Alot to respond to, Fish... but here it is.

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Posted by fishmike:What's he going to give us that we need? An athletic forward? Yes... I will concede that. He's a far superior athlete to Kurt. But thats about it. Is he giving us 20 points in the post a night?
With Starbury here? Yes. His points, rebounds and assists will improve. Is it possible that a change of scenery is all he needs? Hey, anything is possible.
IMO he need that and a good situation. He needs to be somewhere where he's not the first or second option night in, night out. He needs to be somewhere where the organization has a plan, and is committed to involving him in that plan. He need to be somewhere he can be taught to focus his energy. 15 years ago, Sheed would have been on a team like Isiah's Bad Boys in Detroit. It's 2004 and Sheed could be on a team like Isiah's Bad Boys in New York. Sit on this: Layden ruined this team because he asked players to do things they had never done before. He asked Rice to be a PF, Camby to play center 40 minutes a night, Spree to play SF (that one was ok), Kurt to be a STARTER, Ward and Eisley to be STARTERS, Houston to carry a scoring load, McDyess to return to health, Anderson to do anything, the list goes on.
Now your asking Wallace to do things he's NEVER done in his career. Play hard defense every night and be a post player.
OK, now Sheed's NEVER been a post player??? How long have you been watching Sheed play? Plus, he can't play bettr D in a different system? Now you are stretching it. Anytime your betting on something thats never happened before its a BAD bet. I would rather improve the role players and be patient than ruin this team with a disaster like Raweed.
Some of us will be pessimists, while others will be optimists. You didnt answer my first question... when you see him play what inspires you?
Prior to the last year or so, Sheed played in the post. Well.
Since the blazers got Zach Randolph, Sheed has been more of an outside player. The idea of him in the low blocks on the Knicks "inspires" me. This cat can stop madness like what Mo Taylor did to us last night. Sheed has survived in the west for awhile, playing against bigger opposition and still being able to flourish. Imagine the impact he'd have in the East. That inspires me too.
Another season, and more adversity to persevere through. We will get the job done, even BETTER than last year.
GO KNICKS!