Bonn1997 wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:Lin looked better in his minutes than anything we had showed before at PG.

I had the same reaction. I've only seen highlights of Lin and 90 seconds of him as a Knick but I was already thinking he might be our best PG.

because you are a major advocate of getting proper sample size.

crzymdups wrote:there's no one to trade. we're waiting on baron and iman. prepare for the ugly in the meantime.

remember when people here said we didn't need baron?!?! lol.

Agree.
We're stuck with what we have.
We just have to figure it out...SOON!
My solution?
Give Jeremy Lin more minutes, please.

gunsnewing wrote:Lin just needs 1 or 2 practices to get accustomed with playing with the other guys, where they like to receive the ball etc. Unfortunately I don't see him starting tonight but maybe Saturday @Sacramento

I think MDA will persist will TD for a few games because he is the better three pt shooter. I am Ali in favor of seeing what Lin has over TD at this point.

I remember that it was about this time last year when we were saying the same things about Raymond Felton and his inability to run the pick and roll. I was one of those posters. If I learned anything during that experience, it's that 2 game si way too early for people to start having panic attacks about the point guard situation.

The problem is TD and he hasn't showed that he can be a point.

rp wrote:

I remember that it was about this time last year when we were saying the same things about Raymond Felton and his inability to run the pick and roll. I was one of those posters. If I learned anything during that experience, it's that 2 game si way too early for people to start having panic attacks about the point guard situation.

The problem is TD and he hasn't showed that he can be a point.

At this point last season Felton had been with the team for 2-3 games. TD had all of last season after the trade to show even a little understanding of what a pick and roll is. Felton is PG was PG before coming to NY, TD can never even aspire to be a second string PG of the bench. Would you really want a QB who doesn't know where his receivers are, doesn't survey the field and predictably throws into triple coverage every time?

Felton was new to the team. Douglas has been here for a few seasons already.

Felton improved running the offense with time. Douglas hasn't.

Ira wrote:Some of the best teams in nba history didn't have a quality pg. The Jordan teams never did; the Kobe teams didn't either. We do miss Felton, but if Carmelo was as good as most people think, we would be fine.

Sorry, didn't realize we ran the triangle offense.

Nearly every championship team that DIDN'T run a triangle offense still had strong point guard play. From Isaiah Thomas to Tony Parker to Chauncey Billups to Rajon Rondo to Jason Kidd. We need a guard who can run the offense, or at the very least, be able to get into the paint and setup teammates with simple drive and dishes (which is what Golden State ended up doing to us in the second half, outside of a couple give-and-go plays between Monta and DLee).

We're not Miami who has a natural playmaker from the forward position. And even then, Wade is a better passer than any of our guards.

We desperately need a PG or it's just going to be iso's for the next 3-7 weeks. I mean thank God we at least have Baron waiting on the bench. That was a Godsend. Imagine if he didn't clear waivers?