SupremeCommander
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tkf wrote:orangeblobman wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:orangeblobman wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:orangeblobman wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:orangeblobman wrote:Felton is not critical for this team. He's a placeholder, not a long-term solution. Billups is more mature, worldly. He can drop the trey bucket at a stupid percentage, gets to the line like a drunk man, and he'll make it happen for his teammates.Even at 35 years of life, he's an upgrade for this team. As far as Melo bringing baggage, I don't think Melo has any beefs with Billups. Melo's problem is the organization as a whole, where it's going. I disagree with everything except the part about him being a placeholder. I think Felton took a short term contract to up his value for the next one. The longer this Melodramarama drags on, the more I believe the plan is Paul/Melo/Amar'e I think so too, Felton is taking this deal to boost his value. Which means we have another Al Harrington situation. And I think that's a disaster. Billups is at a different stage of his career. He's not motivated by selfish goals. He would be a strong veteran presence, would anchor our young guys. If Felton is a place holder, why not add Billups as the starting point while he is still playing at an elite level and then allow him to slip into a back-up role if CP3 comes. Felton's attitude is no where near as poor as Al Harrington's. I love Ray's demeanor and his toughness. He's a great example for the Yoots. If he gets a bigger contract, good for him, he's earned it. He's performed as a top-10 PG this year and will benefit from NY exposure, as opposed to Charlotte. I was happy with the signing as the time but he's far exceeded my expectations. Which is exactly why Denver wants to upgrade from Billups to Felton. No, his attitude is nowhere near Al's, but their motivation is the same, no matter how much better Felton is at masking it. His toughness and demeanor are to be commended, but they're inconsequential if they're based on a faulty foundation, an impure GameView(GV) (which is "...a way of seeing the game, not the court, it's the way a player visualizes his role in the team, the offense, and this dictates how he acts in a game. ") Let Denver think they're getting an upgrade, and they might be, at an individual level, disconnected from their team as a whole. But what Chauncey can do for us at a team level is much more valuable than what Felton is doing for us now. I think a shrewd observer of the game like Donnie recognizes this, and if he is able to get Billups here he will be king. the backbone of the American economy is incentivized production. You do your job well, you get paid. You keep posting this GameView stuff as it relates to Felton... this is misguided. Amar'e, Felton, and Fields are the biggest reasons the Knicks have a winning record. Everyone else has been terribly inconsistent and unreliable. I would sya his no excuses attitude is a TERRIFIC GameView and has undid some of the harm to the young Knicks caused by Isiah's ways and his players' attitudes I keep saying this: Ray Felton is the best Knicks point gurad since Derek Harper. Why not be thanksful for what he does bring to the table instead of skewering him for his flaws? Like a lot of fans, he's misguided in thinking individual numbers will lead him to the best possible results. Although not obvious at a glance, a team oriented mindset will always yield the greatest positive returns, for the individual and the team, even if it costs a few points off a player's average. Billups has the proper GV, Felton does not. Billups understands that what's good for the team is good for him, even if it costs him a few points per game. good post OBM, as I said before, forget stats, give me someone who can control tempo, the flow of the game, and then look for shots afterwards.. Billups has 34 less 3PA than Felton this season, while playing 6.2 MPG less. Yes, Billups hits a much higher percentage, but then that's a completely different argument than this one. Also, if you think Billups can maintain the NYK pace in the same minutes... Which of course means there'll be a lot more of Toney Douglas running the point.
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Lol Rick needs a safe space
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