smackeddog wrote:dk7th wrote:smackeddog wrote:dk7th wrote:it doesn't matter who the knicks try to acquire at this juncture because the core problems of this team will remain.talk of a trade distracts from deeper issues the team has had all season with the exception of the first 9 games.
So are you going to stop following the team? No point in you watching the games really if we've been terrible all season (apart from those sacred 9 first games), and have no hope of correcting those issues no matter what we do.
no i am going to continue to watch the team with the hope if not expectation that the core problems with the team will be addressed. any dyed-in-the-wool fan can see the team has problems. but there is no use hiding your head in the sand talking about trades. our success is on the coach and the core players, not some sideways trade involving role players.
Well, good- it would be nice to hear about some of your hopes for the team, once in a while. We've got some issues, I agree, and I'm not sure whether we need to slightly tinker with the roster, or whether we just have to start playing better. Main questions for me before the trade deadline are:
Can we afford to stick with Camby and Sheed the rest of the way, hoping they're okay by the playoffs? If not we need to move/cut a player to sign Louis Amundson or K-Mart
Is Brewer mentally destroyed for the rest of the season. We've seen playing in NY do this to players before. He was a really important part of what we did at the start of the season. Then he became Toney Douglas II. Either work him back into being a contributor or get rid of him.
Do we need another PG? And if so do we trade for a semi decent one or aim for a cheap Sebastian Telfair level player?
Do we need a serious upgrade that will require sending out Shumpert? (I say no)
1) the priority is re-dedicating to playing the sort of defense we saw at the very beginning. it was a precedent and a benchmark for the team. we all saw it so we need to see it again. the season depends on this more than any other factor. magic said that the knicks' success is dependent on the defense getting back to what it was because the offense is simply not good enough. the 3-ball has predictably regressed and should never be relied upon as the main source of production anyway. we need to manufacture easy baskets by forcing turnovers.
2) rasheed wallace was a big deal for this team. last i heard the coach says he's only good for ten minutes a game. we need him for those ten minutes and have to hope he doesn't disintegrate further.
3) jason kidd is a big deal for this team but after the break he should be on limited minutes-- no more than 15-18 minutes a game. his legs are gone and his back is brittle. it was criminal to force him to play 30 minutes a night and that is on woodson for thinking tactically instead of strategically. big mistake.
4) play brewer before copeland-- the priority is defenders and energy
2,3, and 4 are going to help some but not elevate this team to contending status. only our main players playing defense for 24 seconds a possession on every possession, like we see with the bulls and the spurs, is going to help the knicks achieve real goals this season.
acquiring amundsen would be okay but if the wolves waived him then what does that tell you? i guess he can be effective working around off the ball and can give a hard foul when necessary. reddick's talents would be squandered. kmart? i have seen him up close and personal back in the day and i am not a fan.
knicks win 38-43 games in 16-17. rose MUST shoot no more than 14 shots per game, defer to kp6 + melo, and have a usage rate of less than 25%
2/16/2013 1:42 PM