Jalen Suggs
Suggs is a Class of 2020 rare prospect, he makes the Rivals list as a 4-star football quarterback and 5-star basketball point guard. Suggs is hinting a desire to play both sports in college, shades of Charlie Ward remember him? Ward won the Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback for Florida State but also played on FSU’s basketball team. In 1994 the point guard was drafted by the Knicks in the first round, he would spend the bulk of his career in New York, he retired in 2005. Mizzou’s Drew Lock played quarterback and shooting guard at Lees Summit High School in metro Kansas City.
Suggs is a Class of 2020 rare prospect, he makes the Rivals list as a 4-star football quarterback and 5-star basketball point guard. Suggs is hinting a desire to play both sports in college, shades of Charlie Ward remember him? Ward won the Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback for Florida State but also played on FSU’s basketball team. In 1994 the point guard was drafted by the Knicks in the first round, he would spend the bulk of his career in New York, he retired in 2005. Mizzou’s Drew Lock played quarterback and shooting guard at Lees Summit High School in metro Kansas City.
Lock recruited for football inferred he might play basketball as
well. All that went out the window as
Lock’s NFL stock begin to rise over the past four seasons, the prospect of an
injury might have been a contributing factor to curtail any thought of playing
basketball at Mizzou. As for Suggs he stands
6 foot 4 195 pounds, tall enough to see over defensive lineman and also see the entire floor
as a point guard.
Currently Suggs has more basketball offers on the table than football
however he maintains he’s undecided if he wants to play both sports. The college that signs him to a letter of
intent has a dilemma on their hands, do they allow him to play both
sports?
Yes, he was spot-on
Mizzou finished the month of December undefeated. During this phase Mizzou registered 6 wins in a row, now the tough road ahead which represents the SEC race begins on Jan 8. The non-con schedule might not have been that tough however the words of the German philosopher cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar Friedrich Nietzche come to mind.
Nietzche said, "What does not kill me, makes me stronger." The Porter brothers were expected to lead Mizzou back to respectability on the basketball court and then disaster struck. Despite adversity Mizzou finished December 2017 with 10 wins and 3 losses with injured Michael Porter Jr. on the sidelines. Finished December 2018 with 9 wins and 3 losses, younger brother Jontay Porter on the injured list sidelined for the season as well.
Mizzou finished the month of December undefeated. During this phase Mizzou registered 6 wins in a row, now the tough road ahead which represents the SEC race begins on Jan 8. The non-con schedule might not have been that tough however the words of the German philosopher cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar Friedrich Nietzche come to mind.
Nietzche said, "What does not kill me, makes me stronger." The Porter brothers were expected to lead Mizzou back to respectability on the basketball court and then disaster struck. Despite adversity Mizzou finished December 2017 with 10 wins and 3 losses with injured Michael Porter Jr. on the sidelines. Finished December 2018 with 9 wins and 3 losses, younger brother Jontay Porter on the injured list sidelined for the season as well.
An impressive crop of rookies
The calendar will soon turn to January and the NBA rookie crop looks great. It’s difficult to track all of them however these are the standouts. Undrafted Allonzo Trier of the Knicks must be included in the count too. The numbers behind their names represent up through December 27.
The calendar will soon turn to January and the NBA rookie crop looks great. It’s difficult to track all of them however these are the standouts. Undrafted Allonzo Trier of the Knicks must be included in the count too. The numbers behind their names represent up through December 27.
DeAndre Ayton-Suns .599 FG 16.3 ppg 10.9 rebs
Luka Doncic-Mavs .429 FG 19.0 ppg 5.1 rebs
Trae Young-Hawks .382 FG 15.5 ppg 7.2 asst
Jaren Jackson Jr.-Grizzlies .512 FG 13.1 ppg 4.7 rebs
Marvin Bagley III-Kings .536 FG 12.7 ppg 6.1 rebs
Collin Sexton-Cavs .429 FG 14.9 ppg 2.6 asst
Luka Doncic-Mavs .429 FG 19.0 ppg 5.1 rebs
Trae Young-Hawks .382 FG 15.5 ppg 7.2 asst
Jaren Jackson Jr.-Grizzlies .512 FG 13.1 ppg 4.7 rebs
Marvin Bagley III-Kings .536 FG 12.7 ppg 6.1 rebs
Collin Sexton-Cavs .429 FG 14.9 ppg 2.6 asst
Those mentioned above continued to justify
the scouting reports indicating they would move into the NBA without too much
of an adjustment. There are others
however these 6 have moved smoothly into their role. There is always an NBA learning curve, by no
means are these players worthy of All-Star discussion yet but give them
time.
The Knicks are terrible but…….
Light at the end of the tunnel is not another vehicle it’s the improving Knicks. This might sound strange for a team with only 9 wins at this writing. Knox, Robinson and Trier plus coach David Fizdale will be the primary reason for improvement. The Knicks brain-trust selected Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson in the draft, rookie free-agent Allonzo Trier joined the Knicks along with the cast of a changing roster.
Light at the end of the tunnel is not another vehicle it’s the improving Knicks. This might sound strange for a team with only 9 wins at this writing. Knox, Robinson and Trier plus coach David Fizdale will be the primary reason for improvement. The Knicks brain-trust selected Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson in the draft, rookie free-agent Allonzo Trier joined the Knicks along with the cast of a changing roster.
The old saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day”
applies here, it will take time for them to improve. Here’s a couple of speculative views,
Kristaps Porzingis returns to pre-injury form and Kevin Durant leaves the
Warriors and joins the Knicks. The
Knicks win the lottery and select Zion Williamson, they improve instantly and
become contenders for the Eastern Conference championship. I’m getting ahead of myself, this scenario
must be played out in order to improve instantly.
