Dalton Knecht Discussion: Summer League - The Struggle Is Real

rookies on the road, not surprising

Hopefully he gets his mojo back at home

 

Come on my man Knecht is getting in the right spots and just missing some wide open looks.
he showed some good hustle and the ability to threaten in multiple ways - just needs to start making some of these easy shots for him

 

Rook gotta make those shots, he’s over thinking

 

Don't care. These are shots he's gonna routinely make as he gets more comfortable. He's gotta take them.

 

He will be just fine.

 

A few of the shots bounced out, he's going to be ok. He's smart and has good instincts. We just have to wait for everything to come together for him. I think it happens still in this season and he becomes a regular contributor.

He will definitely win us a game or 2 just because he goes crazy and makes 8+ threes

 

jj's gotten him some good shots, imo. not sure why he's missing those wide open corner threes but hitting the more tightly contested dho/screen threes from the angles.

bigger issue is he has to be better on defense. this was the concern coming in, and it's still here. i'm not worried about him figuring the shot out, but you can't play if you can be hunted.

 

Kid will get there. JJ will stay in his ear and tell him to keep shooting. Slumps happen, but great shooters always figure it out.

 

How come you’re more patient with Knecht than my boy JHS? There seems to be a reason for that

 

I think you are thinking of someone else. I have actually been supporting, but think he needs to mix in a steak once in awhile. I think he needs time to develop and adjust to the speed of the game. I don't believe we have given up on his yet in spite of not picking up the contract option. All that told me was they valued the flexibility and he wasn't a no brainer on the extension amount. Time to step up and earn his keep.

if the kid is who they thought he was, he'll continue to work hard and improve

 

Pre-game quotes from JJ before the Raptors game on DC's struggle

 

Once he finds his groove, and assuming Cam is able to keep up his good play on both sides of the floor, this team cam be pretty damn good. Hopefully they can capitalize on the softer schedule and build some momentum.

Knecht needs to become better on D though, ASAP.

 

I like it!

 

His couple three's in 3 quarter started comeback.Was perfect 5 for 5 from 3, played 30+ minutes

 

Play him over Gabe please. That lineup of Reaves/Knecht/Rui/LeBron/AD was KILLER on both ends. And I'm sorry but Gabe does not make up for his offensive inefficiencies on the other end...he routinely gets scored on and he has to alwayss guard guys that are bigger.

I'd much rather close with Reaves/Knecht/Rui/LeBron/AD. Everybody is over 6'5. Nobody is really a liability and Knecht is a lot better defensively than ppl have given him credit for in the sense that he's a big body with relatively long arms, and he actually got a key steal.

 

This guy is an absolute gamer man - we HAVE to play him 25mpg thsi year. He should bascailly assume Taurean Prince's role from last year (once we moved him to the bench)

 

My man Knecht getting some confidence now. Streaky but when he is on holy s*** he gets on an NBA Jam fire mode.
Really think he has a chance to be a star - that athletic ability of his just makes him different than other shooters. Add in the pretty good floor game of his with dribble/vision and he's got a real bright future

 

I don't know if anyone knows how to get the advanced stats on this, but he was constantly hunted and scored on. That's why he fouled so much, opponents just get a step ahead after the screen. He'll improve for sure, but to say he's not bad defensively, it's not true imo.

Anyway, he kept us in the game. He finally got hot in meaningful minutes and it's amazing. He'll get 50pts and +10 threes in his career for sure, he's automatic

Glad to see JJ giving him leeway and play +30 minutes. We need him