Francis (11.7 ppg) continues to struggle with his shots and has turned the ball over 25 times, but more nights like he had Friday is why he needs to be in the New York lineup.

It's a two man race to see who meshes well with the team over the next week. But suffice to say, it's francis by a hair.

Very interesting...the fact that chemistry was a main factor in anticipating Jared's return, that is another subtle jab at marbury...hopefully they can put something together that helps us bring in Jared slowly.

This will be interesting. A lineup of Jeffries and Lee together (in the atrting lineup if Zeke leans towards Frye comming off the bench) will be very scrappy, but limited on the offensive end. With Marbury struggling to find his game, we will rely heavily on Q and Curry for offense. Hopefully Curry can continue to play the way he's been playing lately.

The coaching is finally paying off. I've calling for Curry to spin over his right shoulder and finish with his left instead of bulldozing over opponents with his left shoulder. He also incorporated a few spin moves and even a couple of drop steps. Hope he continues to progress.

I'd like Lee and q to start every game. Why not try q at sg? Its not like we get great defense at sg anyway. We need q's outside shooting and leadership

I think the best way to reign in Crawford's gunning is to have him run the point and be the "head". He's shown in the past he's capable of it so why not give it a try. Problem is (IMO) there is no way in heaven or hell Jamal is going to start over Steph AND Francis. And plus you have to figure in Nate's playing time.

This is going to be one tricky puzzle for Zeke to solve when Jeffries gets back.

Posted by K22:
Problem is (IMO) there is no way in heaven or hell Jamal is going to start over Steph AND Francis. And plus you have to figure in Nate's playing time.

which is why we see 4 guard lineups

we definitely prefer Jamal "the microwave" crawford coming off the bench.

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by babyKnicks:

we definitely prefer Jamal "the microwave" crawford coming off the bench.

who's we? you and hoss?

Great, now he won't post on this thread anymore.

IT has been able to avoid some of the tougher PT issues b/c players have been hurt. This is going to be a tough decision. Q has to start. That cannot be questioned. We are a better team with him on the court and we need his offense in the starting lineup. Curry is going to start obviously. I think IT is already tired of the Francis/Marbury backcourt, and Jeffries is his prized FA pickup this summer, so it seems to me that Francis will sit. Lineup will be Marbury, Q, Jeffries, Lee or Frye, and Curry, with Francis being the first guard off the bench. I actually want Jeffries to start b/c he is probably going to be our best defender. With him at SF and Q at SG, we will have our best defenders on opposing teams best perimeter players. Curry, Q, and Marbury (assuming he can pull some part of his former game together) will be able to score and Q and Jeffries, and Lee can provide the defense. This seems like the best starting lineup to me.

Posted by TMS:

Marbury should be the one coming off the bench, but all he'd do is sulk & complain about it to the press, so Francis will probably be the guy... IT seems to feel comfortable asking him to make sacrifices for the good of the team, & Francis seems to have been open to doing it since he got here.

Here is the problem with that. People worry about Isiah "losing" Marbury but they dont realize that when he treats Marbury different than other players he loses like 5-10 other Knicks