TMS wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

TMS wrote:

Knicksfan wrote: p, they posted an article that stated Barron, after the 2nd 10-day contract, is playoff elegible. It read that the only thing stopping the return is D'Antoni.

if he had just kissed MDA's ass a little more in practice last year he'd be here by now.

Someone else who was too young to realize he needed to do that is off to a great start against the Mavs tonight. Randolph is playing great. Too bad he never had a chance here.

HOLY SHYT, AR gets his 1st start of the season as a T-Wolf & he's going off for 23 & 6 in 19 minutes in the 1st half vs a tough Mavs team? lol... good job of evaluating talent there coach Mike... LMAO! u have to laugh to keep from crying.

LMAO ZOMG.

Yea, being rid of AR is our biggest problem.

CrushAlot wrote:D'Antoni on the Barron Conspiracy: “I like Earl. He’s a good guy. But is he better than Shelden Williams?"
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What about waiving Rautins or Balk.

Since everybody, including me, has been so negative with our coach, I'm trying to be more balanced with my opinion.

But really, comments like this one just make it impossible.

Is this guy so clueless about the importance of big men in the NBA and the difference between a 6'9" guy who really isn't a center and has struggled to play his style versus a legit 7'0" center who can rebound, defend and has had success in his system?

Before you guys start again, Im not saying he is Chamberlain. Heck, he isn't Nazr Mohammed but when your center rotation consists of Jeffries, Glass Turiaf, Sheldon and an out of position Amar'e, anything is an improvement.

Im really trying but D'Antoni is driving me crazy. He isn't 100% responsible for this, but he has a HUGE share of it.

CrushAlot wrote:D'Antoni on the Barron Conspiracy: “I like Earl. He’s a good guy. But is he better than Shelden Williams?"
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What about waiving Rautins or Balk.

When keeping it real goes WRONG.

D'Antoni isn't lying but he didnt need to say that.

Knicksfan wrote:Can someone post this? I can't read the whole article:

http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/d-antoni-barron-s-name-hasn-t-come-up-1.2783304

That guy is in Minny now you dumb bunny.

"What is it, March 23rd (It was 25th, actually), and we can go out and find a really good player that's going to compete in the NBA playoffs as a center? Fifteen teams need one and you're going to go pick one up? That's a little bit of fantasy basketball to me," D'Antoni said. "I just don't see it, and this late in the season he's going to be able to learn all the plays and get in the system? And he's not as good as another guy in there that we've got at the 4-5? I think you're grasping at straws.

"I like Earl and he's a good guy. But is he better than Shelden Williams? Is he better than guys that are in there? I like him, but I just don't think that's where we want to be right now," D'Antoni said.

First of, while 15 teams need help at center, those 15 at least have a viable option in the starting lineup or the bench. Who the heck do we have? Crystal Turiaf is the only decent option and he can't seem to play consecutive games because of injury. Jeffries? A 6'8" Sheldon Williams? Really? This guy is insane.

Fantasy basketball? That is the best way to describe the joke he is putting out there with this new team.

Unsure that he will learn the plays? Doesn't it help a little that he has been here and played in the system. Even if he does have problems, it isn't like he would be the only one, with a cerebral guy like Billups finding this system the hardest to learn in his whole career.

"Better than Sheldon?" Who cares if he doesn't even play Sheldon. And if you care, lets just say, for starters, that Barron IS really a center.

Yeah, "I don't think that's where we want to be right now". Right, like a true center that could help our horrible deficiencies of rebounding and defense. But we don't need Barron, nor any other center, for that matter. We can win with a ridiculously small lineup. As a proof, just watch the winning streak we're on at the moment.