Schved at 6'6 provides versatility. The poised Langston Galloway rebounds, speaks with a refreshing humility and plays taller than 6'2 by rebounding the ball.

Amundson and Jason Smith show flashes of understanding team basketball and work hard. Suddenly, the knicks have more team-oriented players sharing responsibility.

(imagine these no-name Knicks with Timofey Mozgov)

gunsnewing wrote:It would be nice if those 2 panned out and we can focus all our resources on fixing the frontcourt

That would be awesome if G2 turned out to be a really decent point guard, like Darren Collison and SHved turns out to be consistent.

And consider, when Melo is out there and some other great players (i.e. - FA signings, our draft pick, etc.) Galloway will get more open looks.

Shved is sort of another shocker so far. (Briggs to criticize in 3, 2, 1...) Seriously, he looks like a smart cat with some good ability and I hope he continues to improve.
I'd love a him fulfill those early forecasts (similar to his play on the Russian national team.) And same goes for him with Melo and some other great players out there.
I think his shot will come around as he feels comfortable. It is a tough thing to perform when not getting minutes (excluding his rookie year.)

We are watching auditions most likely for our bench next year, depending on how much we can get through FA and the draft.

Galloway and Schved are our feel good stories, for now.

smackeddog wrote:Schved looks very thin, almost unhealthily so for a ball player- has he always been this weight or did he drop some pounds lately?

Lets see what he can do- one of the advantages of system basketball is you can find diamonds in the rough due to the system complementing them well.

He's very quick for a 6'6 pg/sg would putting on pounds ruin his quickness? What I really like about schved is his court awareness, ability to get the ball to the open man, his ability to penetrate to the hoop is something we have been seriously missing for the whole season. Schved was the first pg we've had since lin to penetrate and dish like Schved did vs Toronto let's hope he can continue to do so we can not under estimate having someone who can penetrate and break down the defense for the triangle to function... If Schved continues to prove he has excellent court vision. he's well worth bringing back..

Do they develop or defer?

Galloway, Shved And Amundson, all spoke with a twinkle in their eyes. However painful the season, winning two games makes a great confidence builder. It builds toughness and loyalty to the uniform. That cannot be measured in salary cap numbers or fantasy trade speculation.

How does Uncle Phil implant the heart and soul of a team?

Don't think he was terrible by any stretch of the imagination for a first year international player, even though he was an older rookie.

His career per 36 minutes numbers are pretty close to what he gave us yesterday.

Had 3 turnovers- one where he tried to get fancy on a ally-oop pass, one where he anticipated another Knick stepping out for the ball, and he didn't, and another near the end of the game where he stupdly f'd up because he got himself into a position where the spacing was terrible.

Continual minutes should help him more with his outside shot than anything else, and will also get him used to the tendencies of this Knicks team. He should get 25 MPG, IMO.

He's thin as a rail, but has some jumping ability, and his feet might be quick enough for him to play decent D if he is willing. Can't see him fighting through picks, though. Also has a good first step, or so it would seem.

I would sit Calderon down for the rest of the year, unless for some reason I cannot fathom at this moment, playing him can help get us something in a trade if he plays well. Of course some feel playing Calderon is better for tanking purposes.