Then there was Darko. Never known for his personality, his desire to play basketball was already fragile when he arrived in New York and everyone knew it. What happened? It got worse. He went from discouraged to locker room cancer. He had to go. Now he starts.

Which brings us to Anthony Randolph. 21 years old and just as impressionable. Fragile and in need of direction and SUPPORT. Something to build his confidence and get the crowd in his favor. In New York people chant for Roger Mason Jr. Randolph was poised to be a crowd favorite because he was a just a kid and he was ours. A 6'11 gazelle with ability to handle off the dribble. How much more do you need to work with? With that skill set I would lock him in the gym AGAINST his will and MAKE him an all star. No meals. No TV. No nothing. Just play ball until you drop.

Where was the extra support from the coaching staff? Where was the infusion of inspiration and guidance? Something is missing. Either Herb Williams is simply too passive and only cares about his paycheck, or Mike D'Antoni and his brother have an insidious phobia against tall guys.

No matter what the reason, glancing at the Wolves box score sucks.

I miss Timofey Mozgov.

The only one that may hurt is Moz

joec32033 wrote:Earl I gotta ask. What exactly did all these young guys amount to? Frye has nothing to do with this regime, Hill is battling Patterson for time, and Randolph I expected. NY is high pressure and Randolph needs no pressure. Look it up. I said he would blow up -if you consider this blowing up- in Jinny. I wouldn't expect many wins though.

The only one that may hurt is Moz

This is true, Anthony Randolph can be a great player on a losing team with no pressure and zero expectations, and compared to Darko and Hill that's saying something!

I'll take Randolph's game over Jared Jefferies any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

CashMoney wrote:

misterearl wrote:CashMoney- you ever consider that at 21 years old not everyone has it all figured out?

I'll take Randolph's game over Jared Jefferies any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

Of course but 2 teams thus far have decided they are not willing to wait for him to figure it out. I highly doubt JJ will be here next season.

I would frame it differently: 2 teams had trades to make and AR moving on happen to be a by-product of trade, and as an aside, he didn't show enough while he was part of previous teams.

misterearl wrote:

martin wrote:

CashMoney wrote:

misterearl wrote:CashMoney- you ever consider that at 21 years old not everyone has it all figured out?

I'll take Randolph's game over Jared Jefferies any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

Of course but 2 teams thus far have decided they are not willing to wait for him to figure it out. I highly doubt JJ will be here next season.

I would frame it differently: 2 teams had trades to make and AR moving on happen to be a by-product of trade, and as an aside, he didn't show enough while he was part of previous teams.

Showtime.

In one night of basketball Anthony Randolph produced more points (31) than Jared Jerrfies combined totals for Knicks in 13 games (19)

nixluva wrote:The player this team needs is a kid that has the size and toughness, but also a decent offensive game that would allow him to stay on the floor. AR has talent, but I fear that he just didn't have the toughness. So many players come to NY and wilt under the spotlight. In all sports we've seen this. This city isn't for everyone. It's like Bosh. I don't think NY is a good fit for him. There's a kid out there that has the right game and makeup for this team, we just have to find him. We need a new age Oakley.

His name is Reggie Evans and he's short enough for D'Antoni to consider. I'd also be happy with Dalembert. Anyway we can get our hands on either of these guys this offseason even with the impending new CBA.

CrushAlot wrote:It is a shame this keeps happening. The other night someone posted something about buying a pick to draft the next Marcus Camby. Why? That guy is in MInny now because the coach wouldn't play him or work with him. Until D'Antoni is gone it is almost useless to bring in anyone over 6'9" unless they are a finesse player that shoots the three.

Except if their name is Mozgov, Turiaf, or Jefferies. Or Amare. Or Kurt Thomas.

loweyecue wrote:

joec32033 wrote:Earl I gotta ask. What exactly did all these young guys amount to? Frye has nothing to do with this regime, Hill is battling Patterson for time, and Randolph I expected. NY is high pressure and Randolph needs no pressure. Look it up. I said he would blow up -if you consider this blowing up- in Jinny. I wouldn't expect many wins though.

The only one that may hurt is Moz

This is true, Anthony Randolph can be a great player on a losing team with no pressure and zero expectations, and compared to Darko and Hill that's saying something!

Papabear Says

We were a loosing team and he still got no burn. If he would have played more and we built him up his trade value would have been better. Let's go get Chandler back. I don't think that Chandler would want to play for D'Antoni and also Tony Douglas would not want to play for Mike D.