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Mudiay looks like he might be out of the league soon
Trier impressed me.
Nothing new. He played good though.What about Kanter ?
THJ is gonna be my most hated Knick this season. He's literally the exact same player.
For so many years, Knicks head coaches had come, gone and not used Walt Frazier’s knowledge despite him being present on the planes, trains and buses. Frazier, to a man, was always surprised at the lukewarm interest.
In fact, Frazier, the Hall of Fame guard with the NBA’s fastest hands, had told confidants he didn’t understand why former Knicks president Phil Jackson barely talked to him during his failed three-year, three-month stint. Frazier came into the league with Jackson and they were roommates as rookies.
Knicks coach David Fizdale, a people person dedicated to connecting Knicks history to his current group, has broken down the Frazier barrier. While some past Knicks players have only known Frazier best as the broadcaster in the loud suits, the current crop of guards are getting to know Clyde.
On Tuesday, Frazier was invited to the Knicks practice facility in Tarrytown for lunch with Fizdale and president Steve Mills after which he met with the guards and chatted.
“Clyde came to the gym the other day and spoke to our guards,’’ Fizdale said. “Steve invited him for lunch and I previously invited him to spend time together and watch film. I wanted to introduce him to all of them – the guards — to let them know he will be talking to them very soon.”
“No one defended like Clyde,’’ Fizdale said. “You’re seeing the kind of DNA I’m trying to create with the guards. If they can embody what Clyde brought to the game, we got something pretty good. They may not know everything he’s done, but know he’s a legend.”
Privately, Frazier has always wanted to share his knowledge with the Knicks players in a formal way. In June, Frazier, key cog on both Knicks title teams, signed a new Puma deal that created a new wave of NBA players joining the old-school sneaker company that the Hall of Famer pioneered.
On Monday in Washington, Fizdale invited Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing into the Wizards downtown arena for the Knicks’ morning shootaround and he gave a speech ahead of their preseason opener. The Knicks are 2-0 in preseason