He is pretty good when healthy and focus and if you check his scouting report it doesn't say other wise

JJ is starting because Isiah is starved for a compliment to Eddie Curry.

A defensive compliment was necesary with JJ2 shrinking lately and no D from Lee or Frye.

Why does it take 3 years to think about complimentary players?

If you're talking about Curry, its taken half that time.

Posted by kam77:

JJ is starting because Isiah is starved for a compliment to Eddie Curry.

A defensive compliment was necesary with JJ2 shrinking lately and no D from Lee or Frye.

Why does it take 3 years to think about complimentary players?

If you're talking about Curry, its taken half that time.

I wasn't talking about Curry, I was talking about Isiah's 3 years here where I've been asking why doesn't he find a center piece and then build around it with complimentary pieces. I've been calling for this for 7 years actually and have yet to see a GM get serious about doing it. In the meantime I've watched GM's jam every "available star" on the roster and listened to the fans think "this is the one" that turns us around. No this is not a new concept for me. It just seems to be for some.

Eddie Curry does not play defense or rebound. He has never played defense or rebound. He may never play defense or rebound. Eddie Curry can however be dominant on the offensive end. So if that is the case and you are using him as your star it makes sense to build around him with perimter defenders, a shot blocker, a PG that can feed him the ball and some dead-eye shooters to eliminate double teams. Instead I watched our GM waste moves on Jalen Rose and Stevie Francis and use a draft pick on a role player.

The world does not center around the past year and a half. This has been a a trend in NY since the day Patrick left. Isiah and Layden have the same flaws. Those who know me know I've been preaching this for years. Everyone else just seems to be late to the party(including Isiah).