Posted by Knight:

Am I the only one who laughs at the thought behind this thread? So silly. Ariza is really killing the competition.

Posted by martin:

Posted by EWING33BXNY:

I am seeing the whole picture. There are plenty of guys like him. When you see Matt Barnes out there doing the same thing its hard to Ariza on a higher platform than him.

And what do you mean shooting and passing. The only reason he knows when to shoot is because they leave him WIDE OPEN most of the time and he doesn't even knock it down. And the passing, give me a break. It was horrific watching him last night. Face it, he is not that good.

Don't get me wrong, in the same breath I want him to get better but lets not praise him and call him a foundation for a future team. At best he is a nice practice/bench player.

I have not called him the foundation of a future team, but he sure can be a cog.

Shooting: If you are open you have to know when to shoot the ball and when to put it on the floor and when to pass even if you are open. Nice practice player? Only on par with Barnes? I'll forward your message to Brown and let him know you disagree with him.

Posted by islesfan:

I get the feeling that Ariza knows that the only way he can score is to get to the basket. That's not a good thing when you can't dribble well and tend to turn the ball over and take out of control shots when the defense plays you well. Until he develops a consistent outside shot he'll never be more than a hustle/role player.

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by islesfan:

I get the feeling that Ariza knows that the only way he can score is to get to the basket. That's not a good thing when you can't dribble well and tend to turn the ball over and take out of control shots when the defense plays you well. Until he develops a consistent outside shot he'll never be more than a hustle/role player.

I was basically saying the same thing but not as ARTICULATE. I agree that was a good post.


Sounds good to me. I keep saying the kid needs to constantly work on his handle.

Why is this thread so long? What is there to talk about. Ariza is not that good right now.

He has great instincts that you can't teach. He needs to handle the rock. Simple and plain. Dude can't creat his own shot and he can't finish unless he is skying for a dunk. He is an extreamly limited basketball player. The jumpshot is suspect. He still has no confidence in it. That is not his game. He needs to be moving and attacking the rim.

Josh Howard!!!! Just look at freakin Josh Howard and i'll show you the player Ariza should be more like. Josh is similiar to Ariza in every way except Josh can score in between and handle the rock and create. Josh Howard is a Knick....wish we had him.