The New York Knicks Are HIDING A MONSTER!

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The New York Knicks are one of the most improved teams going into next NBA season. The Mikal Bridges trade definitely made the Knicks alot better but they also lost Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency. With Mitchell Robinson being incredibly injury prone this is why Jericho Sim's potential emergence will be ultra important next season. He's got potential to be a great center, this video will explain why.

[moorehoops]

Will Jericho Sims breakout for the Knicks next season?

[vvv]

One of the few and only critically intelligent, honest, fair, objective and informed analyses of Jericho Sim's game- strengths, flaws, areas for improvement, potential AND problematic limited role in this Knick offense that neglects its 5's ( see iHart, Mitch's complaints) on YouTube. Thank you.

[roncowan]

I'm glad you mentioned how Sims can switch on to perimeter players, when the Knicks drafted Jericho Sims, I went and watched some scouting videos, of him in college and the thing that jumped out to me, was how well he moved his feet for a big and it's nice that he's working on his offensive game, but, I think if he can work on his defense rotations being tight, grab rebounds and being even more consistent as a rim protector, that will most likely win Thibs over. We'll see what happens, remember, when the Knicks signed Hartenstein, he wasn't known as a rim protector and under Thibs, he became pretty good at it, let's see if Bryant and Thibs can help Sims reach another level

[Ironbeargrizz]

Well said about our bigs not getting enough touches…. Your doing great kid. Respect

[ericrodriguez]

I think Jericho is gonna be this seasons Deuce for this team and have an impactful season for NY. He had a higher defensive rating than both Mitch and IHart last season and is a better perimeter defender than both of them. We all know he’s a super freak athlete & Thibs has voiced his love for the kid multiple times in interviews and he’s been working with Bibby to expand his offensive game, first offseason healthy too

[jahialkebulan]

I think with more playing time, he'll gain more confidence. I believe lack of confidence is what has been holding him back.

[ethanmoskowitz]

Love the idea of Sims but he has a negative BBIQ and little feel for the game. If he really has put in the work behind the scenes this offseason I'll be happy to eat my words but I don't think he is the answer at backup C.

[jrheisler]

He's got all the physical. Injury free Sims could be huge.

[jaydenrossi]

man just has to become more aggressive more often sometimes he seems timid out there

[jamesedwards]

Any knicks fan will tell you that sims is very frustrating to watch. He has all the tools but he just can’t catch the fucking ball nor dunk when is close to the ring at 7’ with a 44” vertical

[Ariel-bh]

I've come to measure BBIQ in Knick fans by the kind of criticism they make of our players, the loudest, most negative and most in-line with "the majority opinion" often the worst, but that truth applies the other way, too, the most "worshipful" of our heroes seeing no "evil" ever, the cult of "Novadom" born, sometimes at fault, too, for what they don't "see" or think they do or don't:

Anyone who cannot see the ELITE DEFENSIVE potential Sims represents in his extraordinary agility for a man his size and his sheer ability to cover more ground on the court than perhaps ANY center in the league cannot possibly see that which Thibs and Leon clearly do in him, utterly clueless in their "personal basketball opinion" ("He seems 'lost" out there to me"...as he literally roams the whole court from rim to arc defending against almost anyone 1-5 on the other team with the best closeouts of any 5 in the league, something neither Mitch, Precious (nor ihart, for that matter) can do).

As someone who actually watches almost every single minute of every game, all that you say above is true for any unprejudiced viewer, Knick Twitter World apparently displaying its heartbreak at the loss of ihart by calling for trading Julius and Deuce, trashing Mitch and scapegoating Jericho for Hartenstein's free decision to leave.

What Knick fans refuse to do, however, is hear what Isiah himself said was the primary reason for moving on to OKC: excitement at having a bigger role in the offense there with more scoring opportunities (throw in an extra $18 million and we got a deal...).

I, for one, believe him because I, too, have seen how few plays Thibs' system has for its centers, seemingly expected to get all their points from offensive rebounds alone. Compared to a more dynamic, spontaneous and running type of system in which athletic players like Sims thrive (see Obi in IND), the Knick offense is deliberately slow (almost always stopping fast break chances, jhart the exception bc he doesn't look to the bench before taking off, the team near last in the NBA in transition points AND assists), mechanical, predictable and basically driven by and for two players only, particularly after IQ and RJ left, everyone else to stand at the three or chase a rebound if JB or someone else misses.

Such systems tend to be "error-phobic", one (or two, we shall see) man dependent and hardly conducive to trying anything new, especially since Brunson does what he does so well, which is iso-post one-on-one. Now that he has reached glory by scoring near 30 points a game and playing endless minutes, I fear we won't see Kolek in this rotation much at all, the only guard who appears able and willing to share the ball with others and set them up to score (in this case, Mitch and Jericho) and for the latter in particular to shine (as all his clips from college, SL and GL show he can...)

but as a right "fit":

Unless Thibs evolves, JB shares and Kolek plays and/or Sims decides to be a bit more selfish when the ball's in his hands, more aggressive looking for his own shot and yes, less deferential to JB and demand the ball more ( and at the risk of Thibs' disapproval at times, ask to play the P4 sometimes, also, where he really absorbs the rebounds and vastly outjumps men his own height rather than trying to do it against players 3, sometimes 5 inches taller, a tough task no matter his godlike vertical leaping powers that allow him to compensate enough to play the 5...), we will not see what Jericho Sims is very well capable of in New York, sadly, and then we will witness online mobs blame him (and Mitch, perhaps, again) for what Thibs system or perhaps its superstar point guard doesn't want or need to do (and sometimes I wonder, can and cannot do, as the Knick PnR had among the fewest conversions of any team in the league last season).

Let's hope for the best because we may very well need Jericho Sims to become the player he can so that the Knicks become the championship team we want and need, too, or risk wasting what should be a 10-10 2bl a game solid reserve on the bench accusing him then of being unable to do what Thibs' restricted vision for his 5's and JB's style won't let him do (or just the competition for time against THREE other centers to evade a quick "yank" at the first "mistake"...).

It's time to unleash Jericho Sims and if not, I hope he escapes the Knicks and makes it to that "better fit" in IND, DEN, HOU, BOS or yes, maybe OKC, someday, too.

[jackcityy]

I really like sims alot... this is a great video what i see but not much people talk about him in this manner

[mizzo]

I wish Thibs would give him consistent minutes. I don’t feel like we get much drop off from Mitch and this would give him confidence. I’m only talking about 10 -15 min. Not just when there are injuries.

[light]

I forgot how good Sims was at sliding his feet and defending the perimeter. I think a defined role and consistent minutes will help Sims. And I've heard tibs say in the past that he was confident in Sims. I think we'll be fine as long as mitch can play 50 games and is healthy for the playoffs this year. That's his average

[RoyalTutorial]

They got to let this man cook.

He has more handle and athleticism than Mitch. Young bones.

[thesportsjunkie]

Channel is bugging. No way this guy is a beast. Who ever says he is doesn’t know basketball. Period

[nanaapple]

appreciate the well thought out video. a lot of the fanbase has given up on him.

this is to play devil's advocate.
i don't think sims has the saavy to be a threat on the offensive end, not even on the bench unit. scouting reports on him are going to be easy, and because of the way the team is we're staggering brunson and randle for some of the lineups.
we need the gravity, we need the shot creation. in both lineups, whether sims plays or not, the paint is rather clogged. this is probably one of the reasons why we have clips of sims practicing his 3-ball. there's no telling when the knicks offense gets figured out, but flexibility shoots up tremendously when we can get our 4's and 5's to shoot.

as i said, the scouting reports on jericho sims are going to be simple. unless he shows incredible.. i mean incredible growth and explosiveness, thibs will not be using or trusting him to play in a way that best utilizes his athletic strengths. the only way forward with sims is if we are able to play through him, kind of like joakim noah on the bulls while he becomes a defensive juggernaut.
this may never happen his entire career let alone this one year.

[evenbest]

Super good breakdown. I never noticed these things about Sim's

[im_just_nino]

Im a big Jericho Sims fan .. thanks for the video

[larryphyall]

Nicely done...I see the upside. But can we keep him healthy? Happy to have this homegrown talent.