RonRon wrote:
go back to your SAY NO TO MARTIN and APPRECIATE SHEED's threads

ronron, get it right. The threads were "I Feel The Need For Sheed" and "No To Kenyon Martin"

We still feel the need for Sheed.

The Answer Man also recanted his "No to Kenyon Martin" with the "Could It Be The Answer Man Was Wrong About This?" thread with 973 views. Were you not among them?

VCoug wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

VCoug wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:For real what is the beef with Felton these days. I just watched the Bucks game and he didn't play that bad. I am curious though the match ups for this game though. Who guards KD? I don't like Shump on KD. It would be nice if Martin could play.

Felton's opponent has a 19.5 PER, which basically makes him one of the worst defenders in the game.

I'm surprised you're using PER since it's not considered a good statistic by many in the advanced stats community. According NBA.com's stats database Felton's overall defensive rating is 104.5 pts/100 possessions and is rating for each of the last two months was 103.8

I'll take a look at what you're citing. I haven't read nearly as much about the defensive as the offensive sabermetrics. The major criticism of PER - that a player can increase his PER by taking a high volume low % shots - wouldn't really apply to the defensive end though. You're not going to consistently be guarding high volume scorers. If they tracked opponents' WS or WP, I would use that instead.

I think that would matter even more on the defensive side. If you were a player and you knew you were being guarded by a crappy defensive player wouldn't most try to take as many shots as they could?

yellowboy90 wrote:Hoopsworld has him with a 2yr deal with the second one non guaranteed. Even the espn trade machine has him with 2yrs

Usually only my sister can make me so angry I cry!

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I am a little worried about KMart. I think resting him is the right thing to do. He has been amazing but that doesn't discount the fact that he had microfracture surgery on both knees. I have been wondering if the Knicks should clinch the Atlantic and consider resting guys knowing that they at least have the third seed. Not sure if that is the right move or if home court in the second round is more important.

Agree, K-Mart has always been injury prone. It was great to see him dominate with us after signing, but I think people got a bit overly excited when there was all that talk of him being the starter. At this point in his career I'd keep him as a 20min per game player- doubt he holds up for too long with starter minutes (something worth thinking about if we're going to try and sign him next season- I really don't think he'd hold up playing a whole season).

Looking at some of those high flying blocks of his lately, it looks like Kmart has been pushing himself too hard. Glad he's being rested as well. The team has a different look when either Tyson and Kmart are in the paint. We've seen that we can win with both looks. Woodson having the luxury of changing things, throwing different looks at the D up will be a big plus in the playoffs.

TeamBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I am a little worried about KMart. I think resting him is the right thing to do. He has been amazing but that doesn't discount the fact that he had microfracture surgery on both knees. I have been wondering if the Knicks should clinch the Atlantic and consider resting guys knowing that they at least have the third seed. Not sure if that is the right move or if home court in the second round is more important.

Agree, K-Mart has always been injury prone. It was great to see him dominate with us after signing, but I think people got a bit overly excited when there was all that talk of him being the starter. At this point in his career I'd keep him as a 20min per game player- doubt he holds up for too long with starter minutes (something worth thinking about if we're going to try and sign him next season- I really don't think he'd hold up playing a whole season).

Looking at some of those high flying blocks of his lately, it looks like Kmart has been pushing himself too hard. Glad he's being rested as well. The team has a different look when either Tyson and Kmart are in the paint. We've seen that we can win with both looks. Woodson having the luxury of changing things, throwing different looks at the D up will be a big plus in the playoffs.

Hasnt K mart already had some knee soreness before also? Imagine if we got Kmart immediately after Sheed went down. I wonder if he'd even be playing now.

Good question.

ramtour420 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I am a little worried about KMart. I think resting him is the right thing to do. He has been amazing but that doesn't discount the fact that he had microfracture surgery on both knees. I have been wondering if the Knicks should clinch the Atlantic and consider resting guys knowing that they at least have the third seed. Not sure if that is the right move or if home court in the second round is more important.

Agree, K-Mart has always been injury prone. It was great to see him dominate with us after signing, but I think people got a bit overly excited when there was all that talk of him being the starter. At this point in his career I'd keep him as a 20min per game player- doubt he holds up for too long with starter minutes (something worth thinking about if we're going to try and sign him next season- I really don't think he'd hold up playing a whole season).

Looking at some of those high flying blocks of his lately, it looks like Kmart has been pushing himself too hard. Glad he's being rested as well. The team has a different look when either Tyson and Kmart are in the paint. We've seen that we can win with both looks. Woodson having the luxury of changing things, throwing different looks at the D up will be a big plus in the playoffs.

Hasnt K mart already had some knee soreness before also? Imagine if we got Kmart immediately after Sheed went down. I wonder if he'd even be playing now.

Good question.

He us not playing now. Therefore, the answer would be no

I think TeamBall was asking if Kmart would already be done for the season if he had started playing back then?

GustavBahler wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:
I am a little worried about KMart. I think resting him is the right thing to do. He has been amazing but that doesn't discount the fact that he had microfracture surgery on both knees. I have been wondering if the Knicks should clinch the Atlantic and consider resting guys knowing that they at least have the third seed. Not sure if that is the right move or if home court in the second round is more important.

Agree, K-Mart has always been injury prone. It was great to see him dominate with us after signing, but I think people got a bit overly excited when there was all that talk of him being the starter. At this point in his career I'd keep him as a 20min per game player- doubt he holds up for too long with starter minutes (something worth thinking about if we're going to try and sign him next season- I really don't think he'd hold up playing a whole season).

Looking at some of those high flying blocks of his lately, it looks like Kmart has been pushing himself too hard. Glad he's being rested as well. The team has a different look when either Tyson and Kmart are in the paint. We've seen that we can win with both looks. Woodson having the luxury of changing things, throwing different looks at the D up will be a big plus in the playoffs.

Hasnt K mart already had some knee soreness before also? Imagine if we got Kmart immediately after Sheed went down. I wonder if he'd even be playing now.

Good question.

He us not playing now. Therefore, the answer would be no

I think TeamBall was asking if Kmart would already be done for the season if he had started playing back then?

misterearl wrote:

RonRon wrote:
go back to your SAY NO TO MARTIN and APPRECIATE SHEED's threads

ronron, get it right. The threads were "I Feel The Need For Sheed" and "No To Kenyon Martin"

We still feel the need for Sheed.

The Answer Man also recanted his "No to Kenyon Martin" with the "Could It Be The Answer Man Was Wrong About This?" thread with 973 views. Were you not among them?