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7/5/2009  8:37 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks/2009/07/knicks-should-grab-iverson-on.html

"I'm convinced that Morris Almond - a free agent on the Knicks summer league roster - is destined to be this year's Anthony Roberson. And that's not a good thing."

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7/5/2009  8:42 AM
Disagree as he's a better shooter. However, if he was any good, you know...the next Allan Houston as he was called, he wouldn't be merely a summer league invite he'd be signing a guaranteed contract with Utah (or whoever it was that drafted him). Same goes for Nichols.
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7/5/2009  8:56 AM
yeah. we had already brought in nichols, a guy with size and speed (more in both respects than Almond) - if Nichols could not stick here, why would Almond?
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7/5/2009  8:57 AM
he'll probably be a wasted roster spot. hope we dont do something stupid and sign him for more than 1 year. and he should only be partially guaranteed for that 1 year.
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7/5/2009  9:05 AM
One big difference is that Almond is the prototypical SG size. That makes a difference for getting shots off. Roberson didn't really make sense when you had Nate and Q Rich in the equation.

I'll reserve judgment until the summer leagues. I've read too many Allan Houston comparisons that I've started believing that that they're one and the same player. (note that it took Houston years to become something special... as it did for our beloved John Starks...)

The Knicks have arguably the most stacked summer league team ever put together in the history of all summer leagues. It will be interested to see who differentiates themselves from the rest of the group.


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7/5/2009  9:19 AM
Wow. To me roberson and almond are nothing alike at all. Almond is a much better shooter and is much bigger than roberson. Almond also has the ability to go midrange, something roberson definetly does not have. Horrible comparison.
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7/5/2009  9:40 AM
Did Roberson get drafted in the first round?
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7/5/2009  9:41 AM
let's hope Almond make the same type of transition Raja Bell did: Utah castoff who found a niche and a team who played him to his strengths.
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7/5/2009  9:54 AM
Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.
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7/5/2009  9:56 AM
Posted by martin:

let's hope Almond make the same type of transition Raja Bell did: Utah castoff who found a niche and a team who played him to his strengths.

Raja played defense and was a fast hustle player who learned about three point shooting along the way.

Almond is a not a defensive player at all :-(
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7/5/2009  9:59 AM
Posted by BRIGGS:

Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.

In meaning that they are reportly offering a one year guarantee contract after SL practice, I can understand the comparison to last year debacle and this one. You are talking like this guy was just selected in this year's draft class.
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7/5/2009  10:02 AM
Posted by technomaster:

One big difference is that Almond is the prototypical SG size. That makes a difference for getting shots off. Roberson didn't really make sense when you had Nate and Q Rich in the equation.

I'll reserve judgment until the summer leagues. I've read too many Allan Houston comparisons that I've started believing that that they're one and the same player. (note that it took Houston years to become something special... as it did for our beloved John Starks...)

The Knicks have arguably the most stacked summer league team ever put together in the history of all summer leagues. It will be interested to see who differentiates themselves from the rest of the group.
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7/5/2009  10:03 AM
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Posted by BRIGGS:

Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.

In meaning that they are reportly offering a one year guarantee contract after SL practice, I can understand the comparison to last year debacle and this one. You are talking like this guy was just selected in this year's draft class.

they gave roberson 2 years after practice! practice? we talking bout practice?!
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7/5/2009  10:07 AM
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by BRIGGS:

Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.

In meaning that they are reportly offering a one year guarantee contract after SL practice, I can understand the comparison to last year debacle and this one. You are talking like this guy was just selected in this year's draft class.

Doesnt matter--one guy is 6-6 220 the other is 6-1 185. If we signed Anthony Morrow after seeing him in one SL game--what would Isola say?
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7/5/2009  10:20 AM
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by BRIGGS:

Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.

In meaning that they are reportly offering a one year guarantee contract after SL practice, I can understand the comparison to last year debacle and this one. You are talking like this guy was just selected in this year's draft class.

Doesnt matter--one guy is 6-6 220 the other is 6-1 185. If we signed Anthony Morrow after seeing him in one SL game--what would Isola say?

Why are you trying to make it sound like Almond hasn't played in the league yet? Why are you trying to make it sound like the guy came out of school as a freshman? a sophomore? I have no problem with him on the SL roster but if the Knicks are offering him a contract after a SL practice then I can understand why Isola would make such a comparison.
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7/5/2009  10:32 AM
Nichols also didnt' stick on any other them either so it's not just a Knick thing....Guys already talked up Roberson....and how could you compare if they haven't even started practicing for summer league...at least Roberson didn't miss a shot in practice before the legend started.

Here's rooting for Almond....hope he can totally kills and then shoots his way to the starting shooting guard spot for the next decade....

hope Hill, Gallo, Wilson, Toney and Darko have similiar success.
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7/5/2009  10:35 AM
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by BRIGGS:

Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.

In meaning that they are reportly offering a one year guarantee contract after SL practice, I can understand the comparison to last year debacle and this one. You are talking like this guy was just selected in this year's draft class.

Doesnt matter--one guy is 6-6 220 the other is 6-1 185. If we signed Anthony Morrow after seeing him in one SL game--what would Isola say?

Why are you trying to make it sound like Almond hasn't played in the league yet? Why are you trying to make it sound like the guy came out of school as a freshman? a sophomore? I have no problem with him on the SL roster but if the Knicks are offering him a contract after a SL practice then I can understand why Isola would make such a comparison.

He has not played for MDA yet, and lets face it, the purpose of the DL is for players to work on their skills and improve their chances of playing in the NBA.

I would look at him like he is an older rookie, and give him the same consideration as we would give anyone trying out for the team.

With that being said, the Roberson signing was a bit premature last year. If a guy has a good SL you invite him to pre-season. If he has a great pre-season you make him one of your 15.
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7/5/2009  10:36 AM
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by BRIGGS:

Boy that's an idiotic statement--that's like saying something for the need to say it--hey thats how you sell papers. Who knows how Roberson wouldve done if he was 6-6 220--he mightve been just what the Knicks were looking for. Its hard for a 6-1 guy to be a shooting guard in the NBA--there arent many of them.

In meaning that they are reportly offering a one year guarantee contract after SL practice, I can understand the comparison to last year debacle and this one. You are talking like this guy was just selected in this year's draft class.

Doesnt matter--one guy is 6-6 220 the other is 6-1 185. If we signed Anthony Morrow after seeing him in one SL game--what would Isola say?

Why are you trying to make it sound like Almond hasn't played in the league yet? Why are you trying to make it sound like the guy came out of school as a freshman? a sophomore? I have no problem with him on the SL roster but if the Knicks are offering him a contract after a SL practice then I can understand why Isola would make such a comparison.

There is always a need for shooting. My guess is they would be willing to take a 1mm $ flyer on this guy. Like I said before ANy team can sign a player from any other team in the SL. If he comes in and gives a couple of 25 point games--some team could walk up to him with a contract and say sign it right here. Maybe they want him calm and want him to know they like him. In the realm of things 1mm $ is nothing to NBA teams. It's not newsworthy. The comparison to Roberson is off because there's a huge difference in size. Roberson did not do well on our SL team and was a zero on the regular team. My bet is Morris is one of the better players in SL and has a role with the big club in Oct
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7/5/2009  11:16 AM
He did play better in his second season than in his first. I'm somewhere in between optimism and pessimism with Almond, but I can see some reason to take a gamble on him.
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7/5/2009  12:27 PM
Almond would be the 15th player on the squad, just like Roberson was. This isn't a big deal. Roberson played because of all of our injuries and Marbury problems.

Almond seemed slow on the Youtube clips but one never know until you see him in a game....not just highlights. Good luck to him. If he is good enough, he'll make the team.
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