I think the Knicks should trade Nate Robinson. His trade value is the highest it will ever be and he isnt LB type of player. He dribbles too much, and he is a 5-9 2 guard. He doesnt make great decisions with the ball, and Brown could get him his type of point guard. Brown ran Larry Hughes out of Philly because he wasnt he type of player. Package Nate and Trevor and you can get a mid pick or a point guard

Love his HEART, HATE his game.

I agree King. Theres alot to love about Nate Robinson but there is also to hate about Nate Robinson. The fact that the guy gives 100% every single second while he's on the court is something you RARELY see from any player in the NBA. The bad thing with Nate is that he is probably one of the worst decision makers I've ever seen and we all know that doesn't mix well with Larry Brown. If a trade came along that got the Knicks a nice SG or SF and they asked for Nate in return as part of a package, I would gladly make that trade.

On a team that seems to give an inconsistent effort on too many nights, it's hard to justify trading a player with Nate's heart.

How many rookies who are learning the point "make great decisions with the ball"?

Not many.

I would rather trade Craw and Ariza.

it's tough man...real tough.

i never bought into the nate hype persay (i.e. dunks) but i'm a huge fan of his. why? b/c he's tough, plays physical, and is fearless. doesn't change the fact that he is just not a good decision maker. and at times, doesn't even look like he can pass the ball. i keep defending him to a friend of mine to no end b/c i know he's a rookie and has a long way to go. this is what i asked for. i asked for youth and i asked for rebuild. if we were truly rebuilding, we have to live with the mistakes along the way. and nate is making a ton of them. he was inserted into the starting lineup b/c q1 gave us nothing. and nate, when playing the off guard, has produced for us. just 30 games into his rookie season, and has produced for us as the off guard. but all his flaws and problems come up when you ask him to make decisions with the ball (i.e. run the point). he is nowhere close to ready to do that.

so the question becomes, do you want to use him as a scoring guard off the bench or a pg of the bench. if the answer is scoring guard, then he can have a role for us for a bunch of years. but if lb wants to use him as a pg, his flaws will be highlighted and we hope he can learn under lb.

it's a tough proposition with him as you have to live with the both the good and the bad and the bigger question really is what we're trying to do as an organization to whether or not we keep him.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 01-20-2006 11:44 AM]

i want to keep him just for his antics

can you guys let a baller play for a whole season without wanting to trade him? holy crap, i mean come on.

The guys is a rookie, shows more heart than anyone on the team, is willing to do anything to win, and has shown an effort to change his game and become more of a point guard.

Did i mention he was a rookie?

Yes he's a bench player, but the way I see it, he could be a potential perennial sixth man of the year after a couple of years of LB tutoring.

Posted by King1:

I think the Knicks should trade Nate Robinson. His trade value is the highest it will ever be and he isnt LB type of player. He dribbles too much, and he is a 5-9 2 guard. He doesnt make great decisions with the ball, and Brown could get him his type of point guard. Brown ran Larry Hughes out of Philly because he wasnt he type of player. Package Nate and Trevor and you can get a mid pick or a point guard

Here is one arguement to the contrary: Just like Lee, Nate is being forced to change positions (SG to PG, right?) and we should give him some time to adjust.

Everyone knows that at his size Nate can't be a starter because of his size. He is a good spark plug off the bench, and because I am in a sarcastic mode, I will say that he can be a good 2-way player off the bench. Good teams need low $ players like him, and off the bench at 15-20 minutes a game he is perfect. 3rd or 4th guard with 2 solid starter and Nate is perfect. Starting, he is OK next to Marbury cause Marb always guards the bigger player and attracts attention. Starting at PG or SG next to Crawford is awful.

Could he turn into a player like Vinny " The Microwave " Johnson ?? I think it maybe possibble !!

Posted by King1:

I think the Knicks should trade Nate Robinson. His trade value is the highest it will ever be and he isnt LB type of player. He dribbles too much, and he is a 5-9 2 guard. He doesnt make great decisions with the ball, and Brown could get him his type of point guard. Brown ran Larry Hughes out of Philly because he wasnt he type of player. Package Nate and Trevor and you can get a mid pick or a point guard

i'd rather keep nate, just in a different role. he is a very good 3pt shooter, and thats what i would use him as.

If I had my way, I'm sending Nate away in a package w/ somebody for Ray Allen.