orangeblobman wrote:

TMS wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

TMS wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:I don't understand this. Guy's 28 and hasn't played in the NBA in 3 or 4 years. And he was horrible back then, too. He won't play a single game for us. This is probably a personal favor or something Donnie is giving the guy, and maybe they need an extra body for practice, maybe because Darko is being a douche. File this in 'non-news'.

i tend to agree... Darko will probably be dumped

Yea, I never knew he had this bad of an atitude problem.

Dude,, do you remember early this season, he came in one game, and he took it MEAN to the hole, 2 plays in a row, 2 strong hooks in the paint. That was so promising.

THe guy has serious skills, I think he will absolutely dominate europe next year, dominate.

i think he came here thinking he would play more & after he saw guys like Fishlips getting minutes over him he probably shut it down... he even made comments to that effect a little while ago pertaining to him learning early on in DET that it doesn't matter what u show in practice, the coach will play his guys sometimes & there's nothing u can do about it... i think Darko could have helped this team but MDA is probably trying whatever he can to get teams interested in Fishlips & take him off our hands... at this point Darko's probably resigned himself to the fact he'll be playing in Europe next season & finally get some regular playing time, so maybe MDA sees this & doesn't want that to rub off on the other expiring veterans & young players?

I think that's the closest to the truth as we can get without askign Darko himself. Makes perfect sense. Can't blame the guy, he's just a 2cool4school, probably hates living in america, and now he will go back and dominate europe. oh well....what could've been...

or perhaps he's looking to bang some Euro chicks in the mouth & ass... the American girls don't seem to go for that as much here on the 1st date i've noticed.

TMS wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

TMS wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

TMS wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:I don't understand this. Guy's 28 and hasn't played in the NBA in 3 or 4 years. And he was horrible back then, too. He won't play a single game for us. This is probably a personal favor or something Donnie is giving the guy, and maybe they need an extra body for practice, maybe because Darko is being a douche. File this in 'non-news'.

i tend to agree... Darko will probably be dumped

Yea, I never knew he had this bad of an atitude problem.

Dude,, do you remember early this season, he came in one game, and he took it MEAN to the hole, 2 plays in a row, 2 strong hooks in the paint. That was so promising.

THe guy has serious skills, I think he will absolutely dominate europe next year, dominate.

i think he came here thinking he would play more & after he saw guys like Fishlips getting minutes over him he probably shut it down... he even made comments to that effect a little while ago pertaining to him learning early on in DET that it doesn't matter what u show in practice, the coach will play his guys sometimes & there's nothing u can do about it... i think Darko could have helped this team but MDA is probably trying whatever he can to get teams interested in Fishlips & take him off our hands... at this point Darko's probably resigned himself to the fact he'll be playing in Europe next season & finally get some regular playing time, so maybe MDA sees this & doesn't want that to rub off on the other expiring veterans & young players?

I think that's the closest to the truth as we can get without askign Darko himself. Makes perfect sense. Can't blame the guy, he's just a 2cool4school, probably hates living in america, and now he will go back and dominate europe. oh well....what could've been...

or perhaps he's looking to bang some Euro chicks in the mouth & ass... the American girls don't seem to go for that as much here on the 1st date i've noticed.

I have been looking for the same thing. Mary Todd doesn't do it for me anymore. I think I will be moving to Europe and pulling a Tiger Woods.

9. Al Harrington is shuffled back to temporary residence as a non-starter

8. There will not be 47 three point attempts tonight

7. Marcus Camby will smile at a few friends from Hartford and pull down 16 rebounds

6. Jon Bender hits his first shot as a Knicks player in the third quarter and becomes an instant crowd favorite

5. Chris Duhon has 12 points and 6 assists

4. David Lee has another double-double

3. Toney Douglas has his best game in New York

2. No one chants "we want Nate", except for a few tourists and children under 14

1. Knicks win

loweyecue wrote:

martin wrote:

playa2 wrote:

fishmike wrote:nobody is hoping Bender is our next starting PF.

At some point we will need to expand the rotation, guys turn ankles, etc etc.

Maybe Walsh just like his personality and thinks he's a good practice player. Who knows. Time will tell. So will orange

But seriously fellas, how else are we to interpret this pickup? How can anyone justify giving Bender

minutes over Hill?

Hill is the freakin' #8 pick overall. If he can't even crack the rotation over a guy who's been out of the league for years, what good is he?

There's gotta be more too this. I think once the December 15th and other trade restrictions are gone, we'll see something happen.

better to use a bit of imagination: for a guy who was injured and out of league for like 3 years, it seems to me that it would take a good 6 months to re-adjust to NBA life and game quickness. Gotta start with practices and move on to summer league like actions, preseason, etc. This may be a move more for next year than anything.

Pick up the guy now and you get to condition Bender at your discretion and see him in practice over a long period.

I don't think any expectations of playing this year have been put on him at this point.

AHEM!!

Jon Bender has worked his way back, is a great story and ... has more sophisticated skill set

(9 was Dave Stallworth's number)

"You could see and hope what he can bring us -- athletic, long 7-footer who can spread the floor," D'Antoni said. "And he's been there."

"It's a dream come true," said Bender, who played his first game since Nov. 5, 2005. He had nine points, two boards, a block and was credited by coach Mike D'Antoni with helping change the energy of a game when the Knicks trailed by 20.
- Brian Lewis, Post

"It felt good," Bender said. "That was my goal. I wanted to get out there and raise the energy."

"The potential that he could be really key for us is there, and we'll continue to develop it." - Mike D'Antoni

This is the year of making the playoffs, and Walsh and Mike D hVe made that quite clear.

TheGame wrote:

misterearl wrote:

orangeblob: "Bender won't play a single minute this season. Mark my words, I put my life on it."

LOL. Orange, dude not only were you wrong, but it took Bender only two games to prove you wrong.

I'm sayin'...can't a person be wrong just ONCE in their life? We're all humans here.

orangeblobman wrote:

TheGame wrote:

misterearl wrote:

orangeblob: "Bender won't play a single minute this season. Mark my words, I put my life on it."

LOL. Orange, dude not only were you wrong, but it took Bender only two games to prove you wrong.

I'm sayin'...can't a person be wrong just ONCE in their life? We're all humans here.

wait, I thought you were different than a human because of your intense brain activity and rationale?

orangeblobman wrote:

TheGame wrote:

misterearl wrote:

orangeblob: "Bender won't play a single minute this season. Mark my words, I put my life on it."

LOL. Orange, dude not only were you wrong, but it took Bender only two games to prove you wrong.

I'm sayin'...can't a person be wrong just ONCE in their life? We're all humans here.