arkrud - so, do you think that Randolph Morris will "stick"?

Interesting opinion.

Posted by misterearl:

arkrud - so, do you think that Randolph Morris will "stick"?

Interesting opinion.

Why so interesting? He went undrafted 2 years ago and his market today is that of an LLE free agent. Not to say that he won't make it but I don't think it would shock anybody if he didn't. And with the Knicks married to Curry, it would be a shock if he stayed beyond this contract.

arkrud - I would have to respectfully disagree on the Knicks tossing Lee in the trash heap.

With regard to the organization not allowing anyone to grow, a perfect example of a rookie being brought along slowly, and then flourishing with unexpected additional minutes is the villified Renaldo ("who's he?") Balkman.

Balkman has proven to be a running double-double, which is rare for a rookie.

Although Frye has dipped in production, I would not put that any further than the switch from playing closer to the paint last season, and picking ou free throws.. to playing further away from Eddie's turf and becoming more of a face-the-basket type.

Frye will learn from the experience and adjust. It is only his second season. Frye has a sold pedigree and the intelligence to make it work.

The other young guys?

Collins will benefit from his rookie season and Nate will benefit from the calming effect of the maturation process. "It ain't nothin' a good-old-fashioned Church-goin' woman cain't fix"

Jamal is still a young player with limited experience as he only played two years of organized ball before turning profesional.

Growth is a gradual process

Why not see where these players are when they reach their peak years?

Visualize Channing Frye, Balkman and David Lee, in three years, at the ripe old ages of 26 and 27 respectively.

"hey rookie, get my laundry!"

arkrud - What is fascinating about the Morris sudden appearance on the Knicks roster, is the fact there is no modern precedent for a college player walking directly from the tournament to a professional roster in the space of a week.

The Knicks players who have trudged through this season, can either embrace him or treat him more like the oddity he is, until he can prove he belongs at the next level.

Other than the Knicks adding six more fouls to give at center, Morris can take advantage of the crash course on the NBA in April and dedicate himself to absorbing the on-the-job information that would normally be delivered through some type of formal pre-season orientation.

Time will tell

Papabear Says

Hey I'm in the house and looking foward to our draft picks and the signing of Rasheed Lewis.
We will be better next season but we must understand that every one will be trying to get better.

Papabear

Who's Rasheed Lewis? Is that a Rashard Lewis/Rasheed Wallace combo?

"We're not going to into the summer thinking about what's going to happen, who's going to be here when we come back," Curry said. "We just have worry about just getting better this summer."

Bonn - Eddy Curry, along with Malik Rose, is demonstrating the willingness to look at the season with an unflinching eye... and accept the responsibility to critique the team on clear terms.

Eddy has put out the call for guys to get better in the off season and I would think he is including himself in that picture.

Leadership

I'm widit



[Edited by - misterearl on 04-15-2007 12:38 PM]