Posted by NYKniCksFan87:
they may not play defense,but all of them are capable defenders...if brown didnt think he couldnt get this team to play defense i doubt he would take this job...dream or not...Brown obviously saw something in the team..sure more changes are coming but i dont think he'd waste his time in coaching this team if our team had zero defense...we're not an elite team and i never said we were...but we will improve defensively because brown wont take none of that underachieving crap
to be a capable defender means you're around average. Marbury, and especially Crawford, are NOT capable defenders. Again, how the hell do you know why Larry took the coaching job? Who knows what his impression of the team is. My impression of the team is that we have alot of offense, and very little defense. Larry Brown can't take this TEAM and make it a solid defensive squad. What he can do is impress on everyone the fundamentals and importance of defense, and he'll walk away with maybe a few guys that really take it to heart. Being able to be coached and to adjust your game to suit the team is a SKILL, not just something any old player has. Marbury and Crawford both had only a year of college, and it shows. But again, Marbury's not going anywhere. The 2 of them have all the talent in the world, but they're lacking in other areas.
Guys like Ariza, Nate, and Lee will probably flourish under Brown b/c they've already shown the potential to be solid defenders and are impressionable (that's key). Guys like Crawford, TT, and Taylor will get shopped faster than you'd think.
Brown just loves coaching. Doesn't matter where. But once he gets here, you'll see what I mean. Not every player can just change. That's part of the reason I hate the "P" word. Potential can sometimes be SOOO overrated.
DLee is the best thing to happen to NY in Isiah's 4 year tenure.
And that alone, though a positive on the radar, is sad as hell.
, that team was bad and now we actually have some talent