yeah his knees are probably hurting right now but now that Melo's here, MDA gives him more time to rest.

"This is why the Knicks not targeting a capable offensive big when they had the chance was so puzzling"

Not so puzzling if you consider Donnie Walsh was blindsided by the raping and pillaging of the Knicks rotation as mandated by Dolan. Donnie might have had a perfectly human reaction. "You want Carmelo at any cost, you got him... I'm outta here anyway by the Summer... you guys can figure it out..."

Donnie masked his disenchantment by simply stepping aside and not saying, or doing, much.

Donnie is simply playing out the string until he retires.

misterearl wrote:The Conspiracy Dudes

"This is why the Knicks not targeting a capable offensive big when they had the chance was so puzzling"

Not so puzzling if you consider Donnie Walsh was blindsided by the raping and pillaging of the Knicks rotation as mandated by Dolan. Donnie might have had a perfectly human reaction. "You want Carmelo at any cost, you got him... I'm outta here anyway by the Summer... you guys can figure it out..."

Donnie masked his disenchantment by simply stepping aside and not saying, or doing, much.

Donnie is simply playing out the string until he retires.

Giving up what we had to give up to get Melo had NOTHING AT ALL to do with not targeting a much better all-around bigman instead of Jared Jeffries leading up to the waiver wire deadline. ZERO.

We slept on Chris Johnson, Jeff Adrien, Troy Murphy, Marcus Cousin, Earl Barron..Other teams gave these guys a shot, why could we?? What ever happened to Veron Goodridge?? I even would've went with a Courtney Sims or a Sean Williams over Jeffries, I don't care what the rap is on these guys..I would've made any of those guys work and we would've been much better off.

tkf wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

SlimChin wrote:it's because opposing teams don't give him the opportunities in the paint anymore and he'll get mauled by 2-3 defenders if he tries to go up strong. that's why he's adjusted and developed his mid range jumper.

yeah his knees are probably hurting right now but now that Melo's here, MDA gives him more time to rest.

Yeah, let's face it. He don't have Nash to spoon feed a few easy basket per game anymore. He's had to work harder and it's no surprise he's wearing out. At the very least, his jump shooting has become a consistent enough that I don't mind him shooting it. But I can't deny that I'm starting to feel a bit uneasy. There are some moments when I feel like I'm looking at Chris webber at the tail end of his career.

wow.. talk about overreacting...

The easiest thing in the world to do is sit back and second guess another persons work and say "I woulda done this"... or... "I woulda done that"

Finestrng - you not only avoided any rationale for these transactions, you simply covet the next shiny object without offering any context or reason why it works.

What is being suggested is a reason WHY Donnie may NOT have made a move to the much-coveted Courtney Sims... who, at last look... was still laboring in the minor leagues. Is there a reason why Courtney Sims is not taking his talents to any one of 30 markets?

Here is an alternate take based on reality. Donnie is tired. He is past retirement age. He just had his hip replaced and he needs mechanical assistance just to get to the gym. Donnie had Dolan's spray some last minute grafitti over the work of art he was about to complete in a few short months. After all the capology and maneuvering, ownerships impatience and craving for Carmelo had to be deflating. The ticket price increase was just bad timing and a clear sign of ownerships agenda. Donnie Walsh's work here is done.

Donnie Walsh is about to leave the building.

misterearl wrote:Thinking In The First Person Frustrates Finestrg But Not The Answer Man

Finestrg: We slept on Chris Johnson, Jeff Adrien, Troy Murphy, Marcus Cousin, Earl Barron..

AM: Who is this "we" you refer to?

Finestrg: Other teams gave these guys a shot, why could we?'

AM: There is that "we" thing again. There is no "we" in President of Basketball Operations

Finestrg: What ever happened to Veron Goodridge?

A. Nothing

Finestrg: I even would've went with a Courtney Sims or a Sean Williams over Jeffries.

Cool, but you are not Donnie Walsh. And this ain't fantasy league.

Earl, you left out the most entertaining part.

Finestrg wrote:I don't care what the rap is on these guys..I would've made any of those guys work and we would've been much better off.

Sounds like someone who should be employed by a team in the NBA rather than posting on bball forums.

martin wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Im not seeing that. He could be dialing it back a tad for the playoffs though.

No need to try to dunk though defenders at this point.

for like the first 2 or 3 months of the season, Amare would try to dunk every shot he could, and generally that's been his MO for his career. He doesn't do that any more, and usually that's a sign that his legs aren't right. Amare never does a layup when he can dunk.

You know how KG will goal-tend a shot after a foul has been called and it's obvious the refs won't give the offensive player a continuation? Or he makes sure the player doesnt see the ball go in the hoop after he shoots after the timeout whistle? Amare did that at the beginning of this year too, probably for a show of intimidation and leadership on the defensive side of the court. Well, he doesn't do that any more. He is too tired, no legs.

tj23 wrote:Amare Is just a bad stuPid lazy defender hOnestly. He has ability but no focus instincts or dsiscipline. He needs a def coach

the most frustrating thing is watching him give up the baseline. his man to man D is horrible. he does have his share of blocks but a lot of it comes from when he's helping on the weak side. the team as a whole does not know how to clog up the middle; i've never seen so many point guards penetrate on one team.