Oh there's no denying it totally doesnt fit together. Its a bunch of guys that need the ball to be effective and little to no effort on d from most of the players.djfresh47 said:The Knicks have talent but I don't think it fits together well. Their draft class from last year when I seen them play they played well. Why did Isiah trade for Francis? New York, IMO has alot of guys who need the ball in their hand to be effective but because they're a selfish team they will fail. Channing Frye I think can be a very good player in the league and David Lee can be a top-notch 6th man who brings energy but everybody else on the team I view as selfish and guys who would rather score 20 and lose than score 10 and have 5 assists and win.
As far as Francis; my only possible insight is that isiah felt he could buy low and sell high? Possibly trade marbury for a shot blocking big that they need? Other than that theres no logical answer.
Frye I expect 17-8 from next year and i think eventually he could progress to 20-10. Hes got a Duncan-esque bank from the wing but his post game needs to get stronger. He showed up at summer camp at 260 about 15lbs heavier and supposedly a lot of muscle which im happy to hear cause we need any good news right now :)
Totally agree on Lee. Lee is also very basketball savvy when you watch him. A lot of bigs cant hanle the ball and cant make the proper passes but lee almost always swings to the open man doesnt force ball movement and doesnt hold it for 10 minutes while trying to make a decision.
I wouldnt call everyone selfish;crawford (who showed A LOT of improvement under Brown in shot selection and D), Q (who played hurt all year and fully bought in even though it hurt his personal stats), Jackie Butler, Frye, and Malik Rose are not selfish. Selfish boils down to Marbury and Curry. Marbury still wont fight over the pick and rolls and he'd rather pout than get back in transition. Curry refuses to show up in shape which leads to early season struggles, benchings and other assorted BS. When Curry finally does get in shape hes still too damn lazy to move his feet rather then get cheap fouls reaching or by bellying people (in other words his gut causes contact and cheap fouls). Those 2 are cancers. Id trade em both at this point for a can of rat poo and a half eaten twinkie so curry would have something to eat on his way out the door. The disturbing part is both can be really good when they shut up and play.