Posted by nixluva:

Posted by JohnWallace44:

Posted by GoNyGoNyGo:

Curry is something that D'Antoni needs for the offense to work. I think NY gets another 1st round pick and gets a lower end big too...
DW knows that he needs NY to be competetive this year, so Lebron is intrigued. And yes, a player of his caliber you make EVERY effort to get.

Why does MikeD need him to run the offense again? What can he do that Duhon can't exactly?

For one thing Curry is a superior offensive player and he's tailor made for MDA's offense. Duhon is a solid backup guy, but he lacks the ability to take over in crunchtime and either hit a game winning shot or create an open shot by drawing defenders and making the deft pass.

Man, Curry's game continues to grow on the internet. Now he is known for making passes in crunchtime. It is a wonder how his team lost any games. So now Gallinari, Chandler, Lebron and Curry are all going to be go to guys? How many shots is everyone going to attempt? All the great point guards that had success in this league and I mean real success had a prime time post player to throw the ball into. Where is that on the Knicks and when will it be address?

There is inconsistent logic abound. First we need to get Rubio because of his superior passing and defense so it is ok that he isn't a great shooter because the Knicks don't need that and now we need Curry because he is a great shooter and can make the "deft" pass but is weak on defense but it is ok because the Knicks need shooting more. Which is it?

I understand the Rubio logic and the only issue I had was the premature tag of franchise point guard. Funny thing is that when I watched the games, defense, post and perimeter defense was the major reason for Knick loses. Are the Knicks at anytime going to address their defensive issues?



[Edited by - pharzeone on 06-11-2009 9:55 PM]

Posted by McK1:

Actually Kobe was drafted 13th by Charlotte than traded for Divac.

If Curry was 6'6 6'7 like Houston and Miller he'd be the consensus no. 2 pick in the draft and would have been the starting 2 on Davidson instead of altering the team to show he can play the 1.

I believe you draft for a philosophy that consistently wins. SSOL is 67-126 in the 3 seasons where MDA didn't have Nash

Posted by McK1:

sorry for the hi-jack

MDA as a coach is 4-13 in games Nash didn't play over that 4 year span.

Nash in the 4 years prior to going to Phoenix led Dallas to records of

53-29
57-25
60-22
52-30

for a total of 222 wins - 106 losses.

He made the allstar team twice during that span and posted avg's of 16.4 ppg 7.8 assts (to 2.7 TO's - a 3 to 1 avg) while shooting an average of 47.6% overall 41.9% from 3 and 90.1% from the line.

Nash was already a star and a winner in the league playing at a very high level of energy and efficiency when he signed with Phoenix. Playing under Mike gave him the opportunity to show he had a 6th gear. Nobody expected much out of Phoenix that year despite MDA's presence. He went to the Suns and put that team on his back.

Phoenix changed its philosophy this past season, had a coaching change midway, lost Stat at the allstar break for the year and still went on to win 48 games.

If Nash were here NY wins 50 games. I believe Steve Nash could get a guy like Curry excited about playing ball. IMO Nash is one of the few left in the league who knows how to motivate. Guys a rare mix of elite skill level and elite character.

[Edited by - McK1 on 06-12-2009 11:11 AM]

Posted by McK1:

well he still had Marion and Amare who were all-NBA during those years and were top 5 statistically wise at their positions as well as Barbosa to run point who for 4 years running has been a 6 man candidate. Plus he had been working with Stat and Marion since 02 and Barbosa since 03.

seems like more than enough to keep a team that averaged 58 wins over that span at least close to .500 without Nash.

Posted by McK1:

Mike used him as Nash's backup and he started him at point when Nash missed a game. Why would Mike give him such responsibility if he couldn't handle it?

cause they had caca for backup PGs.

Posted by McK1:

Posted by martin:

Posted by McK1:

Mike used him as Nash's backup and he started him at point when Nash missed a game. Why would Mike give him such responsibility if he couldn't handle it?

cause they had caca for backup PGs.

Mike's choices. He was the GM once Colangelo left and now we're talking about drafting a guy who is alot more barbosa than he is steve nash

[Edited by - McK1 on 06-12-2009 3:39 PM]

Mike was the GM for like 1 year, wasn't he? And didn't PHO sell the pick that turned out to be Rondo?