Re: JWF
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:22 pm
I'm sure they got plenty of looks at him, even if they didn't.dutchalum01 wrote:I know my wolves brought JWF in for a look - did the knicks?
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I'm sure they got plenty of looks at him, even if they didn't.dutchalum01 wrote:I know my wolves brought JWF in for a look - did the knicks?
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Valid point.HofstraHockey wrote:I'm sure they got plenty of looks at him, even if they didn't.dutchalum01 wrote:I know my wolves brought JWF in for a look - did the knicks?
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The popularity or scale of the college program a draftee came from relative to other schools is irrelevant in a case like this. Jeremy Lin was an international sensation for a few weeks because of what he did as a Knick despite playing at Harvard and going undrafted.EvanJ wrote:Even if he could have helped the Knicks, if Utah didn't have any second round picks and the Knicks didn't want him, it's possible he wouldn't have been drafted. Most projections didn't have him being drafted. Furthermore, as of draft day, many second round picks from far away schools were more known by Knick fans than JWF was because we aren't popular.dutchalum01 wrote: I know my wolves brought JWF in for a look - did the knicks?
That's true, but we still don't know if the Knicks would have drafted him if they could have.Wags wrote: The popularity or scale of the college program a draftee came from relative to other schools is irrelevant in a case like this. Jeremy Lin was an international sensation for a few weeks because of what he did as a Knick despite playing at Harvard and going undrafted.
If the Knicks traded up to draft JWF (the way they did with Brazdeikis), and he did for them off the bench what he's doing in the G League, the media would have run with the story of JWF being an exciting local product playing for his hometown team in NYC. Hofstra's reputation as a program wouldn't have mattered. It might've even enhanced the story because Knicks fans would love the underdog from a smaller local school having a positive impact on the Knicks even more than a better-known player from a larger program doing the same (and so far, the guy they got, from the far more well-known program -- Brazdekis -- hasn't done much).
Obviously, they wouldn't have, because if they traded up from 55 to 47 to get Iggy, they weren't going to trade up to 53 for JWF. The interest wasn't there. But, I think it should've been. That might prove to be a mistake on the Knicks' part in the future. So far, it's not like Iggy is doing anything other than warming the bench for the Knicks this season whereas JWF could've played here and there for them and would've been an exciting fan favorite off the bench who Knicks fans would've loved. And if he had done that, his playing time and impact would've increased.EvanJ wrote:That's true, but we still don't know if the Knicks would have drafted him if they could have.Wags wrote: The popularity or scale of the college program a draftee came from relative to other schools is irrelevant in a case like this. Jeremy Lin was an international sensation for a few weeks because of what he did as a Knick despite playing at Harvard and going undrafted.
If the Knicks traded up to draft JWF (the way they did with Brazdeikis), and he did for them off the bench what he's doing in the G League, the media would have run with the story of JWF being an exciting local product playing for his hometown team in NYC. Hofstra's reputation as a program wouldn't have mattered. It might've even enhanced the story because Knicks fans would love the underdog from a smaller local school having a positive impact on the Knicks even more than a better-known player from a larger program doing the same (and so far, the guy they got, from the far more well-known program -- Brazdekis -- hasn't done much).
Same, I have little interest in either the G-League or NBA, but JWF's player page has some nice highlight videos of his big games:Polito wrote:Happy and pulling for JWF...
That said, I just can't get into G-league stuff - literally zero interest - can barely stand to watch the NBA lol. But I do hope JWF gets a real shot there at some point. I'll be happy to watch the game of dunks and no D then
There he is:EvanJ wrote:He was active in the NBA for the first time in his career, but he didn't play. A roster has 15 players, of whom 2 must be designated as inactive before each game. Those two players do not get listed in the box score. That's what happened to JWF earlier. Yesterday he was active, so he got his first box score appearance with a Did Not Play- Coach's Decision. Eric Walden tweeted that he was called up for a three game road trip to practice one-on-one to help Mike Conley rehab. Utah improved to 27-12 with a 127-112 win at Washington. Tomorrow night they're in Brooklyn, so you can go and see him on the bench even if he doesn't play.