The article was a joke. Q Rich performed well once again when the Knicks are out of contention. This has been his trend ever since he put on a Knicks uniform.

He seem more involve with Marbury's affair then his own game.



Tomorrow is not soon enough.

Posted by Bippity10:

I was reading the article by Tommy Dee about Q and although I don't agree that he had a good season it did get me thinking. Down the stretch this year he was pretty strong in the post and at times very tough to guard. With him shooting 39 percent why would a team not use him in the post more? I would use him similar to the way Detroit used Dantley and Aguirre. Get the man off the 3 point line and I think he becomes a much better player. Maybe even valuable to the Knicks. Thoughts?

You're right 100%. As soon as I saw this Q-Rich thread I clicked on here to post the same thing only you beat me to it Bip. Well said. That's Q in a nutshell. We've discussed this before at different times since we traded for him. Throughout his Knick career, they definitely should've looked to utilize him in the post a hell of a lot more than they did. When you look at his skill-set and where he's at his most effective, the post is clearly where he should've be operating most of the time. Physically though, down low's a lot more demanding and taxing on the body then just being a spot-up 3 point gunner or 1/2 dribble midrange shooter and he's had the bad back for a while. Maybe Q's the one who's told his coaches he can't play down there a majority of the time anymore, who knows? Hard to believe veteran coaches like Larry Brown and now Mike D'Antoni (esp. MDA, an offensive coach) just overlooked Q's potential as a post player. I think injuries took it's toll and sapped a lot of game from him. All in all he wasn't terrible for us, but yeah, time to move on and turn the page. Besides obvious holes at C and at the point that need to be filled, we're gonna need to bring in some more talent to beef up the 2/3 spots. Q's a guy that's gonna need to be replaced in the rotation here. Chandler's ready to go full-time now but they're gonna need more help. Acquiring Sam Young/Terrance Williams with an extra 1st rounder, KC Rivers/Jermaine Taylor with a 2nd rounder, looking at bringing in a Morris Almond on the cheap, maybe even inviting a guy like AD Vassallo to camp if he goes undrafted would all be things I'd be considering right now if I were Donnie.

Posted by franco12:

maybe MDA's critics are correct and he can't adapt to personnel. He has one system, and runs it.

And yes- maybe MDA should have realized earlier in the year what Q was perhaps best suited for.But down the stretch, the knicks were out of it, so I think you can take everyone's performance with a grain of sand.

What?! Q has been here for 3-4 years. If you knock MDA for not adjusting his system for Q ( a bit player at this point) you would have to knock LB and Isiah as well. They didn't do that for him either. This just in: Q is a shell of his former self and perhaps cant maintain a consistent diet of low post banging do to injuries. Not to mention, he has no more lift.

Posted by misterearl:

"May no forward slide a Knicks jersey over his head who is under 6'8..."

bippity - does the expression "the game has passed him by..." resonate in this case?

This is not even debatable.

Of course, unless you want to match Q Rich up against Josh Smith, Dirk or Paul Pierce.

sheesh

I do think that Q is borderline toast. I'm not debating with you. But I do think if he is to save his game and be a contributor it will be in the post. I saw enough over the course of 3 seasons to think he could perform well down there. He would be guarded by smaller players and is a very tough guard down there.

Posted by GKFv2:

Quentin Richardson is arguably the worst player on this roster. Only Curry is probably worse. Jeffries plays some defense. Q doesn't and is terrible offensively. And he's a "captain" or de-facto captain? LOL @ that.

I'm okay with him being a captain. Why? Because based on our contributions it opens the door for me to be captain of the Knicks next year.

Its as much about Q as it as about the offense. Quentin prefers to sit out at there and chuck 3's.

Owerweight, broken-back, un-insured, all-in-the-past, and not-to-much-to-show expiring number.
Why bother even think about him?

I would like to see Q handle Webber. The guy never made a big play in his life and relied on everyone put himself to hit a big shot, held Sacto hostage and was a child on more than one occasion.

No reason for him to get in the middle of a situation he knows nothing about. Especially when he was offered 35 minutes after the trades and declined. I highly doubt that was made up you lose credibility as an analyst if you defend a guy that has been moved that many time throughout his career and destroyed every stop he went too....

But seriously why is Q even being discussed. Another horrible trade by Isiah.