blkexec wrote:knicks1248 wrote:blkexec wrote:franco12 wrote:VDesai wrote:Basically the entire league has shifted over to D'Antoni ball. If we had gotten Steph Curry instead of Jordan Hill, can you imagine how different things could have been? Biggest mistake we made was not trading up to ensure we get him - you had the perfect player for the system right there in front of you.
we didn't need to trade up as much as tank the right way that year.
That, or keep their mouths shut about wanting him.
Now, had we landed Curry, I am sure we would have ruined his career by asking him to do something he wasn't capable of, or traded him.
Without mentioning names, but somebody would've created a thread after every bad shooting game by Steph, saying PG's should pass the ball more than shoot. They will find about 10 SG's in the D league or college that can shoot to play next to Steph. Meanwhile, Steph would've lost his confidence due to the NY media hounding him about if he's a SG or a PG......Whats his position? How are you going to guard Russell Westbrook and D Rose........
But in GS, he was able to blossom and spread his wings a little.....and not be confined to fan and media expectations.
Steph and Amare under MDA would have been a dream
Steph would've extended Amare's career.....Once Amare tried to change his game, due to Melo's arrival, all the injuries started to happen. One thing about injuries, they usually occurr when you change your normal activities.....Which was the case for me, and so many others. Amare would've turned back the clock to his Steve Nash days. He was never a half court, ground and pound type of player. That Steph pick impacted the knicks more than people think. And to be honest, most had the same feelings when Russell was picked ahead of us. Good thing LA jumped the gun. Russell had 2 pts last night off the bench. He's a classic case of what happens to a confident player when the wrong team drafts you.
""Amare would have turned back the clock"......Oh, so you do believe in time travel!!!! How did Melo change Amare's game? What did Melo do that make it harder for Amare? I think if anything Amare should have went back to the 4. when Tyson came, didn't that make it easier for him? You had Felton, who basically was a rather decent PNR player, Melo from the outside to open it up, Tyson to take the tough assignments and even had Novak to rain in threes from the corners.
Amare came to us cuz PHX was willing to give him a three year deal because they thought he'd break. Knicks got him because we gave him 5!!! Steve Kerr was smart and wanted PHX to play tough defense. Actually that was stupid, but letting Amare walk after not able to insure his knees against salary loss was how we got him.
