Brown has given Ariza minutes and starts at the SF and its painfully obviuos that he isn't ready. David Lee is a tweener. Heck of a rebounder but doesn't shoot well, nor does he have the foot speed or leteral movement to stick with offensive minded SF's

So I say give a Woods a shot. A few minutes here and there aren't enough to see if he can help us. Wehn he came out of college, they were comparing him to T-Mac. Obviously he isn't that good, but Brown should give him a five-block of games, starting at SF just to see what he can do. I'm not saying he's the savior, but him a shot. He can shoot it with range, (He's a better shooter than Ariza and Lee) he's a legit 6'8 220, he can finish strong (doesnt have a strong handle, however) and he seems to be the best candidate on this team to play the SF right now.

No, he's not a good a defender. But who is on this team. Ariza isn't a great defender either. He's a gambler. He comes with steals every now and then, but he doesn't he gets burned. And he's only 190, SF back him down constantly.

So in the immortal words of Rick Kamla...FREE WOODS.....

I think so too. Woods can't hurt any worst than any of the other guys at SF. He may give more production than Ariza. I'd be curious as to where our ofensive production from the starters at 2 & 3 rank in the league.

Plus, brown yanks guys in and out of the line-up. One game they play next game there on the inactive list. Thats a confidence killer. Most players in the nBA have always said confidence is what seperates the really good players in the league.. I don't think Q-Woods has any confidence out there. Seems to be thinking too much when he finaly has his number called. I say, just throw him out there, give him 25 plus minutes for the next five games and see what happens.

i gotta disagree. I've actually been surprised by Woods defense, rebounding, intensity & effort which supposably were his MO's

Why do I have the feeling, he'll get cut by the knicks, end up with a team like, Denver, and will flourish in Karl's offense. Typical knicks

Right now, he's kind of like a DerMarr Johnson. He's flashed some good scoring ability, but its still hard to get a read on his overall game. It's one thing to give him playing time, but its another thing to feature him or run plays for him. You can't really figure out what kind of player you have untill you do the latter.

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by VDesai:

Right now, he's kind of like a DerMarr Johnson. He's flashed some good scoring ability, but its still hard to get a read on his overall game. It's one thing to give him playing time, but its another thing to feature him or run plays for him. You can't really figure out what kind of player you have untill you do the latter.

You never know with Brown. Craw could go on the inactive list and Woods could all of a sudden get 30 minutes and play great. Still.....even if Woods gets a triple double and single handedly wins a game for the Knicks......he could be sitting next to Penny counting the the planks in the hardwood in the next game.

So sad, but so true.

Nah I think Woods is definitely a bigger step up from Demarr. To me DJ never really recovered from his accident and his handle was bad and his overall body coordination looked different. Woods always had the tool but didnt have the heart, but he's been showing both for the Knicks in spurts so that maybe is a good sign.

I like what Woods has done so far, but I think we need to see more. I get the impression that he's a young man, who's learning from experience the importance of having character rather than being one.

Posted by McK1:

Posted by gunsnewing:

Woods does a nice job of guarding the perimeter but he gets bet so easily off the dribble.

the two go hand in hand

getting beat easily off the dribble is a sure fire sign he is not doing a nice job of guarding the perimeter.

He plays up on shooters but he struggles against penetrators. hows that?

I have to agree with Mck1 here, the last time I saw woods play, it seemed like his man was beating him off the dribble effortlessly, although If he can improve on that than I might want to give him a chance over ariza who hasnt exactly looked stellar himself lately.

[Edited by - SlimPack on 01-01-2006 1:55 PM]