Comments on: Brandon Knight falls to seventh in Grantland’s NBA rookie rankings

By: frankie d

frankie d — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:16:29 +0000

thank you patrick and ottawa….
i got my laugh for the day, which has been pretty miserable out here in the snowy/stormy/now rainy great NW.
i have to admit that i thought my sarcasm would be very evident, but apparently it was not.
it was amusing, however, to see others essentially argue the point i’ve been making about young guys and playing.
i wouldn’t care if knight averaged 8 turnovers a game. it is great to see him out there playing.
i honestly don’t know if he has what it takes to be an nba point guard, but the only way to find out is by doing exactly what they are doing with him.
it’s fun to watch him grow as a player and get a little better each game, even as he struggles through a few rough patches.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:22:33 +0000

If Frankie D had his way, DaJuan Summers would be getting 43 minutes a game. He’s a huge big minutes to young guys proponent, so rest assured, he was being sarcastic.

By: danny

danny — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:16:25 +0000

These talks of benching him have to be a joke, right? Just like a rookie QB in the NFL, the problem isnt that he doest understand the value of a possession, its simply that he needs to catch up with the speed of the game. Only way to do that is by playing. I still think its quite impressive hes shooting at 45% considering this, plus the fact he has no 2 guard that can score. I cant argue that he should be higher or lower on these rankings, but I will say that I am very encouraged from what Ive seen and am very happy with the pick.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:30:05 +0000

It's informative to pay attention to rankings/articles like these, especially from smart analysts like Pruiti.

Last year, for example, following rookie evaluations all year, it was really cool to see how Monroe progressed and what he got better at as the season went on. I look forward to doing the same with Knight.

By: apa8ren9

apa8ren9 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:49:54 +0000

Thats all they care about is scoring because the casual fan believes that you are a star if you can score points. It doesnt matter about the other parts of the game because that doesnt sell or get clicks on your internet column. Scoring gets your name in the column gets you the hype but doesnt tell the whole story of how you impact the game.

By: Mr.Blockedshot

Mr.Blockedshot — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:41:23 +0000

Come on guys, do not pay attention to such articles. We´re trying to develop Knight into a point guard in the long term. Who cares wether he´s fourth or seven or whatever in the rankings. Give him 20 shots per game and then we´ll see…Just looking back last year, you remember those awful games from Monroe? He looked like a D-league player, and all of a sudden started improving his game.And look at him now and tell me what he has become (not keeping in mind last game of course, hehehe)
We need Knight making shots and drives to the basket, taking better care of the ball and defending much better…and the formula for this is simple: minutes.

By: D_S_V

D_S_V — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:10:06 +0000

Hahaha, of course! As a proponent of all sarcasm, I’m ashamed to have looked that over.

By: ottawa1616

ottawa1616 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:46:48 +0000

I think FrankieD was using sarcasm but I could be wrong.

And I agree, let the rookie play. He along w/ Monroe have been the bright spots of this otherwise horrible start. Speaking of start, I hope Franks continues to let the rookie start. Best way to learn is to throw him out there against the vets.

By: D_S_V

D_S_V — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:19:12 +0000

frankied, correct me if I’m wrong, but haven’t you been the one filling these forums with your disappointment in the handling (benching) of Daye? I do understand – and largely agree with – your advocacy of playing Daye through his slump. What I don’t see is how you can be so upset about benching one young player for poor contribution, yet you propose a player with more potential in Knight ride the pine.
Personally, I’d rather throw out the young guns to take their lumps. Having played 20% of our season (high complexity calculation there, I know, I know) it should be clear that using the roster with the best chance of winning right now (i.e. the veterans of the team) doesn’t amount to much, so for the 79,845th time… play the young guys and figure out who you want to keep moving forward. I’m happy Knight has been getting big minutes, I think Daye should be playing more, and for gosh sake, unless Macklin has two left hands and two right feet that we were all unaware of… can’t hurt to try him out right?

By: brgulker

brgulker — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:56:59 +0000

Actually, this is probably a good idea. If we could package him with a bad contract for a mid first round pick for the upcoming deep draft, I’d consider it.