Paul is going to have to force his way here for the knicks to get him IMO.

GustavBahler wrote:I'd rather see Paul play close to a full season before trying to deal for him. I also would like
to see how Felton does in this offense, he may surprise us. I agree that there is also Melo to
consider.

Randolph seems tailor made for SSOL and he plays D. I want to see how things shake out first before any more deals are made but the prospect of having Paul in a Knicks uniform is definitely intriguing.

i agree with that. however, i would consider if he played a half of a season and if other teams are vying for his services in february we should throw our hat in. but again i would rather have melo for now because we wouldnt have to gut the team to get him. however, our mindset could change with one stroke of a pen from melo this summer.

Paladin55 wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:So Felton's not going to put up better numbers than Duhon?

I'm thinking of 15+PPG, 8/9 APG from Felton, and much better perimeter D (Not saying much, though- Donnie in his wheelchair could do a better job staying in front of someone than Duhon).

If everything on the team is clicking perfectly, bump up Felton's APG a bit.

Dude averaged 12 and 5 last year in a slow it down system.

This year the primary offense will involve a high pick and roll and race to the basket with him either scoring, getting to the line, dishing to Amare or hitting a wide open shooter on the wing.

He has the speed and power to get 12 points just off of free throws in that system.

As a defense, what are you going to do? Foul either Amare or Felton, leave a wide open 38%+ shooter on the outside or just back way off and let either of the two take a jumper. I would probably back way off of Felton, but if he can bang them in as well as Lee could from 18 ft last year then we should win that battle more often than not.

The "lead guard" has been the best player on most of the last thirty years of championship teams and especially if you take into account Finals Teams. Bird, Shaq, Duncan and The Dream would be the exceptions.