
Cons: Continue reading
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