misterearl wrote:

Moonangie wrote:TD for Moz. Get it done, Donnie.

Then pickup Morris to replace TD and buy a late 1st or early 2nd rounder for a rebounder (e.g., Faried).

Moonangie - From your keyboard to Masai Ujiri's smart phone.

Bring Timofey Mozgov back to the big city where he belongs

Makes more sense to re-acquire a cheap project like Moz than to spend for Sammy D. I believe in Moz. I think he just needs starters minutes to get enough burn to iron out the considerable wrinkles in his game (e.g., he has a soft touch, but bad footwork so he misses his shots too often). TD has clearly demonstrated that he is a short 2 with athleticism and defense. He is no sort of playmaker, and MDA's system requires one of those to make the most of our elite scorers. Chauncey is too slow and set in his half-court ways. He can mentor, but he can't play more than 25 mpg.

knicks1248 wrote:

misterearl wrote:70% to the coach?

knicks1248 - can you please cite the scientific research and analysis of player production that you have undertaken to come up with those percentages?

I have been watching basketball for over three decades and have yet to see a head coach who can change his body position in mid-air to avoid contact. But that's just me.

Ok so if you have been watching the game for so long, then you should know that talent don't mean shhhh without a brain..MJ used to fly over 5 guys and dunk, but all that got him was trips to the playoffs, then flame outs..Along come phil jackson, and they start racking up championships like crazy..

Even doc rivers credited Tom Thibs with being the main reason they won a title, and were the best defensive team at the time.. Tom thibs is the reason Rose has earned a MVP trophy..

It's like having the best race car on the planet, but without a top notch driver, that car is avg. Thibs is the man that makes rose the man...I have heard Kg, pp and especially rondo, praise Thibs for helping them become smarter players and much better defenders, and these are big time vets..

You here jordan and magic speak of there coaches like god..it's a fact misterearl

So true...for all that MJ was awesome and Magic a freak to have such handles at 6'9 perhaps the best of them all was Dr J and though he could fly he never flew high enough to get a ring.

misterearl wrote:CrushALot - Faried fills a need for rebounding and I get that. But missing Chauncey in the Boston series showed how much the Knicks missed in rhythm.

This point of view is about maximizing our two best resources. Amare and Carmelo. Morris makes Amare better in the pick and roll (please watch the ease and timing that he makes the pass in the Michigan video posted above by bigsmOOth) and gets Carmelo the ball in his sweet spot. Imagine Carmelo also being relieved from playing point forward to compensate for the shortcomings of Toney Douglas.

The Knicks offense suddenly starts to move and groove.

If he runs the pick and roll like that everytime with Amare, he's worth a pick but not sure if the highlight videos would be the same as watching him for his entire run at Michigan.

Ever notice that last season, often late in the game, felton/amare, chauncey/amare and Toney/Amare run the pick and roll perfectly. it's like there was some quota of at least one nicely run pick and roll that each duo had to fill. what drove me crazy was why they could really only pull if off once a game.

what if this kid ends up having the same success rate as Felton/Chauncey/TD in running the pick and roll? Makes you really appreciate how easy Nash made it look. Is it just a matter of enough time together to get the timing down?

"On Wednesday, Michigan point guard Darius Morris announced that he had decided to stay in the 2011 NBA draft. About an hour later, I was in the gym with him and his family as he prepared for the upcoming draft.

Morris is one of the most intriguing names in the draft. Scouts have told him that with one more year under his belt, he would be a potential lottery pick. (who cares?)

... since Morris declared on Wednesday, their assessment has gotten rosier. Morris has improved dramatically since high school and may be the most improved player in college basketball. NBA executives tend to love big point guards, and Morris is the biggest true point guard in the draft. (size matters)

That was noticeable the second we walked in the gym. Morris is a legit 6-foot-5 in shoes. He has broad shoulders and has a power game that's reminiscent of a young Andre Miller. Anyone who has watched Morris play knows he can make the spectacular pass and really knows how to run a team. (which the Knicks need desperately with two stars ready to run)

The question marks are around his jump shot and his lateral quickness. (big freakin' deal)

While Morris doesn't possess the shooting touch of Kyrie Irving (big deal) or the speed of Kemba Walker (Kemba is a shrimp), he showed on Wednesday that he's better at both than he's given credit for. While he's not an elite athlete, he's quicker with the ball than you think (than WHO thinks?) and shows great control with his handle. (cool) Morris also showed off a terrific midrange jumper (another two thumbs up) in drills. His NBA 3-point shot was solid but still needs work. (the Knicks DO NOT need another three point shooter, they need an administrator of offense)

Morris has elite size and may have the best court vision of anyone in the draft. (court vision is a good thing, the better to see mare flashing to the rim and Carmelo smiling)

Add in his defensive abilities (which we can use) and a great, supportive family background, and I can see Morris sticking in the first round. We currently have him as the sixth point guard off the board and have him going to the Houston Rockets at the 23rd pick in our first full mock draft of the year."

Make it so Donnie.

Olbrannon wrote:

Anji wrote:Answer Man, DMorris just measured at 6'5........... wouldn't be mad with a 6'5 point guard.

No hope for an Andy and Landry episode next year?

gonna be updated to the Darius, Andy, Landry Show.

Anji wrote:Answer Man, DMorris just measured at 6'5........... wouldn't be mad with a 6'5 point guard.

Anji - from your keyboard to Magic Johnson's trophy case. People forget Clyde was 6'4. Having a big backcourt (The BBC) at 6'6 and 6'7 would create matchup advantages the Knicks can exploit in several ways.

1. Better court vision means better assists to Landry Fields cutting to the rack

2. Better defense in the backcourt eases the pressure on the frontcourt

3. Yoots recover quicker on a second night of a back to back

4. The pick and roll starts to roll

5. The joy of passing is contagious

misterearl wrote:70% to the coach?

knicks1248 - can you please cite the scientific research and analysis of player production that you have undertaken to come up with those percentages?

I have been watching basketball for over three decades and have yet to see a head coach who can change his body position in mid-air to avoid contact. But that's just me.

misterearl wrote:Give me Kurt Thomas or give me death

unstopaball12 - please stop with the Shelden Williams routine. Shelden Williams cannot "bang" with big guys. He is a faintly productive 6'9 tweener forward (lacking hops to contest gazelles like Garnett and too weak to box out Big Baby) with no outside shot to speak of, not one signature inside move, devoid of any ball-handling skills, less than average hands to catch in traffic and who owns a propensity to pick up personal fouls.

But I am certain his is a nice guy

yea, the shelden williams stuff is baffling. with STAT limited to 18 minutes in game 2 in a must-win game, shelden williams saw 0 minutes. if he's not going to get time in a must win when STAT only plays 18 minutes, theres no point of keeping him around.