Posted by TMS:

it's not a question of whether or not i think Jamal is a better PG than Marbury... obviously Marbury is a better PG talent wise... but in terms of who works better w/the guy that Isiah wants to build this thing around, Jamal is the logical choice... i think you guys are underestimating his ability to get assists as well... he's had a few double digit assist games this season when he's been put in a role to orchestrate the offense... he has better court vision than his T/O to asist ratio suggests IMO... i think it's just a matter of putting him into the right role & taking him out of that shooter's mentality... plus i like his size at the PG & he'd give us some nice matchups to take advantage of.

what Bip said is absolutely right & that's exactly what i think the strategy ought to be in terms of building this team... if we have Curry & Jamal as the 1-2 combo, then we need to surround them w/complementary defensive minded players & hustle players who will do the dirty work & who make plays on the court w/o the ball... we already have 3 of these guys in Balkman, Q Rich & D Lee, & in a lesser role, Malik Rose fits the bill as well... if we were to add a stud shotblocker to the mix along w/a perimeter defender at the other G position, we'd be so much more balanced... Mardy might become that perimeter defender we need, which is why i want to see him get increased minutes as we go down this stretch... & since Cato is our best shotblocking bigman, he needs to see a few more minutes as well... temporary fixes to the rest of this season, & then you grab the best players who fill those needs in the draft or via MLE/LLE signings in the offseason.