Frye:

If we keep him I believe the best course of action is to lose the muscle that he added this summer, he is way to mechanical almost robot like on the court. He had a lot more strong finishes last year and was much more fluid.

Affalo
NBA Comparison: Raja Bell
Strengths: Possesses an NBA ready body, blessed with excellent upper body strength … Moves extremely well without the ball in his hands, understanding how to free himself for shots … Works well running off screens where he is a capable shooter … Has three point range on his jumper … Good finisher in transition … Body strength enables him to convert difficult shots with ease as well as the ability to finish after contact … Plays the game with poise and maturity rarely found on the college level … Shows great patience, rarely does he play out of control or force the action … Simply allows the game to come to him … Leadership qualities and the mental toughness he brings each game sets the tone for his team … Unselfish player who possesses solid court vision … Does a great job of feeding the post … Excellent basketball IQ, makes great decisions during games … Uses the mid-range jumper with the best of them … Despite the coverage if you give him enough daylight his quick release allows for more than enough time to shoot … Underrated rebounder capable of making an impact on the glass … Defensively he does an admirable job of staying in front of his man … Shows good body control when he penetrates the lane … Quality free throw shooter … Extremely coachable player whose work ethic is among the best in the NCAA … Fundamentally he is as sound as them come … Despite his struggles in the Final Four last year, he has proven to be a very clutch player ...

Weaknesses: Afflalo is a decent athlete but not a great one capable of dominating defenders with his explosiveness … Lacks the first step to gain full separation from his defender … There are times where he becomes too perimeter oriented offensively … Would benefit more if he attacked the basket where he can put pressure on the defense … Ball handling is okay but could stand to be refined as he isn’t comfortable when pressure is applied … Some have questioned if Afflalo has the ability to create scoring opportunities for himself … Due to his athleticism, he is closer to reaching the ceiling … Can go through periods where his jumper is inconsistent … May struggle in an up-tempo offense where quickness is a bigger factor than a half court set … Doesn’t always look to dominate opponents, has a habit of being too passive although he is improved … Despite being a solid free throw shooter Afflalo’s style of play rarely allows for him too draw fouls, and get to the free throw line … lack of lift limits his ability to finish on the break and shoot over athletic defenders ...


Hard workers are always welcome, especially people with brains and desire

Almond
NBA Comparison: Michael Redd
Strengths: Almond possesses an NBA ready body capable of handling contact … Explosive and crafty scorer who can put up big points in a matter of minutes … Has legit NBA three point range … Does a great job of utilizing the mid-range on his pull-up jumper … Excellent rebounder who makes a great impact on the glass thanks to his long arms and awareness … Basketball IQ is very advanced, understands the game’s nuances … Despite his scoring mentality, Almond remains unselfish as he continually looks for open teammates … Moves extremely well without the ball, usually gets open by working of screens and picks … When slashing to the basket, he has no problem converting due to his body control and strength … Shows a good post up game to take advantage of mismatches … Because of his scoring prowess, Almond constantly looks to attack his defenders and draw fouls … Superior free throw shooter … Finishes well after contact due to his body strength … Defensively he does a solid job of playing the passing lanes for easy steals … Underrated athlete who may not make breath taking plays but certainty isn’t below average …

Weaknesses: While an unselfish player at times, Almond will force passes into the post resulting in most of his turnovers … Ball handling remains an issue of concern, while decent he can be uncomfortable when pressure is applied … Opposing teams have adopted the philosophy of defending him by being very physical. While he doesn’t back down it’s not unusual for him to need a period of adjustment … Must approach the game consistently with toughness and the killer instinct to dominate … Defensively Almond would benefit by playing defense with the same intensity that he uses on offense … While greatly improved from last year, Almond’s jumpshot can go through periods of streakiness … Due to his team’s personnel there are times where he will force shot out of shear frustration … Would benefit greatly by working on his overall quickness and foot speed (plyometrics etc.) …

I think he is a keeper as well, like when you hear high basketball iq

Posted by MS:

Frye:

If we keep him I believe the best course of action is to lose the muscle that he added this summer, he is way to mechanical almost robot like on the court. He had a lot more strong finishes last year and was much more fluid.

It was really dumb for him to bulk up after having a knee injury

I don't think Frye bulking up is his problem. The guy simply has lost confidence in his offense. IMO his defense is not really any worse than it was last year. In fact, in a few games he has played pretty solid defense. However, his offense is way off. I think his problem is that he often rushes his shot. The guy is a pure shooter but on half his jumpers it looks like he is just throwing the ball up there and rushes through his motion. He does this even though 90% of the time, there is no one really close enough to block his shot when he shoots. If he took his time, I think he would make alot more of his jumpers, which would improve his effectiveness. He also rushes when he is on the block. He just needs to learn patience on offense and let the game come to him rather than trying to throw up a shot at every scoring opportunity.

The blueprint for the future is ... More of the same. More Dolan, more Isiah, more Marbury, and more Curry.

Why change a formula that has worked so brilliantly?

If he's a winner in life, that's great for him.

I can speak for the majority of Knicks fans and say we don't watch him to win in life, but rather games.

The blueprint is simply to get guys healthy

and draft wisely

In case anyone missed it, the Wizards minus Arenas and Butler, have lost seven in a row.

Yea a little different than missing crawford, lee and q. Your talking about two allstars....And look at the margins that they are losing without 2/3 best players.

We still had Marbury, Curry, Jefferies, Francis, Frye in the lineup.

Bobcats lost by 8
Cavs by 5
NJ by 6
NJ by 4
Miamy by 3

Bold have been lottery selections

32 Blatche, Andray
52 Booth, Calvin
6 Daniels, Antonio
42 Hall, Mike
24 Hayes, Jarvis
33 Haywood, Brendan
4 Jamison, Antawn
8 Mason, Roger
51 Ruffin, Michael
9 Songaila, Darius
2 Stevenson, DeShawn
21 Taylor, Donell
36 Thomas, Etan

Balkman, Renaldo
26 Cato, Kelvin
25 Collins, Mardy
34 Curry, Eddy
1 Francis, Steve
7 Frye, Channing
13 James, Jerome
20 Jeffries, Jared
3 Marbury, Stephon
4 Robinson, Nate
31 Rose, Malik

And I don't hear the hornets bitching and moaning when their entire team has been injured they are still fighting unlike those pussies wearing orange and blue!

37 wins for NO
13 Games for Peja
48 Games for West
60 Games for Paul
52 Games for Jackson

I beleive that is a little worse than the knicks

Posted by MS:

And I don't hear the hornets bitching and moaning when their entire team has been injured they are still fighting unlike those pussies wearing orange and blue!

37 wins for NO
13 Games for Peja
48 Games for West
60 Games for Paul
52 Games for Jackson

I beleive that is a little worse than the knicks

See it's not just about the number of games missed. It's WHEN they're missed. Any team should be able to survive for a while without one or two guys, but not when you have 3 top players out at the same time. They were without Paul, West and Peja at the same time for 10 games. Without all 3, the Hornets went 4-6. This happened in Jan. for the most part.

For the Knicks we've been without Jamal, QRich and DLee about 16 games. The team went 4-12, of course Steph wasn't there for 4 of those games. In terms of the hit to each respective team, the Hornets injuries were worse and they handled it fairly well, but the Knicks injuries have come at the worse possible time. That still doesn't excuse the losses, which the Knicks could've won. They did a bad job in those games. Who knows how things would've gone for NOK if they continued to miss those guys for 6 more successive games. To me there can be a cumulative effect. In any event good for the Hornets and bad job by the Knicks. However the injuries DO HAVE AN EFFECT!