Posted by misterearl:
With all the stated issues with David Lee's defensive ability, it might be worth a look to give Wilcox extended minutes at center.
Of course, this is not a permanent solution as neither would be considered intimidators, rather just an audition. The Knicks have absolutely nothing to lose. If Wilcox has a liability is that he can be a foul magnet and pick up personals in bunches. But ask yourselves: "would I rather have Wilcox's active body diving to the rack instead of Jared Jeffries?"
So it goes like this when it matters most, in the fourth quarter:
Wilcox and Lee at co-forward
Harrington and Chandler share responsibility at the skill forward spot
Hughes and Mister Dynamite in the backcourt
I kind of like the idea of a Nate/Hughes/Harrington/Lee/Wilcox line... you would have the three best offensive players together with the two blue collar rebounders. That line would hustle, but you couldn't spread the floor in the half court set because neither Lee nor Wilcox are real threats to shoot outside of 10 ft (12ft?). But, between Nate/Larry/Al-- if they could get some chemistry you could really work a motion offense. Unfortunately, what ends up happening is that the other players end up standing around watching as [choose one-- Nate/Al/Larry] go one-on-one with their defender. I could give the same type argument for pretty much any lineup you come up with and resolve that it wouldn't work- we eventually will need to get better players.
