Posted by nixluva:
I figured that this thread would turn into a mostly negative one towards Steph. How about we just take the positive aspect that this will give the kids even more experience? The last 2 games Nate has been playing better and i'm glad to see that. If we don't end up trading Nate, i'd like to see him play smarter and more in control. This stretch of games he's had some bad moments and recently some better moments.
Mardy has been GREAT! He's clearly gained more and more confidence in his game as he's gotten more PT. The traits that he was known for have shown up and he's just the guard that we hoped he'd be. That pick of Balkman and Collins looks a LOT BETTER RIGHT NOW, doesn't it? With them gaining so much confidence, that will be very beneficial for next year. Now we'll
have Lee, Balkman, Collins and Jared as good hustlers and defensive players to move forward with. It was important that we learned what they had this season.
You're right on Nix. In my opinion, all of IT's picks have been very good. Yes, even Frye. A guy who makes the all-rookie squad a year ago can't be that bad of a pick, even if he had a tough year this year. He's getting killed by so many this year, but those are mostly bandwagon types who loved him last year when he was a standout. They are also the same guys who were killing Q last year before he bounced back. Having said that, if the Knicks can get better moving Frye, I'm all for it because I root for the team over any individual player.
Back to Balkman and Collins, these guys are good players already. That's why I don't care if we don't have a high pick this year because there are always good players who slip to later in the draft, you just need someone who has a good enough eye for young talent to pick them. And we all know who that is...
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