Once we get past the old jokes the question remains - who backs up Amar'e after Kurt Thomas at the four?

Does Mike Woodson intend to deploy Carmelo as a power forward to take advantage of his quickness against lumbering types? If not, then Sheed (with about 8-12 quality cameo minutes) makes perfect sense. Kurt and Rasheed platoon as reserve fours and intimidate on defense in the tradition of the "no layups" old school Knicks.

6'11 Sheed and 6'9 Kurt share a rare gift. They can both pop out and hit a midrange jumper.

That is no laughing matter.

loweyecue wrote:Strting Line up

KIDD
H2O
KURT
SHEED
CAMBY

Safe to say Woody cares only about coaching people who are at least as old as he is.

“I don’t know what the situation is, but he’s a great communicator on defense and we know he can knock down the open 3 and jump shot. I hope he comes here."
- Tyson Chandler

Q.

mrKnickShot wrote:What the hell is that wierd spot on his head that looks like gorilla skin?

A. Wallace has vitiligo, a condition resulting from loss of pigment which makes white patches. Any part of the body may be affected.

Yes To Sheed.

So I guess he isn't finished

Iman Shumpert‏@I_Am_Iman

It's nice being surrounded by vets that kick knowledge to ya...it's gon be a good year! #shoutout to my learning curve

nixluva wrote:Our key players are in their prime years. The older vets we've added will be able to handle the lower minutes they'll have to play and IMO they can keep the level of play at a high level due to their talent and experience. I find it funny how everyone assumes that you have to be able to jump through the roof and run like a road runner just to be successful in this game. I can point to a bunch of players that could not run fast nor jump high that still played great using their head and skill. There's just so much more to BB than pure physical talent.

New York Knicks
POS	        STARTER	          2ND	        3RD	        4TH	
Point Guard	Raymond Felton	  Jason Kidd	Pablo Prigioni		
Shooting Guard	J.R. Smith	  Ronnie Brewer	Iman Shumpert	Chris Smith	
Small Forward	Carmelo Anthony	  Steve Novak	James White	Chris Copeland	
Power Forward	Amare Stoudemire  Kurt Thomas			
Center	        Tyson Chandler	  Marcus Camby

I think adding a guy like Rasheed would be great so long as he gets in shape. He won't have to play a lot but his minutes could be meaningful over an 82 game schedule and a long playoff run!!!

nixluva - excellent post. One small point of order, Sheed also has a championship ring. Ergo, he knows what it takes to earn one. Tyson Chandler and Jason Kidd also have the hardware that earns respect in the locker room. The veterans give our, "I'm Camby Dammit!" shiftline defensive balance and some scoring punch. Jason Kidd spotting Steve Novak for open looks will be a thing of beauty.

Once Ronnie Brewer and Iman Shumpert heal, then it gets interesting. Overall, the NYK defense will be tenacious and voracious.

Told yesterday #Knicks not on Kenyon Martin's radar. Too "mecurial" a situation. #Knicks still willing to wait on Rasheed decision.

Makes sense, as it would explain why we suddenly focused in on Rasheed. Strange that Kenyon wouldn't be comfortable with us, considering he's played with Kidd, Camby, Melo and JR. And the irony of Kenyon Martin calling a team mecurial!

smackeddog wrote:Wow, looks like Sheed will be joining us- Isola and others are reporting he took his physical yesterday.

Zwerling reporting all our players are expecting him to be officially signed. I don't know- we're either going to love him or we're going to hate him more than toney Douglas!

If true another "Old Washed Up Has Been" got another pay day from us. Kind of sad when you think about it.

callmened wrote:this is embarrassing! i hate when other fans laugh at us but **** like this is why

Championship ready made Celtics didn't re-up him and 2yrs later we're stopping the presses for him. I really don't get this organization, it's continues to baffle me on every level.

smackeddog wrote:Looking like Kenyon is out as an option. In addition to a report yesterday that his agent said he was looking for somewhere where he's a comfortable fit (didn't really make sense at the time), Berman has just tweeted:

Told yesterday #Knicks not on Kenyon Martin's radar. Too "mecurial" a situation. #Knicks still willing to wait on Rasheed decision.

Makes sense, as it would explain why we suddenly focused in on Rasheed. Strange that Kenyon wouldn't be comfortable with us, considering he's played with Kidd, Camby, Melo and JR. And the irony of Kenyon Martin calling a team mecurial!

Even Kenyon knows what time it is...."mercurial".....ha ha ha another word for VOLATILE

What I will say Kenyon wasn't a distraction to the Nuggets his last year there. Matter of fact he was at times the voice of reason when it came to discussing the Melo situation in Denver. He wasn't a distraction to the Clippers last year either.

One thing for sure he knows Melo and Earl better than all the players currently on our team. So for him to not want to join is telling.

I'm not mad at him passing on the situation, not sure if he would have been an equalizer here even if his head was on straight. His skillset could have been of use.