David Fizdale: Mitchell Robinson Can Be One Of The Best Centers

Former New York Knicks Coach David Fizdale thinks that Mitchell Robinson can dominate the center position for ten years.

That is if the Knicks can acquire a deep shooting point guard to compliment him, according to David Fizdale.

The current Knicks point guards are unreliable from three. Frank Ntilikina (32%), Dennis Smith Jr. (29.6%) and Elfrid Payton (20.3%) could all be upgraded on.

The New York Post reports that Knicks scouts have been looking at scoring point guards since February. 

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Mitchell Robinson will break an NBA record if the season ends up being scrapped. He currently leads the NBA in field goal percentage, with 73. David Fizdale says Robinson would be even more potent if he had a quality point guard to play with.

“Just looking at the roster where they’re at — I love Elfrid, Frank and Dennis Smith Jr. — but all of them have something in common in that they’re not consistent 3-point shooters coming off the pick-and-roll,” the former Knicks coach told ESPN Radio. 

“And if you have a super talent like Mitchell — and I think Mitchell can end up being one of the best centers over the next 10 years — you have to have a guy coming off that pick and if you have to fight over that pick-and-roll. … If you do that, all of a sudden Mitchell Robinson looks totally different. And his production goes up big time.”

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Fizdale also thinks New York must find a replacement for Kristaps Porzingiz, who left for Dallas a year ago, at power forward.

“The other piece to that puzzle is a 4-man who can really rope that 3,’’ Fizdale said. 

“Like I’ve always said, the key to player development is spacing. You want to see players look better on the court, spread the floor.”