Posted by nixluva:

Posted by 4949:

Jr. defends, blocks, intimidates, rebounds, finishes and moves IN JUST ONE GAME?

And he's not low risk? If they take him, he'll already have cost the Knicks yet another 800 thousand dollars and will have to prove himself to be worth more than that.

Prove that he belongs! I want someone to prove that he belongs in the long run!! And not based on one game.

It's not just about one game! The kid always had this kind of ability, which is why Walsh wanted him in the 1st place.

if that's so, then why didn't he draft him in the first place? He got drafted #43. What does that say?

Posted by Uptown:

Posted by 4949:

Jr. defends, blocks, intimidates, rebounds, finishes and moves IN JUST ONE GAME?And he's not low risk? If they take him, he'll already have cost the Knicks yet another 800 thousand dollars and will have to prove himself to be worth more than that.

Prove that he belongs! I want someone to prove that he belongs in the long run!! And not based on one game.

Ewing showed this promise at Gtown and its pretty obvious you never saw him play in the blue and gray. I've seen Ewing play over 30 times being a huge Gtown and CBB fan in general. He's similar to Balkman but a is a little more skilled out on the perimeter.

If it comes down to Ewing and Roberson its pretty obvious or it should be pretty obvious that he brings skills to the table that this team needs while Roberson is redundant with all the guards all ready on the team. If Robersons jumoer is off, which it has been all preseason, then he's worthless. Ewing brings much needed energy, (Chandler, Lee and Nate are our only other ebergy players), defensive hustle and a knack for weak side blocks (other than Chandler, nobody else provides this skill), he can crash the boards for his size, can finish above the rim in the open court (Chandler, Lee) and can defend out on the perimeter (? not sure who is capable of this on this current team).

Wtih that said, he's not going to get much playing time this yr (neither is Roberson) but down the road, I'd much rather have a developing 6'8 explosive athlete, who can run the floor and finish on the break and play some D as opposed to a one dimensional 6'0 inconsistant shooting guard.

No your assuming I didn't see him play. Let's stick to reality here for a moment, before you go back to fantasy land again. The majority of highly sought after draftees don't make it to the NBA, like a lot of people thought, judging from their college play. And I'm not about to, not until I get more information about his adjusting to the NBA. I think you should do that to. Don't you guys wanna make sure?

Nope! Still wouldn't do it. I already explained why above and on anther thread. Walsh needs to take a stand.

Defense, intensity, his father's work ethic... I'm sold.

If only he were more athletic and had an offensive game, he'd be a great fit for D'Antoni's system.

Posted by 4949:

Posted by ToddTT:

Defense, intensity, his father's work ethic... I'm sold.

If only he were more athletic and had an offensive game, he'd be a great fit for D'Antoni's system.

Your pretty funny dude. You say he has 'defense, intensity, his fathers work ethic....I'm sold' and then turn around and say 'if only he were more athletic and had an offensive game'.

If only 'Jeffries was Tim Duncan'. If only Curry were KG'. Pure fantasy.

I think you missed the point, 4949. Todd was being sarcastic. The picture shows Ewing jumping high in the air, holding the ball in one hand and about to slam dunk over the NJ player who I believe is Brook Lopez, all 7 feet of him.

Jr is showing and has shown tremendous athleticism and ability to follow thru and put the ball in the hoop. You're correct that he doesn't have a good outside shot. But athleticism he does have.


[Edited by - markji on 10-25-2008 8:47 PM]

I would also like to add that he didn't really slam over Lopez, Lo just got there late. But it was still a pretty impressive slam.

Who cares if actually slammed over the guy or not? That was a nice dunk all the same. A guy like him can easily be of use to this team in a pinch when we have serious foul trouble or injury. Pretty much the only thing you can hold against him is his shooting, which isn't as bad as it might seem. He at least doesn't try to do too much and instead moves the ball, hustles on the other end and can fill the lanes on the break.

I'll remind you again that in the case of defensive players, there are exceptions made to keep them around and see if they can improve offensively. For us it's a minimal cost to keep this kid and see just how good he can get. He's got good NBA instincts and freaky athletic ability and length. He can give us some good D on the perimeter which we haven't had a lot of, ie his steal and nifty pass to Nate. Again he's like Ariza and Balkman without the headcase aspect.

The other tangible "intangible" with PE Jr is that he is really liked by the other players. If you downloaded the game from the other thread, compliments of Cosmic, go to the last 9 min. when PE Jr was put in. You'll see many nice plays.

In addition, you'll also see the support and the joy of his teammates as he makes the big plays. They want him to do well and be on the team! For a team that was very disfunctional last year, Jr is another addtion for creating team harmony and unity - something that D'A as been building..

This is completely about P.R. If Ewing somehow manages to be a player in this league, it will be an added bonus. After all the ill will built up over the past few years, the Knicks need to make this feel good move. After all, we are talking about an end-of-the-bench player so there is nothing really at stake. Fans, myself included, will love to watch a Ewing busting his ass and scrambling all over the floor playing his heart out.

If they like Roberson, eat the Nutty Professor's contract. Its that simple.