Dude played with one arm all year and still had big games, played 81 games, played good defense and still got better.

He's > than Ward or Childs ever were.

He gets a lot of hate around here for some reason. Dude's got a great work ethic and I think will impress a lot of people around here

9 games as a starter last year: 14ppg 5.7assists 3rebs and he shot >50% (I know that wont stick)

Also he's got a 2.5:1 assist to TO ratio for his career.

WORST case is he's a below average floor general who can score, create some open looks and really get after opposing PGs on defense.

He is pretty much a shooting guard.

holfresh wrote:I want to see this kid do well...Horrible decision maker tho...We need him...I like him off the bench for the spot up three...Im not sure about running the point..

martin wrote:

fishmike wrote:Assuming our new big 3 is Chadler/Amare/Melo our backcourt is going to be Fields and Douglas. Maybe we add some veteran min type like Anthony Carter but dont see Douglas short here.

Dude played with one arm all year and still had big games, played 81 games, played good defense and still got better.

He's > than Ward or Childs ever were.

He gets a lot of hate around here for some reason. Dude's got a great work ethic and I think will impress a lot of people around here

9 games as a starter last year: 14ppg 5.7assists 3rebs and he shot >50% (I know that wont stick)

Also he's got a 2.5:1 assist to TO ratio for his career.

WORST case is he's a below average floor general who can score, create some open looks and really get after opposing PGs on defense.

I tell you what... when Phil Jackson becomes the head coach of the Knicks next year, TD will THRIVE in the system ala Derek Fisher. Same role.

hahaha. this is what i was thinking.

i'm imagining mike d'antoni spent last night looking at the roster and lining up shots of jim beam while chris paul game tape played in the background.

crzymdups wrote:

fishmike wrote:

martin wrote:

fishmike wrote:Assuming our new big 3 is Chadler/Amare/Melo our backcourt is going to be Fields and Douglas. Maybe we add some veteran min type like Anthony Carter but dont see Douglas short here.

Dude played with one arm all year and still had big games, played 81 games, played good defense and still got better.

He's > than Ward or Childs ever were.

He gets a lot of hate around here for some reason. Dude's got a great work ethic and I think will impress a lot of people around here

9 games as a starter last year: 14ppg 5.7assists 3rebs and he shot >50% (I know that wont stick)

Also he's got a 2.5:1 assist to TO ratio for his career.

WORST case is he's a below average floor general who can score, create some open looks and really get after opposing PGs on defense.

I tell you what... when Phil Jackson becomes the head coach of the Knicks next year, TD will THRIVE in the system ala Derek Fisher. Same role.

Ron Harper, Derrick Fisher, BJ Armstrong... who am I missing? TD looks like a better player than those guys.

don't forget steve kerr and john paxson.

phil jax never had a very dynamic PG. but he's always had an ELITE shooting guard.

he did have elite SGs, but I think Melo can be that same player but with better POST skills. Kobe and Jordan only developed the post game later in career.

martin wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

fishmike wrote:

martin wrote:

fishmike wrote:Assuming our new big 3 is Chadler/Amare/Melo our backcourt is going to be Fields and Douglas. Maybe we add some veteran min type like Anthony Carter but dont see Douglas short here.

Dude played with one arm all year and still had big games, played 81 games, played good defense and still got better.

He's > than Ward or Childs ever were.

He gets a lot of hate around here for some reason. Dude's got a great work ethic and I think will impress a lot of people around here

9 games as a starter last year: 14ppg 5.7assists 3rebs and he shot >50% (I know that wont stick)

Also he's got a 2.5:1 assist to TO ratio for his career.

WORST case is he's a below average floor general who can score, create some open looks and really get after opposing PGs on defense.

I tell you what... when Phil Jackson becomes the head coach of the Knicks next year, TD will THRIVE in the system ala Derek Fisher. Same role.

Ron Harper, Derrick Fisher, BJ Armstrong... who am I missing? TD looks like a better player than those guys.

don't forget steve kerr and john paxson.

phil jax never had a very dynamic PG. but he's always had an ELITE shooting guard.

he did have elite SGs, but I think Melo can be that same player but with better POST skills. Kobe and Jordan only developed the post game later in career.

it's true. the current knicks are a pretty dang good candidate for jackson's triangle. especially the way he ran it with pau gasol and kobe bryant the last three years or so. (with amare as pau and melo as kobe, etc)

They won 3 rings with Rick Fox for goodness sakes!

Phil will wipe the smile off melos face and make him a man!

I am a strong advocate for MDA and want to see him run this team but only a starphuch like Phil can change my mind.

fishmike wrote:Assuming our new big 3 is Chadler/Amare/Melo our backcourt is going to be Fields and Douglas. Maybe we add some veteran min type like Anthony Carter but dont see Douglas short here.

Dude played with one arm all year and still had big games, played 81 games, played good defense and still got better.

He's > than Ward or Childs ever were.

He gets a lot of hate around here for some reason. Dude's got a great work ethic and I think will impress a lot of people around here

9 games as a starter last year: 14ppg 5.7assists 3rebs and he shot >50% (I know that wont stick)

Also he's got a 2.5:1 assist to TO ratio for his career.

WORST case is he's a below average floor general who can score, create some open looks and really get after opposing PGs on defense.

He played like steamed crap in the playoffs. Guy hasn't developed any point guard instincts in his time and those assist stats are outright misleading if not wrong because the guy averages 2assists a game. I believe he had 5 assists like 3/4times I can remember.

During the playoffs all he did was back peddle and allow Rondo to practically beat us all by himself. At some point your supposed to plant your damn feet to stop his drive otherwise whats the use of staying in front of your man. He'd just back peddle until he was out of bounds giving Rondo easy layup after layup

There are stuff he must work on, his ability to penetrate and finish consistently, dribble both hands, and pulling up with the mid range game.

With the MLE still not finding a suitor, I get a feeling something is boiling up.
If we amnesty, Billups, then don't sign Tyson Chandler yet, then Cavaliers amnesty Baron Davis, would we be able to claim him?

DurzoBlint wrote:

Vmart wrote:I like Douglas but he brought absolutely nothing vs. Rondo got abused badly by Rondo, I think Rondo beat him consistently to get to the rim.

I missed your post.....I basically said the same thing you said. I don't think a bum shoulder is any excuse for such a poor defensive effort. The shoulder may effect shooting but not defense when all he had to do at times was plant his damn feet.