[denverchickennugetsParticipant]

As a frenchman, I wonder what you guys think about Frank’s first year in the NBA. Too young to judge ? A promising prospect ? A bust ? Should NY really regret having drafted him above Dennis Smith Jr ?

I’ve heard quite a lot on Ntilikina, and in France insiders are starting to feel that Ntilikina’s hype was a bit too high in comparison to his real level. He might not be our future Tony Parker, but the Knicks’ plan to acquire more guards and his own shyness and lack of responsibility don’t increase his value.

However, I believe he has shown some great defensive awareness, some offensive flashes, but I still don’t know what to think about this player, an unselfish but erased guy. He’s still veeery young, and I guess we just have to watch how he’ll fit in after the Knicks’ summer.

[joe2324Participant]

his ball handling is really terrible and for a guard thats not a good sign. He would make a good player on a team with star power, but the knicks right now have absolutely no star power at the guard position. They blew it by not drafting dennis smith and they know it. They need to get the best player in the draft and not reach for a guard. This team has so many problems and they won’t be competing for another 5 to 6 years With KP rumored to be out a whole year, they will struggle and probably get a high pick 2019 so they’ll have a chance to add more talent.  

[OhCanada-Participant]

Yeah they shouldve drafted DSJ but that doesnt mean Ntilikina is a bad prospect. Smith is the best gaurd in the 2017 draft so even Philly and LA technically "shouldve" drafted DSJ. The difference is the decision was an obvious one for NYK and they blew it. Imagine how much excitement would be circling around the Knicks right now if they had Smith and Porzingis. Also wouldve taken alot of could havf pressure off of Kristaps whiche helped his conditioning and prevented extra wear and tear. 

[Arc12345Participant]

Donovan Mitchell may disagree with you. 

[KerouacJackParticipant]

 In hindsight yes, but he was never even in consideration for the top 10. At the time everyone knew NYK was taking a pg and whichever one they passed on Dallas would take the other. 

[OhCanada-Participant]

 Meant pointgaurd.

[SeattleSuperChronicsParticipant]

 I really like Franks upside. He reminds me a lot of Exum when he came out. 2-3 years under the right leadership I think he can be the Kawhi off point guards. 

[GoodbyeChandlerParticipant]

You have to see all the trees before you see the forest. If you were to look at highlight vids and box scores alone, you could easily label Frank a bad play, but there are two things to note on Frank. First, Frank has never been a part of weight program. Frank came to the USA very underdeveloped physically. Most rookies are physically unprepared for NBA basketball, but how many have never been part of a weight program? Frank literally came in as a boy amongst men.

 

 

 

Second, the culture of the development program he was under in Strasbourg encouraged Frank to be the type of pass-first PG that he is, where he plays with a lack of aggressiveness offensively. This is why he was so ineffective offensively. Frank has better handles and drive ability than he showed, but he never wanted to play that way (see this interview).  This is why I am interested to see what a full offseason of training in America will do for him.

 

 

Frank does a lot of things well. For a physically underdeveloped teengager, he is a tenacious defender and is already among elite company on that end. He can defend 1-2 and some 3’s very well. With more strength, he can defend 4’s and some 5’s w/ his length (look at him use his length defend Julius Randle). Offensively, he isn’t aggressive, but he is a good passer, he shows shooting promise, and he flashes dribble drive potential from time to time (these highlights show some clips of how Frank cooked the Hornets for a whole half, seriously, Kemba couldn’t stay in front of him).

 

 

 

 Overall, he wasn’t a very effective NBA player, but let us give him time to play the game from a different perspective. He wasn’t the best rookie, but he may be a better player than we all expect.

[festar35Participant]

I think he is a SG rather than PG, he has 3&D potential much like Avery Bradley. If Knicks grab Young or Sexton that could definitely be their future back-court.
He has a lot of work to put in as he could very easily go the way of Rodrigue Beaubois as much as Bradley.

[The GoatParticipant]

 I think Frank could benefit playing alongside a similar guard like Exum and sharing the ball, they just need to be hitting from outside 

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