Now how much would Williams help the knicks if zeke takes him before balkman in last yrs draft.

I watch the nets play Williams more and more showing NBA teams(even the knicks) that he could have easily been taken earlier in the draft.


With jamal's injury we have no guard that we can blindly trust to run the point while trying to make a push for the playoffs.

We are 1 pg(marbury)injury away from disaster.

I like balkman , but IMHO if Mardy Collins can't pick up the slack we made the wrong choice taken balkman so early.

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Yea, because crawford did so well. At least Nate can penetrate, Nate can shoot at a higher %, and Collins is better handling the ball.

Posted by playa2:

Now how much would Williams help the knicks if zeke takes him before balkman in last yrs draft.

I watch the nets play Williams more and more showing NBA teams(even the knicks) that he could have easily been taken earlier in the draft.


With jamal's injury we have no guard that we can blindly trust to run the point while trying to make a push for the playoffs.

We are 1 pg(marbury)injury away from disaster.

I like balkman , but IMHO if Mardy Collins can't pick up the slack we made the wrong choice taken balkman so early.

Discuss

Not to be picky here but the KNicks lost a SG not a PG. I rather would have guaranteed a like Roby the pick then use it on Williams or Balkman to be honest. I thought SG would be an issue here this season. Not pg. Williams does nothing for me if can't shoot it on a regular basis. I need a athlethic 6'6" SG/SF that can just shoot and drive and can play decent defense. Richard Roby would have been a nice addition. I know he is struggling some this year but has the ability. The Knicks will be INSANE not to think about this guy with a second round pick.

Can we revisit Maciej Lampe, Mike Sweetney and Eric Chenowith while we're at it?

I think we missed some good players Williams being one he will be good everyone knows it, i also think lowry would have been a nice addition because he is a leader/defender, alexander johnson as well i really liked....

no one knew about milsap, however he did lead college basketball in rebounding, which is always a great sign, but Balkman will be fine, he would have been there at 29, isiah can lie all he wants but chances are if your in the media guide and no one knows who you are, and are not an international player your not being taking at 21.

I am happy with balkman, and if Isiah had a brain he would be playing the kid a lot more, but our coach has to make our gm look like he has some semblance of an idea how to put a team together.....

>>I am happy with balkman, and if Isiah had a brain he would be playing the kid a lot more, but our coach has to make our gm look like he has some semblance of an idea how to put a team together.....

MS - I think the Knicks coach is just trying to find a way to defeat the Boston Celtics on the road missing David Lee and Jamal Crawford.

Too bad that Isiah is, as (cough) you say, without brains

MS - where do you keep your NCAA/NBA Championship rings stored?

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Posted by playa2:

Now how much would Williams help the knicks if zeke takes him before balkman in last yrs draft.

I watch the nets play Williams more and more showing NBA teams(even the knicks) that he could have easily been taken earlier in the draft.


With jamal's injury we have no guard that we can blindly trust to run the point while trying to make a push for the playoffs.

We are 1 pg(marbury)injury away from disaster.

I like balkman , but IMHO if Mardy Collins can't pick up the slack we made the wrong choice taken balkman so early.

Discuss

Not to be picky here but the KNicks lost a SG not a PG. I rather would have guaranteed a like Roby the pick then use it on Williams or Balkman to be honest. I thought SG would be an issue here this season. Not pg. Williams does nothing for me if can't shoot it on a regular basis. I need a athlethic 6'6" SG/SF that can just shoot and drive and can play decent defense. Richard Roby would have been a nice addition. I know he is struggling some this year but has the ability. The Knicks will be INSANE not to think about this guy with a second round pick.

Who has been playing backup PG? I'm pretty sure it's been Crawford.

Marcus Williams could have been a nice starting PG in training and a good backup right now. He's certainly better than anything they have on the roster right now.

Nate will be playing more of the PG role which he should be. I am talking about Crawford as a SG. His injury forces Thomas to play Nate more but he still has an issue with the fact that he is now down a SG which in my opinion more important then who is running point. I watch enough to know that Williams could have backed up Marbury but he is not effective when asked to play the 2 spot because he is consistent enough even by Crawford standards. He is very streaky. Roby would have been a nice pick up in addition to a Balkman. Nate is too small to backup Q Rich. Now the Knicks will have to ask Marbury to play more minutes at both the 1 and 2. Jalen Rose would have help out but that guy is bad news.

Nate has no business playing PG. He has no clue how to run a team. He's more interested in his own offense. Marcus Williams isn't a SG but he's had to play that position because they want him to get some playing time with Kidd taking a vast majority of the minutes at PG. Judging him as a SG is unfair.

I like Balkman. Maybe we could have had both, but Balkman is a player. This guy is basically a more athletic and defensive-minded David Lee (Balkman obviously needs to work on offense though). When both of them are on the court together, no rebound is safe. Plus, Balkman is an excellent shot-blocker for a small forward. This kid needs to be getting 20 minutes a game and hopefully that will happen with Crawford out. Williams is a good player, but since Marbury is going to be our PG for the next two years barring injury, we still have time to get a PG of the future. I think Balkman, if he can develop a consistent outside shot, will be our SF of the future. Balkman, Lee, and Curry, Knicks frontline for the next 5-6 years.

How about trying Balkman at the shooting guard position. He probably wouldn't put up any lower of a shooting percentage than Jamal. He can certainly handle the rock and he can definitely pass the ball. I saw him hit a 3 the other day that makes me think that he can develop a consistent J. Why not give it a try? It sure can't hurt.

[Edited by - Junkmein on 02-28-2007 3:17 PM]

I agree that Lowry would have been the best pick. But as far as the situation Isaiah was facing at the draft, he had the worst defensive team in the league. Williams is known as a bad defensive player; Balkman is known as a very good one.

Both draft picks and the mid-level signing had to do with upgrading defense. Anyone can see that this was necessary.

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How about trying Balkman at the shooting guard position. He probably wouldn't put up any lower of a shooting percentage than Jamal. He can certainly handle the rock and he can definitely pass the ball. I saw him hit a 3 the other day that makes me think that he can develop a consistent J. Why not give it a try? It sure can't hurt.

[Edited by - Junkmein on 02-28-2007 3:17 PM]

YES! His overall FG% is higher- granted he doesn't play as much- but Balkman knows when not to do something stupid like heave a fallaway from 3.