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1/9/2008  11:12 AM
DROP IN PLAYING TIME
It appears that Renaldo Balkman has played his way out of the rotation, although the reasons are not entirely clear. With his hustle and energy, Balkman was a favorite of both fans and teammates as a rookie last season. Although the Knicks badly need those qualities, Thomas rarely plays him now.

“The energy and effort that he brought to the game last year, and the consistency, he was able to change the game with his effort, with his energy and a lot on the defensive side of the ball,” Thomas said. “That hasn’t happened that much this year.”
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1/9/2008  11:36 AM
Of course it hasn't happened that much this year, he hasn't been playing this year.
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1/9/2008  12:49 PM
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1/9/2008  2:40 PM
Posted by s3231:

Of course it hasn't happened that much this year, he hasn't been playing this year.

my God, i just wanna smack the guy... just once.
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1/9/2008  2:44 PM
Posted by TMS:
Posted by s3231:

Of course it hasn't happened that much this year, he hasn't been playing this year.

my God, i just wanna smack the guy... just once.

Maybe Balk is still a game changer in team practice?
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1/9/2008  3:36 PM
Posted by Solace:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by s3231:

Of course it hasn't happened that much this year, he hasn't been playing this year.

my God, i just wanna smack the guy... just once.





Maybe Balk is still a game changer in team practice?

He will be shirt changer soon.
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[Edited by - arkrud on 01-09-2008 3:36 PM]

[Edited by - arkrud on 01-09-2008 3:36 PM]
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1/9/2008  10:05 PM
inconsistant play can do that to you......Zeke!!
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1/9/2008  10:17 PM
There has to be more to it than this. Qrich has been an abomination for basically the entire season yet he still starts.
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1/9/2008  10:35 PM
Posted by SlimPack:

There has to be more to it than this. Qrich has been an abomination for basically the entire season yet he still starts.
Balkman probably spoke up about his playing time. Q had 2 points tonight there is now way in hell Balkman could have played worse than that.
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1/10/2008  10:46 AM
maybe Isiah is trying to get fired, and thus he continues to start Q and play Jeffries over Balkman?

Does anyone remember last year when Balkman guarded Yao? He kinda had a pretty major impact, and certainly did a better job guarding Yao than Curry has.
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1/10/2008  11:10 AM
Remember when in pre Isiah days we'd draft players and let them rot only playing the contract guys?

Whey did shandon get so much time? Eisley?

You play whom you pay.

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1/10/2008  11:16 AM
we sure can't afford to ruin this awesome season we're having by playing our youth.
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1/10/2008  3:00 PM
Balkman had to had done something or said something to Zeke to get this demotion.

There's no reason for him to not be getting major minutes especially on a losing team.

Isiah and his "I play the players that give us the best chance to win." hogwash has gone on long enough.

Now, of course when Balkman (or Mardy or Morris or Chandler) get time they're going to stink. It takes what... 5-10 games to get back into the groove?

It's just one more reason that Isiah must go.


Anyone read that bit where Roy Jones JR said to a reporter that he was surprised at how the Knicks practice and amazed that two players were not kicked out for not following directions and for talking back to the coach?

I wonder who those guys were.... Q for one I bet. The other? Balk maybe? I dunno just speculating. These two things (balks cut time, knicks practices) are just drops in the bucket of why Isiah should be fired.
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1/10/2008  3:02 PM
yeah, maybe he talked back to Isiah in practice or something & Isiah's trying to teach him a lesson... who knows... i can't understand why he's benched either... he can easily give us better than what Q is giving us right now.
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1/10/2008  3:05 PM
Seems like Dwayne has a better chance of making Barkley's fave five than Balkman has of seeing action at the moment.
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1/10/2008  5:18 PM
How could Balkman have dissed Isiah any worse than Q does every time he glares down the bench at Isiah when he gets benched two minutes into the second half?
Alan Hahn: Nate Robinson has been on a ridonkulous scoring tear lately (remember when he couldn't hit Jerome James with a Big Mac in early January?)
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1/10/2008  5:18 PM
How could Balkman have dissed Isiah any worse than Q does every time he glares down the bench at Isiah when he gets benched two minutes into the second half?
Alan Hahn: Nate Robinson has been on a ridonkulous scoring tear lately (remember when he couldn't hit Jerome James with a Big Mac in early January?)
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1/10/2008  5:56 PM
the difference may be that Isiah knows Q don't have any qualms about kicking his arse.
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1/10/2008  6:48 PM
There was a game where Balkman totally disrespected Isiah. You guys know Isiah he one vindictive dude, thats a sign of a person who is not forgiving and pretty much an A-hole.
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