KnicksFE wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:That definitely doesn't justify replacing him with Felton! Anyway, you can see his percentages by location compared to the average PG.
http://www.hoopdata.com/shotstats.aspx?team=%25&type=pg&posi=PG&yr=2013&gp2=0&mins=0
He's a bit below average on the perimeter but quite good at the rim. He gets twice as many good shots off per game as the average PG near the rim and hits at a good percentage. He's capitalizing on that strength effectively. It's OK for a young PG in his first full season to have areas to work on. He also has many strengths that he'll likely continue to refine.

This is the kind of stuff we needed in the offseason especially from the media who sways Dolan. Unfortunately everyone was focused on how "2010 2month stretch Felton under Dantoni" was a better PG than Jeremy Lin.

Unfortunately, they didn’t realize that it was D ’Antony who made Felton look like an All-star and he was no longer here.

Did MDA "make" Felton spiral to the crappy PG that he is/was before the trade to Denver?

No, Felton was and is a solid ROLE PLAYER, but there is no question that under MDA he looked like a near All-star caliber player.

He did to start the year as he did this year.

And as he has done both years, he jackknifed.

Notice how Felton's assists are way down fromt he beginning of the year?

mrKnickShot wrote:

KnicksFE wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:That definitely doesn't justify replacing him with Felton! Anyway, you can see his percentages by location compared to the average PG.
http://www.hoopdata.com/shotstats.aspx?team=%25&type=pg&posi=PG&yr=2013&gp2=0&mins=0
He's a bit below average on the perimeter but quite good at the rim. He gets twice as many good shots off per game as the average PG near the rim and hits at a good percentage. He's capitalizing on that strength effectively. It's OK for a young PG in his first full season to have areas to work on. He also has many strengths that he'll likely continue to refine.

This is the kind of stuff we needed in the offseason especially from the media who sways Dolan. Unfortunately everyone was focused on how "2010 2month stretch Felton under Dantoni" was a better PG than Jeremy Lin.

Unfortunately, they didn’t realize that it was D ’Antony who made Felton look like an All-star and he was no longer here.

Did MDA "make" Felton spiral to the crappy PG that he is/was before the trade to Denver?

MDA upped Duhon, Felton is a slight improvement over Duhon. Felton is a backup who couldn't start on Portland and Denver. He got beat out in Denver and in Portland he gave up because he couldn't win the starting job.

The Knicks went all in and they don't have the amnesty. So you overpay while you have your window. Lin always made the easy pass to get the open shot, something felton will never do. I would imagine Chandler, Amare, Melo and everyone else would benefit.

We need 4 good games out of Felton and JR in order to get out of the first round of the playoffs. Because the Bulls, Nets series are going 7. It would have been much easier to have another player that can get you 20 on the team. Worry about the salary later. The first two years you have him for 10MM combined.

mrKnickShot wrote:

MS wrote:Amare Stoudamire if the 5th highest paid player in the league and not a top 50 player. We sign players like this all the time.

The Knicks went all in and they don't have the amnesty. So you overpay while you have your window. Lin always made the easy pass to get the open shot, something felton will never do. I would imagine Chandler, Amare, Melo and everyone else would benefit.
We need 4 good games out of Felton and JR in order to get out of the first round of the playoffs. Because the Bulls, Nets series are going 7. It would have been much easier to have another player that can get you 20 on the team. Worry about the salary later. The first two years you have him for 10MM combined.

good post

Is there anyone that expects > than 30 percent shooting from Felton and JR in the playoffs?

Agree, how much did we give 40years old Camby? and can someone explain to me why?

Osiris wrote:Has Lin learned how to play D yet? Dude was a turnstile in NYC.

Yup. He holds his own. He can defend 1-on-1. His problem is with really quick PGs like Lillard, Parker and CP3. Everybody else, he holds his own.

Osiris wrote:Has Lin learned how to play D yet? Dude was a turnstile in NYC.

Houston scores 120 every game

NYKBocker wrote:They also have to guard him. Dude is unguardable right now unless you blitz him with 2 guys like how the Miami Heat does. Rockets give him help on that though because Harden and Parsons can handle the ball.

Syniko wrote:He is better than Felton/old Kidd put together. He is actually a force to be reckoned with out there in Houston. Lin/Harden = best backcourt in the NBA.

Imagine if Lin were still with us? Lin loves New York. He loves the Knicks. Imagine Lin and Carmelo together just tearing it up night after night.

Carmelo didn't want to share his toys with lin.... he felt it was "ridiculous" that lin was offered that kind of money... so there you go...