I'm with IT on this issue. Why shouldn't IT be able to speak his mind like everyone here or on TV? Why should we take a guard with 4 guards on the team already? IT drafted for need not popularity and after seeing this kid play, I'm comfortable with it. I like the direction the team is going in now. I like the offense and I really like the fact that the team is buying into it. Even Marbury and Francis who 90% hate here are fitting their games into the system. Curry looks good, the kids look good and I only expect it to get better. Hate on IT, hate on Marbury...you're only wasting your breath. The Knicks will be good with the team IT assembled and the team he coaches. That must really get your haters goat.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by holfresh:

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Posted by Elite:

[quote]a serious lotteryb talent with the best passing ability I have seen since Magic Johnson.

yo briggs you say some obserd **** sometimes

Ive been watching basketball for over 30 years. Marcus Williams is the best instictive passer I have seen since Magic Johnson. What is absurd about that? Ive seen him play 50+ times--this is not like giving the ball to karl malone 20 times a game or padding stats playing up tempo--this guy is a unique talent from a passing perspective.

Better than Paul? as well?


Chris Paul is a different type of PG. He uses his extreme quickness and speed to set up his game. He has more of an all-around game/[i.e defense] talent because of his physical abilities, but Marcus is the first guy I can remember other than J Kidd and Magic who is dangerous at 94 feet and in with the ability to see the whole court and excute a pass from anywhere. Im not saying he's the best PG since Magic, Im saying he's on par with Magic and J Kidd in the passing dept.

How about that Nash guy?

Isiah made a huge mistake passing on Marcus Williams. Greg Anthony was one of many shocked by the pick of Balkman. Jay Bilas was much more outspoken during the draft. I am not sure why Anthony was targeted. I know I was extremely upset and could not find a single supporter of the pick. The fact that Balkman appears to be worthy of a first round pick is huge and a credit to Isiah. However, I see Williams as having alot more upside and the potential to be a star for along time. My guess is that Isiah would have been able to select Balkman with the 29th. I have to say that Balkman has surprised me and is one of my favorite Knicks and I am glad he is on the team.

Posted by CrushAlot:

Isiah made a huge mistake passing on Marcus Williams. Greg Anthony was one of many shocked by the pick of Balkman. Jay Bilas was much more outspoken during the draft. I am not sure why Anthony was targeted. I know I was extremely upset and could not find a single supporter of the pick. The fact that Balkman appears to be worthy of a first round pick is huge and a credit to Isiah. However, I see Williams as having alot more upside and the potential to be a star for along time. My guess is that Isiah would have been able to select Balkman with the 29th. I have to say that Balkman has surprised me and is one of my favorite Knicks and I am glad he is on the team.

I agree. Zeke was way way way out of bounds going after Anthony. LOL Zeke you were booed by New Yorkers so yes others New Yorkers thought like Anthony and many still do. Balkman may turn out to be a good player but Marcus more than likely will be better.

Boy if Isiah goes to such extremes when he doesn't like what commentators have to say imagine what he'd do to a Knick coach or marketing executive if he didn't like what they said...

Speaking of, I wonder what the new MSG promotions will be like this year. They sucked last year with those cardboard cutouts. We can thank Isiah for that, seeing how he wouldn't make the players available to Anuscha, possibly even for personal reasons.

Posted by SugarRayRichardson:

LOL I think Isiah is still mad that Mark Jackson and Greg Anthony ended his playoff career by holding him to 34% shooting for 5 games. :)

That's funny! Your going to hit him when he's at the end of his career? Anyone can reem an old folgy when they're down. Look at jordan! He turned out to be a bum and the Knicks got last laugh on him.

Posted by BRIGGS:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=An_EYPoA1uqRUBdbpSlxO0G8vLYF?slug=cnnsi-isiahtakesespna&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns


All I have to say is this. I take Greg Anthony's side. Greg--like many other Knick fans have grown WEARY of the disaster called the Ny knicks. Greg Anthony wasn't wrong--I remember he wanted us to pick Marcus Williams and that shouldve been our pick. No one was picking Balkman before 29. And no matterw aht Marcus Williams is a superior player to Balkman, a serious lotteryb talent with the best passing ability I have seen since Magic Johnson. yeah he has a little Marc Jackson in him, but unlike Mark, he can really shoot it and has a crafty and quick 1st step that i watched him use on every knick guard including nate to free himself at will. Balkman looks good so far, but he's not the second coming here. Was it wrong for Greg to speak out? Not from where I wa standing, greg is a Knick, IT hasnt proven to be more than a low-class media whore who--after a slight stretch of good play in pre-season against teams without the stars has the audacity to speak out against someone else. No isiah, you are the Knick poser until proven otherwise.

I think anthony should keep his big fat nose out of it! Zeke's got two rings, built up a couple of teams with picks and is doing just fine right now, and what has antony brought to us?

Why would we go get yet 'another' guard when we already had four to five quality guards, especially with them all locked up in contract? IT told us that the Suns were talking about picking up Balkman so he says that's why he took him. You have to believe why he picked him up, if he says that's what happened. Besides, Balkman is gettting good points from the fans and is looking very promising. But I think Collins is going to be great for us in a couple of years, especially when 'leaders' contract is over and done with. A big guard, who can play D and score some points, as well as pass. I like this kids person. He's calm and steady and he'll grow into this organization as time goes on. You guyys got to remember something here. We have a lot of kids on this team who are going to grow up together, who 'are' growing up together. Not the usual 'go after a free agent and pay him millions in hopes they do something special for us'! Not the case at all. The future is in the kids. I beleive Zeke tried the first experiment of bringing us vets as starbury, James, the Rose brother's, Taylor. Total failure. Now he's concentrating on the rooks and they are responding. That's what I call back-up plan 'B'!

Posted by BlueSeats:

Boy if Isiah goes to such extremes when he doesn't like what commentators have to say imagine what he'd do to a Knick coach or marketing executive if he didn't like what they said...

Speaking of, I wonder what the new MSG promotions will be like this year. They sucked last year with those cardboard cutouts. We can thank Isiah for that, seeing how he wouldn't make the players available to Anuscha, possibly even for personal reasons.

I think it's comical that Zeke is talking stuff after 3 Summer League Post-Season games. It's not like Balkman has blown away the competition this pre-season avg 8pts and 5reb/gm.



[Edited by - SeatsBlue on 10-18-2006 11:38 PM]

Posted by SeatsBlue:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Boy if Isiah goes to such extremes when he doesn't like what commentators have to say imagine what he'd do to a Knick coach or marketing executive if he didn't like what they said...

Speaking of, I wonder what the new MSG promotions will be like this year. They sucked last year with those cardboard cutouts. We can thank Isiah for that, seeing how he wouldn't make the players available to Anuscha, possibly even for personal reasons.

I think it's comical that Zeke is talking stuff after 3 Summer League Post-Season games. It's not like Balkman has blown away the competition this pre-season avg 8pts and 5reb/gm.



[Edited by - SeatsBlue on 10-18-2006 11:38 PM]

Ahhhhhh, did we forget to mention that he's averaging those numbers in just under 20 minutes a game, 17 minutes a game, to be exact?!!! Yes?! Not bad for a Zeke pick huh?

This Balkman-Williams talk make no sense
IT has Marbs and takin Williams was a contradictions to everything IT did.
So he sad A by building around Marbs, tnah he sad B by not drafting Williams.
Now we will see how it will work out.
IT will be exposed no metter what.
His Agurre comments its another indication how tentative he is inside.
He knows bball and he can see what this group af players can do. He see the writings on the wall and freeking out.

did any of you READ what Briggs said? He said PASSING ABILITY. Thats it. If I said Balkman reminds me of Marion the way he rebounds the ball do you hear "Balkman is as good as Marion" ????

Anyway I agree with Greg 100%

Isiah, your team won 26 games. You have brought shame and excuses to this franchise. But I guess with Balkman having a couple good preseason games its all water under the bridge and you can go back to talking about titles