Cosmic wrote:Knocks I've heard on Felton in the past...

Slow.
Injured.

Unfounded?

I really don't know much about the guy. Don't even recall him impressing me when we faced him.

*shrug*

Anyone got the REAL scoop? (not a homer or hater scoop, an unbiased one)

Felton is one of the top 5 fastest and quickest players in the NBA. He is really explosive. I was shocked he didnt do better after being drafted. I have not been a big fan of his in the NBA. He wasnt bad, he just didnt seem to do anything very impressive.

What I like:
There is definatly upside here. The guy is SICK fast and in an uptempo offense where he is free to be a ball hawk and run run run there is a good chance we see the STAR potential many thought he would be after being drafted

His opponents EFG% is an excellent .486
By comparison: Rondo .496%, Stephen Curry .521, Deron Williams .471

So on defense he keeps his man in front of him forcing more jumpers and gets a ton of steals.

What I dont like:
He's 6'0 with shoes on and has a 6'3 wingspan. He's a very small player. He's a streaky shooter and I havent seen him in this kind of offense since his college days

I think this is OK for us... he's a heady player and he could really blossom in this offense with this coach.

He's a HUGE upgrade from anything we have had so far

We gotta stop chasing big names. Just cuz the Guy hasn't been blessed with good teamates or a system that fits them doesn't me they suck. he's a good pick up and will excel in D'antoni offensive.

My take? He's Chris Duhon with speed, stamina, handle, drive ability and a jumpsuit from inside the 50ft mark.

Knicks got better.

VDesai wrote:This could work out really well for the Knicks. Felton is very talented and D'Antoni runs a PG friendly offense. This roster is starting to take shape

remember him running the show at UNC? this offense is very similar - he fits the pick and roll, he commands the offense, and he's a solid 3point shooter . i'd be ECSTATIC with this move to be honest...

PG - Felton
SG - Chandler
SF - Gallo
PF - AR
C - Amar'e

that is a very solid team.

BigDaddyG wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:Brown's system really makes PG's look like crap and it didn't help that Charlotte has awful shooters around Raymond.

Yeah, Chauncey Billups really looked crappy with Detroit and so did Mark Jackson in Indiana and Eric Snow in Philadelphia and Rod Strickland in San Antonio lol Felton is a solid, average starting PG. If he comes here, his spot will be the one first most people will point to and say can be upgraded.

mark jackson took indiana to nba finals ..not too crappy...but this trade takes away some flexibility baby

loweyecue wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

VDesai wrote:This could work out really well for the Knicks. Felton is very talented and D'Antoni runs a PG friendly offense. This roster is starting to take shape

remember him running the show at UNC? this offense is very similar - he fits the pick and roll, he commands the offense, and he's a solid 3point shooter . i'd be ECSTATIC with this move to be honest...

PG - Felton
SG - Chandler
SF - Gallo
PF - AR
C - Amar'e

that is a very solid team.

I just don't get why he hasn't "arrived" in the NBA?

well the last 2 years he's played for larry brown and larry brown pg's are very restricted in what they do. when i say this offense is tailor-made for him, i mean it. it is the same exact offense he ran at unc. if he doesn't average 18pts/9assists, i'd be beyond baffled.

CrushAlot wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

loweyecue wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

VDesai wrote:This could work out really well for the Knicks. Felton is very talented and D'Antoni runs a PG friendly offense. This roster is starting to take shape

remember him running the show at UNC? this offense is very similar - he fits the pick and roll, he commands the offense, and he's a solid 3point shooter . i'd be ECSTATIC with this move to be honest...

PG - Felton
SG - Chandler
SF - Gallo
PF - AR
C - Amar'e

that is a very solid team.

I just don't get why he hasn't "arrived" in the NBA?

well the last 2 years he's played for larry brown and larry brown pg's are very restricted in what they do. when i say this offense is tailor-made for him, i mean it. it is the same exact offense he ran at unc. if he doesn't average 18pts/9assists, i'd be beyond baffled.

They run ssol at UNC?

it was up and down the same way, UNC was scoring 100+ points a game. they were nasty and roy wililams let felton do his thing.. he was going coast to coast.