outside shooting-

when Marbury went down, Collins stepped in and I think ran the team better and played stronger defense

We lack, even when healthy, outside shooters

if we are going with Curry, we need shooters to help him out and for him to help others score.

As I suspect many here feel, the Knicks would do well to draft a consistent shooter from 20 ft. out or look to sign someone with the low-level or mid-level exception like Matt Carrol, Jason Kapono, Sasha Pavlovic, Eddie House.

If anything the knicks have awesome guard depth. Collins and Francis played well together down the stretch. They were just as good as marbs and craw. Francis messes that up cuz he refuses to play anything less than a 40 minute starter.

Lee went down and the knicks fell apart. Frye is the weak link. Knicks need a guy that can at the very least spot start. Frye was useless. He was getting the minutes and he just was a statue. Guys here have talked about isiah not using him right, but he was still getting the minutes with malik the only player on the bench that could play the 4. Knicks desperately need to deepen the 4 spot.

we need a high % outside scorer, anyone who can move the ball and a shot blocker.

We are weak at the 1,2,3 Those are the positions the Knicks need to replace.

At the 1 you have Marbury, Francis, Collins, and nay Nate. Marbury even if you like his style of play the guy isn't getting younger not to mention his knees are getting more and more worn down. Francis well he's certaintely not the worst player but the guy is a poison for a team thats basically in rebuilding mode. Collins could be solid but at this point I don't think he's anything more than a back-up. Nate he's a complete joke takes absolutely nothing seriously plays erratically and does very little passing or playing D.

At the 2 you have basically the guys from above plus Crawford.

Crawford the guy is incredibly stupid in terms of the plays he makes on the court. The word consistency does not exist in his lexicon. And his defense (I use that word very loosely) all the athleticism and quickness he displays at times on offense are completely non existent on the defensive end.

At the 3 you have Jefferies LOL, Balkman, and Q. Q going into last year I thought he could be a major contributor but his back keeps him out of the lineup too much for him to be considered a regular starter.

Balkman still has a great deal of development. All the natural essentials he defintely has but the rest basic fundamentals are still greatly lacking from his game. If he spends this summer getting serious about addressing his defiencies they maybe but until if/or when that happens I wouldn't consider him a viable option especially being one of the most competitive positions in the league.
Jefferies is a complete joke he was terrible this year because he really is just that terrible.

15 NBA players and nobody can shoot the ball!!!???
Can it be a fluke??? This is conspiracy!!!
I was thinking that this is what NBA players must do for granted. Shoot the ball well...
I was delusional. Stupid me...
Probably this is the most difficult skill to practice...
You need to take a bunch of balls and run around shooting. Yaa. Boring stuff.
It is much better to sell shoes, do charities, help the community, shot commercials, perfect you dunking skills, hang up with girls, drive in custom made cars, and many other cool activities...




[Edited by - arkrud on 05-24-2007 4:39 PM]

Posted by Pharzeone:

Knicks need someone who can score and help stop the opposing them from scoring than the Knicks score.

Don't drink and drive man...

Posted by arkrud:

Posted by Pharzeone:

Knicks need someone who can score and help stop the opposing them from scoring than the Knicks score.

Don't drink and drive man...

I was just responding to what the Knicks need to win more games. Score more than the other team.

[Edited by - pharzeone on 24-05-2007 9:40 PM]

We've got Guards, but could use another one with size and a sniper shooting %. I think we have an equal need for a PF that can reb and help defend. A long and athletic guy that can cover a lot of ground. We have PF's, but I look at the group and we don't have a long and athletic guy that is quick enough to help defend and block shots. I love Lee, but I think we need another guy that can give us a more forceful and intimidating presence. I look at Morris as a guy that can back up Curry for a few minutes a night and still allow us to run the same offense, cuz he can post up very well. The funny thing is that we're gonna have to move either Frye or Jared, cuz we can't keep both. I actually think Frye can still develop into a useful player. If Isiah could get another pick, i'd love to take a SG and a PF like S. Williams. Those are the two areas of weakness for this team.