Zach Randolph could be like Randy Moss, just not in the Raiders to Pats sense. More like the Vikings to Raiders sense. Zach Randolph getting traded to a team that's one piece away from winning every year (Dallas, Phoenix, even Cavs) might be like Moss to the Pats. But Randolph to the Knicks is just adding to the mess. We need someone with mental toughness, character, and leadership - someone who deserves to be called captain - so that we can finally start building right. That captain can put someone like Randolph to use a la Brady to Moss.

Until that happens Randolph will be more cancerous than productive. We might get into the first round and maybe Knicks fans will be happy. Until they realize that this first round appearance won't translate to a finals berth for at least three (I really could say five) years. That is, until we can get someone who can responsibly lead the team.

We need a Tom Brady first

It was a very interesting trade, because we made our two strongest areas of play - inside scoring and rebounding - stronger. It was a no brainer, because Frye wasn't doing much. But anyway, the Knicks will be a team of great strengths and great weakness. Our strengths, as I said are inside scoring and rebounding. We'll be among the leagues best in those areas - and might even be dominant on the boards and inside. Our weaknesses are 3 point shooting, turnovers, shot blocking and perimeter defense. We'll need to make progress in some of these areas before we become a top team.

maybe the real question should be

is there a parellel between Tom Brady and Stephon Marbury?

Anything can happen!

Mister,

Your co-captains as likable as they are, have yet to earn their strips.

They make the effort, but have yet to establish themselves thru the league or with the refs.

Also it up to Snake Isiah to annoint his floor general.

Maybe Its Zachs turn to step up and be the man on and off the court. New surroundings.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Is there a parallel with Randy Moss and Zach Randolph? Randy Moss is looking darn good and has been the MVP of the league so far imho--tremendous impact that they traded a 4th round pick for. He\'s better than any guy in the draft. He\'s kind of forgotten about playing with a God-awful Raiders team that was in disaray kind of like the Trailblazers were.

good post. I sure hope it turns out that way BRIGGS.

Nalod - Saint Isiah drafted Lee and Balkman while people were looking in other directions. Why NOT make them captains?

Allanfan20 - Forget the "C" sweater for a moment. Houston was window dressing and Patrick Ewing never appeared to be comfortable in a lead role. Larry Johnson was Van Gundy's locker room enforcer.

David Lee is still a losing player around the league? Get real, David Lee has established a great reputation in his first 2 seasons.

allanfan20 - I strongly represent your false interpretation of both Knicks from your Celtic-centric perspective. You have no facts and thus you have no standing other than a biased invalid opionion.

Renaldo Balkman was extremely vocal in LasVegas. And he was vocal in a variety of subtle and outspoken tactics with both players and officials. When Nate tried to go into an in-game tirade, Renaldo was the first to grab him by the collar and get in his face to calm him down.

When a bad went against the Knicks he approached the referee into a timeout and pleaded his case in a subtle manner, without showing up the official. Next time down the floor the Knicks get a "make up" call.

Balkman is EXACTLY the type of player you make captain because it sends a message that "it's not where you start but where you finish". Nobody liked Balkman on draft night. He worked his way into the hearts of Knicks fans. I think some will be pleasantly surprised to watch how he asserts himslf this year.

That's good enough for me.

Captains are for gays or at least for high school or college.

The knicks had LJ, ewing, and oakley. Still the knicks had men like childs, spree, Houston, camby, and just about every other plater on the roster.

We forget the guys are men. As men you have to know what you have to do to keep the team together. You don't need LJ to swing his dick around intimidating the rest of the players into doing the right thing.

Also, lee and balkman can be captains. They don't need respect around the league. All that matters is what the guys in his own locker room think.

Again its all bull****. Isiah has to continue to shape the chemisty by picking up the right type of MEN to play this game together. This group knows each other and they fight. The ones that didn't fight are gone. Hopefully the knicks can keep taking steps forward. I think these guys trust each other and now with zach they believe in each other even more.

Yes Randy Moss was probably the most explosive weapon in the entire league, and then got in a bad situation in oakland and had a bad attitude because the organization was a disgrace, which is the only parellel I see with Zach coming to the knicks.

Zach comes to an organization coming off a career year, which Moss did not have the past two years and there are no questions about his skill. They are both labelled as selfish players.

The Patriots are the most well run organization in sports, the knicks are perhaps the worst. The patriots have a good strong veteran support system, the knicks have the biggest disgrace in the league, supporting vick, doing tv interviews high, cheating on his wife regularly and then going to court and smiling like an ******* after the organization takes another huge hit.

So I see no link between the two. Other than troubled pasts