officiating in that game was an abortion.

Posted by ItaliaKnick:

I take it the game wasn't televised last night so I'll give update.

Lee - Looked very good last night. Hit the boards hard especially on the offensive end. Got to the free throw line a lot and completed them. Handles the ball out on the break a few times and is a good distributor. You can tell he doesn't trust his outside shot though. I think he's a good enough athlete to be a 3 and think this will be his position in the pros.

Frye - Looked solid last night. Don't let the fouls disturb you, the officiating in that game was an abortion. By and large the officiating has been good in the games but this was a crew I hadn't seen before and there were over 80 fouls called in the game sometimes 3 per possession. Frye banged hard on the offensive end and showed some good moves. This guy is going to be fine as long as NYC gives him a chance and they don't rush him. He's not a center...we need a big guy to protect him.

Nate - Had quick guys on him all night so he didn't blow by people like he did Saturday but he still consistantly got to the hole and also showed 3 point range. This is a tough guy and isn't going to back down from anyone.

Ariza - Needs a jumper...still can't shoot and he is being forced into reckless drives because of it.

Butler - Banged hard down low in the second half. This guy does not look like he's 20 years old in body (he needs to lose a few lbs) or aggressiveness.

I went to the game on Saturday. I had the same impressions that you had. I had the same concerns that you had about Ariza. First, I was concerned that he was passing up shots. This is the time for him to shoot the ball and he seemed hesitant. I don't think he has any confidence in his jump shot. Also, I heard he put on 10 pounds of muscle, but he still looked skinny to me. He really needs to work on his jump shot.

Nate Robinson - He is going to be a player like everyone has said. The one thing I wanted to mention was his enthusiasm. I watched him before the game started and he was so hyped to play. He was bouncing around and singing with the rap music that was being played over the loud speaker. He could not wait for the opening tip. In warm ups he was doing two handed reverse dunks with ease. I can't wait to see him playing at the Garden. During the game, I thought he handled the ball well and had a nice cross over. He passed the ball and shot the ball well.

David Lee - I was very impressed with his hops. I thought he did a good job around the basket but I am not sure if he could play the three. His jump shot is suspect. The fun part was that I was sitting by his Dad who was definitely the proud father cheering for his son.

Frye - Unfortunately, he did not play that much on Sat, but he has a nice touch on his shot. I agree he will not be able to play center. I thought he boxed out well and really tried to be tough around the boards.

Butler - I thought he worked hard on the boards but I was not impressed with his inside game.

Posted by nyshakespeare:

Thanks for the info. It's good to hear your thoughts on Frye's performance. Hopefully Zeke can get a legit C & slide him to PF.