Posted by martin:
Posted by letitbeheard:
what will the knicks do if he starts missing. if he doesn't make those shots on a consistent basis during a game.
alright alright. watch the knicks game and watch each and every pocession. watch exactly how thomas inpacts the game. i'm not saying the knicks will loose but i hope you do realize that there is an offesive and deffensive flow to a game. the knicks have some of the best offensive players in the eastern conferse. i just don't want to see thomas miss 7 of twelve shots like he did the next game and houston going cold because of that. because thomas is not going to lift the team offensively when they really need it in the fourth qurter, in a game when he's hot at the begginnig and then leads to guys like allan, kvh cold in the end. allan a kvh are a good example of mommentum players. they like it when it goesin their favor but when one or two plays go wrong the like to do their disappearing act. something they have been knocked for a majority of their careers
I will agree with you that Thomas should not be a focal point of the NYK offense, but he HAS to be a difinitive cog. And by that I mean he needs to hit the open jumper when Marb/Hou/KVH give it to him. The offense should start with Hou and KVH, especially if they are on. And if they are on, it's the responsibility of the PG to get them and only them shots.
I would submit that if Thomas didn't take the 10 or so shots a game the Knicks would be worse off. He has to keep the defense honest otherwise there would be doubling going on for Hou/KVH and Marb would not have the space he needs to drive.
that's a good point, but mr. isiah thomas should realize that tthe same shots that kurt takes could be given to the steve kerrs, the charlie wards, even the robert horrys, the guys that make a living as a shooter. and the players whos hands don't bobble the ball at the end of the game and aren't affriad to take and make(not always, but a majority of the time) the shots in the critical junctures of the game. thomas is a deffensive player, his role should not be that big in the offense.
that's why the knicks have been loosing, the silly passes the silly turnovers, the silly shots, the silly fouls. kurt thomas has been a starter and is made out to be a significant part of the knicks offense. shouldn't be the case in my opinion.
but being a knicks fan, i only wish kurt the best of luck with every pass, with every shot, with every deffensive stand
