Player R.J. Barrett

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Pelicans don't even need to trade for Barrett. Congrats to the Knicks on another shrewd move for the franchise.

 

[Slap the Floor]

Barrett has tried very hard to become a Knick. I think that's the only team he's worked out and interviewed for.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

 

[rhfarmer]

Gonna be wild when RJ and Zion come out and get married.

 

[Slap the Floor]

 

[Whitefolk]

Gonna be wild when RJ and Zion come out and get married.

They have my blessing.

 

[Slap the Floor]

That would be tremendous for Duke to set this trend of having two elite, gay, basketball players getting married while reaching superstardom in the NBA lifting their marriage, and Duke, to new heights. After Zion and RJ are married, we will hear from LeBron and Dwayne Wade how they would have also done this in the mid 2000's if it had been more acceptable in society, and that they wish RJ and Zion nothing but the best as they pioneer a new culture in the NBA.

 

[niveklaen]

They will be following in the footsteps of the first gay basketball tandem laettner and Davis

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Who among us has not already masturbated to the thought of RJ and Zion role playing “How the West Was Hung” and “Six Flags Magic Mount Him?”

 

[Whitefolk]

So we go from the brotherhood to the "loverhood"?

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Don't know what most of this means. @JLM

 

[childress22]

He has an eccentric body and he's a 90s hipster.

 

[Pantone287]

He's so happy to be on the Knicks, and they love him so much right now. Look at the comments. It's going to be so sad when it all comes crashing down and he sinks below Daniel Jones in their doghouse.

 

[Slap the Floor]

I actually think Daniel Jones is in a better situation than Barrett. He is in the Porzingis situation, crucified on draft night, so anything even remotely decent he does on the field will be viewed more brightly since the incoming expectations were so low, and the fans will rally around him, since he's the under dog in a way. This exact situation played out with Porzingis- once the fans realized he wasn't just complete ass they warmed up to him quickly. It happened as quickly as summer league, the fans started going bananas for him because he could dunk in transition and hit threes. And since it is New York, he doesn't have to be great to be perceived as great, because the NY hype train will just go wild and push that talk.

Barrett is entering with very high expectations which will be tougher to live up, making the situation for more delicate than either Porzingis or Jones. However, Barrett made a phenomenal pre-draft decision to declare his love for the Knicks. He made public comments about wanting to be with the Knicks, he only worked out and interviewed with the Knicks, and they're really pumping the narrative of how since he was 12 he wanted to be a Knick, and that his dad played for Saint John's and his mother attended there as well. It's great PR which will buy RJ a lot of time.

The Knicks are complete shit now, yesterday, and tomorrow and the fan base just wants to be wanted after being rejected and tormented by so many for so long. The fact that Barrett wanted the Knicks will buy him so much time from Knick fans.

edit: I still believe Jones is going to surprise a lot of people and turn into a very good NFL QB, possibly as soon as his rookie season. We will see.

 

[rome8180]

Fans should be happy NY isn't in that awkward middle ground. They'll likely be getting lotto picks for years to come. The #30 offense isn't improving with RJ on the roster, at least not right away. Now they have to hope they draft well, don't trade their good players for no reason, and don't sign subpar max-contract "stars."

I would predict next season to be roughly as bad as this one. Hopefully this time around the fans realize that 14% odds doesn't guarantee them the #1 pick.

 

[rome8180]

They should trade DSJ while he still has some value. Eventually people will realize he's never going to be good. Knox I have a bit more hope for, so I'd hang onto him for another year or two.

 

[rome8180]

I always enjoy BBallBreakdown.

 

[sjsj2448]

This explains so much.

 

[Whitefolk]

Another fun RJ fact is that he's French Canadian and doesn't speak a word of English, also his godfather is none other than hall of Famer Yao Ming.