Posted by nixluva:

If you've been a fan of this team for more than just a couple of years then you KNOW Dolan won't do any of the things you suggest. He's not going to completely tear it down. He'd rather take on another big contract before he did that. It's what he's always done and I see no evidence that he's about to change.

The most we can hope for is smarter moves and an effort to bring balance to the roster and a better mix. Bench Q and let Chan play. Let the kid get his experience up and see what he does. He's a natural SF with all the tools. Look to improve the SG position. We missed out on M. Carroll or Kapono. Guys that could've given us deep shooting we need. Isiah has to look to fix this. Get Mardy and Balkman back into the mix and let them work their way back into form. No more Malik. Let Morris have a chance. Look to draft a real PG and pick up a shotblocker.

Posted by Panos:

I still think JJ2 is worse.
If JJ2 started, he too would be the worst SF in the league.
Beautiful.

Posted by EnySpree:

Enough of that bull**** about Q being a physical defender or pure shooter........never.......wake up.......Q is a phony. Starks was a physical defender and he didn't need to be a D cup to do it. Q has never been a good shooter! He is a volume shooter that can get hot but never in a Knick uni. The dude is a power fwd now....end of story. He is just as big as Malik freakin rose. He's a waste and a phony. He's not a leader or a captain......none of that ****. Fuck Q. Let him go........I like the dude as a person but he is a phony. He saw guys play and he knows what it is to be a real player but that's as far as it goes. He is hands down the worst starting small fwd in the entire league! Knicks suck because they are starting this phony.

Curry is a phony too. Isiah's tales about chicago is a myth............

End of story.......do not praise this bum anymore. He is a waste. That's the end of it.

Posted by Cosmic:

Posted by majorleads:

Q-Rich continues to start cause uh well ummmm have you guys seen our bench? Who do you want to start? IMO, the best and most fairest way to pick a starting lineup is, have everybody on the team write their names on an individual piece of paper, crumple up and put into a hat. Then have 5 "lucky" fans come down and draw their names out. Would the outcome of the game be any different?

There IS no internal solution I think most understand that. However there is a better solution albeit nothing that will change the team's overall outlook.

The point is to play the best players or the players who play the toughest. Q plays hard but he's become extremely overweight and out of shape and clearly has not recovered from the back surgery, the ankle tweak, and the elbow sprain. Therefore you have to sit him. You nurse Balkman back into game form and go with it.

There's two things here, Major, there's the need to tear the roster down and the need to play those who want to and can play in the meantime.

So in that Q starting or not is a relevant discussion regardless of a course of direction for the team as a whole.

Jeffries right now actually contributes more than Q. Balkman, if he had not been sitting on the bench all this time and would obviously be very rusty if thrown on the fire, also contributes more than Q.

Therefore, BENCH Q, and choose a new path.

In the meantime, for the love of god, liquidate Curry/Craw/Zach, buy out Malik, Jerome, StiffBury, and play the kids and the vets who want to play and will play hard and SMART ball.

Well I think Q cemented his place in the starting lineup after threatening Isiah the other day in Charlotte. He was right back in the lineup next game playing 35 minutes. I think Isiah is trying to raise his trade value, cause you know, he's always looking to make trades. Obviously not working and only hurting the team. Who cares anyway, the entire team sucks. But Isiah must be convinced Q's value goes beyond his obvious poor shooting at the moment. Problem is, the bench guys like Balkman and Jeffries can't shoot either. I guess now if Nate starts alongside Crawful, you have 2 shooters so you could start Balk or Jeff.

But one thing I cannot understand is why Fred Jones gets more PT than Nate. Yes we all know Nate is reckless, but, he does one thing that the majority of these sackless wonders lack, he play with passion at all times. He doesn't play any defense and doesn't always make good decisions, but when he's on the floor, he doesn't fade away like the rest of the team. In a perfect world, he's a decent guy to have come off the bench as a change of pace or when the team lacks energy.

And yes, I also cannot understand why Balk gets no PT. Looking back at the draft now, I guess everyone was right when they said who the hell is Renaldo Balkman?!?!? Jordan Farmar should have been the pick.