Immanuel Quickley has become the latest Knicks player to enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced today (via Twitter). Quickley joins RJ Barrett, Obi Toppin, Kevin Knox, and Quentin Grimes in the protocols, as COVID-19 continues to drain New York’s roster of available players. If Quickley tested positive for the virus, he’ll be out for the next 10 days or until he can return two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart.
Here’s more on the NBA’s two New York teams:
- Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News interprets a recent Instagram story from Mitchell Robinson as the Knicks center once again cryptically griping about his role. Robinson, who scored two points in 14 minutes on Tuesday vs. Golden State, said in his Instagram story that he was “literally running for cardio,” insinuating that he wants the ball more, according to Bondy.
- Nets head coach Steve Nash badly wants to find a way to reduce Kevin Durant‘s workload, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Durant is averaging 37.0 minutes per game this season, including 41.0 MPG over his last nine games with the team shorthanded. “I know he’s enjoying playing at the rate he’s playing at and trying to bring his teammates along with him and all the responsibility that he’s accepted and crushed, basically,” Nash said. “It’s just been incredible. But, at the same time, it’s not safe or sustainable to lean on him like that. There’s gonna be a lot of consideration and we’ll have to figure out ways to give him breaks.”
- Blake Griffin, who played with James Ennis in Detroit, is happy that the Nets are signing his former teammate. “Great guy, plays hard, great defense,” Griffin said of Ennis (Twitter link via Brian Lewis of The New York Post). “Kind of just one of those guys that can do a little bit of everything.”
Mitch needs to work in a lot of aspects of his game before even wanting more touches. He has tremendous potential as double-double machine
How many more years are we going to talk about Mitch’s potential? Dude is not the answer
Mitch is 23, he still has some time do achieve his potential. Altough i agree the time is running by and he isn’t improving the way we were expecting. I still think he can be a starter in a good team
Too many years of potential
Does not deliver
Mitch should get more play on the offensive end, but it’s really the lack of a PG that can get him the ball where he needs it – lobs or interior passing (Payton was the last one he had) – not the team’s play calling, that’s limited his opportunities. He’s not a post player or a shooter (I don’t think he’s suggesting he is). He shouldn’t have a persecution complex, though, from an offensive perspective, he should just work on his FTs and protecting the ball. Minutes are his friend here as well, so getting back to what he did on the defensive end and the boards in the 4th Qtr last night would help him get more touches as well.
Just because his FG’s are dunks, put backs or redirects doesn’t mean he can’t be fed the ball. He led the league in FG% (and eFG, TS%, etc.) in 2019-20 (his last season as a qualifier), and the first was an NBA record. So, NO, anyone can’t do it (or someone else would have). He’s at a slightly higher % this year, over 75%.
Mitch is gone, Bye. He don’t want it bad enough. He could be a Rudy type. He’s not interested. Bye
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This is who should be playing PG. He’s a true PG who passes and runs team. And plays good D. I know the Rockets suck. But he’s been tearing up the G-league too. Give him a shot Thibs …….. please
McBride picked up the Rockets’ guards in the backcourt and played the hounding defense he was known for in college. He had two coast-to-coast layups — one after picking up a loose ball, the other after an interception.
Woo Hoooo ……. wonder who’s been saying
THIS……
Mcbride should be our future point guard he is what we been missing no disrespect to kemba, defensive end he is a monster in the defensive end I would give Mcbride the keys right now going forward. The offensive play that sold me was when he passed to mitch under the basket all mitch had to do was catch and dunk, mcbride knew exactly where mitch needed the ball to be effective. Plus can shoot 3 give him the keys.