We are not the most athletic team but it is skill that eventually win games, the NBA has gotten away from using skill players to players that are just ESPn highlight players. If these guys can get it done then great, I don't care how, athletic or not...

Athletic hmm lets c,i still remember Houston throwing a facial on McGrady when he was with Toronto.Then today in practice he threw down a few.So there goes a sg with hopes.KVK had a brake away dunk.What else,oh Lampe bringing that ball down court looks very impressive.im just wondering will he spazz if he were to have a clean lane.im alright with these players athleticism.we all cant have a L.James.

Still...I'd like it if we even had a lower guy like Ron Mercer or Eddie Robinson behind the swing or a point guard who didn't back his way up the court & played fast. Magic Johnson, J Kidd, Steve Nash...not fast, but play fast. There aren't many as good as Magic was or Kidd is, but there are plenty who put pressure on a defense. Our 3 guys seem to always back their way up the court. There's no suddenness to these guys, there's no threat.

Man I'd kill for even a Troy Hudson guy!! No, he's not great...our point guards all are just no risk, no reward types.

Eisley spent very little time under Van Gundy.

Eisley's first year was 2001, the year JVG left NY if I remember correctly. The 19 games couldn't have made that much of a impact on Eisley.

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Eisley's first year was 2001, the year JVG left NY if I remember correctly. The 19 games couldn't have made that much of a impact on Eisley.

Andrew - you are completely right. I am tired of the excust about "missing training camp" or the Chaneyism "I was set back because I couldnt get my system in place in time for training camp - next season will be better" TOTAL BS!!!! Training camp may be good but it does not make or break a season. And to talk about Eisley - Van Gundy has nothing to do with his lack of skills. Also Chaney had a pre season last year and what did his programming get us? Jack squat!

That statement is direct result of the AND 1 era. I would rather see a great shooter/good defender like H20 or young Matt Carroll than an explosive very inconsistent leaper/slasher like Latrell in the game. Fundamentals win basketball games look at Utah for past 10 years. Who were the dunker/slashers on that team?

If we did not have frank, Lampe, vranes, Sweet, Milos in the pipeline, prospect of a lottery pick,

Few long term deals on the books, exept for houstan, lots of players come off the next 2 years.

Welcome to rebuilding mode. Last years of deals, then you see buy outs. We have a pipe line of PGs. Eisly will back them up one day, then be gone.

KVH comes off the books, or resigned for much less in two years.

Sweet will be productive this year at some point, Lampe was a godsend and we need to figure what to do with him. If we are lotto bound, then we can get a center or top notch swing man to replace spree, but taller. Perhaps Lampe grows and becomes our center, or he becomes Dirk.

Kt either gets traded, plays well and bolts after the season. Any trade might have to have a promise of redoing his contract. At more than the exemption, it will require a sign and trade.

I might be open to a KT-Knight for Lafrenz trade. KT is not a runner, and his contract demands might make him unreasonable. At 31, we got great service from him, his feet held up well, and perhaps we can do better in a trade. Lafrenz is not the answer, but could be a valuable tool in the right system. Lets hope KVH becomes that kind of tool in the right sysytem!

Well done, my friend, well done.

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