Posted by nyballer:
Brook - for one, the guy isn't as unathletic as people think...he's just not a freak athlete like a dwight howard or amare. that being said, he has great footwork inside, is quick enough to get by a lot of centers, has a great shot out to about the college 3pt line, is good at finishing around the basket (he had a lot of 3 point plays in the post), has great post moves, and basically carried an offensively inept team into the sweet 16. Like i said, brook tends to shoot from his body a little, so he'll need to fix that to score against bigger guys, but like i said i would still consider him an above average athlete at the center, with a very polished offensive game. Defensively, he plays outside a lot when Robin is playing but when Robin was out, he'd block a lot of shots - he had a triple double last year with 10+ blocks.
Robin - Robin is a little more athletic than brook and a better defender, but he looks jerky on offense and doesn't have that shot that brook does. He's a little stronger so he may be effective in the paint if he can work on his moves - he shouldve stayed in colege on more year, but he showed a lot at the start of the year in the 11 or so games when brook was out on academic probation. His athleticism is appealling but he is far behind Brook in terms of offensive development. If we got a late pick I wouldn't mind getting him as a backup center (or if we trade curry, he could become a starting center), but I don't think he'll ever be a franchise center.
Like I said what do these guys do well enough to establish themselves when it comes to going up against big athletic men in the NBA. Maybe 6 fouls ala the "the collins boys",
College strengths and Pro strengths are too diffrent things.
Major bust written on these guys, maybe they would be najor contribitors in ta euro league
JAMES DOLAN on Isiah : He's a good friend of mine and of the organization and I will continue to solicit his views. He will always have strong ties to me and the team.
5/26/2008 4:35 PM