Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by Finestrg:
You know, the more I think about it, Francisco Garcia is a talent that could really flourish in NY. Always an excellent offensive player. At 6\'7\" has the height to play the 2 & 3 (and a good enough handle to see some duty at the point, believe it or not), can shoot real well from deep and off the dribble, can take it to the rim, good FT shooter - and the best part for us - the dude can actually play some defense. Has long arms, gets a lot of deflections and I\'ve actually seen this guy on quite a few occasions step out on shooters deep on the perimeter and get blocks much in the same way Balkman does. That ability alone would be awesome for us when you think about our atrocious perimeter defense. Couple that with the smooth offensive game he has from the perimeter and the relief he could provide Curry and Randolph on the block...he really starts to sound interesting doesn\'t he??? Now the knock on this guy ever since Louisville has always been his overall lack of strength & the skinny frame. But at 6\'7\", 195 lb. (listed on Sac\'s Web site) I can\'t see that being an issue anymore. Only now, for whatever reason (well Artest hasn\'t played yet but they could be showcasing him because they have so many tweeners), has he been getting the playing time. 32.3 mpg, 47.8% FG%, 33.3% 3P-FG%, 4.3 RPG, 14.5 PPG. Not bad. And I think capable of much more. I\'ve see him compared to Reggie Miller, but I see a little quieter offensive game, though still potent - picture Allan Houston with a little better handle and take to the basket with a little Balkman perimeter defense thrown in. And he\'s originally a Bronx guy...
By comparison to what we have -
Richardson - maybe not as strong and as good a rebounder as Q, but a much, much better perimeter shooter and FT shooter, with an infinitely better handle and take to the cup. Superior passing skills and court IQ.
Crawford - ditto above, vastly better perimeter shooter %-wise, a good 2\" taller, smarter and a lot less flashy. Everytime I\'ve seen him I don\'t think I\'ve ever seen him force up a bad shot. Certainly nothing like some of the shots we\'ve seen Crawford take...
Balkman - doesn\'t have Balkman\'s motor and relentless energy but a far superior overall talent. Not even close.
So the more I think about it, I think I might want him over Artest. Along with Justin Williams. The question is would you include Lee in this deal? I might... Garcia\'s got a lot of talent... I\'d really have to think about this....
Any thoughts on Francisco Garcia and how he might fit in with the Knicks?
I wouldnt trade Garcia if Im the Kings. He\'s a building block. Would you trade him? I mean everything is for sale in this league and we would have to wave bye bye to David Lee for him and I would not do that. IF I traded David Lee I would only do it for a premium package player and while Garcia is a nice player--hes not a premium player--hes a nice player who has shown increased potnetial this year on a bad team. Justin Williams--I like him too but I think right now JW is a kick in for a trade.
Yes, I think I might. Why not? Sacramento has enough wings and shooters/scorers with Artest, Abdur-Rahim, Kevin Martin, John Salmons and Quincy Douby. And they have nothing like David Lee on that roster (not many teams do). Kenny Thomas is the closest but he's always been a little on the small side. Lee's a tremendous rebounder, and a good 2" taller and about 6 years younger than Thomas. I would think Garcia might be expenable for them in the right deal. And we already know they like Lee from all the initial Artest to the Knicks talk a few months back. Plus, as someone else pointed out, the money works a lot better for a potential trade when we substitute Garcia for Artest.
And from our end, Lee's expendable now that we have Randolph. And Garcia would automatically become our most consistent outside threat plus, like I said earlier, he's got some potential on the defensive side of the ball. He's tall with the overall versitality to play 3 positions.
I hear ya as far as wanting to get the most bang for your buck if you're gonna deal Lee but this is a good, fair trade for both teams. Justin Williams (who averaged 11 & 11 with about 5.5 blocks per game his last year at Wyoming) has the potential to make up for the bulk of what Lee provided plus adding the interior shotblocking element that we've lacked for some time now.
A good, fair trade (trust me, I'm never gonna come on here and say let's go do a Mardy Collins for Shaq trade) for both teams. And for the record, I do believe we still need some re-tool here and it shouldn't stop until we start putting a winner on the floor.
11/13/2007 7:07 AM