I know that we wanted someone to replace Houston, but we could have waited a little longer to see who would have been availble. I have called for Larry Hughes instead of Crawfford before this trade went down, and I still believe that it would have been a much better choice. If we had Hughes on our roster right now, we would not have the defensive issues that we've endured last season nor this season. Hughes is a much better ball handler than Crawff and is also much smarter of a player. Now that we have Crawfford on our roster, we are confused to how to best use him. He is not a PG nor that he is a SG. Most are hoping that he develops into something that this kid may never be. Yes, he is talented, but he is a street talent instead of a true NBA talent. He can't defend his position, because his weight is to light, and he can't defend the PG position because he is not quick enough. The best solution is to trade this guy. I know that I will get a lot grief for saying what I have said, but I don't care.

We have Q and Ariza that can play the 2, therefore we can afford to be without Crawfford and Rose. I hope that Zeke and Brown realize that they are waisting valuable time and money by having Crawff on our roster. Crawf, Penny and Rose or Mo are expendable.

Lets see what brown does with him before we react over a few preseason games.

Wasn't the plan for him to be Houston's sub and to run 3 guards at times. I recall Isiah talk about him being used the way Detroit used Vinnie Johnson back in the day.

jeez diderotn calm down the only reason crawford is starting is becuase q is injured. try to remember that crawford is just a combo guard in the nba not an evil dictator plotting to kill you and your family.



[Edited by - slimpack on 10-22-2005 6:00 PM]

slim!!! I hope that you are right

Posted by SlimPack:

jeez diderotn calm down the only reason crawford is starting is becuase q is injured. try to remember that crawford is just a combo guard in the nba not an evil dictator plotting to kill you and your family.



[Edited by - slimpack on 10-22-2005 6:00 PM]

no the evil dictator was Kurt Thomas LOL

the quality of insight on this site has really gone downhill.

that's why i rarely come here now.

Ya....Crawford is really awful isn't he. Horrible game he had last night.

But on the contrary, those 6 turnovers for Steph were a FLUKE.

The system's chaning Bon-bon.

There's no more isolation for Steph and endless pick & rolls.

He's out of his comfort zone.

It's showing...

Posted by crzymdups:

Crawford, other than missing that last shot had a great game last night. 11pts, 4ast, 8reb, and only one turnover. almost everyone else who played had three or four TOs, but Jamal ran the point for about half the game and only had one. He ran the team perfectly, played great D and even helped on the boards.

Jamal has a chance to be the exact kind of PG Larry wants. I think he can do it, and most importantly, he seems willing.

Jesus. Wow. It's a miracle. 1 other person on "Ultimate" Knicks realizes that Crawford is finding his niche.

It's really sad too, b/c there are so many Marbury supporters on this site that they'll completely forget about the KNICKS and actually Boo other players.

What kind of fan does that?



And for your information, I don't boo Marbury. When he plays well, I'm happy. I'm thinking of the TEAM here. This has nothing to do with any hate for a particular player.

I'm a Knicks fan. Not a Marbury hater...

^^ You obviously were watching the wrong game then...

[Edited by - bobs3304 on 10-22-2005 6:37 PM]

Posted by bobs3304:

the quality of insight on this site has really gone downhill.

that's why i rarely come here now.

Ya....Crawford is really awful isn't he. Horrible game he had last night.

But on the contrary, those 6 turnovers for Steph were a FLUKE.

bobs! dude! how they hangin?

you really ready to make any conclusions at all based on preseason games? you don't think there's a lot of experimentation going on, by larry and by individual players? you don't think vet players are playing themselves into game condition and doing different things to learn their new teammates' games? look at all the new guys steph is running with - you don't want him to experiment in the preseason to learn their games and learn how to make the most of them as their pg?