James Bouknight Released

[Scoe]

Would love to see him come off the bench for the Knicks.

Thibs would be good for Bouknight, good luck getting playing time though.

 

[Madmannsucks]

I don’t know what he will do or where he ends up but I doubt he is going to invest and live on that.

 

[Martin]

I remember a pro saying one could find drugs anywhere adding "And that includes Salt Lake City!"

And the other end of the spectrum “woke schools”, too ah the wonderful state of Utah.

 

[dennismenace]

In case you didn’t know it ….. you my friend, are a poet..

LOL this reminded me of something I heard way back.

He's poet but he don't know it.
But his feet show it.
There longfellows.

 

[Matias]

This trajectory was foreseen from the first day his name came up in draft convos. I wish him the absolute best but longevity in the league was never in the cards for him. Hopefully he’ll score a good gig overseas.

 

[J187Money]

what does an agent normally take these day?

Max of 4% in the nba.

 

[Shamon30]

Bigger NBA disappointment, Thabeet or Bouknight?

Thabeet was obviously drafted much higher but I personally thought he’d struggle in the pros due to rumblings I had heard about his personality and work ethic.

Bouk was drafted lower but he seemed to be oozing with talent as he was leaving UConn. I genuinely thought he’d explode at the next level.

Bouknight. At least Thabeet avoided legal trouble.

 

[Lefty2one]

Thibs hates young guys as is, let alone ones with maturity issues. Not to mention being home in NYC would be horrible for Bouk.

The Knicks are probably the last place he'd benefit from going.

 

[Kolumbo]

Do you by chance watch basketball? Can you point me in the direction of the guys who lead teams to NCAA titles and then get jobs at insurance companies?

I watch UCONN basketball and oddly enough all the teams we had that won rings, had NBA talent on them. Weird!

This reminded me. Yes, absolutely need NBA talent and players who play well together. The first (great how we have to distinguish between so many) championship team had Rip, Jake and Khalid, and Khalid only played one year in the Association. Kevin Freeman, Ricky Moore, Edmund Saunders, Albie Mouring, Rash Jones, Soulman...all key contributors who excelled at the college level. Calhoun coaching that squad, the determination all around, truly an amazing run ultimately defeating the program which just collected talent from the McD's all-american pool. But I digress.

Love to see the ultra-talented guys but I also hope someone like Castle stays another year. I think the benefits of possibly staying too long outweigh leaving too early. Hopefully Bouk seeks help because there is no shortage of top earners in the UConn Syndicate.

 

[Chief00]

I don’t know what he will do or where he ends up but I doubt he is going to invest and live on that.

The additional burden is his posse. What he could support the last few years, he likely won’t be able to going forward. That might be a good thing because as long as the posse remains, it will be difficult to make the necessary changes.

 

[caw]

Overall for me it's still Wemby and then Chet for rookie rankings, just over the last 3 weeks Miller has been playing pretty well and looks the part of a future elite wing after people tried to dunk on the Hornets for drafting him over Scoot Henderson.

Scoot is still probably the better draft pick overall but Miller has made it a conversation. Biggest issue with Miller right now is that he is a pretty putrid defender and his assist rate and A/TO ratio are both pretty bad. Scoot can't shoot/finish well and is also a bad defender. Of course Miller is a year and a half older than Scoot (who just turned 20).

This rookie class is really deep and solid overall (especially if Chet is included).

 

[amishboy]

No, he also had firearms in his car so police did not engage him while he was in his car because of fear he would use the weapons. So they surrounded him and he tried to escape.

Thanks for the info; now the story makes sense. [now, if only the Courant had included that]

 

[Chief00]

Thibs hates young guys as is, let alone ones with maturity issues. Not to mention being home in NYC would be horrible for Bouk.

The Knicks are probably the last place he'd benefit from going.

Agree, playing for a NYC team won’t work for James.