Posted by tkf:

I got up this morning and finished watching the knicks game.. Yea I did this before breakfast to spare my stomach. I have come to this conclusion about this team now,and who should be playing.


PG: Francis.... Let marbury rest the remainder of the season, his shoulder is shot and he is not 100%, francis is bigger and from what I have seen a more creative passer. Lets see if francis can inject this team with some of his energy, forget seeing if he and marbs can play together, we know what marbs brings to the table, lets see if francis can help lead this team.

SG: Jalen rose...... He can really bring the ball up court and initate the offense and then play off the ball for shots, he plays with fire, and a chip on his shoulder, he still has a lot of gas in the tank and he is only on the hook with the knicks for one more year.

SF: Q rich... I know you guys hate that, but he is a high IQ player, he will defend and rebound, I say the lesser of the evils here , on this team..

PF: Frye... No need to explore anything else, run the offense through frye, this year is all about developing frye, lee and butler, and nate, post frye, run the pick and roll, but run the offense through him. He is smart enough and skilled enough to do that, commit this team to him.. NOW!!

Center: Butler... yes start butler, and listen before you guys go nuts. I watched butler, good hands, great touch, he is not the athlete curry is, but so what, he is every bit the player curry is, if not more, Butler is smart, active, moves his feet on both ends, he challenges shots, blocks shots, will rebound, and is very alert, watch butler work on the offensive end, he never stands still, that helps the flow of the offense, I say commit to butler for now, make curry beat him for the spot, clearly beat him, I mean this will only make curry and butler better. But honestly, I think butler can get 10/6/2 without even trying hard, but the key is, butler is a smarter and more active player, and right now the best fit with a uptempo offense.

Then we need to have a second unti of Lee, who should be the first guy off the bench, let him get some time at SF with frye and butler in the game, let them run, lee can board and defend, he can finish and he is active, this is a no brainer, again, it is all about the kids.

Craw, nate and Q woods should round out the second unit with curry, let these guys earn their time, that should give us two strong units by next year.

I know people don't like my curry Idea, because of what we gave up to get him, but look at this. The pick this year is a done deal, live with it, we did obtain another pick (denvers) so come draft day we do have two first rounders, so we can fill some needs there.

As far as the swap next year, we have full control over that, simply because we can control how we play. If we play well, and finish ahead of chicago, the swap becomes a non issue, this is within our control.

I think it is about time for LB to take this route, I think we will have a young, fresh, athletic squad on the floor, that can run and move without the ball, and lets see if someone emerges as a leader in this group...

let it ride..
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Posted by Nalod:

Butler is not ready for prime time. Eddy needs the minutes. Eddy needs to be pushed.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Marv:

Guys, I've been calling for a while to give Jackie Blue some minutes at the 4. Why not try it? We need a thick bruiser at that position, especially next to Eddy.

Don't take Frye out of the starting lineup! He deserves to be rewarded for playing hard and well.

Posted by bigpimpin:

I like everything except Q Rich starting at the 3.

yea, that is why I said the lesser of the evils, we can just as substitute Q woods there also...