Posted by metra:
They sucked. Sure it was preseason, but this is probably the first Knicks game I watched that was painful throughout the whole game. Usually its just the last quarter where they lose by 2 pts after leading by 15.
No one was good. KVH should get Garnett stats: 20-10 (prob not the 5). I guess 15-7 is OK. But thats the only person who did semi-good. And, oh yeah, Matt Carrol was something like leading scorer. Wow. An undrafted rookie getting leading scorer?!? There HAS to be something wrong, which there was. Lampe got booed by the crowd.. missing 3 WIDE OPEN shots from 10-15ft out is unforgivable. Sweetney did nothing. I dont think you can judge Vranes cause in the last 2 min no one was trying. The game was horrible.
Lets see if Mutombo becomes a messiah today vs the Spurs.. I doubt theyre gonna fare much better.
Sweetney is undersized for a PF. He's about the same height as Harrington/Spoon, which is 6-6 and 1/2 inches. Sweetney is going to get all of his shots blocked, period. He had an amazing track record in college, because of his weight, which is a non-factor now in the pros, and in college there are not many PFs or Centers bigger than 6'7" to 6'9". But in the NBA, the prototypical starting PF is now 6'11" with hops. Sweets is in for a surprise.
And with Lampe stinking it up out there - that's what I saw from him all summer League. Couldn't make open shots. Got dunked on and abused by DIII ballers, and the such. I hope the kid improves, but he's very slow footed and looks absolutely lost on the court sometimes.
I hope Mutumbo tutors Vranes and makes him something...