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EnySpree
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12/31/2006  6:16 AM
For one the knicks have good size and depth all around.

The starters are pretty solid. Frye is a jumpshopting power fwd and if he would react faster and smarter on the rebounds and blockshots he would be one of the best PFs in the game. He is begining to understand that. He has been more aware on the boards and has been coming in to help on defense but he still hasn't grasped it totally.

Curry can truly be a dominant force when he has it going. He still has to grasp the fact that no one can guard him. He also needs to get his free throw percentage up around 70+ and get comfortable passing out of double teams.

Marbs and craw need to be the starters period. Marbs is finally himself and craw is finally settling down and gradually learning how and when to make the big play. The chemistry between marbs and craw is building nicely and I believe the whole team look to these 2 to take them where they hotta go.

Q is the knicks rock. He just needs to get healthy cuz he helps in all aspects of the game. The knicks need his defense, and his ability to score and rebound. He takes a lot of pressure off the other guys. Damn the knicks need him back pronto!

The bench of lee, Jared, balkman, and Nate is kick ass. Who can being this type of energy, heart, and production off the bench?

I ask all of you now to answer the threads question.

I know shotblocker is gonna be probably the first thing mentioned but who exactly will you bench for this shotblocker? Who out there that is available that can come in and demand playing time over the guys already here? Cato is a more than capable shotblocker as it is and he has proved that as a knick.

So now what?
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Ira
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12/31/2006  6:27 AM
A good 2 would do wonders for this team. We need someone who can defend the position and make an open j.
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12/31/2006  6:34 AM
Posted by Ira:

A good 2 would do wonders for this team. We need someone who can defend the position and make an open j.

And who might that be? Craw can guy an open jumper and probably has better ball handling skills and passing skills than anyone you could name.

Who is available at the 2 better than craw?
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12/31/2006  7:56 AM
Play Jeffries less.
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12/31/2006  9:21 AM
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by Ira:

A good 2 would do wonders for this team. We need someone who can defend the position and make an open j.

And who might that be? Craw can guy an open jumper and probably has better ball handling skills and passing skills than anyone you could name.

Who is available at the 2 better than craw?

I would say Iggy, but I'd settle for Josh Smith...



All seriousness though, best type of fit is a young Raja Bell.
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12/31/2006  10:39 AM
Posted by EnySpree:
Posted by Ira:

A good 2 would do wonders for this team. We need someone who can defend the position and make an open j.

And who might that be? Craw can guy an open jumper and probably has better ball handling skills and passing skills than anyone you could name.

Who is available at the 2 better than craw?

I don't know who's available. But I do know that we need someone who can play defense at that position. We get burned again and again by opposing 2's.
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12/31/2006  11:37 AM
I agree. To get to the next level, this team has to improve its defense. We give up too many easy points.
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12/31/2006  11:48 AM
For this team to improve, I think three things are necessary.

1. I think this is the most important. This team needs a top-tier wing player to really become a contender. A player who can play both sides of the ball, a player that can be our main offensive weapon and a player that can shoot the ball with some consistency from the outside. If this team lined up a top Wing player in addition to Curry/Lee/Q, I think they would be extremely tough to contend with.

2. A defensive/court general point guard. Way too often, I see our guards, specifically our PG's look like turnstiles in the backcourt. This team needs someone who can keep opposing PGs in front of him as well as be a vocal team leader and a distributer from the offensive end.

3. a strong shot-blocking presence. I've seen the story way too many times. PG brings up the ball, PG penetrates, PG shoots right over our bigs. This team needs someone who is going to control the painted area and make it his own and make opposing players sorry for coming into his area when he's in the game.

I think if we got these 3 things we would really be a very tough team to contend with.
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12/31/2006  11:52 AM
we need a perimeter shooter who can play defense. Q will never be able to play more than 55-60 games a year.
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12/31/2006  11:53 AM

Knicks can improve with more consistency...Make teams adjust to what we want to do...That will have to wait until Q gets back...I think he will help make the defense honest...Obviously we don't have that Championship rotation yet but let our best 9-10 get heavy minutes to see how they develop and we tweak in the off season...Ideally we may need a two who can knock it down consistently but I would like to give Craw the rest of the season to play himself out of the position...I think he has earned that much...

As Game says, Defense has to be a priority and will improve when the players understand each other...I think Curry is an important part of that and has ti anchor the Defense in the middle..It was good to see him go after shots in the PHX game...The core players need lots of playing time together...
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12/31/2006  12:35 PM
DEFENSE, DEFENDERS and more DEFENSE, anything else is "UNCIVILIZED"
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12/31/2006  12:39 PM
Chicago trade away offensive players curry -crawford, for two way players or defenders Wallace deng, nocioni etc... we won't even attempt to get a good euro player.
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12/31/2006  1:19 PM
Posted by playa2:

Chicago trade away offensive players curry -crawford, for two way players or defenders Wallace deng, nocioni etc... we won't even attempt to get a good euro player.


Ben Wallace was a fa. Nocioni was a fa who was on the team with Curry. Deng was a draft pick. None of them were traded for Jcraw or Curry
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12/31/2006  1:51 PM
He's saying that they got rid of Offensive players and replaced them with defensive players.
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12/31/2006  1:57 PM
Somehow trade Crawford for Gerald Wallace.
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12/31/2006  2:24 PM
Posted by izybx:

we need a perimeter shooter who can play defense. Q will never be able to play more than 55-60 games a year.

I think we look for this in the draft. In the meantime we need to drug the GM of some other team so they trade us an expiring for Francis.
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12/31/2006  2:31 PM
How can the knicks improve the team going into the new year??????
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12/31/2006  2:44 PM
Acquire Kobe.

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12/31/2006  5:45 PM
Every once in a while I post a thread like this to annoy myself.

Of course the knicks need s shot blocker, a better defender at the 2 and a better wing.

The question is who is available? Anybody can make a vague comment, but who are you willing to trade and who are you targeting?

Making any trade will greatly change the face of the team. I don't think the knicks need to do that. The knicks need a tweak. What that tweak should be is the major question.

I don't think you can trade a dude like Eddie curry personally. Getting a shotblocking center means curry has to go. Again I don't see anyone available that is good enough defensively to trade curry.

Frye in my opinion can be replaced. He has yet to establish any floor game. No post or face game. Its all jumpers and maybe a hook if he gets position and he rarely does. Still he is getting better and the chemistry and balance he brings is what makes it work.

You guys are too hard on craw. The guy has lead the knicks along with marbs during the recent stretch of success the knicks have been having.

A young raja bell? Who would that be? Sounds good but raja is not hands down better than craw. He doesn't have to be but where is this young raja bell?

I'm not attacking anyone. I have been debating the same questions I'm asking all season.

To me the knicks need Q back. He is not Tracy mcgrady or Paul pierce but on any given night he makes a good impersonation. How healthy is this mofo? Will he be back like within the week? If not this is where the knicks have to improve. Maggette is around, maybe even rashard Lewis and artest. Stephen Jackson? I think the knicks need to start to think about that cuz I believe that getting a solid 3 that will be healthy for the knicks is the key to moving forward.

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12/31/2006  6:07 PM
Posted by EnySpree:

Every once in a while I post a thread like this to annoy myself.

Of course the knicks need s shot blocker, a better defender at the 2 and a better wing.

The question is who is available? Anybody can make a vague comment, but who are you willing to trade and who are you targeting?

Making any trade will greatly change the face of the team. I don't think the knicks need to do that. The knicks need a tweak. What that tweak should be is the major question.

I don't think you can trade a dude like Eddie curry personally. Getting a shotblocking center means curry has to go. Again I don't see anyone available that is good enough defensively to trade curry.

Frye in my opinion can be replaced. He has yet to establish any floor game. No post or face game. Its all jumpers and maybe a hook if he gets position and he rarely does. Still he is getting better and the chemistry and balance he brings is what makes it work.

You guys are too hard on craw. The guy has lead the knicks along with marbs during the recent stretch of success the knicks have been having.

A young raja bell? Who would that be? Sounds good but raja is not hands down better than craw. He doesn't have to be but where is this young raja bell?

I'm not attacking anyone. I have been debating the same questions I'm asking all season.

To me the knicks need Q back. He is not Tracy mcgrady or Paul pierce but on any given night he makes a good impersonation. How healthy is this mofo? Will he be back like within the week? If not this is where the knicks have to improve. Maggette is around, maybe even rashard Lewis and artest. Stephen Jackson? I think the knicks need to start to think about that cuz I believe that getting a solid 3 that will be healthy for the knicks is the key to moving forward.

As a pure 2, Raja is much better than Craw. Craw is better as a PG because it forces him to pass. Raja can score as well as Crawford an is a much better defender and is stronger.

When it comes to who is available, noone will know that.

Maybe Tony Allen of the Celtics, Hassan Adams(Nets), Willie Green(Philly), Marquis Daniels(Indy), Gerald Wallace(Char), Dorell Wright(Miami), Deshawn Stevenson(Wash), Kirk Snyder(Houston), Desmond Mason(NO), Dameon Wilkins(Sea), Richardson or Pietrus(GS). I only listed guys that may be able to be had. There are other guys like John Salmons, Josh Smith, Fred Jones, that I didn't mention that probably are unavailable.

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