Did we all overrate Porzingis?

[imdaman99]

Okafor and Turner are better

Not a chance. Towns yes, these 2 no way.

No OP, we didn't. He is still the 1 shining piece on the Knicks. He will be the guy people sign on the Knicks to play with. You think anyone wants to play with Melo?

[Alan Ogg]

Rookie wall. He's going to be an amazing player.

[Euroleague]

Coming down off of adrenaline highs can really sap your energy. He wasn't playing these minutes, games or seasons before. Much less the high demand of energy because of super players. I expected him to hit the wall really hard before the season started. But he's hit it so hard I think he's going to hit it again next year.

Rookie wall. He's going to be an amazing player.

There should be no rookie wall for any players from Europe that played in both a good domestic league and also in one of the top two European leagues.

Porzingis played in ACB league in Spain, and also in the second level European league in Eurocup.

So he had to play two games every week.

In addition to that, teams in Europe have a way, way, way harder level of training and practice than NBA teams do, and they practice twice a day on non game days, and usually practice once a day even on travel days.

Josh Childress said the schedule he had in Olympiacos was much more physically demanding and taxing on his body and much more tiring than an NBA schedule.

Dominique Wilkins said the same thing about the schedule he had in Panathinaikos, and he actually had to get a special permission from the team's coach so that he could skip practices, because he was not conditioned enough to finish them.

European teams are drilled more like the marines or special forces are, than like sports clubs drill players in USA.

There is no reason why Porzingis should not be able to handle an NBA schedule, because its less tiring and demanding than what he had just last season.

[raprap]

He's getting tired. He's going to be alright. Needs to be in better shape physically and mentally. The nba season is a grind.

[FKAri]

Euroleague shits on literally ever European player to ever come to the US (except SpreadAnus). What a hilarious troll. Keeps him safe from any criticisms of European basketball.

[Euroleague]

Euroleague shits on literally ever European player to ever come to the US (except SpreadAnus). What a hilarious troll. Keeps him safe from any criticisms of European basketball.

That's a lie. Stop making up fake bullshit.

Also, I said absolutely NOTHING negative about Porzingis in that post.

[FKAri]

That's a lie. Stop making up fake bullshit.

Also, I said absolutely NOTHING negative about Porzingis in that post.

Name a player who played in Europe and went on to play in the NBA that you praised.

[fsvr54]

Not a chance. Towns yes, these 2 no way.

No OP, we didn't. He is still the 1 shining piece on the Knicks. He will be the guy people sign on the Knicks to play with. You think anyone wants to play with Melo?

You are a psycho is you clearly say no way. They are certainly better RIGHT NOW. As for the future, we'll see.

[Jameerthefear]

porzingis for randle, yer or not?

LOL!

[Jameerthefear]

You are a psycho is you clearly say no way. They are certainly better RIGHT NOW. As for the future, we'll see.

IMO Porz > Oak and Turner
Porz's defense and rim protection puts him on another level from those two. Oak can score though man that guy can ****ing score

[oarabbus]

Okafor and Turner are better

I'm high on Turner and think he'll be great but Porzingis is better. And okafor? Nah