Posted by djsunyc:

yes, nate's an idiot. but i still don't understand the hate for him. he's put in this role to carry the team offensively b/c duhon can't score, hughes is a straight up scrub, wilson is inconsistent and jeffries has hands of stone. ok, he's a bonehead but is that reason enough to get rid of him? you keep him and work with him. slot him into the role he should be in as a 6th man. but it's all moot b/c he won't be here next season anyway.

the team is full of role-players. can't expect them to win big. these are not young lottery picks. these are guys taken after pick #20. there's a reason they were - they are not alpha dogs. but they can still help a team. walsh should've never openly talked about a 2010 plan but that's a seperate discussion altogether.

what's with all the hate? ur not allowed to make these kinds of comments while praising Nate's game on this thread.

Posted by djsunyc:

nate = $$$

The NBA planned to release a green Krypto-Nate shirt a few days after Nate Robinson won the Slam Dunk competition in Phoenix, but DC Comics wanted in on the profits.

The plan was scrapped because of intellectual property issues with DC Comics, the originator of the Superman comic books.


The NBA is now looking to involve DC Comics in future Krypto-Nate products, according to a league source

Does it = sense

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/knicks/40608797.html

Knicks tell Nate to chill out
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Last updated: Tuesday March 3, 2009, 7:39 AM
BY STEVE ADAMEK
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — With Nate Robinson, the difference between a spark and an out-of-control blaze can be a fine line and Saturday night in Miami, he crossed over to the wrong side again.

He confronted Heat big man Jermaine O’Neal and exchanged fourth-quarter words, earning each a technical, after O’Neal gave the littlest Knick an extra shot after a foul on Mario Chalmers was already called.

He also went 0-for-8 with two turnovers in that quarter, his overexuberance prompting coach Mike D’Antoni to briefly yank him, the need for poise outweighing the need for Robinson’s energy.

That energy could be stifled Wednesday against the Hawks because of a sprained left ankle that sidelined Robinson at practice Monday. But D’Antoni knows that stifling the 5-foot-whatever player also means walking a tightrope.

"Nate has his own personal program that he has to get better at," D’Antoni said after running newcomers Larry Hughes and Chris Wilcox through their first full practice since they were acquired Feb. 25.

"That’s one thing that is hard for him because he can get a shot any time he wants. He can be explosive any time he wants, but at the same time he has to play within a team concept. And it’s a fine line."

The same line of which both Larry Brown and Isiah Thomas, Robinson’s previous coaches in New York, often spoke about a player who’s become the Garden crowd’s favorite.

"For the most part [Saturday], I was trying to get in, fit in where I could help my team," Robinson said.

He scored 29 points, giving him 255 in his last nine games (a 28.3 average), but only one in the Knicks’ 17-point final quarter, a technical free throw.

"You can put it all together," D’Antoni said when asked about sitting Robinson. "I just thought he needed a rest or we needed something a little bit different."

The Knicks needed something a little more calm as Wade went wild, scoring 22 points as the Heat overcame a 15-point deficit in the final 8 1/2 minutes after rookie Danilo Gallinari elbowed him.

But calm isn’t Robinson’s forte, as suggested by his team-high eight technicals. No teammate has more than three and D’Antoni has picked up four.

"Coach is going to let me know when I’m out of control," Robinson said.

Saturday, D’Antoni did.

clearly MDA is a hatter.

Will Nate pass the pill to Gallo?

That is the question

Nate has been brilliant at times but the thing is he’s needed to be because no one else is getting shots in rhythm out of great half court possessions. Now you want to tell me that Nate is great because he can score without getting into a possession, fine. But there has to be a combination.


For some reason I really believe Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni aren’t sold on Nate moving forward. D’Antoni was especially gitty last night and maybe that was because his players knew that they won a game with great balance. When Nate is on he’s is electric, he is the star in the spotlight when everyone else is off to the side. These aren’t the best players in the NBA so they really need to work off each other and, sure, they feed off Nate’s energy but far too often guys are standing around watching the Nate show.


Of course, no one can hate on Nate for doing his thing. No one admires the guy as much as I do. He should have legions of fans and he should get paid. He’s incredibly unique.


But I’m a fan of winning basketball, and I’ve seen far too often, playing with a guy who plays MAJOR minutes who’s never seen a shot he won’t take rarely results in winning basketball. There is a niche for the shoot-first guy with no conscience, but there’s a reason those guys should come off the bench and are rarely in the mix down the stretch unless they buy into running half court sets.


So ask yourself, really ask yourself, just how different Nate is from the ball-dominating (no pun intended) guards who have preceded him. I’m honestly not sure how much he is.


Also ask yourself, if you think Nate is interested in staying here and watching his minutes decrease as the talent around him increases over the next few years.

Because that very much could be the case.

- Tommmy Dee

Uummmm.. Nate's been playing.

MDA talking about Nate's "Happy Place" today before the game, talking about how he needs to learn how to control his emotions & remain focused on the floor because that's when he's at his best... do u guys believe me now or am i still a hatter for saying the same thing throughout this thread?

Nate for MVP

Gold Star

Marv - Since February 10, over a span of 13 games, Nate is averaging 27.3 per game

MVP