Posted by SupremeCommander:

I define a "core" player as someone that is not easily replaceable.

David Lee, Renaldo Balkman, and Zach Randolph are players that are not easily replaceable. Lee is an energy rebounder and you can never have enough. Balkman is a guy who does well without dominating the ball. Zach Randolph is a consistent 20-10 threat.

Every other position is easily replaceable. Is Eddy's inside scoring easy to replace. Absolutely not. BUt is his overall production easy to replace? Absolutely.

So, I say the Knicks currently have a core of one starter and two bench players (unless Lee learns a new position or Balkman blossoms).

Posted by Cartman718:

Posted by SupremeCommander:

I define a "core" player as someone that is not easily replaceable.

David Lee, Renaldo Balkman, and Zach Randolph are players that are not easily replaceable. Lee is an energy rebounder and you can never have enough. Balkman is a guy who does well without dominating the ball. Zach Randolph is a consistent 20-10 threat.

Every other position is easily replaceable. Is Eddy's inside scoring easy to replace. Absolutely not. BUt is his overall production easy to replace? Absolutely.

So, I say the Knicks currently have a core of one starter and two bench players (unless Lee learns a new position or Balkman blossoms).

with a screen name like that, how can one disagree?