This league is so strap for solid centers,that the USA olympic team is going to battle with TYSON Chandler as the lone center.

BRIGGS wrote:

misterearl wrote:Let's see the girly-man Lakers match up with:

G - 6'10 Randolph

G - 6'8 Mayor

F - 6'10 Gallo

F - 6'10 STAT

C - 7'1 most interesting Knicks player in the world

Go big or go home

I love it:)

you guys are kidding i hope. this team wins 30 games.

Marv wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

misterearl wrote:Let's see the girly-man Lakers match up with:

G - 6'10 Randolph

G - 6'8 Mayor

F - 6'10 Gallo

F - 6'10 STAT

C - 7'1 most interesting Knicks player in the world

Go big or go home

I love it:)

you guys are kidding i hope. this team wins 30 games.

Marv, the voice of reason.

I want to see all the rotation players in the 30-35 minute range on average. Less toll on their bodies. 82 games is
a long season...last year was nothing for Lee to go 40+ on back-to-backs. Too much wear.

Hopefully Turiaf and Mozgov/JJ can take the brunt of the 5. Or miracle of miracles Curry.

Celtics and Lakers as an example. I recall no time last year when there 'C' played 40+ on back to backs.

Consider the lineup Phoenix went with against the Spurs in the 2005 playoffs..The Spurs took that series over the Suns 4-1 but Amar'e was an ABSOLUTE BEAST on the interior in every game against league MVP Tim Duncan..Now all of a sudden he can't play 5 anymore? It's somehow out of the question now??? Come on.. Look at the box scores from those games:

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=250522021
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=250524021
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=250528024
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=250530024
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=250601021

Dude not only held his own that series as the sole interior presence, HE WAS DOWNRIGHT FILTHY!!!! He just ripped it up! San Antonio had no answer for him. Phoenix went down that series but it had nothing to do with Amar'e's play, that's for sure..Amar'e was the main guy down low basically in that Phoenix attack, along with 3 guards and a SF. And he was PRODUCTIVE AS HELL!! Now we have this guy..I could definitely see Amar'e as the man in the middle for us, flanked by AR (in the Marion do-it-all F role) and Gallo (in the Q-Rich outside threat F role)...Why not? Did Amar'e not respond well in the past with this role? Yes he did..Here's the proof that he did..That team won 62 games that year in the regular season with Amar'e in the middle (along with another 9 playoff wins = 71 wins total that year). I'm not saying we're gonna come out this year and win 71 total games but what we can do is use a very similar player alignment -- a similar philosophy. In the frontcourt anyway...Remember, same coach back then in PHX as he has now in NY..Amar'e 5, Randolph 4/3 and Gallinari 3/stretch 4 would be my guess for a starting frontline as of right now.

fishmike wrote:

Marv wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

misterearl wrote:Let's see the girly-man Lakers match up with:

G - 6'10 Randolph

G - 6'8 Mayor

F - 6'10 Gallo

F - 6'10 STAT

C - 7'1 most interesting Knicks player in the world

Go big or go home

I love it:)

you guys are kidding i hope. this team wins 30 games by Christmas

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good god it's the wingspan boys. get a room.

fishmike wrote:

Marv wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

misterearl wrote:Let's see the girly-man Lakers match up with:

G - 6'10 Randolph

G - 6'8 Mayor

F - 6'10 Gallo

F - 6'10 STAT

C - 7'1 most interesting Knicks player in the world

Go big or go home

I love it:)

you guys are kidding i hope. this team wins 30 games by Christmas

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Marv wrote:

fishmike wrote:I think AR is bigger than JJ skinny. I was looking at vids and AR has put on some good weight in his 2 years in the league. He's gone from a Taysaun Prince type build to something closer to Camby which is good.

AR has talent.. its up coach to figure out where the guy plays. I dont care if he's the starting SG, so long as he's playing and playing well.

MDA doesnt play the 5 conventional positions. He plays a PG and 4 other guys.

If I know half of what I think I know about this sport the Knicks will be a good team next year.

that's what i'm concerned about *cough* eddy's good for 15/5/55 BOOK it *cough*

Don't get him started...

Panos wrote:I think JJ Mosgov and Turiaf should race down 33rd Street.
Winner survivor is the backup center.

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PresIke wrote:

Marv wrote:

misterearl wrote:"I've got 99 problems but a chick is kicking me, spitting in my face, swinging at me, trying to scratch my eyes out ain't one"

Anthony Randolph can play four positions.

Center ain't one of them.

u're gonna put him in the backcourt

marv, i believe mda suggested this after the trade was made.

given the ball handling skills he has for his size.

Not without a 3-point shot, he won't.