Posted by BRIGGS:
even though i was firmly against the jackson for childs trade[that is long since gone anyway] there still remains a fact that we lost our primary ball handler and passer who had a very good 4-1 assist to turnover ratio. Who is going to handle the rock as effeciently as that? Spree Dice and Houston are poor ballhandlers and passers. I don't think we can rely on our rookie shoot first point guard who had a high TO rate in college. It's very nice to say we are going to have a fat breaking passing team with no quality ball handlers and passers. While Jackson's defense wont be missed the Knicks will feel the loss of an offensive orchestrator. And while many people have has said size size size we really are going into the season with a huge question mark on the teams ballhandiing and passing ability--a HUGE potential problem.
Ward is a good player a player I thought was better than Jackson. I have never been a fan of Mark Jackson even from his beginning days. I saw him play for St. Johns and came away thinking this guy has good passing skills but slow as a sloth. Ward is just as good as Jackson, plays good defense and quicker than Jackson. Jackson is your man if you want slow down grind it out type game, but even the slow down grind it out game was to fast for him. Getting rid of Jackson was the best move the Knicks could have made and bringing him back was the worst move they could have made. Its all good again. I'll take my chances with Ward and the Rookie over Jackson any day.
