There is that, and also the whole reverse "New York, New York" thing when it comes to the Knicks: If you can't make it there, you can't make it anywhere.
He was amazing with the Knicks, they couldn't understand his greatness and then with the whole "getting injured being robbed outside a strip club" thing, they decided to waive him
Because the Knicks are the shining example of a model-run franchise. And certainly there's never been a decent player cut before.
When has Isaiah Thomas ever been cut? Are we talking HS or something? He has been traded in the NBA certainly. That is not the same as outright waiving or releasing a guy though.
Which season was he amazing? The 2014-15 season when they went 6-33 in the games he played when he posted a career best 8.4 PER and career best .355 FG%? Or was it the 2015-16 season where he posted a PER = 2.2 and a FG% of .300? Just for comparison, Meyers Leonard just had his worst season in the NBA, everybody wants him gone and he got booed by the fans at a home game. His PER was 8.9 and his FG% was .386, including .347 3FG%. All those were career worst numbers for Meyers, yet they are all better than Cleanthony Early's career best numbers. Yeah, PER isn't the only thing, but it is a thing and when you post a PER = 2.2, miss 7 out of every 10 shots you take and can't get playing time on a team as monumentally shitty as the Knicks, you just flat out suck. Just say no to more single digit PER players. We have plenty of players already on our roster who play the same position and play it better (although still not good enough). All of Turner, Crabbe, Harkless and Aminu are better than this guy. BNM
I definitely laughed out loud and almost spit coffee all over my workstation. So thanks for that at least.
Yes, apparently all we need to do is bring back TRob, pick up this Early dude and hire Mark Jackson as our coach and we'll be challenging GSW for supremacy in the West. BNM
And bring a 3rd guard to create a 3 player rotation with Dame and CJ (not Crabbe, Crabbe is a SF in my book)
LOL they were 15-18 before his injury, but in those 33 games he scored a total of 7 points. Not 7 points per game - 7 POINTS TOTAL. He also had a TOTAL of 2 rebounds and 1 assist. He only played in 10 of those 33 games, and played a grand total of 34 minutes prior to his injury. So, you're claiming Early and his 7 total points in 34 total minutes is the reason the Knicks were almost mediocre for those first 33 games? Here are his averages for those 10 (of 33) games he played in before his injury: 0.7 ppg, 0.2 rpg, 0.1 apg. Yeah, a real difference maker. BNM
Didn't he get shot in the knee? Don't we have a rule about signing guys with shot knees? That said, I like the guy. He's a talented young. Has raw potential.
They were 15-18 before his injury and 17-32 after his injury. And I don't think he's anything like Javaris Crittenton who iirc is a PG
Ok, I understand you might think he's not that good because of BNM's 'Facts' but I didn't at any point pretend to ever have been following the Knicks and when I saw him play he was spectacular. Was never collecting big numbers either, just his overall influence on the game
Yes, they were, but as stated, he only played in 10 of those 33 games, for a total of 34 minutes and a TOTAL of 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Tim Quarterman played more for us and contributed more (12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes), after the all star break than Early did for the Knicks prior to his injury. But we're talking about (target) practice man. What are we talking about? (Target) Practice? We're talking about (target) practice, man. [laughter from the media crowd] We're talking about (target) practice. We're talking about (target) practice. BNM
